Pennines

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The Pennines are a range of upland hills and mountains in Northern England often referred to as the "backbone of England," known for their moorland landscapes and role as a natural divide between east and west.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
upland region
administrativeRegions County Durham
Cumbria
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
North Yorkshire
Northumberland
West Yorkshire
climate cool temperate oceanic
contains Forest of Bowland
surface form: Forest of Bowland area

North Pennines
Peak District
Pennines self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Pennines

Yorkshire Dales
country United Kingdom
drainageDivideBetween Irish Sea catchments
North Sea catchments
elevation 893 metres
extendsFrom Peak District (part)
surface form: Peak District
extendsTo Cheviot Hills
surface form: Cheviot Hills area
geologicalFeature mountains
upland hills
geology Carboniferous limestone
Coal Measures
Millstone Grit
highestElevation 893 metres
highestPoint Cross Fell
landscapeType moorland
locatedIn England
Northern England
Pennines self-linksurface differs
Pennines self-linksurface differs
locatedOnContinent Europe
majorRiversOriginating River Aire
River Calder
River Irwell
River Ribble
River Swale
River Tees
River Tyne
River Ure
River Wear
River Wharfe
nickname backbone of England
notableLongDistancePath Pennine Way
partOf backbone of Great Britain uplands
separates North East England
North West England
Yorkshire and the Humber
usedFor outdoor recreation
sheep grazing
water catchment

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Millstone Grit outcropsIn Pennines
Calder Valley partOf Pennines
this entity surface form: South Pennines
Chew Reservoir partOf Pennines
this entity surface form: Pennine uplands
Cross Fell partOf Pennines
Dark Peak partOf Pennines
Dark Peak partOf Pennines
this entity surface form: South Pennines (broad sense)
Peak District (part) partOf Pennines
subject surface form: Peak District
Pendle Hill partOf Pennines
Saddleworth partOf Pennines
this entity surface form: South Pennines
Todmorden partOf Pennines
Uppermill partOf Pennines
Waterfoot partOf Pennines
Yorkshire Dales partOf Pennines
A681 road passesThrough Pennines
this entity surface form: South Pennines
A682 region Pennines
Burnley region Pennines
Delph region Pennines
Greenfield region Pennines
Nelson region Pennines
River Spodden region Pennines
this entity surface form: South Pennines
River Calder sourceLocation Pennines
River Derwent sourceLocation Pennines
subject surface form: River Derwent (Derbyshire)
River Eden sourceLocation Pennines
River Tame sourceLocation Pennines
River Aire sourceRegion Pennines
River Trent sourceRegion Pennines
A682 traverses Pennines