Oath - Oath

Japanese: オース - おーす
Oath - Oath

...After the glacier disappears, the sand and gravel that accumulate there become long, undulating, bank-like elevations. These are called eskers, or ås in Sweden. They can be several meters to 3 km wide, 2-3 meters to 200 meters high, and in some cases, 100 meters to 500 km long.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Oath" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…そこに堆積した砂礫は,氷河が消滅した後はうねうねと細長く続く堤防状の高まりとなる。これはエスカー,スウェーデンでオースåsなどと呼ばれる。幅は数mないし3km,高さは2~3mから200mくらいまで,長さ100mくらいから500kmに及ぶ例さえある。…

※「オース」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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