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
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Kenya
- Sergoit Hill[citation needed]
- Madagascar
- Mount Angavokely[citation needed]
- Pic Boby, part of the Andringitra Massif[citation needed]
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Tunisia
- Jugurtha's Table
- Zimbabwe
Americas
- Brazil
- 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 Quebec [2]
- Mont Mégantic in Quebec near Scotstown[citation needed]
- Colombia
- Peñol de Entrerríos, Antioquia[2]
- Peñol de Guatapé (La Piedra de Peñol), Antioquia[2]
- Piedra del Cocuy[1]
- Tabor Mount, Antioquia[2]
- Mexico
- Cerro el Almacén, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California Norte
- United States
- Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire; the mountain where the term originated
- Arabia Mountain in Georgia
- Baraboo Range in Wisconsin
- Crowder's Mountain, near Kings Mountain, North Carolina
- Enchanted Rock in Texas
- Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California
- Little Mountain in Newberry County, South Carolina
- Paris Mountain in Greenville, South Carolina
- Monadnock Mountain in northern Vermont
- Mount Ascutney in southern Vermont
- Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts
- Panola Mountain in Georgia
- 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
- Double Mountain in Texas
- Mount Angel in Oregon
- Willis Mountain in Virginia
- Chief Mountain(2768m) in Montana
- Glassy Mountain in Pickens, South Carolina
- Thicketty Mountain in Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Venezuela
Asia
- Israel
- Sri Lanka
Australia
- Hyden Rock[3] of which Wave Rock is part
- Mount Augustus, Western Australia
- Mount Conner (Attila)
- Mount Cooran[4]
- Mount Cooroora
- Mount Cooroy
- Mount Oxley (New South Wales)
- Murphy's Hay Stack[5]
- Pildappa Rock[6]
- Uluru (Ayers Rock, 863 m) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), both within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- The You Yangs, Victoria
Europe
- Italy
- Rocca di Cavour, Cavour, Piedmont
- Pietra di Bismantova, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna
- Hungary
- Somlóhegy
- Norway
- Portugal
- Serbia
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
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 Huber, Otto (2001). "Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon" (PDF). Biodiversity and Conservation. 10: 1627–1643. doi:10.1023/a:1012042628406.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.hyden.asn.au/geo_explan.htm
- ^ http://www.noosabiosphere.org.au/explore/land
- ^ http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/themes/murphysHayStacks.html
- ^ http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/themes/pildappaRock.html
- ^ Lidmar-Bergström, Karna. "Inselberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. 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. Retrieved June 29, 2016.