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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
ὄρος
see also:
mountain
Aristotle METE
ὄρος
Lucretius DRN
Seneca NQ
References for Greek and Latin
Modern Description
written by Susanne M Hoffmann
An accumulation of earth and stone is called "mountain" if it exceeds a certain level of height. On planet Earth, this height is measured above sea level (on other planets and under water on Earth: above surrounding ground level). The exact value is a modern convention.
Further Remarks
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