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kępa morenowa

English translation: moraine mound (formation)


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01:17 Nov 25, 2011
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Geography / landforms
Polish term or phrase: kępa morenowa
Kontekst: "Wysoczyzna Elbląska to ***kępa morenowa*** na Pobrzeżu Gdańskim, która opada stromymi krawędziami ku Żuławom Wiślanym, Zalewowi Wiślanemu i Równinie Warmińskiej."
Piotr Czyżewski
Poland
Local time: 07:46
English translation:moraine mound (formation)
Explanation:
Kępa morenowa – niewielkie płaskowzgórze tworzące nadmorską partię płaskiej lub lekko falistej moreny - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kępa_morenowa


Landscapes of transition: landform assemblages and transformations - http://goo.gl/GClni - page 25
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geopiet
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Tak, to będzie dobre. Dzięki!
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2 +2moraine mound (formation)
geopiet
3isolated moraine plateau
Marcin Rachmiel


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
moraine mound (formation)


Explanation:
Kępa morenowa – niewielkie płaskowzgórze tworzące nadmorską partię płaskiej lub lekko falistej moreny - http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kępa_morenowa


Landscapes of transition: landform assemblages and transformations - http://goo.gl/GClni - page 25


geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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Grading comment
Tak, to będzie dobre. Dzięki!

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agree  maciejm
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
isolated moraine plateau


Explanation:
może tak?

Example sentence(s):
  • The cliff at Kępa Redłowska (Redłowska isolated moraine plateau), and particularly its headland, has been the subject of detailed geological, geomorphological and geotechnical research for many years

    Reference: http://www.oandhs.org/files/293.pdf
Marcin Rachmiel
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:46
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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