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glaciers (bodies of water) (bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Very large bodies of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface. |
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glaciers (bodies of water) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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glacier (body of water) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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冰川 (水體) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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冰河 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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bīng chuān (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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bing chuan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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ping ch'uan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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gletsjers (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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gletsjer (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Gletscher (C,U,German-P,D,B)
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glaciares (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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glaciar (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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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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Chinese (traditional) ..... 龐大的冰塊緩慢沿著斜坡、山谷向下或向外伸展至陸地表面。 |
German ..... Sehr große Eismasse, die sich langsam ein Gefälle oder ein Tal abwärts bewegt oder sich auf einer Landoberfläche ausbreitet. |
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Related concepts: |
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meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
glacial landforms |
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(landforms (terrestrial), natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300008832] |
provide context .... |
snowfields |
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(bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300266569] |
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