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Record 1 2012-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Speleology
DEF

A place where water disappears underground [into alluvium].

OBS

A swallow hole generally implies water loss in a closed depression or blind valley, whereas a swallet may refer to water loss into alluvium at a streambed, even though there is no depression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Petit entonnoir naturel, généralement dans un sol calcaire, par où se perdent les eaux superficielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Espeleología
DEF

Lugar del lecho de un curso de agua en el que el agua desaparece en el interior del aluvión, aun cuando no exista una depresión.

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