<p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”>A <b>mountain</b> is an elevated portion of the Earth’s crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”>Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism,<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-1″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup> which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years.<sup id=”cite_ref-levin-2010-83_2-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[2]</sup> Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers.<sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[3]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”>A <b>mountain</b> is an elevated portion of the Earth’s crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”>Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism,<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-1″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup> which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years.<sup id=”cite_ref-levin-2010-83_2-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[2]</sup> Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers.<sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[3]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”>A <b>mountain</b> is an elevated portion of the Earth’s crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”>Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism,<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-1″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup> which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years.<sup id=”cite_ref-levin-2010-83_2-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[2]</sup> Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers.<sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[3]</sup>A <b>mountain</b> is an elevated portion of the Earth’s crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”><sup class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>Mountains are formed<span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>through</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>tectonic forces<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>,</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>erosion<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>, or</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>volcanism<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>,</span><sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-1″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years.</span><sup id=”cite_ref-levin-2010-83_2-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>[2]</sup><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>weathering<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>, through</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>slumping<span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>and other forms of</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>mass wasting<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>, as well as through erosion by</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>rivers<span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>and</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>glaciers<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>.</span><sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>[3]</sup></sup>A <b>mountain</b> is an elevated portion of the Earth’s crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.<sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup></p> <p style=”margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”><sup class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 11.2px;”><sup class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>Mountains are formed<span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>through</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>tectonic forces<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>,</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>erosion<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>, or</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>volcanism<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>,</span><sup id=”cite_ref-agi-1997_1-1″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>[1]</sup><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years.</span><sup id=”cite_ref-levin-2010-83_2-0″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>[2]</sup><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>weathering<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>, through</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>slumping<span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>and other forms of</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>mass wasting<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>, as well as through erosion by</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>rivers<span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”>and</span><span style=”font-size: 14px;”> </span>glaciers<span style=”font-size: 14px;”>.</span><sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference” style=”line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; font-size: 11.2px;”>[3]</sup></sup></sup></p>
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