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... feet [ 893 m ] ) , Whernside ( 2,419 feet [ 737 m ] ) , Ingleborough ( 2,373 feet [ 723 m ] ) , and Pen - y - Ghent ( 2,273 feet [ 693 m ] ) . In the southern section , heights of more than 2,000 feet ( 600 m ) are rare , apart from ...
... feet [ 893 m ] ) , Whernside ( 2,419 feet [ 737 m ] ) , Ingleborough ( 2,373 feet [ 723 m ] ) , and Pen - y - Ghent ( 2,273 feet [ 693 m ] ) . In the southern section , heights of more than 2,000 feet ( 600 m ) are rare , apart from ...
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... feet ( 1,174 m ) , Ben Lawers with an elevation of 3,984 feet ( 1,214 m ) , and Schiehallion with an elevation of 3,547 feet ( 1,081 m ) . The plateau is dissected by intense- ly glaciated valleys often occupied by glacial ribbon lakes ...
... feet ( 1,174 m ) , Ben Lawers with an elevation of 3,984 feet ( 1,214 m ) , and Schiehallion with an elevation of 3,547 feet ( 1,081 m ) . The plateau is dissected by intense- ly glaciated valleys often occupied by glacial ribbon lakes ...
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... feet ) . He completed a bathyscaphe in 1948 and later made several dives with his son Jacques . Piccard was born into a family of Swiss scholars . His father , Jules Piccard , was a pro- fessor of chemistry at the University of Basel ...
... feet ) . He completed a bathyscaphe in 1948 and later made several dives with his son Jacques . Piccard was born into a family of Swiss scholars . His father , Jules Piccard , was a pro- fessor of chemistry at the University of Basel ...
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