fell
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Fell (from , "mountain → landscape over the tree line"; , , ) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or moor-covered hill, often mountain landscape over the tree line, etc. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle of Man, parts of northern England, and Scotland.
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- Etymology
- Types
- High fell
- Low fell
- Fore fell
- British Isles
- Place names
- Activities
- Scotland
- Fennoscandia
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
- See also
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Fell (from , "mountain → landscape over the tree line"; , , ) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or moor-covered hill, often mountain landscape over the tree line, etc. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle of Man, parts of northern England, and Scotland.
== Etymology ==
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