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MALOGGIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Maloja wind
1, record 1, English, Maloja%20wind
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maloja 2, record 1, English, maloja
correct
- malvaja 2, record 1, English, malvaja
correct
- maloggia 2, record 1, English, maloggia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wind, named after the Maloja Pass between the Engadine and Bergall, Switzerland, that blows down the valley of the Upper Engadine by day and either up or down by night. 1, record 1, English, - Maloja%20wind
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This deviation from the usual nature of mountain and valley winds is attributed to the fact that the stronger daytime valley wind from the south overtops the ridge and continues down the Engadine. 1, record 1, English, - Maloja%20wind
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vent de Maloja
1, record 1, French, vent%20de%20Maloja
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maloja 2, record 1, French, maloja
correct, see observation
- malvaja 2, record 1, French, malvaja
correct, see observation
- maloggia 2, record 1, French, maloggia
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vent du col de même nom des Alpes suisses. 2, record 1, French, - vent%20de%20Maloja
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le vent de Maloja ne fait pas que le bonheur des amateurs de voile, il permet également la pratique du cerf-volant, parapente et deltaplane. 1, record 1, French, - vent%20de%20Maloja
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «maloja», «malvaja» et de «maloggia». 3, record 1, French, - vent%20de%20Maloja
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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