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

Ngog Lituba in the Sanaga-Maritime Department

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Mont Niénokoué in Taï National Park^[1]

Kenya

Sergoit Hill^{[citation needed]}

Madagascar

Mont Angavokely^{[citation needed]}
Pic Boby, part of the Andringitra Massif^{[citation needed]}

Malawi

Mulanje Massif

Mali

Hand of Fatima

Mozambique

Nigeria

Tunisia

Jugurtha Tableland

Zimbabwe

Castle Beacon in the Bvumba Mountain^{[citation needed]}

Americas

Argentina

Various ignimbrite inselbergs in Sierra de Lihuel Calel, La Pampa Province^[3]

Brazil

Pedra Agulha in Pancas, Espírito 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.^[4]
Mont Mégantic in Quebec near Scotstown^{[citation needed]}

Colombia

Peñol de Entrerríos, Antioquia^[5]
Peñol de Guatapé (La Piedra de Peñol), Antioquia^[5]
Cerros de Mavecure, Guainía
Tabor Mount, Antioquia^[5]

Guyana

Makatau Mountain^[6]

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
Boar's Tusk in Wyoming
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

Piedra del Cocuy^[7]

Asia

India

Israel

Mount Tabor

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Malaysia

Australia

Boyagin Rock
Gill Pinnacle
Hyden Rock^[8] of which Wave Rock is part
Kokerbin Rock
Mount Augustus, Western Australia
Mount Conner (Attila)
Mount Cooran^[9]
Mount Cooroora
Mount Cooroy
Mount Oxley (New South Wales)
Murphy's Hay Stack^[10]
Pildappa Rock^[11]
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

Hårteigen

Portugal

Monsanto da Beira

Serbia

Fruška Gora

Sweden

United Kingdom

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.

^ "Parc National de Taï". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ ^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.
^ AUDET, Sonia, BLAIS Normand, LAVOIE Michelle, L'HEUREUX Stéphane, MORIN Rémi, and PRÉVOST Louise, SITES GÉOLOGIQUES TOURISTIQUES EN ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE, September 1984, l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue College, Department of History and Geography (in French) p32
^ ^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.
^ Shaw, Paul (1980). "Cave development on a granite inselberg, South Rupumi Savannas, Guyana". Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 24 (1): 68–76.
^ 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.

[1] "Parc National de Taï". Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[portik-2] ^ ^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.

[3] 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.

[:2-4] AUDET, Sonia, BLAIS Normand, LAVOIE Michelle, L'HEUREUX Stéphane, MORIN Rémi, and PRÉVOST Louise, SITES GÉOLOGIQUES TOURISTIQUES EN ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE, September 1984, l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue College, Department of History and Geography (in French) p32

[GarciaHermelin-5] 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.

[ZeitGuy-6] Shaw, Paul (1980). "Cave development on a granite inselberg, South Rupumi Savannas, Guyana". Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 24 (1): 68–76.

[Huber2001-7] 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.

[8] "Hyden Western Australia". www.hyden.asn.au. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-08-13.

[9] "Noosa Biosphere Ltd.: Explore – Eco Systems – Land". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-13.

[10] "Murphy's haystacks – Inselbergs – Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia". Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2010-08-13.

[11] "Pildappa Rock – Eyre Peninsula – Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia". Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2010-08-13.

[Nenonenetal2018-12] 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.

[Naten-13] Lidmar-Bergström, Karna. "Inselberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[14] 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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