Inselberg

An inselberg or monadnock (/məˈnædnɒk/ mə-NAD-nok) is an isolated rock 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^{[citation needed]} is known as a koppie, an Afrikaans word ("little head") from the Dutch diminutive word kopje.^[1] 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. An inselberg results when a body of rock resistant to erosion, such as granite, occurring within a body of softer rocks, is exposed by differential erosion and lowering of the surrounding landscape.^[2]

^ Webster's New Explorer Dictionary of Word Origins (2004). Federal Street Press: New York.
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[1] Webster's New Explorer Dictionary of Word Origins (2004). Federal Street Press: New York.

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