Appalachian mountains
The Appalachians, among the oldest mountains on Earth,
extend almost 2,000 mi (3,200 km) from the Canadian province of Newfoundland
and Labrador in the northeast southwestward to Alabama in the U.S. They include
the White Mountains in New Hampshire, the Green Mountains in Vermont, the
Catskill Mountains in New York, the Allegheny Mountains primarily in
Pennsylvania, the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia and North Carolina, the
Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee, and the Cumberland
Plateau extending from West Virginia to Alabama.
Their highest peak is Mount
Mitchell in North Carolina. See also Appalachian Geosyncline; Appalachian
National Scenic Trail.
Source: Britannica encyclopedia
