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South Mountain (Nova Scotia)

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26: 462: 249: 557: 527: 293: 542: 537: 532: 552: 503: 55: 237: 206:, South Mountain rises gradually over dozens of kilometres from the Atlantic coast and descends sharply at its northern edge where it meets the 286: 496: 522: 279: 128: 547: 489: 469: 436: 402: 203: 196: 48: 426: 410: 125: 354: 329: 319: 180: 349: 344: 229: 359: 266: 221:
and comprises both granite barrens and granite uplands. It is estimated to have developed during the late
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to form the south wall of the valley. The South Mountain range is also known as the
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The highest point on the ridge is at an unnamed point in
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and shelters the valley from the climate effects of the
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Elevation
Coordinates
44°50′N 64°35′W / 44.833°N 64.583°W / 44.833; -64.583
Annapolis Valley
Nova Scotia
Parent range
Appalachian Mountains
Topo map
NTS
21A15
Gaspereau Lake
Easiest route
mainland portion of Nova Scotia
granitic
Annapolis Basin
Mount Uniacke
Annapolis Valley
pelagic coast
Atlantic Ocean
North Mountain
North Mountain
Meguma strata
Batholith
Appalachians
Devonian Age
Kings County
Berwick
Lake George
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