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UVALA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- karst valley
1, record 1, English, karst%20valley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- uvala 1, record 1, English, uvala
correct
- solution valley 2, record 1, English, solution%20valley
correct
- nested sinkholes 2, record 1, English, nested%20sinkholes
correct, plural
- valley sink 2, record 1, English, valley%20sink
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A closed depression formed by the coalescence of several sinkholes. 2, record 1, English, - karst%20valley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Its drainage is subsurface, its size is measured in hundreds of meters to a few kilometers ... 2, record 1, English, - karst%20valley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nested sinkholes: term not used in the singular. 3, record 1, English, - karst%20valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouvala
1, record 1, French, ouvala
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vallée karstique 2, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20karstique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression au tracé compliqué telle une rosace en arcs et en éperons, de plusieurs kilomètres de longueur. 2, record 1, French, - ouvala
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La coalescence de plusieurs dolines forme un «ouvala». 3, record 1, French, - ouvala
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ouvala : terme féminin d'après le Dictionnaire de géomorphologie (source GENGE 2000). 4, record 1, French, - ouvala
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- uvala
1, record 1, Spanish, uvala
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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