massif

• Bloco elevado e maciço da crosta terrestre, delimitado por falhas, que frequentemente forma o topo de uma cordilheira. Também se refere a um conjunto montanhoso compacto ou a uma grande massa rochosa.

A large, elevated block of the earth's crust bounded by faults, often forming the peaks of a mountain range.

1. Geological formationC1formal

   A large, elevated block of the earth's crust that is bounded by faults and forms the peaks of a mountain range.

   Maciço

   • The Mont Blanc massif is the highest in the Alps.
   • Geologists studied the fault lines surrounding the massif.
   • The massif rose dramatically above the surrounding plains.

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