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English translation: (narrow sandy) ridges


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15:29 Oct 26, 2007
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Agriculture / Real estate
Dutch term or phrase: Ritsen
The term ritzen is part of the following text:

Natuurlijke ondergrond
Het Surinaamse landschap is grofweg onder te verdelen in drie zones. De laaggelegen oude kustvlakte met mangroven, ritsen en zwampen...

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Mario Hendriks
Local time: 23:14
English translation:(narrow sandy) ridges
Explanation:
if the following are to be trusted:

Tropical Rainforest in Suriname
A virtual tour through the rainforest in Suriname (SA). ... through them (in Surinamese-Dutch these are called "zwampen en ritsen": swamps and ridges). ...
www.ecocam.com/nature/Suriname.html

4 A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF LARGE-SCALE FOREST INVENTORY DATA OF ...
Old beaches (ridges, ritsen in Suriname) occur parallel to the coast. Large areas with. peat soils occur, especially in the north west region of Guyana. ...
www.bio.uu.nl/~herba/Guyana/Plant_Diversity_Guyana/Download...

[PDF]
The Centres Plan for this district, the first version of which was ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Surinam is situated in the so-called tropical rain forest zone. ... a the ‘Ritsenlandschap’ (Chenere landscape), consisting of narrow sandy ridges (ritsen). ...
www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub15/pub15-h2.1.pdf
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Ken Cox
Local time: 23:14
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Thanks. Links are very helpful
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3sand(y) ridges
Henk Peelen
3(narrow sandy) ridgesKen Cox


  

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(narrow sandy) ridges


Explanation:
if the following are to be trusted:

Tropical Rainforest in Suriname
A virtual tour through the rainforest in Suriname (SA). ... through them (in Surinamese-Dutch these are called "zwampen en ritsen": swamps and ridges). ...
www.ecocam.com/nature/Suriname.html

4 A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF LARGE-SCALE FOREST INVENTORY DATA OF ...
Old beaches (ridges, ritsen in Suriname) occur parallel to the coast. Large areas with. peat soils occur, especially in the north west region of Guyana. ...
www.bio.uu.nl/~herba/Guyana/Plant_Diversity_Guyana/Download...

[PDF]
The Centres Plan for this district, the first version of which was ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Surinam is situated in the so-called tropical rain forest zone. ... a the ‘Ritsenlandschap’ (Chenere landscape), consisting of narrow sandy ridges (ritsen). ...
www2.alterra.wur.nl/Internet/webdocs/ilri-publicaties/publicaties/Pub15/pub15-h2.1.pdf

Ken Cox
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks. Links are very helpful
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sand(y) ridges


Explanation:
rits
rits (geen afbreking)
/rits/
de (m.); -en
1740 ‹Eng. ridge, ~rug
1 Ÿ een aan de kustlijn evenwijdige rug of bank van schelpen en zand
1 a ((afkomstig uit) Surinaams Nederlands) zandrug in het kustgebied van Suriname

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 23:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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Asker: Bedankt, ik heb voor het andere antwoord gekozen maar in ieder geval bedankt.

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