Mountain peaks of the Caribbean
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This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the islands of the Caribbean Sea
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Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid
, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's
sea level
as an equipotential
gravitational surface
. Topographic prominence
is the elevation difference between the summit
and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation
is the minimum great circle
distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence. There are seven ultra-prominent summits in the Caribbean.
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mountain peaks of the Caribbean.
The first seven of these summits each have at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence
. See the List of Ultras in the Caribbean for a table of the seven summits with at least 1500 meters of topographic prominence
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mountain peaks of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence
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The first 14 of these summits each have at least 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation
and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence
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Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid
Geoid
The geoid is that equipotential surface which would coincide exactly with the mean ocean surface of the Earth, if the oceans were in equilibrium, at rest , and extended through the continents . According to C.F...
, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's
Earth
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sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
as an equipotential
Equipotential
Equipotential or isopotential in mathematics and physics refers to a region in space where every point in it is at the same potential. This usually refers to a scalar potential , although it can also be applied to vector potentials...
gravitational surface
Surface
In mathematics, specifically in topology, a surface is a two-dimensional topological manifold. The most familiar examples are those that arise as the boundaries of solid objects in ordinary three-dimensional Euclidean space R3 — for example, the surface of a ball...
. Topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
is the elevation difference between the summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
is the minimum great circle
Great circle
A great circle, also known as a Riemannian circle, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere, as opposed to a general circle of a sphere where the plane is not required to pass through the center...
distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence. There are seven ultra-prominent summits in the Caribbean.
Highest major summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 highest mountain peaks of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominenceTopographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
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| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
Nation Nation A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up... |
Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Pico Duarte Pico Duarte Pico Duarte is the highest peak in all the Caribbean islands. It lies in the Cordillera Central range, the greatest of the Dominican Republic's mountain chains. The Cordillera Central extends from the plains between San Cristóbal and Baní to the northwestern peninsula of Haiti, where it is known as... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 2 | Loma Alto de la Bandera | Island of Hispaniola |
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| 3 | Pic la Selle Pic la Selle Pic la Selle , also called Morne La Selle, is the highest peak in Haiti with a height of 2,680 meters above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range. It is located in the Ouest administrative department.... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 4 | Pic Macaya Pic Macaya Pic Macaya is the second highest mountain in Haiti and the fifth highest in the Caribbean, rising to an elevation of 2,347 meters above sea level.The mountain is located in the Pic Macaya National Park.... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 5 | Loma Gajo en Medio | Island of Hispaniola |
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| 6 | Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in Jamaica at 2,256 metres . It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee and their famous tours. Blue Mountain Peak is the second highest peak in the Caribbean after Pico Duarte of the Dominican Republic... |
Island of Jamaica |
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| 7 | Pico Real del Turquino | Island of Cuba |
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| 8 | La Grande Soufrière La Grande Soufrière La Grande Soufrière, , is an active stratovolcano located on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. It is the tallest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, and rises 1,467 m high.... |
île de Basse-Terre |
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| 9 | Morne Diablotins Morne Diablotins Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe... |
Island of Dominica |
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| 10 | Montagne Pelée | Island of Martinique |
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| 11 | Cerro de Punta Cerro de Punta Cerro de Punta or just Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, raising to above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Ponce.-Location:... |
Island of Puerto Rico |
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| 12 | Gran Piedra | Island of Cuba |
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| 13 | La Soufrière Soufrière (volcano) La Soufrière [The Sulfurer] or Soufrière Saint Vincent is an active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean.- Geography and structure :... |
Island of Saint Vincent |
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| 14 | Mount Liamuiga Mount Liamuiga Mount Liamuiga is a stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern... |
Island of Saint Kitts |
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| 15 | Pico San Juan | Island of Cuba |
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Most prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically prominentTopographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
mountain peaks of the Caribbean.
The first seven of these summits each have at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
. See the List of Ultras in the Caribbean for a table of the seven summits with at least 1500 meters of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
Nation Nation A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up... |
Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Pico Duarte Pico Duarte Pico Duarte is the highest peak in all the Caribbean islands. It lies in the Cordillera Central range, the greatest of the Dominican Republic's mountain chains. The Cordillera Central extends from the plains between San Cristóbal and Baní to the northwestern peninsula of Haiti, where it is known as... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 2 | Pic la Selle Pic la Selle Pic la Selle , also called Morne La Selle, is the highest peak in Haiti with a height of 2,680 meters above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range. It is located in the Ouest administrative department.... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 3 | Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in Jamaica at 2,256 metres . It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee and their famous tours. Blue Mountain Peak is the second highest peak in the Caribbean after Pico Duarte of the Dominican Republic... |
Island of Jamaica |
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| 4 | Pic Macaya Pic Macaya Pic Macaya is the second highest mountain in Haiti and the fifth highest in the Caribbean, rising to an elevation of 2,347 meters above sea level.The mountain is located in the Pic Macaya National Park.... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 5 | Pico Real del Turquino | Island of Cuba |
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| 6 | Loma Gajo en Medio | Island of Hispaniola |
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| 7 | Loma Alto de la Bandera | Island of Hispaniola |
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| 8 | La Grande Soufrière La Grande Soufrière La Grande Soufrière, , is an active stratovolcano located on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. It is the tallest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, and rises 1,467 m high.... |
île de Basse-Terre |
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| 9 | Morne Diablotins Morne Diablotins Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe... |
Island of Dominica |
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| 10 | Montagne Pelée | Island of Martinique |
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| 11 | Cerro de Punta Cerro de Punta Cerro de Punta or just Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, raising to above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Ponce.-Location:... |
Island of Puerto Rico |
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| 12 | La Soufrière Soufrière (volcano) La Soufrière [The Sulfurer] or Soufrière Saint Vincent is an active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean.- Geography and structure :... |
Island of Saint Vincent |
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| 13 | Mount Liamuiga Mount Liamuiga Mount Liamuiga is a stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern... |
Island of Saint Kitts |
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| 14 | Mount Gimie Mount Gimie Mount Gimie is the tallest mountain on the island of St. Lucia. The mountain's peak reaches 950 m . It is of volcanic origin and is covered by lush tropical rainforest.... |
Island of Saint Lucia |
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| 15 | Aripo Peak | Island of Trinidad |
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Most isolated major summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolatedTopographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
mountain peaks of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
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The first 14 of these summits each have at least 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) of topographic isolation
Topographic isolation
The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
and at least 500 meters (1640.4 feet) of topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
.
| Rank Ranking A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either 'ranked higher than', 'ranked lower than' or 'ranked equal to' the second.... |
Mountain Peak Summit (topography) In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation... |
Nation Nation A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up... |
Island Island An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm... |
Elevation | Prominence Topographic prominence In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit... |
Isolation Topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for... |
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| 1 | Pico Duarte Pico Duarte Pico Duarte is the highest peak in all the Caribbean islands. It lies in the Cordillera Central range, the greatest of the Dominican Republic's mountain chains. The Cordillera Central extends from the plains between San Cristóbal and Baní to the northwestern peninsula of Haiti, where it is known as... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 2 | La Grande Soufrière La Grande Soufrière La Grande Soufrière, , is an active stratovolcano located on the French island of Basse-Terre, in Guadeloupe. It is the tallest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, and rises 1,467 m high.... |
île de Basse-Terre |
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| 3 | Cerro de Punta Cerro de Punta Cerro de Punta or just Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, raising to above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Ponce.-Location:... |
Island of Puerto Rico |
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| 4 | Pico San Juan | Island of Cuba |
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| 5 | Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in Jamaica at 2,256 metres . It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee and their famous tours. Blue Mountain Peak is the second highest peak in the Caribbean after Pico Duarte of the Dominican Republic... |
Island of Jamaica |
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| 6 | Pico Real del Turquino | Island of Cuba |
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| 7 | Pic Macaya Pic Macaya Pic Macaya is the second highest mountain in Haiti and the fifth highest in the Caribbean, rising to an elevation of 2,347 meters above sea level.The mountain is located in the Pic Macaya National Park.... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 8 | Mount Liamuiga Mount Liamuiga Mount Liamuiga is a stratovolcano which forms the western part of the island of Saint Kitts. The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern... |
Island of Saint Kitts |
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| 9 | La Soufrière Soufrière (volcano) La Soufrière [The Sulfurer] or Soufrière Saint Vincent is an active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean.- Geography and structure :... |
Island of Saint Vincent |
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| 10 | Aripo Peak | Island of Trinidad |
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| 11 | Mount Saint Catherine | Island of Grenada |
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| 12 | Gran Piedra | Island of Cuba |
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| 13 | Pic la Selle Pic la Selle Pic la Selle , also called Morne La Selle, is the highest peak in Haiti with a height of 2,680 meters above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range. It is located in the Ouest administrative department.... |
Island of Hispaniola |
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| 14 | Mount Sage Mount Sage Mount Sage is a volcanic peak which is the highest point in the British Virgin Islands. It is located on the island of Tortola to the southwest of the island group's capital Road Town, and rises to a height of 530 m .... |
Island of Tortola |
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| 15 | Main Ridge | Island of Tobago |
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See also
- CaribbeanCaribbeanThe Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
- Geography of the Caribbean
- :Category:Mountains of the Caribbean
- commons:Category:Mountains of the Caribbean
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- Geography of the Caribbean
- Physical geographyPhysical geographyPhysical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the...
- TopographyTopographyTopography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
- Topographic elevation
- Topographic isolationTopographic isolationThe topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum horizontal distance to the nearest point of higher elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point. Topographic isolation can be calculated for small hills and islands as well as for...
- Topographic prominenceTopographic prominenceIn topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
- Topographic summit
- Topography
- Lists of mountains
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