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'''Intermontane''' is a physiographic adjective [[wiktionary:compound#Adjective|formed from the prefix]] "[[wiktionary:inter-|inter-]]" (''signifying among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal'') and the adjective "[[wiktionary:montane#Adjective|montane]]" (inhabiting, or growing in [[mountainous]] [[region]]s, especially cool, moist [[Highland (geography)|upland]] slopes below the [[tree line|timberline]]).

The corresponding ''physiographic'' noun is [[wikt:intermountain|intermountain]], while the noun ''intermontane'' is an ''ecologic'' noun meaning ''among, between, amid, or within "[[wiktionary:montane#Noun|flora and fauna of a montane]] [[habitat]].''"  As an example, an [[Climate of the Alps|alpine region]] would be an intermontane for a species that migrates between a [[glacial]] region and a [[subalpine]] region.{{Specify|an actual example needs identified|date=January 2010}}

==Use of the term==
*'''Intermontane Basin''', a wide valley between mountain ranges that is partly filled with [[alluvium]] such as New Zealand's [[Mackenzie Basin]].<ref>[http://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha730/ch_h/H-text11.html Northern Rocky Mountains intermontane basins]</ref>
*[[Intermontane Belt]], a [[physical geology|physiogeological]] region in the [[North America]]n [[Pacific Northwest]].
*[[Intermontane Plateaus]], the [[United States physiographic region]] of the [[Intermountain West]].
*'''Intermontane Steppe''', a term used mainly in reference to the [[List of ecoregions (WWF)|Sayan Intermontane Steppe]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalspecies.org/ecoregions/display/PA0815 |title=WWF - Sayan Intermontane steppe |access-date=2013-03-15 |archive-date=2017-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828102154/http://www.globalspecies.org/ecoregions/display/PA0815 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In [[palaeogeography]], '''intermontane''' may refer to
*[[Intermontane Islands]], an ancient [[Pacific Ocean]] chain of [[volcanic island]]s of the [[Intermontane Plate]] that were active during the [[Triassic]] period.
*[[Intermontane Plate]], an ancient oceanic [[tectonic plate]] on the west coast of [[North America]] about 195 million years ago.
*[[Intermontane Trench]], an ancient [[oceanic trench]] of the [[Triassic]] period along the west coast of [[North America]] in the former [[Slide Mountain Ocean]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.countriesquest.com/north_america/usa/geography/regions_of_the_united_states/regional_breakdowns/the_intermontane_basins_and_plateaus.htm The Intermontane Basins and Plateaus]

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