Fenland

Japanese: フェンランド(英語表記)Fenland
Fenland
A vast plain that spreads across the eastern part of England. It is also known simply as the Fens, meaning marshland. It lies from the west coast of the Wash, an inlet of the North Sea, to the four counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, and Norfolk on the south coast, with a maximum length of about 117 km from north to south and a maximum width of about 58 km from east to west, and a total area of ​​about 3,400 km2. It was formed by the filling up of the Wash, and with the exception of scattered slight elevations, the entire area is lowland with an elevation of less than 15 m above sea level.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド東部に広がる広大な平野。単に,〈沼地〉を意味する〈フェンズthe Fens〉とも呼ばれる。北海の入江であるウォッシュ湾の西岸から南岸のリンカンシャー,ケンブリッジシャー,サフォーク,ノーフォーク4州にかけて横たわり,南北の最大長約117km,東西の最大幅約58kmで総面積約3400km2。ウォッシュ湾の埋積によって形成され,点在する微高地を除いては全域が標高15m以下の低地である。

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