mountain chain
noun
: group of mountains that form a long line
The world's longest mountain chain is the Andes.
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Video This was the first time scientists had witnessed a clearly active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge, a volcanic mountain chain that stretches about 40,000 miles around the globe, like the seams of a baseball.
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Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Iceland's Volcanic Eruptions Iceland lies in a unique position as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a 10,000-mile-long mountain chain that represents the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Scientists used satellite imagery and data to analyze vegetation levels on the Antarctic Peninsula, a long mountain chain that points north to the tip of South America, and which has been warming much faster than the global average.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Expect periods of slick road conditions and mountain chain controls.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
This could be the Sierra’s biggest snowstorm of the season so far and help make up the current snowfall deficit for the mountain chain.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
The volcanoes along this boundary are part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a roughly 10,000-mile-long mountain chain that lies mostly underwater.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
Iceland straddles two tectonic plates, which are themselves divided by an undersea mountain chain that oozes molten hot rock.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Iceland straddles two tectonic plates, which are divided by an undersea mountain chain that is oozing magma, and when that magma pushes through the plates, earthquakes occur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
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Maya Wei-Haas, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Iceland's Volcanic Eruptions Iceland lies in a unique position as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a 10,000-mile-long mountain chain that represents the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Scientists used satellite imagery and data to analyze vegetation levels on the Antarctic Peninsula, a long mountain chain that points north to the tip of South America, and which has been warming much faster than the global average.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Expect periods of slick road conditions and mountain chain controls.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
This could be the Sierra’s biggest snowstorm of the season so far and help make up the current snowfall deficit for the mountain chain.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
The volcanoes along this boundary are part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a roughly 10,000-mile-long mountain chain that lies mostly underwater.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
Iceland straddles two tectonic plates, which are themselves divided by an undersea mountain chain that oozes molten hot rock.
—Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023
Iceland straddles two tectonic plates, which are divided by an undersea mountain chain that is oozing magma, and when that magma pushes through the plates, earthquakes occur.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Mountain chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20chain. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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