intermontane
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of intermontane
1800–10, < Latin inter- inter- + montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns ) mount 2 + -ānus -ane
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The distinct types of relief include regions of high mountains, low hills, dissected plateaus, intermontane valleys, and coastal swamps.
From Cuba, Old and New by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson
The intermontane valleys between the Andean ranges have the climate of the temperate zone; wheat and sheep are produced.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
Tributaries of the Columbia River system, especially the Clark Fork, provide a path for movement of lowland forms into intermontane basins of western Montana.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
In southern British Columbia and northern Washington this shrew in the mountains is large and in the intermontane valleys is small.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
Even the unglaciated intermontane Great Basin presumably received considerable precipitation, perhaps twice as much as its present scanty supply.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
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