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. — 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

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