2007-06-20 09:41:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
After the first answer I see I need to clarify the question a bit. first it is spelled M-O-N-R-O-E. The answer is not listed in Wikipedia, but it is a valid geologic term.
2007-06-20 10:14:27 · update #1
It is a type of "form" that can be seen in certain mud bogs or bubbling mud pools usually associated with geothermal activity like geysers and hot springs. The gas bubbles moving up through the mud, mounding the mud up into a sort of "pile" that resembles what Marylin Monroe was famous for. (You younger guys think of Anna Nichole Smith or Pamela Andersen, and it is not for being a dumb blonde.)
As a young geologist, many years ago, I ran across this phenomena in a textbook. These perfectly rounded mud mounds do resemble "Monroes". And they are really, truly named for actress Marylin Monroe.
Wow, that was a tough thing to describe.
2007-06-20 10:38:21 · answer #1 · answered by Tom-PG 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Monroe-
I looked in the encylopedia and the dictionary and did not really find a geological explanation at least in that particular spelling. a Munro is any Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914.4 m)
2007-06-20 21:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by Kristenite’s Back! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Munro, any Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914.4 metres)
Mount Munro, a peak on Cape Barren Island in Tasmania
Monroe may refer to:
Military
Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia military installation located at Old Point Comfort where the James River meets the Chesapeake Bay.
Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, American Civil War battle.
Geography
Monroe, Connecticut
Monroe, Georgia
Monroe, Adams County, Indiana
Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Monroe, Iowa
Monroe, Louisiana
Monroe, Maine
Monroe, Massachusetts
Monroe, Michigan
Monroe, New Hampshire
Monroe, New Jersey
Monroe (town), New York
Monroe (village), New York, a village in the town of Monroe
Monroe, North Carolina
Monroe, Ohio
Monroe, Oklahoma
Monroe, Oregon
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Monroe, South Dakota
Monroe, Utah
Monroe, Virginia
Monroe, Washington
Monroe, Adams County, Wisconsin, a town
Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, a town
Monroe, Wisconsin, a city in Green County, located partially within the town of Monroe
Monroe City, Indiana
Monroe City, Missouri
Monroe County, Alabama
Monroe County, Arkansas
Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County, Georgia
Monroe County, Illinois
Monroe County, Indiana
Monroe County, Kentucky
Monroe County, Michigan
Monroe County, Mississippi
Monroe County, Missouri
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County, Ohio
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Monroe County, Tennessee
Monroe County, West Virginia
Monroe County, Wisconsin
Monroe Township, Michigan
Monroe Township, Minnesota
Monroe Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Monroe Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Monroeville, Alabama
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
See also
Monro
Munro (disambiguation)
Munroe
2007-06-20 09:50:54 · answer #3 · answered by DanE 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋