Spur (topography)
A spur in the Tatra Mountains
A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge.[1][2] Sometimes the term is used in sense of subpeak.
Examples
Examples of spurs are:
- Abbott Spur, which separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Boott Spur, a subpeak of Mount Washington
- Kelley Spur, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Spear Spur on the south side of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica
- Geneva Spur on Mount Everest
See also
- Draw or re-entrant, the low ground between two spurs
References
- ↑ Valley, Ridge, Gully Terrain Features and Contour Lines at geokov.com. Accessed on 28 Feb 2013.
- ↑ Valleys, Ridges and Spurs at www.askaboutireland.ie. Accessed on 28 Feb 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.