Carrauntoohil

Japanese: Carrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil

…The central part of the country is covered by plains, while the two mountain ranges (the Caledonian and Armorican) that extend from the north and east form mountainous areas on the periphery. The mountains are generally low, with only Mount Carrauntoohil (1041m), which belongs to the Armorican mountain range in the southwest, rising above 1000m. The area was covered by ice until about 12,000 years ago, and the landscape was created by glacial erosion and sedimentation.

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Japanese:

…中央部には平野がひろがり,周辺部では北方および東方からのびる二つの山系(カレドニア山系とアルモリカン山系)が山地を形成している。山は全体に低く,1000mを超すのは南西部のアルモリカン山系に属するカラントゥールCarrauntoohil山(1041m)のみである。1万2000年前ごろまで氷に覆われていたため,氷食と堆積により景観がつくられた。…

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