...the rivers flowing down from the surrounding mountains form alluvial fans at the foot of the mountains (the edge of the basin) and join within the basin. Sometimes, lakes and marshes form in the center of the basin (lake basins), but in humid regions such as Japan, water drains from the lowest point of the surrounding mountains and has an outlet into the open ocean. However, in the dry regions of the interior of the continents, there are many inland basins that have no outlet to the open ocean and have salt lakes in their centers because of the high evaporation of water. *Some of the terminology that mentions "lake basin" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…周囲の山地から流下する河川は,山麓(盆地縁辺)に扇状地を形成し盆地内で合流する。ときには,盆地中央部に湖沼が形成される(湖盆lake basin)が,日本などの湿潤地域では,周囲の山地中の最低所から排水され,外洋への出口をもっている。しかし,大陸内部の乾燥地帯では,水分の蒸発が激しいため,中央部に塩湖を有する外洋への出口をもたない内陸盆地が数多くみられる。… ※「lake basin」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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