List of inselbergs

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
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Kenya
  • Sergoit Hill
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
  • Hand of Fatima
Mozambique
Nigeria
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
  • Castle Beacon in the Bvumba Mountain

Americas

Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Guyana
  • Makatau Mountain[6]
Mexico
  • Cerro el Almacén, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California Norte
United States
Venezuela

Asia

India
Israel
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Malaysia

Australia

Europe

Finland
Italy
Hungary
  • Somlóhegy
Norway
Portugal
  • Monsanto da Beira
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.
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