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Definition of Pennine chain
1. Noun. A system of hills in Britain that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pennine Chain
Literary usage of Pennine chain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Europe by George Goudie Chisholm (1902)
"But both on the Cheviots and the pennine chain there are vast tracts covered with
thick deposits of peat either exposed or covered with heath. 3. ..."
2. Geology: Chemical, Physical, and Stratigraphical by Joseph Prestwich (1886)
"... THE pennine chain; THE MALVERNS; THE MENDIPS AND THE ARDENNES ; THE APPALACHIANS
AND ALLEGHANIES. RANGES OF MESOZOIC DATE ; THE VOSGES; ..."
3. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"The pennine chain.—The pennine chain is a backbone to northern England, and its
bold configuration determines the river systems of the whole country north ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1844)
"Travels through the Alps of Savoy, and other Parts of the pennine chain, with
Observations on the Phenomena of Glaciers. By JAMES D. FORBES. Edinburgh. ..."
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