Sky islands
An isolated mountain peak surrounded by a glacier is commonly referred to as a nunatak.
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Nunatak
Monadnock is an originally Native American term for an isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion. The name was taken from Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire (USA). The name is thought to derive from the Abenaki language, from either menonadenak ("smooth mountain") or menadena ("isolated mountain").
Intermontane regions are areas located between mountain ranges. They often contain valleys and basins that are surrounded by mountains on multiple sides. These regions are characterized by unique topography and can have distinctive climates and ecosystems.
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the ecosystem is what they eat
they live in mountains
Which country is completely surrounded by South Africa? The small mountain kingdom of Lesotho is an enclave that is completely surrounded by South Africa. It has a population of about two million. Lesotho was first known as Basutoland, emerging as a single polity under king Moshoeshoe I in 1822. It became a British protectorate in 1868 and gained its independence in 1966.LesothoLesotho
Bhutan is mostly isolated by the Himalayas, with the mountain range forming a natural barrier around the country.
The mountain ranges in Greece would create vallies where citys were built. Because the mountains were very hard to travel over they isolated the city to develope individully from the other citys making them city-states.
Innsbruck, Austria is a city that is surrounded by mountains, including the Karwendel Alps and the Nordkette mountain range.