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RimWorld is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Canadian game designer Tynan Sylvester and published by Ludeon Studios. [3] Originally called Eclipse Colony, it was initially released as a Kickstarter crowdfunding project [4] in early access for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux in November 2013, and was released on October 17, 2018.
The map shows symbols representing roads, hills, towns and cities of the various civilizations, and it changes as the generation progresses. [4] The process involves procedurally generated basic elements like elevation, rainfall, mineral distribution, drainage and temperature. [1] For example, a high-rainfall and low-drainage area would make a ...
Rocky Mountain foothills near Denver, Colorado. Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills and the adjacent topographically higher mountains, hills, and uplands. [1]
Defile – Narrow pass or gorge between mountains or hills; Dell – Small secluded hollow; Doab, also known as Interfluve – Land between two converging, or confluent, rivers, mainly in the Punjab; Draw – Terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between
There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. (Some people have claimed there are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, making for a total of 20. [1]) All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram.
Euganean Hills in Italy. A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as mountains.
List of hills of Gloucestershire; List of hills of Hampshire; List of hills of the Isle of Wight; List of hills of Kent; List of fells in the Lake District; List of hills in the Lake District; List of hills in the North Pennines; List of hills in the Peak District; List of hills of Somerset; List of Wainwrights; List of hills of West Sussex ...
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny . [ 1 ]