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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITAIN
 
  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
Cairngorms

The chief mountain range in the British Isles, with several peaks over 1220m/4000ft (the highest is Ben Macdhui, 1309m/4296ft). It lies between Aviemore in the northwest (the chief ski resort for the area) and Braemar in the southeast, where the range merges with the less dramatic *Grampians. A variety of quartz found here (usually yellow, brown or grey and known simply as cairngorm) is used as a gemstone.
 








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