Spur (topography)






A spur in the Tatra Mountains


A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge.[1][2]


Examples of spurs are:




  • Abbott Spur, which separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica


  • Boott Spur, a subpeak of Mount Washington


  • Kelley Spur, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Spear Spur on the south side of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica


  • Geneva Spur on Mount Everest



See also




  • Draw or re-entrant, the low ground between two spurs

  • Spur castle



References





  1. ^ Valley, Ridge, Gully Terrain Features and Contour Lines at geokov.com. Accessed on 28 Feb 2013.


  2. ^ Valleys, Ridges and Spurs at www.askaboutireland.ie. Accessed on 28 Feb 2013.









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