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tarns (lakes (bodies of water), lacustrine bodies of water, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Designates small mountain lakes, often with no apparent inlet, usually formed in a blocked bowl-shaped depression eroded by ice. |
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tarns (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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tarn (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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cirque lakes (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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lakes, cirque (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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bergmeertjes (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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bergmeertje (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Karseen (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Karsee (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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ojos de agua (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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ojo de agua (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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ojo (C,U,Spanish,UF,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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........................ bodies of freshwater (G) |
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............................ <bodies of freshwater by biome> (G) |
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................................ lacustrine bodies of water (G) |
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.................................... lakes (bodies of water) (G) |
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........................................ tarns (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Aanduiding voor kleine bergmeren, vaak zonder duidelijke inlaat, gewoonlijk gevormd in een geblokkeerde komvormige holte die door ijs is geërodeerd |
German ..... Bezeichnet einen kleinen Bergsee, oftmals ohne erkennbaren Zufluss, der in der Regel in einer Senke liegt, die durch glaziale Erosion schalenförmig ins Gestein gegraben wurde. |
Spanish ..... Designa pequeños lagos de montaña, con frecuencia sin entrada aparente, y generalmente formados en una depresión cerrada en forma cóncava debido a la erosión del hielo. |
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