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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Environment & Ecology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Nikki Graham United Kingdom Local time: 12:46 | ||||||
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4 +2 | lake basin |
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lake basin Explanation: Lake basin seems fine to me, but I don't know why it is plural in your text. Do you think this could be a mistake? Lake basins are formed in several ways; by changes in the earth crust; volcanic action; by glaciers; by waves and currents; by rivers; by groundwater; and by man-made dams. http://ivanmarginal.hubpages.com/hub/6-Ways-How-Lake-Basins-... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2013-03-06 15:33:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definition of LAKE BASIN 1 : the depression occupied by a lake 2 : the area from which drainage reaches a lake http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake basin A basin is a natural depression in the surface of the land. A lake basin is a geographic land area draining into a lake; also referred to as drainage basin or watershed. Source: EEA http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/european-waters/lakes/... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2013-03-06 20:23:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I meant in your question, as far as I can gather from the Internet, they refer to the vaso de Sayula in singular. No doubt there are many basins in the area, but if this one has a specific name, why does it refer to more than one basin? Just a thought. I don't know Mexico at all. |
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