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What (who) is monadnock - definition

ISOLATED ROCK HILL, KNOB, RIDGE, OR SMALL MOUNTAIN IN THE TROPICS, RISES ABRUPTLY FROM A GENTLY SLOPING OR VIRTUALLY LEVEL SURROUNDING PLAIN
Monadnock; Kopjes; Kopje; Manadnock; Koppie; Monadnocks; Kopjie; Inselbergs; Isolated hill; Monadrock; Residual (landform); Residual (geology); Residual mountain; Monadanock
  • Inselberg in the state of [[Bahia]], northeastern [[Brazil]]
  • [[Peña de Bernal]] in [[Bernal, Querétaro]], [[México]]
  • An inselberg in [[Western Sahara]]
  • Lion atop a koppie in the [[Serengeti]], northern [[Tanzania]]
  • [[Mount Monadnock]] in [[New Hampshire]], United States
  • Peñón de Guatapé]], Antioquia Department, Colombia
  • [[Pietra di Bismantova]] in the [[Apennines]], [[Italy]]
  • [[Rocca di Cavour]], [[Piedmont]], [[Italy]]

monadnock         
[m?'nadn?k]
¦ noun an isolated hill or ridge of erosion-resistant rock rising above a peneplain.
Origin
C19: named after Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, US.
Kopje         
·add. ·noun A hillock; a small kop.
Inselberg         
An inselberg or monadnock () 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 is known as a koppie, an Afrikaans word ("little head") from the Dutch diminutive word kopje.

Wikipedia

Inselberg

An inselberg or monadnock () 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 is known as a koppie, an Afrikaans word ("little head") from the Dutch diminutive 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. 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.

Examples of use of monadnock
1. In the inky black morning, the five–person Monadnock Merlins are making their final preparations.
2. But in the end, their efforts don‘t equal a win – and that‘s okay. 2006 Superbowl of Birding: 127 people; 86 species logged by winning team; Monadnock Merlins: 70 species, 13th place.