2006 39c Appalachians, Oldest Mountains
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U.S. #4045
Appalachians
Wonders of America
Appalachians
Wonders of America
Issue Date: May 27, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
The Appalachian Mountains are a vast system of North American mountains, from 100 to 300 miles wide, extending from Canada 1500 miles southward to central Alabama. The highest point is Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, at 6,684 feet.
The Appalachians are the oldest mountains of North America, formed some 480 million years ago in a series of plate collisions. Because North America and Africa were once connected, the Appalachians are part of the very same mountain chain as the Atlas mountains in Morocco. The major ranges in America’s Appalachian Mountain system include the White, Green, Taconic, Catskill, Berkshire, Allegheny, Blue Ridge, Black, Cumberland, and Smoky Mountains.
The Appalachian Mountains are made of crystalline and sedimentary rock from the Paleozoic Era. They also contain major deposits of bituminous coal and anthracite coal.
Now, much of the region is covered with forestland. Large, broad-leaved deciduous forests flourish in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and a mix of northern hardwoods and conifers predominate in the north. These mountain forests are home to bears, pumas, lynx, wolves, fox, deer, and moose.
U.S. #4045
Appalachians
Wonders of America
Appalachians
Wonders of America
Issue Date: May 27, 2006
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
City: Washington, DC
Quantity Issued: 204,000,000
Printed by: Avery Dennison
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: Serpentine die cut 10 ¾
Color: Multicolored
The Appalachian Mountains are a vast system of North American mountains, from 100 to 300 miles wide, extending from Canada 1500 miles southward to central Alabama. The highest point is Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, at 6,684 feet.
The Appalachians are the oldest mountains of North America, formed some 480 million years ago in a series of plate collisions. Because North America and Africa were once connected, the Appalachians are part of the very same mountain chain as the Atlas mountains in Morocco. The major ranges in America’s Appalachian Mountain system include the White, Green, Taconic, Catskill, Berkshire, Allegheny, Blue Ridge, Black, Cumberland, and Smoky Mountains.
The Appalachian Mountains are made of crystalline and sedimentary rock from the Paleozoic Era. They also contain major deposits of bituminous coal and anthracite coal.
Now, much of the region is covered with forestland. Large, broad-leaved deciduous forests flourish in the southern Appalachian Mountains, and a mix of northern hardwoods and conifers predominate in the north. These mountain forests are home to bears, pumas, lynx, wolves, fox, deer, and moose.