Blue Ridge province

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mountain range region physiographic province

The Blue Ridge province is a mountainous physiographic region of the eastern United States characterized by some of the oldest, highly deformed crystalline rocks of the Appalachian Mountains.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Blue Ridge Province	6
Blue Ridge physiographic province	4
Blue Ridge province canonical	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range region ⓘ physiographic province ⓘ
characterizedBy	highly deformed crystalline rocks ⓘ narrow ridges and steep slopes ⓘ rugged topography ⓘ some of the oldest rocks in the Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
contains	Black Mountains ⓘ surface form: Black Mountains (North Carolina) Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway corridor Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ Roan Highlands ⓘ Shenandoah National Park ⓘ surface form: Shenandoah National Park region
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dominantRockType	igneous rock ⓘ metamorphic rock ⓘ
drainageTo	Atlantic Ocean watershed ⓘ Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
extendsThrough	Georgia ⓘ Maryland ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey New York ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ northern Georgia ⓘ southern Pennsylvania ⓘ western North Carolina ⓘ
geologicAge	Paleozoic ⓘ Precambrian ⓘ
geologicProvinceOf	Appalachian Highlands division ⓘ surface form: Appalachian Highlands
hasEconomicActivity	forestry ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Mitchell ⓘ
highestPointElevation	2037 meters ⓘ 6684 feet ⓘ
knownFor	biodiversity ⓘ scenic mountain landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn	eastern United States ⓘ
orogeny	Appalachian orogeny ⓘ
partOf	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
physiographicDivisionOf	Appalachian Highlands division ⓘ
separatedFrom	Piedmont ⓘ surface form: Piedmont province Valley and Ridge Province ⓘ surface form: Valley and Ridge province