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BANCO ARENA [3 records]

Record 1 2019-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A submerged bar of sand, resulting from natural deposition on a river bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Banc de sable submergé, résultant d'un dépôt naturel, sur le lit d'un cours d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Barra de arena sumergida formada por la deposición natural en el lecho de un río.

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Record 2 2019-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A submerged ridge, bank, or bar consisting of or covered by sand or other unconsolidated material, rising from the bed of a body of water to near the surface so as to constitute a danger to navigation.

CONT

Shoals commonly consist of sand, but they could be composed of any other granular material that the moving current meets on its way and can haul around including gravel, shingle, boulders, silt, cobble, and soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Dépôt d'alluvions ou affleurement rocheux trop proche de la surface de l'eau pour permettre la navigation.

CONT

Le haut-fond est un banc de sable ou une barre rocheuse affleurant ou non à la surface de l'eau, mais sa profondeur est toujours faible. De ce fait, il constitue un réel danger pour la navigation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Barra de arena sumergida formada por la deposición natural en el lecho de un río.

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Record 3 2003-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A large deposit of sand in a mound, hillside, bar, or shoal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie

Spanish

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

Acumulación de arena en un río o sobre un fondo marino.

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