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Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464268 Last modified 07.07.2023
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Domain landforms made by valley (alpine) glaciers
  • oruliustiku kulutusel tekkinud kitsas ja sügav U-kujulise ristlõikega org (troog), mille põhi on meretasemest madalamal ja seetõttu on moodustunud kaugele sisemaale ulatuv kitsas merelaht
  • long, narrow inlet with characteristic U-shape cross profile with steep straight sides or cliffs created by glacial erosion (glacial trough). Most fjords are deeper than the adjacent sea; Sognefjord in Norway reaches as much as 1,300 m below sea level.
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  • Enamus fjordide põhi ulatub meretasemest madalamale näiteks Norra läänerannikul paikneva Sognefjordi sügavus veetasemest on koguni 1300 m.

Geomorfoloogia terminibaas

ID 464377 Last modified 07.07.2023
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Domain erosional (wave-cut) coastal landforms
  • kaugele sisemaale ulatuv, kitsas ja sügav merelaht, mis on kujunenud oruliustiku kulutusel (vt ka liustikutekkelised pv)
  • long, deep and narrow inlet or bay having characteristic U-shape cross profile with steep straight sides or cliffs; created by glacial erosion (glacial trough)

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