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Tepuis are internationally recognized as unique sandstone "inselberg" formations, emerging from the ancient Guayanan Shield, and who prolonged isolation and abrupt topography (among other things) have lead to a great many endemic species.
Tepuis 2008
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The high altitude of this isolated relict inselberg and the cool, moist conditions at its summit could explain the high level of endemism found in this region.
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This inselberg of nearly vertical Precambrian strata is about 2.5 kilometers long and more than 350 meters high
100 Things You've Done Meme: A Geologist's Version ReBecca Foster 2008
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This inselberg of nearly vertical Precambrian strata is about 2.5 kilometers long and more than 350 meters high
Archive 2008-12-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Of the twelve sites, three are in high mountains: Mongun Taiga, Tsagaan Shuvuut and Turgen; two are in lower mountains: Aryskannyg and Ular; one is an inselberg: Yamaalyg; two are desert: Tsugeer els and Altan els; three, Ubsu-Nur, Oroku-Shinaa and Tes River, are wetland and one is Uvs Nuur lake itself.
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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The 360 m high Van Stockemberg formation, is another example of a well-known inselberg in the reserve.
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Low inselberg hills in the north and east are of granite.
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The near-endemic Angola cave-chat (Xenocopsychus ansorgei) is common but extremely localized, being limited to a few rocky hills and cliffs and surrounding forest habitat in four isolated areas, two of which fall into the ecoregion: eastern Namibe and Huíla in the southern outlier of the ecoregion, and on the inselberg of Mt. Soque in Huambo.
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The most famous inselberg in the CSNR is the Voltzberg Dome (250 m above sea level).
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The granite inselberg of Yamaalyg is especially rich in burial mounds, petroglyphs, steles and effigies.
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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These signals are coming from weather stations, installed on two of the Dja’s peculiar inselbergs—rocky islands that rise above the dense rain forest.
Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future Jer Thorp 2023
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An inselberg is also known as a monadnock or a koppie, and the French speakers in the Dja called them rochées.
Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future Jer Thorp 2023
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We spent a week traversing the jungle, hiking between camp and the reserve's unique inselbergs - rocky outcroppings that rise above the jungle, strange geological formations that host their own unique forests.
ruzuzu commented on the word inselberg
"An inselberg or monadnock (/məˈnædnɒk/) is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. In southern and south-central Africa, a similar formation of granite is known as a koppie, an Afrikaans word ("little head") from the Dutch word kopje. If the inselberg is dome-shaped and formed from granite or gneiss, it can also be called a bornhardt, though not all bornhardts are inselbergs."
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inselberg&oldid=854724700
October 29, 2018