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Record 1 1999-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

... a region of rough and barren lava flows.

OBS

malpais: A term used in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico ... Etymology: Spanish "mal país": "bad land".

Key term(s)
  • cheire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Amas désordonné de fragments scorifiés à la surface des coulées de volcans d’Auvergne.

CONT

L’aspect hérissé est celui de nombreuses coulées des volcans d’Auvergne, appelées «cheires» dans le pays.

OBS

cheire : terme dialectal d’Auvergne.

Spanish

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