geography mountain - freebase-schema/freebase GitHub Wiki

---

A mountain is a large and steep landform that rises high above its surrounding terrain. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill, but there is considerable overlap, and usage often depends on local custom.

• Mountains of different types:

• Dome mountains (e.g. Navajo Mountain, Cascade Mountain)

• Plateau mountains (e.g. Hunter Mountain)

• Fold mountains (e.g. Mount Robson, Mount Yamantaw)

• Fault block mountains (e.g. Telescope Peak, Mont Donon)

• Volcanoes (e.g. Tyatya, Taal Volcano, Mount Manengouba)

• Undersea mountains and volcanoes (e.g. Bowie Seamount, Lōʻihi Seamount, Davidson Seamount)

• Hills (e.g. Chocolate Hills, Shouting Hill, Kwabotwe)

• Subsidiary peaks of mountains (e.g. Seahpo Peak, Ganalo Peak, Benedict Peak)

• Sea cliffs (e.g. Hangman Cliffs, Tojimbo, Cliffs of Moher)

• Highlands and plateaus (e.g. Tibetan Plateau, Jos Plateau, Shire Highlands)

• Canyons (e.g. McKittrick Canyon, Sumidero Canyon, Ouimet Canyon)

• Mountain passes (e.g. Mont Cenis, Col du Lautaret, Lairig Ghru)

• Use the Mountain pass type for these.

• Mountain ranges (e.g. Canadian Rockies, Cordillera Central, Himalayas, Sierra Nevada)

• Use the Mountain range type for these.

• Escarpments (e.g. Niagara Escarpment, Bandiagra Escarpment, Usas Escarpment

• Use the Geographical feature and Geological formation types for these.

• Groupings of mountains based on height or prominence (e.g. High Peaks, New England Fifty Finest, Welsh 3000s, Eight-thousander)

• Use the Mountain listing type for these.