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 |