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Sopka (hill)
Sopka () is a general denomination used for hills and mountains with a rounded top and gentle slopes in the Transbaikal, the Kola Peninsula, and the Russian Far East, as well as for volcanoes in the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands, and for mud volcanoes in Crimea and the Caucasus.{{Cite book , last=Bykasov , first=Valery , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_50DgAAQBAJ , title=Stone Birch: Betula ermanii , date=2017-03-23 , publisher=Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS , isbn=978-5-4253-0511-4 , language=en The probable origin of the word ''sopka'' is from Old Church Slavonic ''sop''—an earthen embankment, hill, or mountain. Examples * Avachinsky, Avachinskaya Sopka * Klyuchevskaya Sopka * Koryaksky, Koryakskaya Sopka * Nikolskaya sopka, Nikolskaya Sopka References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sopka D (Сопка Д) - Kamchatka, Russian Federation - Summer 1993 01
Sopka may refer to: * Katherine Sopka, American scientist * S-2 Sopka, Soviet coastal defense system * Sopka (mound), a type of Novgorodian kurgan * Sopka (hill) Sopka () is a general denomination used for hills and mountains with a rounded top and gentle slopes in the Transbaikal, the Kola Peninsula, and the Russian Far East, as well as for volcanoes in the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands, and for ..., a Russian landform designation * Sopka, Arkhangelsk Oblast, village in Russia * Šopka, a Macedonian circle dance from the region of Kratovo See also * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Church Slavonic
Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic ( ) is the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language and the oldest extant written Slavonic language attested in literary sources. It belongs to the South Slavic languages, South Slavic subgroup of the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family and remains the liturgical language of many Christian Orthodox churches. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with Standard language, standardizing the language and undertaking the task of translating the Gospels and necessary Eastern Orthodox worship#Liturgical books, liturgical books into it as part of the Christianization of the Slavs. It is thought to have been based primarily on the dialect of the 9th-century Sclaveni, Byzantine Slavs living in the Thessalonica (theme), Province of Thessalonica (in present-day Greece). Old Church Slavonic played an important rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcanoes
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging, and because most of Earth's plate boundaries are underwater, most volcanoes are found underwater. For example, a mid-ocean ridge, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire has volcanoes caused by convergent tectonic plates. Volcanoes resulting from divergent tectonic activity are usually non-explosive whereas those resulting from convergent tectonic activity cause violent eruptions."Mid-ocean ridge tectonics, volcanism and geomorphology." Geology 26, no. 455 (2001): 458. https://macdonald.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/papers/Macdonald%20Mid-Ocean%20Ridge%20Tectonics.pdf Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hills
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as mountains. Hills fall under the category of slope landforms. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as tall, or as steep as a mountain. Geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than above sea level. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks above sea level. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' also suggests a limit of and Whittow states "Some authorities regard eminences above as mountains, those below being referred to as hills." Today, a mountain is usually defined in the UK and Ireland as any summit at least high, while the UK government's Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 defined mountainous areas (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolskaya Sopka
Nikolskaya sopka (), is a ''sopka (hill), sopka'' (hill) located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, close to the historic centre of the city. Nikolskaya sopka has a rich history, in particular, it was the site of military operations during the Siege of Petropavlovsk in 1854. A natural-historical park is located on the sopka. Nikolskaya Sopka is a natural monument. The name "The Sopka of Love" has stuck to the sopka among the people. General information Nikolskaya sopka is located on the territory that is the historical centre of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The base of the second Kamchatka expedition was located on the bay shores surrounded by Nikolskaya and Petrovskaya sopkas, which marked the beginning of the city construction. The sopka is a favourite recreation place of the townspeople. From the western side, Nikolskaya Sopka is close to Avacha Bay. On this side, there is a narrow strip of rocky beach, bounded by the steep rocky slopes of the sopka. From the central town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
