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This page, Glossary of geography terms (A–M), lists terms beginning with the letters A through M. Glossary of geography terms (N–Z) lists terms beginning with the letters N through Z.
Sound – A long, relatively wide body of water, connecting two larger bodies of water. Spit – Coastal bar or beach landform deposited by longshore drift. Strait – Naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Strandflat – Type of landform found in high-latitude areas.
The Fens or Fenlands in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying agricultural region supported by a system of drainage channels and man-made rivers (dykes and drains) and automated pumping stations.
This article lists a number of common British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Key to languages: Bry: Brythonic; C: Cumbric; K: Cornish; I: Irish; L: Latin; ME: Middle English; NF ...
White water lilies are a typical marsh plant in European areas of deeper water. Many kinds of birds nest in marshes; this one is a yellow-headed blackbird. Marshes provide a habitat for many species of plants, animals, and insects that have adapted to living in flooded conditions or other environments. [1] The plants must be able to survive in wet mud with low oxygen levels. Many of these ...
The word podunk is of Algonquian origin. It denoted both the Podunk people and marshy locations, particularly the people's winter village site on the border of present-day East Hartford and South Windsor, Connecticut. [1][2][3] Podunk was first defined in an American national dictionary in 1934, as an imaginary small town considered typical of ...
Dell (landform) In physical geography, a dell is a grassy hollow —or dried stream bed—often partially covered in trees. [1][2] In literature, dells have pastoral connotations, frequently imagined as secluded and pleasant safe havens. The word "dell" comes from the Old English word dell, which is related to the Old English word dæl, modern ...
The name was submitted to Guinness World Records as the longest word to appear in a published cryptic crossword, having been used by compiler Roger Squires in 1979. The clue was "Giggling troll follows Clancy, Larry, Billy and Peggy who howl, wrongly disturbing a place in Wales (58)", where all but the last five words formed an anagram. [30]