intermontane
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of intermontane
1800–10, < Latin inter- inter- + montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns ) mount 2 + -ānus -ane
Example Sentences
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Later, the discoveries of rich "pocket" deposits in the Red Butte district lifted the intermontane hill country temporarily to the high plane of a bonanza field.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde
Excepting the mining regions, the population of mountainous countries is apt to be found mainly in the intermontane valleys.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
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
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
Desiccation of the intermontane parts of New Mexico, Arizona, and Chihuahua, left "marooned" populations of Sorex vagrans on suitable mountain ranges.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
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