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Record 1 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A relatively narrow sea or stretch of water, wider and larger than a strait, between two close land-masses and connecting two larger bodies of water (usually seas).

OBS

... e.g. the English Channel between England and France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Bras de mer resserré entre deux terres et reliant deux mers l'une à l'autre [...]

Spanish

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