German: FirnschneideEnglish translation: dividing line like a watershed, only for firn (permanent snow) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Firnschneide | | English translation: | dividing line like a watershed, only for firn (permanent snow) | | Entered by: | Gabrielle Lyons |
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Geology | | German term or phrase: Firnschneide | Aus der Beschreibung eine Bergtour:
Weiter über den Taschachferner und die ***Firnschneide*** auf den Südgipfel. |
| | | no exact English term - see explanation | Explanation:
Firn is the year-round snow on mountain tops, the stuff that doesn't melt. The Firnschneide is the dividing line like a watershed, only for snow. (Wasserschneide = watershed). It is a snow ridge, as Antje says, but not any old snow ridge. Of course, you may not need that much info for your context ... |
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| firn ridge
Explanation:
Da "Firn" nicht gleich "Schnee" ist und der Ausdruck "firn ridge" zumindest gebräuchlich ist (google), halte ich ihn für präziser als "snow ridge".
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| no exact English term - see explanation
Explanation:
Firn is the year-round snow on mountain tops, the stuff that doesn't melt. The Firnschneide is the dividing line like a watershed, only for snow. (Wasserschneide = watershed). It is a snow ridge, as Antje says, but not any old snow ridge. Of course, you may not need that much info for your context ...
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