An inselberg (Image by Google)
The first time I read about inselbergs I thought I had read "icebergs" in the wrong way. But it wasn't the case.
The word "inselberg" comes from the German "insel" (= island) and "berg" (= mountain), and basically means an isolated hill that stands above plains and appears like an island rising from the sea... But on dry land. They're relict features, since they maintained their form as the surrounding landscape was lowered.
The word "inselberg" comes from the German "insel" (= island) and "berg" (= mountain), and basically means an isolated hill that stands above plains and appears like an island rising from the sea... But on dry land. They're relict features, since they maintained their form as the surrounding landscape was lowered.
~Ally
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