It's a mass of hard rock that has resisted erosion even though the plateau around it has been destroyed. The Uluru is an example. :)
The giant monolith, or inselberg, Uluru is in Australia. Though commonly thought to be the largest inselberg in the country, it is, in fact, second to Mt Augustus.
A Plateau, a Mountain, a Hill, an Inselberg, a Pinnacle etc.
Uluru (Ayers Rock) is an inselberg, literally "island mountain", an isolated remnant left after the slow erosion of an original mountain range. Uluru is also often referred to as a monolith, although this is a somewhat ambiguous term that is generally avoided by geologists.
The correct term for a knob of rock that rises up from a peneplain is an inselberg.
The large rock in central Aystralia is Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock. Strictly speaking, it is not just a rock, but an inselberg.
Inselberg Inselberg
An inselberg is a knob of resistant rock in a wide erosional plain, typically found in deserts.
A desert dune is a dune formed in a desert
The Namib desert is regarded as one of the oldest desert in the world. It was formed naturally due to the little precipitation.
Australia's most famous inselberg, or monolith, is Uluru, or Ayers Rock, in central Australia.
Ayers Rock is Australia's most famous inselberg, or single, isolated mountain of solid rock.
A desert arch is formed by the action of wind carried sand grains abrading a weakness in the rock.
A desert arch is formed by the action of wind carried sand grains abrading a weakness in the rock.
The Syrian Desert.
The giant monolith, or inselberg, Uluru is in Australia. Though commonly thought to be the largest inselberg in the country, it is, in fact, second to Mt Augustus.
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