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All Ridges, Cols and Gaps

Narrow high ground between valleys and the low points that cross it, including interfluves, cols, gaps and passes and ridges left by exhumed river channels. A landform belongs here when its cited article describes high ground between two valleys or a low point on a ridge. It excludes flat-topped mesas and wind-cut forms. Gaps and cols give routes through mountain ranges, and interfluves mark the divides where rain drains to different streams.

All Ridges, Cols and Gaps
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Col (Wikipedia)
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A col in geomorphology is the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
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Gap (landform) (Wikipedia)
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A gap is a geological formation that is a low point or opening between hills or mountains or in a ridge or mountain range.
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Wikipedia: Interfluve
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An interfluve is a narrow, elongated and plateau-like or ridge-like landform between two valleys.
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Exhumed river channel (Wikipedia)
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An exhumed river channel is a ridge of sandstone that remains when the softer flood plain mudstone is eroded away.
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