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Record 1 2012-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

An extensive, smooth, flat plain found in arid regions of North Africa, having a high salt content and sometimes becoming a temporary salt marsh or shallow lake after a rain.

OBS

[A sebkha] can be formed either as a deflation hollow where the water-table is close to the surface, or as a coastal lagoon on the fringes of a desert, where evaporites are usually found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Fond d'une dépression fermée dépourvue de végétation, caractérisée par des efflorescences salines en périodes sèches, et inondable par des eaux de crue ou des remontées d'eaux souterraines salées en saison pluvieuse.

PHR

Sebkha intérieure, littorale.

Key term(s)
  • sabka
  • sabkha

Spanish

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