Intermontane
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Intermontane is a physiographic adjective formed from the prefix "inter-" ("signifying among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal) and the adjective "montane" ("inhabiting, or growing in mountainous region
s, especially cool, moist upland
slopes below the timberline
.") Usage includes intermontane basin such as New Zealand's Mackenzie Basin
and intermontane steppe such as the Sayan Intermontane Steppe.
The corresponding physiographic noun is intermountain
, while the noun intermontane is an ecologic noun meaning among, between, amid, or within "flora and fauna of a montane habitat
." As an example, an alpine region
would be an intermontane for a species that migrates between a glacial region and a subalpine
region.
Intermontane may refer to:
In palaeogeography
, intermontane may refer to
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
s, especially cool, moist upland
Highland (geography)
The term highland or upland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. Generally speaking, the term upland tends to be used for ranges of hills, typically up to 500-600m, and highland for ranges of low mountains.The Scottish Highlands refers to the mountainous...
slopes below the timberline
Timberline
Timberline or timber line has several meanings:* Tree line, the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing* Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark mountain lodge and ski area in Oregon, U.S....
.") Usage includes intermontane basin such as New Zealand's Mackenzie Basin
Mackenzie Basin
The Mackenzie Basin , is an elliptical intermontane basin, located in the Mackenzie and Waitaki Districts, near the centre of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest such basin in New Zealand...
and intermontane steppe such as the Sayan Intermontane Steppe.
The corresponding physiographic noun is intermountain
Intermountain
Path 27 is the designation of a bipolar HVDC transmission line between a Intermountain Power Agency power plant in Utah situated at and the Adelanto static inverter plant near Adelanto, California at ....
, while the noun intermontane is an ecologic noun meaning among, between, amid, or within "flora and fauna of a montane habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
." As an example, an alpine region
Climate of the Alps
The climate of the Alps is the climate, or average weather conditions over a long time, of the exact middle Alpine region of Europe. As air rises from sea level to the upper regions of the atmosphere the temperature decreases...
would be an intermontane for a species that migrates between a glacial region and a subalpine
Subalpine
The subalpine zone is the biotic zone immediately below tree line around the world. Species that occur in this zone depend on the location of the zone on the Earth, for example, Snow Gum in Australia, or Subalpine Larch, Mountain Hemlock and Subalpine Fir in western North America.Trees in the...
region.
Intermontane may refer to:
- Intermontane BeltIntermontane BeltThe Intermontane Belt is a physiogeological region in the Pacific Northwest of North America, stretching from northern Washington into British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska. It comprises rolling hills, high plateaus and deeply cut valleys. The rocks in the belt have very little similarities with the...
, a physiogeological region in the North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n Pacific NorthwestPacific NorthwestThe Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
. - Intermontane PlateausIntermontane PlateausPhysiographic regions of the U.S. InteriorSee:legendIn some places,high plateaus lie between the mountain ranges, for example,the plateau of Anatolia in Turkey and the plateau of Tibet.These are called "Intermontane plateaus"....
, the United States physiographic regionUnited States physiographic regionThe list of continental United States Physiographic regions identifies the 8 regions, 25 provinces, and 85 sections. The system dates to Nevin Fenneman's paper Physiographic Subdivision of the United States, published in 1917...
of the Intermountain WestIntermountain WestThe Intermountain West is a region of North America lying between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Cascades and Sierra Nevada to the west. It is also called the Intermountain Region.- Topography :...
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In palaeogeography
Palaeogeography
Palaeogeography is the study of what the geography was in times past. It is most often used about the physical landscape, although nothing excludes its use in reference to the human or cultural environment...
, intermontane may refer to
- Intermontane IslandsIntermontane IslandsThe Intermontane Islands were a giant chain of active volcanic islands somewhere in the Pacific Ocean during the Triassic time beginning around 245 million years ago. They were 600 to long and rode atop a microplate known as the Intermontane Plate...
, an ancient Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
chain of volcanic islands of the Intermontane PlateIntermontane PlateThe Intermontane Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate that lay on the west coast of North America about 195 million years ago. The Intermontane Plate had a chain of volcanic islands called the Intermontane Islands. The Intermontane Islands had been accumulating as a volcanic chain in the...
that were active during the TriassicTriassicThe Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
period. - Intermontane PlateIntermontane PlateThe Intermontane Plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate that lay on the west coast of North America about 195 million years ago. The Intermontane Plate had a chain of volcanic islands called the Intermontane Islands. The Intermontane Islands had been accumulating as a volcanic chain in the...
, an ancient oceanic tectonic plate on the west coast of North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
about 195 million years ago. - Intermontane TrenchIntermontane TrenchThe Intermontane Trench was an ancient oceanic trench during the Triassic time. The trench was probably 600 to 800 miles long, parallel to the west coast of North America. The ocean that the trench was located in was called the Slide Mountain Ocean....
, an ancient oceanic trenchOceanic trenchThe oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean floor....
of the TriassicTriassicThe Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
period along the west coast of North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in the former Slide Mountain OceanSlide Mountain OceanThe Slide Mountain Ocean was an ancient ocean that existed between the Intermontane Islands and North America in the Triassic time beginning around 245 million years ago. Its name origin comes from the Slide Mountain Terrane, a region made of rocks from the floor of the ancient ocean...
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