Hogback
Hogback is one of the Erosion landforms. It is a homoclinal ridge, formed from a monocline, composed of steeply tilted strata of rock protruding from the surrounding area. The name comes from the ridge resembling the high, knobby spine between the shoulders of a hog.
Originally written on
September 28, 2014
and last modified on
January 19, 2018.