Mar 6, 2013 16:53
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Spanish term
sierra de cumbres tendidas
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A little help with "sierra de cumbres tendidas" in the below context, please:
"Las topoformas más importantes que forman parte de relieve de la Subprovincia son, la gran sierra compleja, representatada por el río Marabasco; sierra de cumbres tendidas, localizadas en la región montñosa occidental; sierras bajas complejas, situadas en la zona de la costa; sierra baja compleja com lomeríos..."
Thanks.
"Las topoformas más importantes que forman parte de relieve de la Subprovincia son, la gran sierra compleja, representatada por el río Marabasco; sierra de cumbres tendidas, localizadas en la región montñosa occidental; sierras bajas complejas, situadas en la zona de la costa; sierra baja compleja com lomeríos..."
Thanks.
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Simon Bruni
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sierra with extensive/broad peaks
'cumbres tendidas' seems to by synonymous with 'Cimas extendidas':
http://www.cp-idea.org/documentos/normasEspecificaciones/FIS...
http://www.cp-idea.org/documentos/normasEspecificaciones/FIS...
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| Thank you for this, Simon. |
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Jenny Westwell
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mountain range of elongated summits
From a study on deep-seated slope deformation in the Central Rif Mountains:
“The key morphological features of the study area are three N65 trending elongated summits from which the valley of Beni Derkoul develops: the Koudiet es Sbaa (1768m), the Jebel Beni Salah (1504m) and the Jemaat Ben Troun (1287m).”
http://riskam.ul.pt/images/pdf/VCNG_S6.3.pdf
“A' Mharconaich is orientated SW to NE, with an elongated summit ridge.”
http://www.munromagic.com/AlphaListMunros.cfm
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I'm thinking that 'tendidas' is being used in the sense of 'stretched horizontally' ...
“The key morphological features of the study area are three N65 trending elongated summits from which the valley of Beni Derkoul develops: the Koudiet es Sbaa (1768m), the Jebel Beni Salah (1504m) and the Jemaat Ben Troun (1287m).”
http://riskam.ul.pt/images/pdf/VCNG_S6.3.pdf
“A' Mharconaich is orientated SW to NE, with an elongated summit ridge.”
http://www.munromagic.com/AlphaListMunros.cfm
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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-03-06 20:08:48 GMT)
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I'm thinking that 'tendidas' is being used in the sense of 'stretched horizontally' ...
Note from asker:
| Thank you for the suggestion, Jenny. |
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Patricia González Schütz
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elongated mountain range with stretched crests
It's the term "tendidas" that's giving me some problems!
Anyway, all other answers are very good too.
Here are some useful links:
Common Spanish toponym elements related to relief and drainage include:
cerro = hill
sierra = elongated mountain range with sharp crest [cf cordillera = mountain range]
peña = craggy hill [Peña de Bernal]
loma = hill in middle of plain
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3467-mexico-s-place-names...
he Spanish language is at least as rich as English when describing landscapes. Common Spanish geographical terms relating to landscape include:
cerro = hill
montaña = mountain
sierra = elongated mountain range
mesa = flat-topped (table) hill
cumbre = summit or peak
http://geo-mexico.com/?tag=relief
Anyway, all other answers are very good too.
Here are some useful links:
Common Spanish toponym elements related to relief and drainage include:
cerro = hill
sierra = elongated mountain range with sharp crest [cf cordillera = mountain range]
peña = craggy hill [Peña de Bernal]
loma = hill in middle of plain
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3467-mexico-s-place-names...
he Spanish language is at least as rich as English when describing landscapes. Common Spanish geographical terms relating to landscape include:
cerro = hill
montaña = mountain
sierra = elongated mountain range
mesa = flat-topped (table) hill
cumbre = summit or peak
http://geo-mexico.com/?tag=relief
Note from asker:
| Thank for this, Patricia |
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a mountain range that streches over its peaks
Me da la imagen de las cumbres formando así la cadena de montañas. Otra opción. ¡Suerte!
Example sentence:
is a mountain range that stretches approximately 160 miles
They stretch across the western and southern part of the continent in a broad arc
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BASE DE DATOS GEOGRÁFICOS - CP IDEA
www.cp-idea.org/documentos/.../FIS_1000.pdf - Translate this page
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Cumbres escarpadas: Cima con pendientes abruptas. Cumbres tendidas: Cimas extendidas. Escudo volcanes: Conformado por roca ígnea en pendiente suave ...
www.cp-idea.org/documentos/.../FIS_1000.pdf - Translate this page
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Cumbres escarpadas: Cima con pendientes abruptas. Cumbres tendidas: Cimas extendidas. Escudo volcanes: Conformado por roca ígnea en pendiente suave ...
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| Thanks, Liz - this helps. Good to hear from you again. |
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