Mountain chains are elongate, elevated areas of the earth's surface comprising several sub-parallel mountain ranges. Each mountain range is a connected series of mountain peaks (i.e., large rock masses that rise abruptly above the surrounding...

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology; they may be a mix of different...

Peruvian police have recovered the remains of 13 people who were killed in a plane crash in the country's northeastern jungle, a regional official said Saturday.Ivan Vasquez, president of the Loreto region, where the government-operated flight originated on Thursday, told Lima radio station Radioprogramas that...

Peruvian police have recovered the remains of 13 people who were killed in a plane crash in the country's northeastern jungle, a regional official said Saturday.Ivan Vasquez, president of the Loreto region, where the government-operated flight originated on Thursday, told Lima radio station Radioprogramas that...

Residents were able Friday to return to homes in Central California communities that had been threatened by a gigantic wildfire for much of the summer.Firefighters, aided by rising humidity and cooler weather, made progress Thursday in battling the second-largest wildfire in modern California history.They lifted...

A wildfire pushed by strong winds blowing through a gorge destroyed five homes on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River and a sixth closer to the water, authorities said.Residents of a bluff above where the wind-whipped fire started were told Thursday afternoon to leave their...