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INSELBERG [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- knick
1, record 1, English, knick
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the sharp break of slope between an inselberg and its surrounding pediment. 1, record 1, English, - knick
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- knick
1, record 1, French, knick
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] rupture de pente entre un inselberg et un pédiment. 1, record 1, French, - knick
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inselberg
1, record 2, English, inselberg
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steep-sided residual hill, knob or mountain, generally rocky and bare, rising abruptly from an extensive nearly low-level land erosion surface. 1, record 2, English, - inselberg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some of them are surrounded at their foot by gentle rock pediments. They vary in shape and size; some being only small hills less than 100 m high while others can reach much higher altitudes. 1, record 2, English, - inselberg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Inselberg is a word of German origin, meaning "‘island mountain. " 1, record 2, English, - inselberg
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- inselberg
1, record 2, French, inselberg
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relief isolé raide surgissant seule au milieu d'une plaine et typique des milieux désertiques. 2, record 2, French, - inselberg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’inselberg est un relief isolé, haut de quelques dizaines de mètres à 500 m et même plus, surgissant au-dessus d’une pédiplaine ou d’un glacis [...] 3, record 2, French, - inselberg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étymologie : Emprunté à l’allemand. 3, record 2, French, - inselberg
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- inselberg
1, record 2, Spanish, inselberg
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- monte isla 2, record 2, Spanish, monte%20isla
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relieve aislado, de vertientes casi verticales, que se yergue por encima de las rampas del glacis circundante. 2, record 2, Spanish, - inselberg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los montes isla son muestras residuales de la espesa capa del terreno excavada por la erosión: los hay que llegan a medir 500 m de altura. Constituyen un ejemplo de erosión diferencial: por su naturaleza cristalina, diferente de la del terreno circundante, y por ser su roca más dura que la de éste, han resistido a la erosión que, durante millones de años, ha rebajado uniformemente el nivel del terreno en toda la región. 2, record 2, Spanish, - inselberg
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bornhardt
1, record 3, English, bornhardt
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A residual peak having the characteristics of an inselberg. 2, record 3, English, - bornhardt
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dôme rocheux
1, record 3, French, d%C3%B4me%20rocheux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Château de Lenzbourg. La plus grande fortification du canton d'Argovie est juchée sur un dôme rocheux abrupt. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%B4me%20rocheux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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