Sentence examples for harsh mountains from inspiring English sources

Crete is dominated by harsh mountains rising out of the sea.

Where would the 3,000 or so guerrillas scattered across the harsh mountains of south-eastern Turkey actually withdraw to?

With harsh mountains, lush meadows, giant glaciers, man-made roads and adverse weather conditions, Chitral's population of 50,000 is spread across distant valleys at varying altitudes.

In the middle of the image is the Greek island of Crete, dominated by harsh mountains rising out of the sea, along with natural harbours, coastal plains and the typical Mediterranean scrub.

Victory in the long war against Mr Mengistu in these harsh mountains made them even tougher.Guerrillas into politiciansThe successor governments to the Soviet-backed Mengistu regime were two guerrilla movements: the Tigray People's Liberation Front TPLFF) and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front EPLFF).

Mexican officials say a guest-worker program would help reduce the number of workers who arrive in the country illegally -- more than 150,000 a year -- and would save the lives of migrants who die trying to cross the blistering deserts and harsh mountains of the Southwest.

A harsh mountain winter ends the short planting season abruptly.

September 16: He took a patch of harsh mountain land and turned it into a thriving farm.

During the summer, thousands of trucks, laden with supplies to last the harsh mountain winters, rumble up the two roads that lead to Ladakh, from Manali and Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir.

It is a feel-good photograph, the artist capturing the good-natured miller (probably with a telephoto lens) in the midst, perhaps, of a conversation with friends or squinting in the devilishly harsh mountain sunlight to consider an impending transaction.

Most of the pastures for reindeer and free-ranging sheep in Norway consist of harsh mountain ranges that are mostly common lands.