A New High-Resolution Map of World Mountains and an Online Tool for Visualizing and Comparing Characterizations of Global Mountain Distributions

Sayre, Roger; Frye, Charlie; Karagulle, Deniz; Krauer, Jürg; Breyer, Sean; Aniello, Peter; J. Wright, Dawn; Payne, Davnah; Adler, Carolina; Warner, Harumi; Paco VanSistine, D.; J. Cress, Jill

doi:10.1659/mrd-journal-d-17-00107.1

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A New High-Resolution Map of World Mountains and an Online Tool for Visualizing and Comparing Characterizations of Global Mountain Distributions

Published in Mountain Research and Development • Aug 1, 2018

Authors:

Roger Sayre

Charlie Frye

Deniz Karagulle

Abstract

Answers to the seemingly straightforward questions “what is a mountain?” and “where are the mountains of the world?” are in fact quite complex, and there have been few attempts to map the mountains of the earth in a consistent and rigorous fashion. However, knowing exactly where mountain ecosystems ...

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Landform

Terrain

Mountain range (options)

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