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Record 1 1999-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

An imaginary line or narrow zone connecting the waterfalls on several adjacent near-parallel rivers, marking the points where these rivers make a sudden descent from an upland to a lowland, as at the edge of a plateau ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
CONT

Lorsque la base de la couverture est nettement moins résistante que les couches sus-jacentes, le massif ancien est entouré d'une dépression (subséquente) périphérique [...] Le passage du massif ancien à la bordure est assez souvent marqué par une ligne, ou plutôt une zone (de rapides et) de chutes [...]

Key term(s)
  • zone de chute
  • ligne de chute

Spanish

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