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tidewater glacier

Spanish translation: glaciar de marea

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English term or phrase:tidewater glacier
Spanish translation:glaciar de marea
Entered by: teju

17:13 May 5, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / Art museum exhibit about glaciers
English term or phrase: tidewater glacier
This appears twice in my text, once as a heading and the second time it says:

Glaciers appear in all continents except Australia, and can be of different types: mountain, valley, and tidewater.


glaciar de montaña, de valle, y ... con desembocadura en el mar??? existe un término específico?

TIA
teju
Local time: 18:27
glaciar de marea
Explanation:
Libro: Glaciares de Tierra del Fuego
http://books.google.es/books?id=L8G6Z6Vn7Z0C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA2...

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-05-05 17:22:57 GMT)
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http://geography_es_en.enacademic.com/3963/glaciar_de_marea

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Note added at 15 mins (2014-05-05 17:29:32 GMT)
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http://www.minas.upm.es/fundacion/jgs/images/pdf/otros/2005/...
«5.1.2 Glaciar Hansbreen (Isla Spitsbergen, Ártico)
Hansbreen es un glaciar de marea60 (tidewater glacier) que desemboca en el
fiordo Hornsund, al sur de la Isla Spitsbergen (Figura 5-3)».
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Patricia Patho
Germany
Local time: 02:27
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4glaciar de marea
Andrés Martínez
3 +3glaciar de marea
Patricia Patho
3 +2glaciar de marea
Patricia Patho


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
glaciar de marea


Explanation:
tidewater glacier - English-Spanish dictionary of Geography
geography_en_es.esacademic.com/8202/tidewater_glacier‎
glaciar de marea. ... tidewater glacier — noun : a glacier that descends to the sea and usually breaks off into icebergs … Useful english dictionary. tidewater ...

Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, la colega respondió un poco antes, pero ambos tenían la misma respuesta.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis
3 mins
  -> Gracias Charles. Debe haber habido algún problema, porque a mí me pasó lo mismo que a Patricia.
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ruth.
agree  JohnMcDove
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, John.
agree  Mónica Algazi: Great minds...
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
glaciar de marea


Explanation:
Libro: Glaciares de Tierra del Fuego

http://books.google.es/books?id=L8G6Z6Vn7Z0C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA2...

Patricia Patho
Germany
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
2 hrs
agree  Mónica Algazi: Bis
4 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
glaciar de marea


Explanation:
Libro: Glaciares de Tierra del Fuego
http://books.google.es/books?id=L8G6Z6Vn7Z0C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA2...

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-05-05 17:22:57 GMT)
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http://geography_es_en.enacademic.com/3963/glaciar_de_marea

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Note added at 15 mins (2014-05-05 17:29:32 GMT)
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http://www.minas.upm.es/fundacion/jgs/images/pdf/otros/2005/...
«5.1.2 Glaciar Hansbreen (Isla Spitsbergen, Ártico)
Hansbreen es un glaciar de marea60 (tidewater glacier) que desemboca en el
fiordo Hornsund, al sur de la Isla Spitsbergen (Figura 5-3)».

Patricia Patho
Germany
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Vale, vale :)
4 mins
  -> xD ¡Gracias! Proz se me quedaba pillado :/
agree  JohnMcDove: Y el que vale, vale, y el que no... ;-)
3 hrs
agree  Mónica Algazi
4 hrs
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