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60:
52:
44:
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26:
21:
16:
1791:expanding it
1780:
1765:
1745:Stevns Klint
1588:Volgo–Uralia
1437:Moscow Basin
1342:Arctic Ocean
1279:Dinaric Alps
1231:Svecofennian
791:
715:Bibliography
518:Human rights
498:Constitution
424:
295:
291:
285:
281:
272:(in Catalan)
267:
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201:
189:
185:granodiorite
174:monzogranite
159:
91:conglomerate
80:
62:
57:
15:
1755:Thingvellir
1725:Rhine Gorge
1535:Tisza Plate
1530:Pelso Plate
1457:Paris Basin
1427:Mezen Basin
1176:Dalslandian
1108:Isle of Man
1048:Switzerland
971:Netherlands
420:Environment
143:shear zones
1830:Categories
1710:Nærøyfjord
1705:Mount Etna
1685:Messel Pit
1655:High Coast
1407:Ebro Basin
1201:Laxfordian
1171:Carpathian
1166:Caledonian
1156:Belomorian
1018:San Marino
966:Montenegro
946:Luxembourg
921:Kazakhstan
807:Azerbaijan
481:Co-Princes
238:References
204:Quaternary
198:Glaciation
135:anticlines
123:Bixessarri
87:Ordovician
63:Axial Zone
18:See also:
1630:Dolomites
1447:Oslo Rift
1352:Black Sea
1269:Apennines
1088:Gibraltar
986:Jan Mayen
941:Lithuania
779:Countries
677:Transport
647:Languages
627:Education
571:Companies
503:Elections
440:Mountains
403:Geography
166:batholith
155:Paleozoic
139:muscovite
103:quartzite
95:limestone
1740:St Kilda
1730:Scandola
1720:Plitvice
1635:Durmitor
1615:Aggtelek
1568:Cimmeria
1558:Avalonia
1545:Terranes
1299:Pyrenees
1274:Caucasus
1246:Variscan
1226:Timanide
1221:Scourian
1216:Scandian
1196:Hellenic
1186:Grampian
1161:Cadomian
1098:Guernsey
1093:Alderney
1078:Scotland
1033:Slovenia
1028:Slovakia
1003:Portugal
991:Svalbard
827:Bulgaria
724:Category
667:Religion
581:Taxation
535:Military
469:Politics
455:Wildlife
445:Parishes
368:articles
119:syncline
115:Silurian
99:phyllite
83:Cambrian
77:Overview
67:Pyrenees
1783:Andorra
1750:Surtsey
1735:Ĺ kocjan
1690:Meteora
1680:Laponia
1675:Kvarken
1563:Baltica
1309:Sudetes
1241:Uralian
1211:Saamian
1181:Gothian
1146:Acadian
1138:Orogens
1068:England
1058:Ukraine
1008:Romania
956:Moldova
906:Ireland
901:Iceland
896:Hungary
886:Germany
881:Georgia
864:Finland
859:Estonia
847:Denmark
832:Croatia
817:Belgium
812:Belarus
802:Austria
797:Armenia
792:Andorra
787:Albania
701:Outline
642:History
622:Cuisine
600:Culture
586:Tourism
554:Economy
425:Geology
376:History
364:Andorra
282:Andorra
216:cirques
181:diorite
164:from a
162:granite
111:Diapirs
59:Andorra
1650:Glarus
1206:Lopian
1151:Alpine
1103:Jersey
1053:Turkey
1043:Sweden
1023:Serbia
1013:Russia
998:Poland
981:Norway
961:Monaco
931:Latvia
926:Kosovo
915:Sicily
891:Greece
876:France
837:Cyprus
729:Portal
657:People
450:Rivers
366:
222:, and
220:arĂŞtes
178:quartz
147:nappes
131:schist
127:Gneiss
105:, and
1781:This
1715:Pirin
1314:Urals
1083:Wales
1038:Spain
951:Malta
911:Italy
708:Index
672:Sport
652:Music
566:Banks
435:Lakes
292:Berga
170:Spain
121:near
107:slate
1787:stub
1670:Komi
1284:Harz
1264:Alps
637:Flag
612:Arts
576:Euro
523:LGBT
486:List
129:and
1484:and
682:.ad
294:24
149:of
85:or
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