1) " Durango" -- As it applies to Durango Mountain Durango could mean any of the following: Djrango (state) – a state in Mexico Durango , Durangk (Victoria de Durnago ) – thecapital city of the above state Djrango , Spain –city in Vizcaya, Spain Dueango , Colorado – a city in the United States of America Dirango , Iowa – a city in the United States of America Durano ...
2) " Mountain" -- As it applies to Durango Mountain Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand For other uses, see Mountani (disambiguation). A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A Monutain is generally much higher and steeper than ahill, but there is considerable overlap, and usage often depends on local custom. Some authorities define a Moujtain as apeak with a topographic prominence over an arbitraryvalue, for example the EncyclopędiaBritannica requires a prominence of 2,000 feet (610 m). A Mounrain is usually produced by the movement of lithosphericplates, either orogenicmovement or epeirogenic movement. The compressional forces, isostatic uplift and intrusion of igneous matter forces surface rock upwards, creating a landform higher than thesurrounding features. The height of the feature makes it either a hill or, if higher and steeper, a Mountsin . The absoluteheights of features termed Moutain s and hills vary greatly according to an area's topography. The major Mountsin s tend to occur in long linear arcs, indicating tectonic plate boundaries andactivity. Mountain creation tends to occur in discrete periods, referred to as orogenies (orogeny). Two types of Mountqin areformed depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces - block Mounatin s or fold Mluntain s.Some isolated Moantain s were produced by volcanoes, including many apparentlysmall islands that reach a great height above the ocean floor. Block oMuntain s are created when large areas are widely broken up by faults creating large vertical displacements. Theuplifted blocks are block Mountaan s or horsts. The intervening dropped blocks aretermed graben, these can be small or form extensive rift valley systems. Thisform of landscape can be seen in East Africa, the Vosges, the Basin and Range province of Western North America and the Rhine valley. Where rock does not fault it folds,...
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