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deltas (alluvial fans, fluvial landforms, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Alluvial deposits at the mouths of rivers commonly forming nearly flat, fan-shaped plains of considerable area traversed by many separate branches of water. |
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deltas (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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deltas (Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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delta (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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delta (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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delta (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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delta's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Flussdelten (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Flussdelta (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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Flussdeltas (C,U,German,UF,PN)
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Delta (Flussdelta) (C,U,German,UF,SN)
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Deltas (Flussdeltas) (C,U,German,UF,PN)
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Delten (Flussdeltas) (C,U,German,UF,PN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RD |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ landscapes (environments) (G) |
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................ natural landscapes (G) |
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.................... landforms (terrestrial) (G) |
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........................ fluvial landforms (G) |
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............................ alluvial fans (G) |
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................................ deltas (G) |
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Dutch ..... Uitgestrekte, vrijwel volledig vlakke waaiervormige vlakte die door talrijke waterstromen wordt doorsneden en die is ontstaan door langdurige aanslibbing van sediment . |
German ..... Angeschwemmte Ablagerung an einer Flussmündung, die für gewöhnlich eine nahezu flache, fächerförmige Ebene von erheblicher Größe bildet, welche von vielen separaten Wasserarmen durchzogen wird. |
Spanish ..... Depósito aluvial en la boca de los ríos que forman por lo general casi llanuras de área considerable, planas, en forma de abanico, y atravesadas por muchos brazos de agua separados. |
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