1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Orography

OROGRAPHY (Gr. ὄρος, mountain, γράφειν, to write), that part of physical geography which deals with the geological formation, the surface features and description of mountains. The terms “oreography,” “orology” and “oreology” are also sometimes used.

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