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Record 1 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Geophysics
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Part of the Earth covered by water and ice.

OBS

It includes: the waters of the ocean; rivers, lakes and other bodies of surface water; snow, ice, and glaciers; and liquid water, ice, and water vapor below the land surface, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Géophysique
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Partie de la Terre occupée par les eaux et les glaces.

DEF

[...] ensemble des océans et des mers, pellicule liquide qui est un des éléments constitutifs de la sphère terrestre avec l'atmosphère et la lithosphère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Geofísica
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Conjunto de las aguas que cubren parte de la superficie terrestre.

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