thumb|upright=1.2|The Karawanks, a single, long mountain chain. This is the Koschuta ridge near Zell, Carinthia A mountain chain is a row of high mountain summits, a linear sequence of interconnected or related mountains,Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, p 87. . or a contiguous ridge of mountains within a larger mountain range. The term is also used for elongated fold mountains with several parallel chains ("chain mountains").
thumb|upright=12|The Karawanks, a single long mountain chain. This is the Koschuta ridge near Zell, Carinthia A mountain chain is a row of high mountain summits, a linear sequence of interconnected or related mountainsWhittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, p 87. . or a contiguous ridge of mountains within a larger mountain range. The term is also used for elongated fold mountains with several parallel chains ("chain mountains").