Cambrian Mountains

Cambrian Mountains
Cambrian Mountains
 
['kæmbriən 'maʊntɪnz; nach lateinisch Cambria für Wales], Kạmbrisches Gebịrge, das Bergland von Wales, in der Mitte und im Norden vorwiegend aus altpaläozoischen, kaledonisch gefalteten Gesteinsschichten (Tonschiefer, Sandsteine, Grauwacken u. a.) bestehend; im Süden enthalten variskisch gefaltete Karbonschichten reiche Steinkohlenvorkommen (südwalisisches Kohlenfeld). Einzelne Härtlingszüge aus magmatischen und metamorphen Gesteinen bilden die höchsten Erhebungen (Snowdon 1 085 m über dem Meeresspiegel).

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