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sterneneiland

English translation: tern island


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Dutch term or phrase:sterneneiland
English translation:tern island
Entered by: Ashok Bagri
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05:57 Oct 17, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
Dutch term or phrase: sterneneiland
ZB1 in de toegangsgeul aan de jachthaven, ZB2 aan de Vandamme sluis bij de vissershaven, ZB3 aan het sterneneiland bij het Brittanniadok en ZB4 aan het einde van de havengeul ter hoogte van Fluxys
Ashok Bagri
Local time: 17:48
tern island
Explanation:
Apparently, an island in the port of Zeebrugge artificially created in 1997 to provide a habitat for terns and other birds.

"Another example is the artificially constructed tern island in the eastern outer port, where an alternative nesting place was created for these migratory birds, after they had first nested on the newly constructed port sites."
http://www.zeebruggeport.be/content.asp?p=169

Depending on your target audience, you may want to keep sterneneiland in Dutch, with the English and/or an explanation in brackets.

See also http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterneneiland
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Neil Cross
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:18
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tern island


Explanation:
Apparently, an island in the port of Zeebrugge artificially created in 1997 to provide a habitat for terns and other birds.

"Another example is the artificially constructed tern island in the eastern outer port, where an alternative nesting place was created for these migratory birds, after they had first nested on the newly constructed port sites."
http://www.zeebruggeport.be/content.asp?p=169

Depending on your target audience, you may want to keep sterneneiland in Dutch, with the English and/or an explanation in brackets.

See also http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterneneiland

Neil Cross
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Local time: 13:18
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