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Earth flexing, slowly, until rock punches through the sky.
means Large natural landforms rising steeply and dramatically above their surroundings, usually formed by tectonic upheaval.
from From Latin mons, mountain, via Old French montaigne — the same root that summits words like mount, amount, and paramount.
Still growingEverest gains a few millimeters yearly.
Thin airSummits hold roughly a third of sea-level oxygen.
Definition fightNo global agreement on how tall counts.
Born collidingMost ranges mark where continents slowly crashed.