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oxbows (meanders) (meanders (water body components), bodies of water (natural), ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: River meanders with extreme curvature such that only a neck of land is left between two parts of the stream. |
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oxbows (meanders) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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oxbow (meanders) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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hoefijzermeanders (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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hoefijzermeander (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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U-bochten (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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U-bocht (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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Hufeisenkrümmungen (Mäander) (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Hufeisenkrümmung (Mäander) (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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meandros abandonados (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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lóbulo de meandro (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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brazo muerto (C,U,Spanish,UF,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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.................... bodies of water (natural) (G) |
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........................ meanders (water body components) (G) |
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............................ oxbows (meanders) (G) |
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Dutch ..... Rivierkronkelingen die zo extreem krom zijn, dat er alleen nog een landtong is overgebleven tussen de twee delen van de stroom. |
German ..... Flussmäander mit extremer Krümmung, so dass nur eine schmale Landenge zwischen zwei Teilen des Wasserlaufes übriggeblieben ist. |
Spanish ..... Meandro de río con una curvatura extrema tal que sólo queda un cuello de tierra entre las dos partes de la corriente. |
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