🏔️ Inselbergs of the World

These are notable inselbergs — rock islands: granite domes and tors left standing when the soft country around them was worn to a plain, from the sugarloafs of the Namib and the Yoruba hills of Nigeria to Uluru country and the monadnocks of the American East. Each profile shows where the inselberg rises, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

17 inselbergs from 14 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any inselberg for its full profile.

Africa (2) Americas (4) Asia (3) Europe (7) Oceania (1)

Africa (2 inselbergs)

Americas (4 inselbergs)

Asia (3 inselbergs)

Europe (7 inselbergs)

Oceania (1 inselbergs)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.