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dune
Definition:
A low mound, ridge, bank, or hill of loose, windblown granular material (generally sand, sometimes volcanic ash), either bare or covered with vegetation, capable of movement from place but always retaining its characteristic shape.
(Source: BJGEO)
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landform |
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sand dune |
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
LAND (landscape, geography)
Themes:
geography
natural areas, landscape, ecosystems
Other relations:
- Wikipedia article
- Dune
- Has close match
- UMTHES: Düne
| Arabic: | الكثيب |
| Basque: | duna |
| Bulgarian: | Дюна |
| Catalan: | duna |
| Chinese: | 沙丘 |
| Croatian: | dina |
| Czech: | duna |
| Danish: | klit |
| Dutch: | duin |
| English (US): | dune |
| Estonian: | luide |
| Finnish: | dyyni, lentohiekka |
| French: | dune |
| German: | Düne |
| Greek: | θίνα |
| Hungarian: | dűne |
| Irish: | dumhach |
| Italian: | duna |
| Latvian: | kāpas |
| Lithuanian: | kopa |
| Maltese: | duna |
| Norwegian: | sanddyne |
| Polish: | wydma |
| Portuguese: | dunas |
| Romanian: | dună |
| Russian: | дюна |
| Slovak: | duna |
| Slovenian: | peščena sipina |
| Spanish: | dunas |
| Swedish: | dyn |
| Turkish: | kumul |
| Ukrainian: | дюна |
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2377>
