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Ghats, two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively
, of the Deccan Plateau (q.v.) of peninsular India. In Hindi gha( means "river
landing stairs" or "mountain pass" and has been extended in its Anglicized plural
...
Ghats, two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively
, of the Deccan Plateau (q.v.) of peninsular India. In Hindi gha( means "river
landing stairs" or "mountain pass" and has been extended in its Anglicized plural
...
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Great Smoky Mountains, byname great smokies, or the smokies, western
segment of the high Appalachian Mountains, U.S., lying between Asheville,
western North Carolina, and Knoxville, eastern Tennessee, and blending into the
Blue Ridge ...
Great Smoky Mountains, byname great smokies, or the smokies, western
segment of the high Appalachian Mountains, U.S., lying between Asheville,
western North Carolina, and Knoxville, eastern Tennessee, and blending into the
Blue Ridge ...
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Great Western Mountains 450 carried 148 passengers; it had four masts with
reduced rigging and paddles driven by two engines. Its average speed without
sails was 9 knots. On one of its last voyages it carried Greater Khingan Range, ...
Great Western Mountains 450 carried 148 passengers; it had four masts with
reduced rigging and paddles driven by two engines. Its average speed without
sails was 9 knots. On one of its last voyages it carried Greater Khingan Range, ...
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