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12:17 Jan 8, 2018 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Geology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Jonatas Ribeiro de Andrade Brazil Local time: 22:22 | ||||||
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4 +3 | high desert plains and hills |
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4 | Argentine Low Monte |
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3 | plains and plateaus mountain |
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3 | Wild plains |
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plains and plateaus mountain Explanation: It is a bit weird to understand you are right, but I think that there are two mountains unified in only one ecoregion with sierras, plateaus, and plains. Maybe that's why they call it like that |
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Argentine Low Monte Explanation: The Spanish wikipedia entry for "Ecorregión terrestre del monte de llanuras y mesetas" gives "Argentine Low Monte". I believe it's a specific region, not a generic term for a geographical feature. Example sentence(s):
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecorregi%C3%B3n_terrestre_del_monte_de_llanuras_y_mesetas |
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high desert plains and hills Explanation: In a general text (not specifically geological) this would be a suitable description of the region. Atlas Obscura's Guide to Precarious Places - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/.../atlas-obscura-s-guide-to-pr... Jul 14, 2011 - ... fossils, but the most unique feature in the badlands of Ischigualasto or “The Valley of the Moon” is its complete, undisturbed sequence of Triassic rock deposits. Top-heavy stone masses loom on the horizon, their bases continually being carved away by steady winds rushing through the high desert plains. High Desert Plains and Hills: Mojave Desert Ecological Subsections digital-desert.com/ecosections/322ag.htm High Desert Plains and Hills. This subsection consists of the western Mojave Desert, which is mostly alluvial plain and pediment, with relatively small areas of hills and low mountains. It includes Indian Wells Valley north of the Garlock Fault; otherwise it is between the Garlock Fault on the north and northwest, the San ... |
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