Appalachian Mountains

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The Appalachian Mountains are an ancient, heavily eroded mountain range in eastern North America known for their rich biodiversity, coal deposits, and cultural significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-distance hiking trail
mountain range
national park
approximateAge 480 million years
biodiversityHotspot yes
climate humid continental climate
humid subtropical climate
contains Adirondack Mountains
Allegheny Mountains
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Allegheny Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains
Green Mountains
Valley and Ridge Province
White Mountains
continent North America
country Canada
United States
culturalRegion Appalachia
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence River
economicActivity coal mining
forestry
tourism
ecoregion temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
elevation 2037 meters
extendsFrom Newfoundland and Labrador
extendsTo central Alabama
formedBy collision of ancient continental plates
geologicalAge Paleozoic Era
geologicalFeature fold mountains
heavily eroded mountains
highestPoint Mount Mitchell
influences Appalachian folklore
Appalachian literature
Appalachian music
knownFor coal deposits
cultural significance
fall foliage
forested landscapes
high biodiversity
rich biodiversity
length about 3500 kilometers
locatedIn North Carolina
eastern North America
naturalResource coal
natural gas
timber
orogeny Appalachian orogeny
parallelTo Atlantic coast of North America
partOf Appalachian Highlands
passesThrough Alabama
Connecticut
Georgia
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Newfoundland and Labrador
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Quebec
linked to: Province of Quebec

South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
protectedArea Great Smoky Mountains National Park
traversedBy Appalachian Trail

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North America hasMajorMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Potomac River locatedIn Appalachian region
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The Berkshires partOf Appalachian Mountains
Adirondack Mountains partOf Appalachian Highlands physiographic division
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Adirondack Mountains notPartOf Appalachian Mountains chain
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Pittsburgh region partOf Appalachian region
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Bluefield, West Virginia locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Bluefield, West Virginia partOf Appalachia
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Knoxville, Tennessee locatedInRegion Appalachian region
linked to: Appalachian Mountains
Knoxville, Tennessee isCulturalCenterFor Appalachian region
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Piedmont region of North Carolina borders Blue Ridge Mountains
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Appalachian Mountains partOf Appalachian Highlands
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Appalachian Mountains contains Blue Ridge Mountains
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Southern United States hasMajorMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Georgia hasMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
subject linked to: U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia hasRegion Blue Ridge Mountains
subject linked to: U.S. state of Georgia
linked to: Appalachian Mountains
Fairfax Stone region Appalachian Mountains
Virginia hasMountainRange Blue Ridge Mountains
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Georgia Gold Rush significantRegion Appalachian Mountains
Tennessee (eastern portion) hasMountainRange Blue Ridge Mountains
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Henry Darwin Rogers workLocation Appalachian Mountains
Franklin County, Maine partOf Appalachian Mountains region
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Northeastern United States hasMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia hasViewOf Blue Ridge Mountains
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Southern West Virginia locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Schuylkill River sourceLocatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Warrenton locatedNear Blue Ridge Mountains
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Cardinal (train) viaRegion Appalachian Mountains
subject linked to: Cardinal
Bethel, Maine hasTrailAccess Appalachian Mountain region
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Pennsylvania hasMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Piedmont (United States) liesBetween Appalachian Mountains
Mercer County, West Virginia hasFeature Appalachian Mountains
Union Vale isInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Highlands
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Trail follows Appalachian Mountains
Front Royal locatedNear Appalachian Mountains
Georgia hasGeographicalFeature Appalachian Mountains
New Hampshire region Appalachian Mountains
Catskill Mountains partOf Appalachian Mountains
Tennessee containsMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Americas containsSubregion Appalachian Mountains
Alabama containsMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Kentucky hasLandform Appalachian Mountains
Backbone Mountain partOf Appalachian Mountains
Backbone Mountain parentRange Appalachian Mountains
Ohio Country borderedBy Appalachian Mountains
Interstate 70 traversesRegion Appalachian Mountains
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania locatedInRegion Appalachian Mountains
Greene County, Pennsylvania locatedInMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
subject linked to: Greene County