Mogote
A mogote (/məˈɡoʊti/)[1] is a generally isolated, steep-sided residual hill in the tropics composed of either limestone, marble, or dolomite. Mogotes are surrounded by nearly flat alluvial plains. The hills typically have a rounded, tower-like form.
Overview
[edit | edit source]This term is used for hills, isolated or linked, with very steep, almost vertical, walls, surrounded by alluvial plains in the tropics, regardless of whether the carbonate strata in which they have formed are folded or not.[2][3]
Mogotes are common in tropical and subtropical karst areas around the world, specifically in southern China, the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam; as well as the Caribbean, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic is another karst area that contains mogotes.[4]
The word mogote comes from the Basque word mokoti 'sharp-pointed' (from moko 'mountain peak').[5] In Puerto Rico, several mogotes along a ridge are called pepinos.[6]
Gallery
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Mogotes in Puerto Rico rising out of pineapple fields in a plain of blanket sand near Coto Sur. The quarry in the left background is 1 kilometer east of Manati.
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Two mogotes showing their typical rounded shape in Viñales Valley in Pinar del Río Province, western Cuba
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Mogotes, Northern Matanzas Province, near the city of Cárdenas, Cuba
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Mogotes in Northern Cuba, between Matanzas and Havana Provinces -
View of mogotes along the Northern karst zone of Puerto Rico.
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Mogotes in Sector Hess in Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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Fengcongs and fenglins in Guilin, Guangxi, southeastern China, part of the South China Karst region.
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Aerial view of the Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines, exhibiting both mogotes and cockpit karst characteristics.
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Mogotes, Krabi Province, southern Thailand.
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Islets of mogotes in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
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See also
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- Chocolate Hills, Philippines
- Hin Namno, Laos
- Kinta Valley, Malaysia
- Krabi Province, Thailand
- Los Haitises, Dominican Republic
- Northern Karst Region, Puerto Rico
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Vietnam
- South China Karst, China
- Viñales Valley, Cuba
References
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- ^ Neuendorf, K. K. E., J. P. Mehl, Jr., and J. A. Jackson, 2005, Glossary of Geology, 5th ed. American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia. 779 p. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002, A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology (2002 Edition). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington Office, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-02/003. 221 p.
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Further reading
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