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cirque

/sɜːk/

Traducción: Cuenca semicircular de paredes escarpadas en una montaña, a menudo formada por erosión glaciar, que puede contener un lago.

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C2formalcommonscientific/sɜːk/

A steep-walled, semicircular basin found in a mountain, often formed by glacial erosion, which may contain a lake.

  • 🇪🇸Cuenca semicircular de paredes escarpadas en una montaña, a menudo formada por erosión glaciar, que puede contener un lago.
  1. Geological formation C1 formal

    A steep-walled, semicircular basin or hollow in a mountain, often formed by glacial erosion, which may contain a lake.

    • The hikers marveled at the cirque carved into the mountainside.
    • A small, crystal-clear lake filled the bottom of the ancient cirque.
    • Geologists studied the cirque to understand the region's glacial history.

    🇪🇸Circo glaciar

    Sinónimos: corriecwm

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