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BACKSLOPE [2 records]

Record 1 2002-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A slope with the stalls branching off and working the seam with back slips along the face.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

In geology, the less-sloping side of a ridge.

OBS

Contrasted with escarpment, the steeper slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Versant à pente plus douce d'une crête.

OBS

C'est l'opposé de l'escarpement qui est le versant le plus raide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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