Glossar geographischer Gattungsbezeichnungen / Glossary of German geographical generic terms
| GERMAN | ENGLISH |
| Bach | stream, creek |
| Bai | bay |
| Bank | bank |
| Bank | bench |
| Bassin | basin |
| Becken | bowl, basin |
| Berg(-e) | mount(-s), mountain(-s) |
| Bergland | upland |
| Bergzug | range |
| Blick | view |
| Bucht | bay, bight |
| Burg | castle |
| Dom | dome |
| Ebene | flat, plain |
| Eis | ice |
| Eisfall(-fälle) | ice fall(-s) |
| Eisfrontkerbe | inlet |
| Eishöcker | ice rumples |
| Eiskuppel | ice rise |
| Eispiedmont | ice piedmont |
| Eisstrom | ice stream |
| Fels, Felsen | rock |
| Fels | reef |
| Firn, Firnfeld | névé |
| Fjord |
fjord |
| Fluß |
river |
| Gebirge |
mountain, mountains |
| Gipfel |
summit, peak |
| Gletscher |
glacier |
| Graben |
trough |
| Grat |
crest, edge |
| Gruppe |
group |
| Hafen | harbor, harbour, port |
| Halbinsel | peninsula |
| Hochfeld, Hochland | highland, upland |
| Höhe | height |
| Höhenzug(-züge) | ridge(-s), chain(-s) |
| Horn (Hörner) | horn(-s) |
| Hügel | knoll, hill |
| Huk | tongue, cape |
| Hütte | hut |
| Inlandeis | inland ice |
| Insel(-n) | island(-s) |
| Joch | pass, col |
| Kamm | crest, ridge |
| Kap | cape |
| Kar | corrie, cirque |
| Kette(-n) | chain(-s), range(-s) |
| Klamm | defile, gulch, gorge |
| Kliff | bluff, cliff |
| Klippe(-n) | rock(-s) |
| Kogel | cone |
| Kopf | head |
| Kuppe, Kuppel | dome |
| Land | land |
| Landspitze | headland, cape, point |
| Leiste | ledge |
| Massiv | massif |
| Moräne | moraine |
| Mulde | depression |
| Nase | nose, point |
| Nunatak(-takker) | nunatak(-s) |
| Paß | pass |
| Passage | passage |
| Pik | peak |
| Plateau | plateau, highland |
| Platte, Plattform | platform |
| Pyramide | pyramid |
| Riegel | ridge, spur |
| Riff | reef |
| Rücken | rigde |
| Ruine | ruin |
| Sattel | saddle |
| Scharte | gap |
| Schneefeld | snowfield |
| See(-n) | lake(-s) |
| See | sea |
| Seenplatte | lakes area |
| Schelfeis | ice shelf |
| Spitze(-n) | needle(-s), top(-s) |
| Sporn | spur |
| Steilwand | scarp, crag |
| Stein | stone, rock |
| Strand | shore |
| Straße | strait, way, road |
| Tal, Thal | valley |
| Terrasse | terrace |
| Territorium | territory |
| Vorgebirge | foothills, head |
| Vortiefe | deeps, depression |
| Vulkan | volcano |
| Wand | wall |
| Wasserfall | waterfall |