| LC control no. | sh2003004731 |
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| Geographic heading | Allegheny Plateau |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Allegheny Plateau |
| See also | Plateaus--East (U.S.) |
| Found in | Work cat.: Marquis, D.A. The Allegheny hardwood forests of Pennsylvania, 1975: p. 1 (Allegheny Plateau) Merriam-Web. geog. dict., c1997 (under Allegheny Mountains: the entire upland area from Cumberland Plateau on S to Mohawk Valley in New York is known as the Allegheny Plateau) Columbia gaz. of No. Amer., via WWW, May 2, 2003 (Allegheny Plateau, dissected plateau, W part of the Appalachian Mts., extending c.500 mi/805 km SW from N Pa. to SW Va., including W Md., rising to 4,860 ft/1,481 m at Spruce Knob, the highest peak in W.Va. The E Allegheny Plateau, known as the Allegheny Mts. or the Alleghenies, has a steep E-facing escarpment often called the Allegheny Front (c.1,500 ft/460 m - 1,600 ft/490 m high) and is more rugged than the W portion) GeoRef thesaurus, via WebSPIRS, May 2, 2003 (Subject: Allegheny Plateau. Scope note: W section of the Appalachians extending from Cumberland Plateau on S to Mohawk Valley in New York on N and including the Allegheny Mountains) |
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