Mountain range
Geographic area containing several geologically related mountains
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny. Mountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological processes, but most of the significant ones on Earth are the result of plate tectonics. Mountain ranges are also found on many planetary mass objects in the Solar System and are likely a feature of most terrestrial planets.
“Mountain range” enters the record as geographic area containing several geologically related mountains. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Mountain, range and Geographic can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Mountain range” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Mountain, range and Geographic provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026.
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