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Apr 11, 2011 13:49
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circo
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Los aspectos principales que atrajeron anteriormente la atención de los observadores fueron el pico o meseta central; la extensión protuberante y que en forma de colina se extiende del Norte hacia Mädler; la relación que une a esta colina con la meseta central; y la relación de la meseta con el extremo Sud del circo.
The above is from an article in a Spanish astronomy journal of 1914, about observations of the Madler crater.
I am not sure what is meant by "circo" here.
TIA
The above is from an article in a Spanish astronomy journal of 1914, about observations of the Madler crater.
I am not sure what is meant by "circo" here.
TIA
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | cirque / corrie |
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Apr 18, 2011 09:18: ___jck___ Created KOG entry
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cirque
I believe this is a geographical term which refers to form of the crater.
The second reference, which is an article dealing with the geography of craters from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada makes reference to the term.
The second reference, which is an article dealing with the geography of craters from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada makes reference to the term.
Example sentence:
The southern and south-western parts of the rim are reasonable intact and form an impressive cirque of 180 degrees... (see ref 2, pg. 258)
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cirque / corrie
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque
corrie
n : a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain
a lake [syn: cirque, cwm]
http://dictionary.die.net/corrie
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[KML]
NN2705 : Descending Narnain's ***southern corrie**
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14 Apr 2010 ... It is straightforward to descend from Narnain by its southern corrie, regaining the main path by the Narnain boulders; there is even a very ...
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1805621.kml
Ellenvale Hills, between Townsville and Charters Towers, North ...
St George's Tree has two clear ridges up to its summit, curving around the huge **southern corrie** of this hill. Having said this, the eastern most of the two ...
www.townsvillenet.com.au/mountains/ellenvale.htm - Cached
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Quaternary Glaciation in the Pindus Mountains, Northwest Greece
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by PD Hughes - 2004 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
In the **southern cirque** of the north peak of Bogdoni (2238 m a.s.l.), diamicton deposits are evident containing subrounded and striated clasts. ...
www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/staff/.../Hughes 2004.pd...
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-04-11 14:06:49 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque
corrie
n : a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain
a lake [syn: cirque, cwm]
http://dictionary.die.net/corrie
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Note added at 20 mins (2011-04-11 14:09:41 GMT)
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[KML]
NN2705 : Descending Narnain's ***southern corrie**
File Format: KML Document - View on Google Maps
14 Apr 2010 ... It is straightforward to descend from Narnain by its southern corrie, regaining the main path by the Narnain boulders; there is even a very ...
www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1805621.kml
Ellenvale Hills, between Townsville and Charters Towers, North ...
St George's Tree has two clear ridges up to its summit, curving around the huge **southern corrie** of this hill. Having said this, the eastern most of the two ...
www.townsvillenet.com.au/mountains/ellenvale.htm - Cached
[PDF]
Quaternary Glaciation in the Pindus Mountains, Northwest Greece
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
by PD Hughes - 2004 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
In the **southern cirque** of the north peak of Bogdoni (2238 m a.s.l.), diamicton deposits are evident containing subrounded and striated clasts. ...
www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/staff/.../Hughes 2004.pd...
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