The Pennines (/ ˈpɛnaɪnz /), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, [1] are an upland range mainly located in Northern England. Sometimes described as the " backbone of England" because of …

The Pennine system is often wrongly called a chain, but it is hardly even a range. Its hills are broken up into numerous short ranges by valleys (often called dales) cut back into them in every direction.

Also called: the Pennine Chain. a system of hills in England, extending from the Cheviot Hills in the north to the River Trent in the south: forms the watershed for the main rivers of N England.

To the north, west and south, a flat coastal belt, bordering the Irish Sea, with its inlets Morecambe Bay and Solway Firth, and broadest in the north, marks off the Lake District, while to the east the valleys …

The Pennines, also called the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mostly found in Northern England. People often call them the " backbone of England" because they are long and run …

They are sometimes called 'the backbone of England'. see also the Pennine Way Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable …

Pennines pĕnˈīnz [key] or Pennine Chain, mountain range, sometimes called the “backbone of England,” extending c.160 mi (260 km) from the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border to the Peak District in …