Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cejo
English translation:
scar (limestone cliff)
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Rachel Fell
Dec 30, 2005 09:35
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Spanish term
Spain
cejo
Its a geological limestone feature in a mountainouns environment.
What would this feature be called in English?
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| 3 | cliff |
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scar
not quite sure, and this term is used esp. in UK, but seems to be the sort of thing; altho' in the link it calls a scar in Spanish a "ceja", acc. to RAE this seems to be "Parte superior o cumbre del monte o sierra," rather than this formation
Glossary of Cave and Karst Terms | speleogenesis.net, The Virtual ...
A joint scientific resource of the Comission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis
of the ... ceja (in central Spain); (Turkish.) kirectasi dik yari. ...
www.speleogenesis.info/glossary/glossary_by_letter.php?Auth...
Karst gorges are developed where the valleys entrenched into steeper slopes, but
there are few rock scars; most outcrops of the limestone are covered by ...
www.jncc.gov.uk/earthheritage/gcrdb/GCRblock.asp?block=39
Name, Great Asby Scar (Karst). Unitary Authority, East Cumbria. Country, England.
Grid Ref*, NY650100. * This is the approximate central point of the GCR ...
www.jncc.gov.uk/earthheritage/gcrdb/GCR.asp?GCR=1113
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales by Tony Waltham and Martin Davies ...
of the Great Scar limestone, wherein lie some of the finest caves in Britain. ...
www.bcra.org.uk/pub/studies.html
Glossary of Cave and Karst Terms | speleogenesis.net, The Virtual ...
A joint scientific resource of the Comission on Karst Hydrogeology and Speleogenesis
of the ... ceja (in central Spain); (Turkish.) kirectasi dik yari. ...
www.speleogenesis.info/glossary/glossary_by_letter.php?Auth...
Karst gorges are developed where the valleys entrenched into steeper slopes, but
there are few rock scars; most outcrops of the limestone are covered by ...
www.jncc.gov.uk/earthheritage/gcrdb/GCRblock.asp?block=39
Name, Great Asby Scar (Karst). Unitary Authority, East Cumbria. Country, England.
Grid Ref*, NY650100. * This is the approximate central point of the GCR ...
www.jncc.gov.uk/earthheritage/gcrdb/GCR.asp?GCR=1113
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales by Tony Waltham and Martin Davies ...
of the Great Scar limestone, wherein lie some of the finest caves in Britain. ...
www.bcra.org.uk/pub/studies.html
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cliff
cliff
Its a geological limestone feature in a mountainouns environment: una caliza en un ambiente montañoso tiende a formar escarpes (a veces). En México, nos referimos frecuentemente a "ceja" de caliza cuando hay una capa escarpada (puede ser de cualquier roca), pero en este caso me parece que el mejor término sería cliff (escarpe.
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Its a geological limestone feature in a mountainouns environment: una caliza en un ambiente montañoso tiende a formar escarpes (a veces). En México, nos referimos frecuentemente a "ceja" de caliza cuando hay una capa escarpada (puede ser de cualquier roca), pero en este caso me parece que el mejor término sería cliff (escarpe.
Feliz Año nuevo...
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