<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 05:29, Warin <<a href="mailto:61sundowner@gmail.com">61sundowner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
SADDLE = low point between two high points (mountains), it does not <br>
descend near the level of the adjacent valleys.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There is a reason it's called a saddle. It's because it's shaped like one. It is a low point between</div><div>two high points but it is also a high point between the lower area encompassing the high points.</div><div><br></div><div>Mathematics uses a similar definition, and the diagram on the WIkipedia page may be helpful</div><div>in visualising what is meant:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_point"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_point</a></div><div><br></div><div>For the technical definition of landform saddles, see<br></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_(landform)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_(landform)</a></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div>