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fiords (bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Designates inlets of the sea that are long, deep, and narrow and have steep walls; usually formed by glacial erosion. |
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fiords (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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fiord (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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fjords (C,U,LC,English,UF,U,N)
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峽灣 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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xiá wān (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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xia wan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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hsia wan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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fjorden (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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fjord (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Fjorde (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Fjord (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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fiordos (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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fiordo (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RD |
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Objects Facet |
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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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.................... bodies of water (natural) (G) |
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........................ fiords (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 指深、長、狹窄又有峭壁的海灣;通常因冰河侵蝕而形成。 |
Dutch ..... Verwijst naar inlaten van de zee die lang, diep en nauw zijn en steile wanden hebben. Gewoonlijk gevormd door gletsjererosie. |
German ..... Bezeichnet einen langen, tiefen und engen Meeresarm mit steilen Wänden; in der Regel durch Glazialerosion entstanden. |
Spanish ..... Designa una entrada de mar larga, profunda y estrecha y que posee paredes escarpadas; generalmente, formado por la erosión de un glacial. |
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