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HANGING VALLEY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hanging valley
1, record 1, English, hanging%20valley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- valleuse 2, record 1, English, valleuse
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the main valley. 3, record 1, English, - hanging%20valley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Pays de Caux, Normandy, France a valleuse is a depression in the land surface of the plateau which permits access to the sea. The word is peculiar to the Pays de Caux but the feature is not ... 2, record 1, English, - hanging%20valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vallée sèche suspendue
1, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20s%C3%A8che%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vallée suspendue 2, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
- valleuse 3, record 1, French, valleuse
correct, feminine noun, France, regional
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vallée sèche, creusée en pays crayeux et calcaire par un cours d'eau disparu en profondeur, et tronquée par recul de la falaise, de sorte qu'elle débouche parfois à plusieurs dizaines de mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer [...] 4, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20s%C3%A8che%20suspendue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valleuse : pays de Caux [Normandie]. 5, record 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20s%C3%A8che%20suspendue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle suspendido
1, record 1, Spanish, valle%20suspendido
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hanging valley
1, record 2, English, hanging%20valley
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hanging trough 2, record 2, English, hanging%20trough
correct
- perched glacial valley 2, record 2, English, perched%20glacial%20valley
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glacial valley whose mouth is at a relatively high level on the steep side of a larger glacial valley. 3, record 2, English, - hanging%20valley
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The larger valley was eroded by a trunk glacier and the smaller one by a tributary glacier, and the discordance of level of their floors, as well as their difference is due to the greater erosive power of the trunk glacier. 3, record 2, English, - hanging%20valley
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hanging valley: term used by Parks Canada. 4, record 2, English, - hanging%20valley
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vallée suspendue
1, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vallée suspendue : terme en usage à Parcs Canada. 2, record 2, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20suspendue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Glaciología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle colgado
1, record 2, Spanish, valle%20colgado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valle formado por un glaciar tributario en su marcha hacia el glaciar principal y que puede verse una vez desaparecido en glaciar. 1, record 2, Spanish, - valle%20colgado
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