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Rhine Rift Valley

valley, Germany

Also known as: Rhine Valley

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physiography of Central German Uplands

In Germany: Southern Germany
…central strip to form the Rhine Rift Valley, which extends 185 miles (300 km) in length. The Black Forest reaches its greatest elevation at Mount Feld (Feldberg; 4,898 feet [1,493 metres]) in the south and declines northward beneath secondary sediments before rising to the smaller Oden Forest. For the most…
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