Can you name any other names for it? Where can they be found?
2007-01-19 10:31:57 · 7 answers · asked by Shadow 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I would like you to tell me, not link to to a site. If I wanted a site, I would've asked for it.
2007-01-19 10:42:49 · update #1
A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. In southern Africa a similar formation of granite boulders is known as a koppie.
Monadnock is an originally Native American term for an isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion. The name was taken from Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire (USA), near Keene. The name is thought to derive from the Abenaki language, from either menonadenak ("smooth mountain") or menadena ("isolated mountain").
The word "inselberg" is German for "island mountain"; the name was originally coined to describe the abundant such features found in southern Africa. The term monadnock is more usually used in the USA.
Formation
Inselbergs are typically, though not only, formed in tropical areas. Volcanic or other processes may give rise to a body of rock resistant to erosion, inside a body of softer rock such as sandstone which is more susceptible to erosion. When the less resistant rock is eroded away to form a plain, the more resistant rock is left behind as an isolated mountain.
You could get more information from the link below...
2007-01-19 18:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An inselberg is a residual relief feature--an isolated hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly, like an island, from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain (inselberg is a German word meaning "island mountain").-
2007-01-20 00:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like the german word for Island (Insel) and the german word for mountain (Berg)
Of course Berg and Burg are similar, so it might be an island mountain, or an island city (part of new york?)
2007-01-19 18:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by polevaulter1000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
monadnock is another way to say inselberg(small mountain)
New Hampshire (USA),
2007-01-19 19:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by michelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Monadnock : http://www.answers.com/topic/monadnock-1 They can be found in older mountain ranges.
2007-01-19 18:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than you will ever need to know right here ...
So sorry - I thought you wanted homework HELP.
My bad.
http://www.tec.army.mil/research/products/desert_guide/lsmsheet/lsinsel.htm
2007-01-19 18:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
here you go
2007-01-19 18:39:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋