#inselberg

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Wave Rock (Katter Kich) near Hyden, Western Australia

This is part of a granite Inselberg and has been formed by wind and rain erosion. It is 15 meters high and around 110 meters long.

On my travels

[mothmiso]

Uluru - August 2017 (2) (3) (4) (5) by Alan Daniels

Via Flickr:

(1) Cave at Uluru (3) Thorny devil pedestrian. Foudn thsi guy sun baking on the road.     

[botanyone]

Fire, Heat, and Light Shape the Survival of Seeds in Brazil’s Rocky Ecosystems

Rock outcrops are challenging environments where unique and diverse plant species have evolved. These species have adapted to survive in nutrient poor soils, high temperatures, and limited water availability. But how do they manage to do that? A recent study, published in Annals of Botany, explored the factors influencing seed germination and survival in Brazilian rock outcrop ecosystems, known…

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INSELBERG - a mountain in Thuringen, Germany.

[2t2r]

Les meules de foin de Murphy

Nouvel article publié sur https://www.2tout2rien.fr/les-meules-de-foin-de-murphy/

Les meules de foin de Murphy

[afrotumble]

This is the Omatako mountains 🏔 Namibia 🇳🇦

Rising between 700 and 800m high, the prominent figures of the Omatako Mountains can be found along the road between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo. When driving from the other direction, a third peak emerges between the two bigger ones for an instant. In Herero, the name means "bùttocks". The inselbergs are relics of volcanic rocks, eroded over the years. Although cattle farming is the main source of income, hunting and tourism lend generous contributions. The thorn bùsh savannah is home to common game such as oryx, kudu and warthog with a wide range bird species also present.

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Wave Rock, Hyden, Western Australia: Wave Rock is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. The "wave" is about 15 m high and around 110 m long. It forms the north side of a solitary hill, which is known as "Hyden Rock". This hill, which is a granite inselberg, lies about 3 km east of the small town of Hyden and 296 km east-southeast of Perth, Western Australia.Wave Rock and Hyden Rock are part of a 160 ha (395-acre) nature reserve, Hyden Wildlife Park. More than 100,000 tourists visit every year. Wikipedia

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A new species of African legless skink, genus Acontias Cuvier, 1816 “1817” (Squamata: Scincidae) from Serra da Neve inselberg, south-western Angola

Mariana P. Marquesa, Diogo Parrinha, Arthur Tiutenko, et al.

ABSTRACT

During a recent survey of the Serra da Neve inselberg in south-western Angola, a population of legless skinks of the genus Acontias was found. Only three species of this genus have been recorded for the country so far – A. occidentalis, A. kgalagadi and A. jappi. Using an integrative approach and combining molecular and morphological data we found that the Serra da Neve population represents a new species, closely related to species such as A. percivali and some members of the A. occidentalis species complex. In this paper, we describe this population as a new species, Acontias mukwando sp. nov. and provide brief comments on its conservation and biogeography.

Read the paper here:

Full article: A new species of African legless skink, genus Acontias Cuvier, 1816 “1817” (Squamata: Scincidae) from Serra da Neve inselberg, south-western Angola (tandfonline.com)

[psk-dan-mervesogut]

"Her gün bana kaplumbağa ve tavşan masalını hatırlat. Hatırlat ki yarışı her zaman hızlı koşanın bitirmediğini, yaşamda hızı arttırmaktan daha önemli şeyler olduğunu bileyim."

- Anette Inselberg

Merhabalarr ✨️ Birçok konu için yavaşta olsa önemli olan sürekliliktir. Anette'nin dediği gibi bunu hatırlayalım...

Gününüz güzel geçsin.☀️🌕

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Manywele, one of the four Inselberg male lions, sitting peacefully on the plains of the Mara Triangle.

Maasai Mara, Kenya

📸 Jono Buffey

[jartita-me-teneis]

El Inselberg o monadnock es una colina de piedra aislada, Arabia Saudita

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The Hippo's Yawn

Granite Inselberg near Wave Rock

On my travels

[inselberg0]

chiacchierando nel boschetto di Fiesole, oltre un anno fa, A. e L. mi raccontarono di come coi loro amici giocarono ad indentificarsi in ambienti naturali l'un l'altro: A. i boschi fitti, come quelli appenninici, mentre L. i boschi di abeti. Per loro, invece, io sono un inselberg, da qui il nome di questo nuovo profilo. L'inselberg è una grande roccia solitaria e insolita, mi ha fatto e mi fa pensare tutt'ora molto come cosa, che può essere interpretata sia positivamente che negativamente.

[oldsardens]

Walter Leistikow - Landschaft mit Blick auf den großen Inselberg

[noneofthisisreal]

glacial erratic cosmic horror aporia

[tropic-havens]

The mini waterfalls of Gunung Lambak

Gunung Lambak, an inselberg with an elevation of 510m, is the house mountain of Kluang town in Johor, Malaysia. It is considered to be a good mountain trekking location for beginners and with its location being close to Singapore, it is also often popular not just with the locals, but with day trippers from neighbouring Singapore as well.  There are also mini waterfalls along the various paths in Gunung Lambak. These mini waterfalls often help to give a respite from the swelling heat and humidity of the local tropical weather in the Kluang area.