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The Pennines (/ ˈ p ɛ n aɪ n z /), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, [1] are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.Commonly described as the "backbone of England" because of its length and position, the range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the north of the Midlands to Northumberland in North East England.
The Pennine Alps (French: Alpes Pennines, German: Walliser Alpen, Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Italy (the Aosta Valley and Piedmont) and Switzerland .
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
The mountains and hills of England comprise very different kinds of terrain, from a mountain range which reaches almost 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) high, to several smaller areas of lower mountains, foothills and sea cliffs. Most of the major upland areas have been designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) or national parks. The ...
Some hill and mountain chains in England are: Lake District (Cumbrian Mountains) – the highest mountains in England, containing Scafell Pike. Cheviot Hills – sometimes considered as an extension of either the Southern Uplands in Scotland or the Pennines. Border Moors and Forests – uplands to the south of the Cheviot Hills.
Topo map OS Landranger 91 At a height of 848 metres (2,782 ft), Great Dun Fell is the second-highest mountain in England 's Pennines , lying two miles (three kilometres) south along the watershed from Cross Fell , its higher neighbour.
The mountains and hills of the low-rising Pennine mountain range — in northern England. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pennines, a mountain range in England; Pennine Alps, a mountain range in the western Alps; Pennine Way, a National Trail in England and Scotland; Pennine FM, an Independent Local Radio station in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire; Rolls-Royce Pennine, a British 46-litre air-cooled sleeve valve engine with 24 cylinders arranged in an X formation