Abstract
The inselberg landscape (Inselberglandschaft) as described by Bornhardt (1900) has also been called the ‘savanna landscape’; and the concept of a ‘savanna cycle’ has been introduced in an attempt to explain its origin (Cotton, 1942(a)). This landscape type, which is common in the tropics, is characterised by a great extent of very smooth, nearly level plains which are flooded in the wet season. From the plains inselbergs rise abruptly, forming very steep-sided isolated hillocks and hills, even mountains, of more or less bare rock.
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Cotton, C.A. (1973). The Theory of Savanna Planation. In: Derbyshire, E. (eds) Climatic Geomorphology. The Geographical Readings Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15508-8_11
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