List of inselbergs
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An inselberg (or monadnock) is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. The following is a list of notable inselbergs worldwide.
Africa[]
- Cameroon
- in the Sanaga-Maritime Department
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Mont Niénokoué in Taï National Park[citation needed]
- Kenya
- Sergoit Hill[citation needed]
- Madagascar
- [citation needed]
- , part of the Andringitra Massif[citation needed]
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Mount Chiperone[1]
- Mount Inago[1]
- Mount Mabu[1]
- Mount Namuli[1]
- Serra Jeci[1]
- Serra Mecula[1]
- Nigeria
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
- in the [citation needed]
Americas[]
- Argentina
- Various ignimbrite inselbergs in , La Pampa Province[2]
- Brazil
- in Pancas, Espirito Santo
- Canada
- Gaff Topsails in Newfoundland[citation needed]
- Mount Sylvester in Newfoundland[citation needed]
- Mount Carleton in New Brunswick[citation needed]
- Mount Cheminis/Mont Chaudron in Ontario/Quebec [1]
- Mont Mégantic in Quebec near Scotstown[citation needed]
- Colombia
- , Antioquia[3]
- Peñol de Guatapé (La Piedra de Peñol), Antioquia[3]
- Tabor Mount, Antioquia[3]
- Mexico
- Cerro el Almacén, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California Norte[citation needed]
- United States
- Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire; the mountain where the term originated
- Alcovy Mountain in Georgia
- Arabia Mountain in Georgia
- Baraboo Range in Wisconsin
- Chief Mountain in Montana
- Crowders Mountain near Kings Mountain, North Carolina
- Devils Tower in Wyoming
- Double Mountain in Texas
- Enchanted Rock in Texas
- Glassy Mountain near Pickens, South Carolina
- Joshua Tree National Park in southern California
- Little Mountain in Newberry County, South Carolina
- Looking Glass Rock in North Carolina
- Monadnock Mountain in northern Vermont
- Mount Agamenticus in Maine
- Mount Angel in Oregon
- Mount Ascutney in southern Vermont
- Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts
- Panola Mountain in Georgia
- Paris Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina
- Pilot Mountain in North Carolina
- Rib Mountain in Wisconsin
- Shiprock in New Mexico
- Stone Mountain in Georgia
- Stone Mountain in North Carolina
- Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland
- Thicketty Mountain in Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Willis Mountain in Virginia
- Venezuela
Asia[]
India[]
- Israel
- Sri Lanka
Australia[]
- Hyden Rock[5] of which Wave Rock is part
- Mount Augustus, Western Australia
- Mount Conner (Attila)
- Mount Cooran[6]
- Mount Cooroora
- Mount Cooroy
- Mount Oxley (New South Wales)
- Murphy's Hay Stack[7]
- Pildappa Rock[8]
- Uluru (Ayers Rock, 863 m) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), both within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- The You Yangs, Victoria
Europe[]
- Finland
- Italy
- Rocca di Cavour, Cavour, Piedmont[citation needed]
- Pietra di Bismantova, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna
- Hungary
- Somlóhegy[citation needed]
- Norway
- Portugal
- Serbia
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- North Berwick Law in Scotland
- Suilven in Scotland
- The Wrekin in England
- Brent Knoll in England
See also[]
References[]
- Twidale, C.R., "A contribution to the general theory of domed inselbergs; conclusions derived from observations in South Australia", Inst. British Geog., Pub., (Tr. & Papers), vol.34, pp.91–113, 1964.
- ^ a b c d e f Portik, Daniel & Travers, Scott & Bauer, A. & Branch, William. (2013). A new species of Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) endemic to Mount Namuli, an isolated ‘sky island’ of northern Mozambique. Zootaxa. 3710. 415–435. 10.11646/zootaxa.3710.5.2.
- ^ Aguilera, Emilia Y.; Sato, Ana María; Llambías, Eduardo; Tickyj, Hugo (2014). "Erosion Surface and Granitic Morphology in the Sierra de Lihuel Calel, Province of La Pampa, Argentina". In Rabassa, Jorge; Ollier, Cliff (eds.). Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America. Springer. pp. 393–422.
- ^ a b c García, Carolina; Hermelin, Michel (2016). "Inselbergs Near Medellín". In Hermelin, Michel (ed.). Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia. Springer. p. 219. ISBN 978-3-319-11800-0.
- ^ Huber, Otto (2001). "Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon". Biodiversity and Conservation. 10 (10): 1627–1643. doi:10.1023/a:1012042628406. S2CID 6085853.
- ^ "Hyden Western Australia". www.hyden.asn.au. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Noosa Biosphere Ltd.: Explore – Eco Systems – Land". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Murphy's haystacks – Inselbergs – Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia". Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "Pildappa Rock – Eyre Peninsula – Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia". Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ a b c d e Nenonen, Keijo; Johansson, Peter; Sallasmaa, Olli; Sarala, Pertti; Palmu, Jukka-Pekka (2018). "The inselberg landscape in Finnish Lapland: a morphological study based on the LiDAR data interpretation". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland. 90 (2): 239–256. doi:10.17741/bgsf/90.2.008.
- ^ Lidmar-Bergström, Karna. "Inselberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ^ Lidmar-Bergström, Karna; Olvmo, Mats (2015). Plains, steps, hilly relief and valleys in northern Sweden – review, interpretations and implications for conclusions on Phanerozoic tectonics (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Sweden. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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