Inselbergs: a convergence of different geomorphologic regimes (The Caucasus and the adjacent plains)

Abstract

Inselbergs in the platform regions may appear due to tectonic as well as due to the long-term action of denudation processes. Likewise some inselbergs in the Caucasus were formed by tectonic upheaval while others are the result of erosion and denudation. There are several inselbergs in the vicinity of the cities of Nakhichevan', Mineral Waters and Kazakh. In the latter region one can see the different stages of inselbergs formation by exogenous processes. The likeness of tectonic inselbergs morphology and that of erosion-denudation inselbergs allows to think of convergence of different geomorphologic regimes.