Grampian Mountains

Japanese: グランピアン[山脈](英語表記)Grampian Mountains
Grampian Mountains
A folded mountain range in central Scotland, UK. Its name comes from the name of a Pictish tribe who lived in the area during the Roman period, and it is also known simply as the Grampians. The highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis (1,343m), is located in the northwest. Together with the Northwestern Highlands, it forms part of the Highlands, but the two are separated by the Glen More Rift Valley, and the central lowlands are clearly separated by a fault scarp to the south. Formed by the Caledonian orogeny, it is mainly composed of crystalline schist, gneiss, and granite, and has a northeast-southwest strike.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリス,スコットランド中央部にある褶曲山脈。地名はローマ時代にこの地域に居住していたピクト人の部族名に由来し,単にグランピアンズThe Grampiansとも呼ばれる。イギリス最高峰のベン・ネビス山(1343m)が北西部に位置する。北西高地とともにハイランド地方を構成するが,両者はグレン・モアの地溝帯で分断され,また南は断層崖によって中央低地と明瞭に区分される。カレドニア造山運動によって形成されたため,結晶片岩,片麻岩,花コウ岩が中心で,北東~南西の走向をもつ。

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