Exmoor

Japanese: エクスムーア - えくすむーあ
Exmoor

…This region is the type region for the Devonian period of geological time. It has an east-west tectonic line caused by the Armorican orogeny, and two plateaus protrude from it: Exmoor, made of sandstone, in the north, and Dartmoor, in the south, with granite intrusions. However, in the center, a plain made of dissected Carboniferous sandstone spreads, and the climate is warm, humid, and marine. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Exmoor" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地質時代のデボン紀は,この地域を模式地とする。アルモリカン造山運動による東西方向の構造線を有し,北部に砂岩のエクスムーアExmoor,南部に花コウ岩の貫入したダートムーアの二つの高原が突出する。しかし中部には石炭紀砂岩が開析された平野が広がり,気候は温暖湿潤な海洋性である。…

※「エクスムーア」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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