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PEAT MOUND [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

palsa: In an area of permafrost, a peat mound, several metres in height, and up to 100 m in diameter, which obtrudes because it is better drained and thus more subject to frost heaving than wetter areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

[...] on ne peut pas manquer la butte de tourbe, surélevée de deux bons mètres [...] dont les bords effondrés servent d'abri aux moutons.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)

Spanish

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