Rhenish Massif

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The Rhenish Massif is a large, ancient upland region in western Germany and neighboring countries, characterized by heavily eroded Paleozoic rocks and including ranges such as the Sauerland and Eifel.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rhenish Massif canonical 8
Rheinisches Schiefergebirge 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological massif
physiographic region
upland region
characterizedBy heavily eroded relief
composedOf Paleozoic rocks
contains limestone formations
sandstone formations
slate formations
volcanic fields in the Eifel
country Belgium
France
Germany NERFINISHED
Luxembourg
drainedBy Lahn River NERFINISHED
Moselle River NERFINISHED
Rhine River NERFINISHED
Ruhr River NERFINISHED
Sieg River NERFINISHED
formedDuring Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Paleozoic
hasEconomicActivity forestry
mining
tourism
highestPoint Hohe Acht NERFINISHED
includes Ardennes NERFINISHED
Bergisches Land NERFINISHED
Eifel NERFINISHED
Hautes Fagnes NERFINISHED
Hohes Venn NERFINISHED
Hunsrück NERFINISHED
Oesling NERFINISHED
Sauerland NERFINISHED
Taunus NERFINISHED
Westerwald NERFINISHED
knownFor low mountain ranges
slate mining
locatedIn Belgium
France
Germany
Luxembourg NERFINISHED
Western Germany NERFINISHED
orogeny Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED
partOf Central European uplands NERFINISHED
Rhenish Slate Mountains NERFINISHED
reliefType dissected plateau
separatedFrom North German Plain NERFINISHED
Upper Rhine Plain NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting intraplate uplifted block

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sauerland partOf Rhenish Massif
Idsteiner Senke partOf Rhenish Massif
Siebengebirge region partOf Rhenish Massif
this entity surface form: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis hasPart Rhenish Massif
this entity surface form: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge
Eifel (Belgium) partOf Rhenish Massif
Bergisches Land partOf Rhenish Massif
Hohe Acht partOf Rhenish Massif
Westerwald partOf Rhenish Massif
Rothaar Mountains partOf Rhenish Massif
Hunsrück partOf Rhenish Massif