serra

Japanese: serra
serra

…These mountains are not steep like the mountains of Japan, but rather resemble gently rolling plateaus. However, the ends of these plateaus are steep and form mountain ranges, called serras. When both sides of the plateau are steep, they are called chapadas (tables).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "serra" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の山のように急峻な山容ではなく,波浪状のなだらかな起伏のある高原を思わせる山地である。しかし,これらの高原の末端は急峻な地形で,山脈状になり,セラserraと呼ばれている。また,両側が急峻な地形の場合にはシャパーダchapada(卓状地)と名づけられている。…

※「serra」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

<<:  Serpulidae

>>:  Serraninae

Recommend

Westray [island] - Westray

…It consists of about 70 islands, with a total ar...

Plunkett, HC

…Pioneer of the Irish agricultural cooperative mo...

Brontë, E. (English spelling) BronteE

…Three sisters, Charlotte Brontë (1816-55), Emily...

Mwene Mutapa (English spelling)

… [Ken Akasaka] 【history】 The native inhabitants ...

Projection drawing

It is also called a projection drawing. Projectio...

Far Eastern Advisory Committee - Kyokutoushimoniiinkai

...A policy-making body for Japan established in ...

Monju (English spelling) Gaspard Monge

French mathematician. Born to a family of artisan...

Charlestown

…When Columbus discovered them in 1493, the cloud...

Independent Art Association

A Western painting group. Founded in November 193...

normative effect

The effect of the standards of a labor agreement r...

Large-leaved linden tree - Large-leaved linden tree

A deciduous tall tree of the family Tiliaceae (AP...

Brethren of the Free Spirit

A heretical group in medieval Europe. They followe...

Orthostat

…The 9th century BCE conqueror Assurnasirpal II (...

click accompaniment

... The Khoisan language family is characterized ...

Fujisawa [town] - Fujisawa

A former town in Higashiiwai County in the souther...