Mountain ranges of Europe

The Apennine Mountains (Greek: Απεννινος; Latin: Appenninus--in both cases used in the singular; Italian: Appennini) is a mountain range stretching 1000 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming, as it were, the backbone of the country. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apennine Mountains"

The Ardennes (pronounced ar-DEN) is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ardennes"

The Baetic Cordillera is a mountain system in southern Spain. Also known as the Baetic ranges or Baetic mountains, and in Spanish as the Sistema Penibético, the Baetic Cordillera is made up of multiple mountain ranges that reach from western Andalucia to Murcia and Valencia, trending generally southwest-northeast. The Sierra Nevada and the Aljibe Mountains of Andalucia are part of the Baetic system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baetic Cordillera"

The Balkan mountain range (Bulgarian: Stara Planina, "Old Mountain") is an extension of the Carpathian mountain range, separated from it by the Danube River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Balkan Mountains"

The Cambrian Mountains are a mountain range in Mid Wales, reaching from the Brecon Beacons in South Wales to Snowdonia in North Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cambrian Mountains"

Cantabrian Mountains (Cordillera Cantabrica in Spanish), a mountain chain which extends for more than approximately 180 miles (300 km) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the borders of Galicia, and on or near the coast of the Bay of Biscay. The Cantabrians stretch from east to West, nearly parallel to the sea, as far as the pass of Leitariegos, afterwards trending southward between León and Galicia. Their western boundary is marked by the valley of the river Miño (Portuguese: Minho), by the lower Sil, which flows into the Miño, and by the Cabrera River, a small tributary of the Sil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cantabrian Mountains"

The Carpathian Mountains are the eastern wing of the great Central Mountain System of Europe, curving 1500 km (~900 miles) along the borders of Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro and northern Hungary. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carpathian Mountains"

The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system between the Black and Caspian seas in the Caucasus region, usually considered the southeastern limit of Europe. The Caucasus Mountains are made up of two separate mountain systems/ranges made up of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caucasus Mountains"

The Dentelles de Montmirail are a small chain of mountains in Provence, France, in the département of Vaucluse, located just to the south of Vaison-la-Romaine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dentelles de Montmirail"

The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides ( Italian: Alpi Dinariche; Croatian and Serbian: Dinaridi or Dinarsko gorje) are a mountain chain in southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro and Albania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dinaric Alps"

The Eifel is a hilly region in Germany. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia and northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eifel"

In earlier times the Balkan mountains were known as the Haemus Mons. It is believed that the name is derived from a Thracian word *saimon, 'mountain ridge', which is unattested but conjectured as the original Thracian form of Greek Haimos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haemus Mons"

The Hautes Fagnes (from the French; German: Hohes Venn; Dutch: Hoge Venen, English translation: high fens) are an upland area in the province of Liège ( Belgium) and nearby parts of Germany, between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands. Its highest point, at 694 m above sea level, is the Signal de Botrange near Eupen, which is also the highest point in Belgium. A large part of the Hautes Fagnes lies within the German-Belgian natural park Hohes Venn-Eifel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hautes Fagnes"

High Tatra mountains or High Tatras or High Tatra (in Slovak: Vysoké Tatry, in Polish: Tatry Wysokie) is a part of the Eastern Tatra mountains on the border of Slovakia and Poland. ...more on Wikipedia about "High Tatras"

The Jura folds are located north of the main Alpine orogenic front, and are being continually deformed, accommodating the northwards compression due to Alpine folding. The deformation becomes less pervasive away from the Alpine mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jura mountains"

Karelides is the ancient mountain chain, which located between Eastern Finland and Lapland. It formed current hill zone of Eastern Finland and Lapland's arctic hills splitting the Centre Finland. Karelidit formed about 2000 million years ago, when thick sandstone sediments rocked and then folded when continental plates smashed. This made a ridge made of quartzite, which has stood there not caring of ice ages consume and weathering. Mountains in the very north-west Finnish Lapland belong to the newer Scandinavian Mountains, and because of that they are higher than other Finnish mountains. The third mountain group is Svecofennides, which stood there from Southern Finland to Sweden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karelides"

The Khibiny Massif, Khibiny Mountains or Khibins is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula, Russia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khibiny Massif"

Kjølen Mountains, a mountain range forming the northern border between Norway and Sweden, on the Scandinavian peninsula. Their name, "keel" is based on the image of an upturned longboat. They are quite precipitious on the Norwegian side, frequently falling right into the sea, often cut with far-reaching interior fjords. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kjølen Mountains"

The mountain range Kverkfjöll (1920 m) is situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With their glacier Kverkjökull, they are to be found between the Vatnajökull and the Dyngjufjöll (s. Askja). The mountains are still active volcanoes. Especially around 1720, they were often erupting and causing glacier runs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kverkfjöll"

The Kyrenia mountain range is a long, narrow chain of mountains that runs approximately 160 km (100 mi) along the north coast of Cyprus. The mountains are primarily limestone, with some marble. The highest mountain, Kyparissovouno, is 1024 m (3360 ft) in elevation. The western half of the range is also known as the Pentadactylos mountains. The Turkish name for these mountains is Beşparmak (five fingers, the same meaning as the Greek name). ...more on Wikipedia about "Kyrenia mountain range"

The Orlice Mountains are a range located mainly in northeastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, forming a subgroup of the Sudetes. They follow the border with Poland for 25 miles (40 km). The mountains are mainly composed of crystalline rocks, consistent with the makeup of the northern rim of the highlands of Bohemia. The highest point in the range is Velká Deštná, at 3,658 feet (1,115 m). ...more on Wikipedia about "Orlice Mountains" Enjoy www.shortopedia.com.

The Pennines are a mountain or rather hill range in England. Often said to be the "backbone of England", they form an unbroken range stretching from the Peak District in the Midlands, through the Yorkshire Dales and Lancashire and Cumbrian Fells to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border. Their total length is about 250 miles (400 km) ...more on Wikipedia about "Pennines"

The Pirin Mountains ( Bulgarian: Пирин) are a mountain range in southwest Bulgaria, with Vihren (2,914 m high) the highest peak, situated at . The range extends about 40 km northwest-southeast, and about 25 km wide. Most of the range is protected in a national park, the Pirin National Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pirin"

The Pyrenees ( French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from France, and extend for about 430km (267 mi) from the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic Ocean to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyrenees"

The Rhodopes (also spelled Rodopi) are a mountain range, with over 83% of its area in southern Bulgaria and the remainder in Greece. Its highest peak, Golyam Perelik (2,191 m), is the seventh highest Bulgarian mountain. Very interesting are the Karst areas with their deep river gorges, large caves and specific sculptured forms such as the Trigrad Gorge, the caves Devil's Throat, Uhlovitsa, Yagodinska, the Wonderful Bridges. To the west, they are replaced by the higher Pirin and Rila ranges. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodope Mountains"

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