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Record 1 2005-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
  • Glaciology
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

An extensive crescent-shaped indentation in the ice edge, formed by either wind or current.

CONT

Bight [is] an indentation in a floe of ice [or in an ice shelf], like a bay, by which name it is sometimes called.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
  • Glaciologie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

[...] échancrure dans la lisière des glaces, résultant de l'action du vent ou du courant.

Spanish

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