mountain chain

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AFP joined as it surveyed biodiversity on a deep-sea mountain chain off Sulawesi island.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

New Curtin University research has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge -- the Earth's longest straight underwater mountain chain -- formed through a different process than previously believed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain chain.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

It runs for nearly 10,000 miles, making it the planet’s longest mountain chain.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2016

But it seemed that Felix was not destined to absorb all the adventures that happened to be adrift up there in that neck of the woods adjoining the mountain chain.

From Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country by Rathborne, St. George