Massif




In geology, a massif (/mæˈsf/ or /ˈmæsɪf/) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a group of mountains formed by such a structure.


In mountaineering and climbing literature, a massif is frequently used to denote the main mass of an individual mountain. The massif is a smaller structural unit of the crust than a tectonic plate and is considered the fourth largest driving force in geomorphology.[1]


The word is taken from French (in which the word also means "massive"), where it is used to refer to a large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range. One of the most notable European examples of a massif is the Massif Central of the Auvergne region of France.


The Face on Mars is an example of an extraterrestrial massif.[2]


Massifs may also form underwater, as with the Atlantis Massif.[3]




Contents





  • 1 List of massifs

    • 1.1 Africa


    • 1.2 Antarctica


    • 1.3 Asia


    • 1.4 Europe


    • 1.5 North America


    • 1.6 Oceania


    • 1.7 Caribbean


    • 1.8 South America


    • 1.9 Submerged



  • 2 References




List of massifs




Africa



  • Adrar des Ifoghas – Mali


  • Aïr Massif – Niger


  • Bongo Massif – Central African Republic


  • Marojejy Massif – Madagascar


  • Mulanje Massif – Malawi


  • Waterberg Biosphere – South Africa


  • Virunga Massif – border shared by Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo


  • Kilimanjaro Massif – border of Kenya and Tanzania


  • Oban Massif – Nigeria


Antarctica


  • Borg Massif

  • Craddock Massif

  • Cumpston Massif

  • Vinson Massif

  • Otway Massif


Asia



  • Annapurna – Nepal


  • Chu Pong Massif – Vietnam


  • Dhaulagiri – Nepal


  • Gasherbrum – Pakistan


  • Hazaran – Iran


  • Kholeno – Iran


  • Kangchenjunga – Nepal


  • Knuckles Massif – Sri Lanka


  • Kondyor Massif – Russia


  • Kugitangtau Ridge – Turkmenistan


  • Logar ultrabasite massif – Logar Province, Afghanistan


  • Mount Ararat – Turkey


  • Mount Everest massif (including Lhotse) – border of Nepal and Tibet (China)


  • Mount Kinabalu – Malaysia


  • Mount Tomuraushi – Japan


  • Nanga Parbat – Pakistan


  • Nun Kun – India


  • Panchchuli – India


  • Shillong – Meghalaya, India


Europe



  • Alpilles – France


  • Aravis Range – France


  • Ardennes Massif – France/Belgium/Luxembourg


  • Armorican Massif – Brittany, France


  • Bauges Massif – France


  • Beaufortain Massif – France


  • Ben Nevis massif – Scotland, United Kingdom


  • Bohemian Massif – Czech Republic


  • Bornes Massif – France

  • Calanques Massif


  • Ceahlău Massif – Romania

  • Cerces Massif


  • Chablais Massif – France


  • Chartreuse Massif – France


  • Cornubian Massif – United Kingdom


  • Dévoluy Massif – France


  • Massif des Écrins – France


  • Gotthard Massif – Switzerland


  • Jungfrau Massif – Switzerland


  • Jura Mountains – France

  • Lauzière massif

  • L'Esterel Massif


  • Long Mynd – England, United Kingdom


  • Lubéron – France


  • Massif Central – France


  • Mangerton Mountain – Ireland


  • Mercantour – France


  • Montgris – Spain


  • Montserrat – Spain


  • Mont Blanc massif – Italy/France/Switzerland


  • Rila - Rhodope Massif – Bulgaria/Greece


  • Sila Massif – Italy


  • Snowdon Massif – Wales, United Kingdom


  • Taillefer Massif – France


  • Troodos – Cyprus


  • Untersberg – Germany/Austria


  • Queyras Massif – France


  • Vanoise Massif – France


  • Vercors Plateau – France


  • Vitosha Massif – Bulgaria


  • Vosges Mountains – France


North America



  • Adirondack Massif – New York, USA


  • Mount Cayley massif – British Columbia, Canada


  • Laurentian Massif – Quebec, Canada


  • Le Massif – Canada


  • Denali – Alaska, USA


  • Level Mountain – Canada


  • Mount Edziza – Canada


  • Mount Juneau – Alaska, USA


  • Mount Le Conte – Tennessee, USA


  • Mount Logan – Yukon, Canada


  • Mount Meager massif – Canada


  • Mount Septimus – Canada


  • Mount Shuksan – Washington, USA


  • Teton Range – Wyoming, USA


Oceania



  • Big Ben – Heard Island


  • Ahipara Gumfields – New Zealand


Caribbean



  • Massif de la Hotte – Haiti


  • Valle Nuevo Massif – Dominican Republic


South America



  • Brasilia Massif – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay.


  • Neblina massif – Venezuela–Brazil border


  • Colombian Massif – Colombia


  • North Patagonian Massif – Argentina


  • Deseado Massif – Argentina


Submerged



  • Atlantis Massif – part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean


  • Tamu Massif — the largest volcano on Earth





Panoramic view of Mont Blanc massif, an example of a massif and also the highest summit in the Alps.[4]




References




  1. ^ Allen, 2008, Time scales of tectonic landscapes and their sediment routing systems, Geol. Soc. Lon. Sp. Pub., v. 296, p. 7–28.


  2. ^ Britt, Robert Roy (2006-09-21). "Mars Face Makeover: Controversial Formation Observed from New Angles". Space.com. Retrieved 2009-05-04..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ Blackman, Donna (2002). "Geology of the Atlantis Massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 30°N): Implications for the evolution of an ultramafic oceanic core complex". Marine Geophysical Researches. 23 (5): 443–469. Bibcode:2002MarGR..23..443B. doi:10.1023/b:mari.0000018232.14085.75.


  4. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald, November 6, 2009". 2009-11-06.









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