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GLACIS PIEDMONT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compound alluvial fan
1, record 1, English, compound%20alluvial%20fan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- piedmont alluvial plain 1, record 1, English, piedmont%20alluvial%20plain
correct
- alluvial piedmont plain 2, record 1, English, alluvial%20piedmont%20plain
correct
- piedmont plain 3, record 1, English, piedmont%20plain
correct
- piedmont alluvial apron 4, record 1, English, piedmont%20alluvial%20apron
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of alluvial fans which merge one into the other. 5, record 1, English, - compound%20alluvial%20fan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each fan was the result of sediment deposition at a river mouth that discharged through a canyon and flowed across a relatively narrow piedmont plain before entering the basin. 3, record 1, English, - compound%20alluvial%20fan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaine alluviale de piedmont
1, record 1, French, plaine%20alluviale%20de%20piedmont
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaine alluviale de piémont 1, record 1, French, plaine%20alluviale%20de%20pi%C3%A9mont
correct, feminine noun
- glacis de piémont 2, record 1, French, glacis%20de%20pi%C3%A9mont
masculine noun
- glacis de piedmont 3, record 1, French, glacis%20de%20piedmont
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suite de cônes alluviaux qui débordent latéralement les uns sur les autres. 1, record 1, French, - plaine%20alluviale%20de%20piedmont
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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