Converse of object

• explore: Moving confidently, we then climb several lower peaks to explore the massif and get used to high altitude.

• lie: In the Persian Gulf lies the massif of Jebel Hafeet, on the outskirts of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.

• rise: Above Gsteig rises the big massif of Les Diablerets which marks the last of canton Bern and the first of canton Vaud.

• know: Author in Desert mode In the far southwest of Egypt's desert boundary lies an isolated granite massif known as Uweinat.

Adjective modifier

• volcanic: Close to Kara Dag the soils are derived from the volcanic massif.

• central: Ario: Looking over the Cares gorge to the central massif of the Picos de Europa.

• great: Quinag is one of the great mountain massifs of Assynt.

• huge: A shallow dive with a protected coral reef within the bay and a huge granite massif descending to the sandy sea bed.

• high: The Dufourspitze is the pinnacle of the Monta Rosa group, the highest massif in Europe.

• eastern: Our final day sees us crossing back into the Eastern massif providing a long and classic day's walk back to our valley base.

Modifies a noun

• rise: Glen Tilt lays in the dip just beyond the foreground; the slopes of the Beinn a ' Ghlo massif rise to the right.

Noun used with modifier

• cairngorm: Walk from your door deep into the forests of Inshriach or high into the wilderness of the Cairngorm massif.

• limestone: In their midst lie the Picos de Europa, a compact trio of limestone massifs, rising to nearly 9,000 feet in height.

• granite: A shallow dive with a protected coral reef within the bay and a huge granite massif descending to the sandy sea bed.

• mountain: Trekking in Tanzania and Kenya The major mountain massifs of East Africa are solitary giants.

• Everest: We climb this in the morning for some of the best views of the Everest massif.