Great Smoky Mountains


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Great Smoky Mountains

also Smoky Mountains
A range of the Appalachian Mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border rising to 2,025 m (6,643 ft) at Clingmans Dome. The mountains, named for the smokelike haze that often envelops them, are noted for their luxuriant vegetation.

Great Smoky Mountains

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Great Smokies

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(Placename) the W part of the Appalachians, in W North Carolina and E Tennessee. Highest peak: Clingman's Dome, 2024 m (6642 ft)

Great′ Smok′y Moun′tains


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a range of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee; most of the range is included in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km). Highest peak, Clingman's Dome, 6642 ft. (2024 m). Also called Smoky Mountains , Great′ Smok′ies.
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Noun1.Great Smoky Mountains - part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains - part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee
Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States
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Far in the distance, lifted into the sky, could be seen the great smoky mountains that marked the backbone of the Great Land.
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today spoke with members of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce about legislation he will introduce in the coming weeks to help address the $215 million backlog of projects in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
United States : Will Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide More Funding for National Parks
Lodge annually creates a skillet with a Great Smoky Mountains logo and sells it at its two factory stores.
Lodge Cast Iron donates to help victims of Tennessee fire
Mammals of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 3rd Edition
Mammals of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 3rd Edition
The deadly wildfires in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains area near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, caused an estimated $500 million in damage, local officials said Tuesday.
Gatlinburg Wildfires Caused $500M In Damage, Officials Estimate
Lynn Faust pointed to a spot in the forest bordering a quiet section of the Little River Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Forest lights: are the synchronous fireflies of Great Smoky Mountains getting too popular?
In collaboration with the Great Smoky Mountains Assocation (GSMA), Xplorer Maps and wildlife artist Chris Robitaille have created this incredibly unique artistic creation highlighting the fauna, flora, unique geology, iconic landscapes and historic structures of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Xplorer Maps Announces the Release of "Great Smoky Mountains National Park" Map
Louis, Allan and his wife, Marie, now reside in the Great Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee.
Of mice and mountain men
In the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and all across the South, lemonade traditionally has been a favorite thirst-quencher, served in a mason jar with plenty of ice and even a sprig of mint.
A fruity kick from Ole Smokey Moonshine
Mitochondrial DNA analysis was conducted on concatenated cytochrome-oxidase 1 (COI) and cytochrome-b (Cyt-b) mtDNA sequences, and microsatellite analysis was conducted on twelve polymorphic loci of the salamander DNA from rivers in the Tennessee Valley, primarily from rivers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forests.
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BORN and brought up in the foothills of Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, Dolly Parton, America's Queen of Country, is also behind a theme park in the area which attracts more than 12 million people a year.
Hooray for Dollywood; As Dolly Parton comes to Liverpool Lindsay Sutton visits Dollywood in the singer's home state of Tennessee
Back home in the States, she has given a real boost to the area where she was born and brought up in the foothills of Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.
Hooray for Dollywood; Dolly Parton arrives in Cardiff next month for a two-night stint at the Motorpoint Arena. Lindsay Sutton caught a glimpse of the gal behind the legend when he paid a visit to her childhood home

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