бортовому уступу Прикаспийской впадины

English translation: lateral shelf of the Caspian basin/depression

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Russian term or phrase:бортовому уступу Прикаспийской впадины
English translation:lateral shelf of the Caspian basin/depression
Entered by: David Knowles

11:24 Jul 28, 2006
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
Russian term or phrase: бортовому уступу Прикаспийской впадины
the sentence reads
Северная граница Прикаспийской НГП проходит по бортовому уступу Прикаспийской впадины в нижнепермских отложениях.
НГП - нефтегазоносная провинция - oil-and0gas bearing province

the side terrace? of the Prikaspijksy depression/cavity/hallow ?
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lateral shelf of the Caspian basin/depression
Explanation:
(ref) Progradation of the clinoforms occurred through lateral shelf outbuilding during lowstand periods when sandstone units accumulated in shallow marine systems and shelf-edge deltas at the shelf-break zone and in submarine fans in basinal parts

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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-07-28 20:56:39 GMT)
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Well, прибалтийский is Baltic, so why should прикаспийский not be Caspian? So the answer is Yes!
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4 +3lateral shelf of the Caspian basin/depression
David Knowles
5(lateral shelf of the) near Caspian basin
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lateral shelf of the Caspian basin/depression


Explanation:
(ref) Progradation of the clinoforms occurred through lateral shelf outbuilding during lowstand periods when sandstone units accumulated in shallow marine systems and shelf-edge deltas at the shelf-break zone and in submarine fans in basinal parts

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Note added at 9 hrs (2006-07-28 20:56:39 GMT)
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Well, прибалтийский is Baltic, so why should прикаспийский not be Caspian? So the answer is Yes!


    Reference: http://aapg.confex.com/aapg/no2000/techprogram/paper_2202.ht...
David Knowles
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Asker: Dear David, do you translate Прикаспийской as simply Caspian?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ravindra Godbole
53 mins

agree  Dorene Cornwell: Прикаспийской definitely equals Caspian
14 hrs

agree  Сергей Лузан: http://www.google.com/search?hl=ru&as_qdr=all&q= "Caspian de...
2 days 19 hrs
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(lateral shelf of the) near Caspian basin


Explanation:
You could also use "near Caspian basin." See part of this 2003 Strategic Action Programme:

"In a number of the SAP interventions reference is made to the concept of the near Caspian basin, which incorporates the lower Volga basin below Volgograd, the coastal rivers of Kalmykia, Dagestan, and northern part of the Azerbaijan Republic, the Kura basin in the territory of Azerbaijan below Mingachaur reservoir, the basins of the coastal rivers in Iran, and the rivers in the territory of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. "
http://www.caspianenvironment.org/reports/SAP_eng.doc

Normally it is the case though, that in English we drop the pri- for geographical names. But if this is definitely the area you're concerned with, there's precedent to for the usage.

Hope this helps!

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Note added at 2 дн14 час (2006-07-31 01:56:16 GMT)
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see also:

"The near Caspian basin is defined in the SAP as the contributory basin in the territories of Azerbaijan, IR Iran, Kazakhstan. and Turkmenistan and Russia... "
http://www.thegef.org/Documents/Council_Documents/GEF_C22/IW...

" implement a regional action plan to remedy Areas of Pollution Concern identified in the near Caspian basin ..."
http://www.euroconsult.nl/Careers/Current vacancies/Archive ...

Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: English
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