inselberg

noun

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as in seamount

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Recent Examples of inselberg Sun, wind, and water sculpted the sandstone into a dramatic, desolate, unearthly landscape of gorges and valleys, inselbergs and stacks, towering tassili and natural arches. — Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024 Geologists had suspected that these inselbergs, found in Brazil, Australia, and southern Africa, are old—enduring while erosion stripped away the surrounding landscape. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 26 June 2019 Since the 1950s, more than 30 people have died climbing the sandstone inselberg, which juts up 1,142 feet from the surrounding plains. — Deutsche Welle, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inselberg
  1. seamount
  2. knob
  3. cordillera
  4. mountain range
  5. sierra
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  • The issue was further complicated by the fact that less than one-tenth of one percent of the world’s seamounts has been explored with any significant detail, even as they are found in every world ocean basin.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • The symbiotic worm was found on a volcanic seamount in the Shichiyo Seamount Chain, Japan, at a depth of 2,595 feet.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Definition of seamount
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  • Featuring a classic gold-tone knob and black handle, Le Creuset’s elevated tea kettle is now under $75 in the retiring olive color.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
  • In another edge over many EVs, analog switches manage some key controls, including a volume knob.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of knob
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  • At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
  • Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera, from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Definition of cordillera
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  • But even in a regular photograph, Horálek was able to show the incredible beauty of the glow of the Milky Way's heart above the mountain range, with every color in the rainbow popping up in the gas and dust across our galaxy.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • As expected, the sprawling property boasts luxury amenities, including a home theater, gym, outdoor swimming pool, gourmet kitchen, and views of the nearby Lafinka Golf Club and surrounding mountain range.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of mountain range
Noun
  • Mallorca’s very own mountain range is perfect walking territory, boasting the famous Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route), a 93-mile trail that runs the length of the sierra from Andratx to Pollença.
    — Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
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