It is part of the Rif mountain chain. Geographically and viticulturally, Washington is divided into sections separated by the Cascade Mountain chain. The refuge lies at the far southwestern end of the Appalachian mountain chain. In the eastern part of the mountain chain, glacial reshaping of valleys is weaker. A few characteristic basalt hills are located on the northern side of the mountain chain. The Jura mountain chain traverses the canton. More than of this mountain chain are protected by the Honduran Central Government. Deposits are found in South America throughout the Andes mountain chain. Panay is bisected by the Central Panay Mountain Range, its longest mountain chain. It is located in the mountain chain dividing Iloilo from Antique. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. The Caledonian orogeny began forming a mountain chain from Norway to the Appalachians. Himalayan rivers criss-cross the entire mountain chain.