Artesian - Artesian

Japanese: アーテジアン - あーてじあん
Artesian - Artesian

…The water level of artesian groundwater is usually higher than that of unpressurized groundwater, but this may not be the case depending on the geological conditions. Artesian wells were first dug in the Artois region of France, so they were called artesian and also called tube wells. A basin with artesian groundwater is called an artesian basin, and the Great Artesian Basin in Australia and the Kazusa region of Chiba Prefecture are typical examples.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Artesian" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…被圧地下水の水位は不圧地下水のそれより高いのが普通であるが,地質条件によってそうでない場合もある。自噴井は初めフランスのアルトアArtois地方で掘られたので,アーテジアンartesianと呼ばれ,掘抜井戸ともいわれていた。自噴性の被圧地下水をもつ盆地を鑽井(さんせい)盆地と呼び,オーストラリアの大鑽井盆地や千葉県の上総地方はその典型例である。…

※「アーテジアン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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