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Appalachian Mountains

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Appalachian Mountains

mountain range in the eastern United States and Canada

Appalachian Trail

2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service

Tennessee Valley Authority

federally-owned electric utility corporation in the United States

Appalachia ( ) is a geographic region located in the Appalachian Mountains in the east of North America. In the north, its boundaries stretch from Mount Carleton Provincial Park in New Brunswick, Canada, continuing south through the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains into northern Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, with West Virginia near the center, being the only state entirely within the boundaries of Appalachia. In 2021, the region was home to an estimated 26.3 million people.

Cumberland Plateau

plateau in the United States

Allegheny Plateau

dissected plateau in the eastern United States

Appalachian Plateau

series of rugged dissected plateaus in the eastern United States

Alleghanian orogeny

the geological mountain-forming events that formed the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountains

Miramichi River

river in Canada

Great Appalachian Valley

major landform in eastern North America

Central Pangean Mountains

major feature of the supercontinent

Shawangunk Ridge

ridge of bedrock in the state of New York

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

pair of National Forests in the United States

mountain in Canada

mountain in Quebec, Canada

Eastern Continental Divide

hydrological divide in eastern North America

Mont Sainte-Cécile

mountain in Canada