Ridge | BFOE Glossary

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An elongated landform with a line of highest points along its length. In geotechnical terms, ridges arise from many processes: tectonic uplift, erosion of softer surrounding rock, deposition of lava or ash, or glacial action. The mid-ocean ridge system — the longest mountain range on Earth — is where new oceanic crust is created as tectonic plates pull apart.

Appears In

The Burning Mountain Chapter 2 — Lina Hears the Mountain Speak

"… skim across the upper shoulder and into a hollow below the summit ridge. The video wavered, but the image that came back was enough."

The Burning Mountain Chapter 3 — Trouble in the Ash

"… at this moment they very much were. She sat cross-legged on the ridge tiles with an open drone casing across her knees, her small paws moving …"

The Burning Mountain Chapter 5 — The Hidden Road of Fire

"… Cracker and Sparky would run overhead imaging. Monty would watch from the ridge with Fingers, ready to trigger route closures the instant they had proof. Gertie …"

The Burning Mountain Chapter 5 — The Hidden Road of Fire

"Monty watched from the ridge through the scope, Fingers beside him with both hands on the signal controls."

The Burning Mountain Chapter 8 — Gertie's Plan for Survival

"The lower vent flared. From the eastern ridge came a grinding roar that did not belong to fire."

The Burning Mountain Chapter 9 — Axel's Run

"She had watched the pod come in from the ridge above - a small, battered shape crawling out of the dark with its …"

The Burning Mountain Chapter 12 — When Plans Break

"Sketch adjusted a sighting frame toward the ridge. "The seam line here shifted overnight.""

The Burning Mountain Chapter 14 — The Burning Mountain Breaks Open

"… skidded in with an updated board. "The new vent cuts across the ridge route - if it pushes one more branch east, it threatens the north …"

The Burning Mountain Chapter 16 — The Echo Under the Ridge

"And somewhere far to the north, very quietly, beneath the ordinary-looking ridge, the earth was beginning a new conversation. It was not the only place. …"

The Burning Mountain Chapter 16 — The Echo Under the Ridge

"She pointed north, toward a ridge that rose against the far sky in a shape none of them had thought about much before."

The Burning Mountain Chapter 16 — The Echo Under the Ridge

""Under that ridge. Small. Very small. But repeating.""

The Burning Mountain Chapter 16 — The Echo Under the Ridge

"The ridge looked perfectly ordinary. It always had. No one had ever paid it much attention."