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In geography, knoll is another term for a knowe or hillock, a small, low, round natural hill or mound. Knoll may also refer to: Places.
In marine geology, a knoll is defined as a rounded underwater hill, not exceeding 1000 meters in height. [1] Any rounded underwater features exceeding that height are referred to as seamounts . [ 2 ]
Hillock, also known as Knoll – Small hill; Mesa – Elevated area of land with a flat top and sides, usually much wider than buttes; Mountain pass – Route through a mountain range or over a ridge; Plain – Expanse of land that is mostly flat and treeless; Plateau – Highland area, usually of relatively flat terrain
Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. [1] Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history, geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. [2]
A reef knoll is a landform that comprises an immense pile of calcareous material that had previously accumulated on an ancient sea floor. [1] Reef knolls are geological remnants of reefs and other organic concentrations of calcareous organisms.
Fantasy cartography, fictional map-making, or geofiction is a type of map design that visually presents an imaginary world or concept, or represents a real-world geography in a fantastic style. [1] Fantasy cartography usually manifests from worldbuilding and often corresponds to narratives within the fantasy and science fiction genres.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. Knob is used in the name of many geographical features: Knob Creek can refer to any of several streams by that name Knob Fork, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States Knob Hill, a neighborhood in central Colorado Springs, Colorado Knob ...
Earthsea is a fictional world created by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin.Introduced in her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964, Earthsea became the setting for a further six books, beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968, and continuing with The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea and The Other Wind.