mountains

     

A mountain is a lanform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area, with a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill, but there is no universally accepted standard definition for the height of a mountain or a hill although a mountain usually has an identifiable summit. Mountains cover 64% of Asia, 36% of North America, 25% of Europe, 22% of South America, 17% of Australia, and 3% of Africa. As a whole, 24% of the Earth's land mass is mountainous. 10% of people live in mountainous regions. Most of the world's rivers are fed from mountain sources, and more than half of humanity depends on mountains for water.

Trivia about mountains

  • The Alps are an example of the fold type of these; the Tetons are the fault-block type
  • Isostasy says rock formations that rise high, as the Tetons & others of these, must sink deeper into the Earth
  • Ben Lomond, Ben Venue & Ben Wyvis are these
  • 3 of these we've never mentioned are Quandary in Colorado, Ulugh Muztagh in Tibet & Lister in Antarctica
  • Ben More, Ben Alder & Ben Macdui are not people but tall ones of these in Scotland
  • By definition, orogeny is the geologic process by which these are formed on earth
  • Orographic precipitation is caused by moist air rising over one or more of these, oros in Greek

Tweets about mountains

  • Finally have another copy of this story and piece of history. A miracle in the mountains and big…
  • RT @annecurtissmith: Day 2 of taping for Dyesebel today!!! Off we go to the mountains!!!!
  • RT @LadyGeeMadd: @xxLaReinax It is but only to visit, I wouldn't live there 😩 like driving around in the mountains, I can't do that tbh 🙅
  • @xxLaReinax It is but only to visit, I wouldn't live there 😩 like driving around in the mountains, I can't do that tbh 🙅
  • Photo "Rising Mountains" by David S Long (@BarHawg) #500px
  • Come with us into the #Bavarian mountains and get in touch with history, tradition and lifestyle of the Salzburg area
  • #wheniwasakid I lived in Haiti and wrote a book about it! Land of Mountains Got #Zombies? #kidlit #asmsg #bynr #yali
  • Explore volcanic mountains, a boiling lake and dense rain forest in Dominica
  • Mosaic Mandalas made with elements foraged in the Utah mountains & valley!Pretty neat huh? via
  • RT @geograph_bi: Glen More, Isle of Mull, #mountains #colourfull @ArgyllandIsles #landscape © Richard Webb
  • @rahulgrover88 @rahulkanwal @India_Progress Disagree is u make this high speed h will u c the beauty of mountains
  • RT @Contwixt: Even the tallest mountains are akin to specks of dust on a billiard ball. So settle down there, extreme sport-folk. Nice sh…
  • RT @BritonandDane: The Adventures of Cecilia Spark, The Mystical Mountains of Terra, Book 2, #audible #kidslit #share @NgaireInfo
  • Yesterday during our hike we found a lake in the mountains and it felt sooo good to take my boots off and dip my feet in the cold water ^-^
  • mountains are so pretty 💓💓
  • RT @GoToIrelandGB: We agree! MT @EnelyaNollaig: #Carlingford Sea & mountains in the same place. Just beautiful <3 ht…
  • When there are no great tigers in the deep mountains, even a monkey can become king.
  • @RenaultIndia the up & down the mountains small & curve surface on the road & a perfect cuts by Duster #MakesMeUnstoppable
  • Rewind Time: Guillermo del Toro Says He Could Make 'At the Mountains of Madness' as PG-13
  • The Adventures of Cecilia Spark, The Mystical Mountains of Terra, Book 2, #audible #kidslit #share @NgaireInfo
  • If I've learned one thing on this job, it's that 'failure demand' is a dry label for mountains of very human misery: https://t.co/vUkLMul1ui
  • Love & kindness move mountains.
  • Day 2 of taping for Dyesebel today!!! Off we go to the mountains!!!!
  • From mountains, islands and a secret town, China's NSA-like spy organization tracks the world
  • i feel like going for a hike in the mountains, but canada is flatter than my chest. so it's not going to happen.
  • Abandoned mine in the Ural Mountains, Russia by Mishainik
  • Ama Dablam Himalaya Mountains
  • I've missed these mountains. #home <3
  • Little spot in the mountains.
  • The small town of Å tramberk nestled in the mountains of the Czech Republic. #Photo by Jancehlarik
  • I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery - air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, 'This is what it is to be happy.'
  • On top of a mountains and a river literally ran through it...
  • Colors of the evening. Shooting in #SanJuan Mountains. #PentaxK3
  • Faith can move mountains. She's a big girl.
  • Step Fully Into Your Gift and Move Mountains! #DailyMotivation #Inspiration #Priorities #Life
  • @RobbieKay_ the beach or the mountains? #askrobbie
  • Godbless these mountains with negative service
  • RT @drkent: Batman Mountains by Sus Bogaerts #WeAreAlive
  • RT @ToasterWolves: Toaster King of the Mountains flag in York for today's Tour de France #letouryorkshire #letour #tdf @OfficialWolves http…
  • Prolly ride up to the mountains and go tubbin with the homies here in a few
  • The mountains
  • RT @JEOPARDY_TG: I forgot this Harriman ain't nothing but trees mountains and a lake out here!
  • Last year, China's top Internet security official said he has "mountains of data" that serves as proof the U.S....
  • @noellezolman24 family vacation with my mom in the mountains
  • Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.
  • RT @BEAUTIFULPlCS: Green trees and snow capped mountains in Montreux, #Switzerland. Photo by Florin Biscu.
  • Smoke a blunt in the mountains
  • Only complain about the mountains is all the damn bugs. 🐛🐞🐝🐜 I've been eaten alive by Mosquitoes
  • RT @Chavez__allen: “@NickyWillzUIM: Bet you cnt tell me the only party that can actually move mountains 😱 ?”
  • Can you believe these mountains were NOT photoshopped? 15 images of China's Danxia landform