Alaska Range


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Alaska Range

A mountain range of south-central Alaska rising to 6,190 m (20,310 ft) at Denali, the highest mountain of North America.
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Alaska Range

n
(Placename) a mountain range in S central Alaska. Highest peak: Mount McKinley, 6194 m (20 320 ft)
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Alas′ka Range`


n.
a mountain range in S Alaska. Highest peak, Mt. McKinley, 20,320 ft. (6194 m).
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Alaska Range - a mountain range in south central AlaskaAlaska Range - a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley
AK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"
Denali, Mount McKinley, Mt. McKinley, McKinley - a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
North Peak - 19,370 feet high
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