taconic mountains

  • 21taconic — təˈkänik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Taconic range, mountains in northeastern United States : of or relating to mountain making movements in northeastern No. America near the close of the Ordovician period see geologic… …

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  • 22Taconic Range — geographical name mountains along N part of Connecticut New York boundary & entire Massachusetts New York boundary & in SW Vermont; highest peak Mt. Equinox (in Vermont) 3816 feet (1163 meters) …

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  • 23Taconic — /təˈkɒnɪk/ (say tuh konik) adjective of or relating to the major mountain building episode which occurred at the end of the Ordovician period in North America. {name of mountain range forming part of the Appalachian Mountains} …

  • 24Appalachian Mountains — Appalachian redirects here. For the region, see Appalachia. Appalachian Mountains Appalachians Range …

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  • 25South Taconic Trail — Infobox Hiking trail Name= South Taconic Trail Photo= Caption= Location= Duchess County and Columbia County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts Designation= Length= convert|15.7|mi|km|abbr=on Use= hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing… …

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  • 26USS Taconic (AGC-17) — was an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship of the U.S. Navy named after the Taconic Mountains in New York. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive… …

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  • 27Montagnes Taconic — Chaînes du nord est des Appalaches Géographie Altitude 1 173 m, Equinox Mountain Massif Appalaches …

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  • 28chain of mountains — noun a series of hills or mountains the valley was between two ranges of hills the plains lay just beyond the mountain range • Syn: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of mountains, ↑chain, ↑mountain chain …

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  • 29range of mountains — noun a series of hills or mountains the valley was between two ranges of hills the plains lay just beyond the mountain range • Syn: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑chain, ↑mountain chain, ↑chain of mountains …

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  • 30History of the Catskill Mountains — Natural History Early geologic history The Catskills began existence as a river delta 350 million years ago. Streams flowing off the then mighty Taconic Mountains deposited sediment where the river met a sea (now the Allegheny Plateau. Eventually …

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