词汇 | nunatak |
释义 | nunatak noun[ C ] geology specializeduk /ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/ us /ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/ rock or a mountain that sticks up above the level of an area of ice or snow: 冰原岛峰 C3 is the most southerly nunatak in the Colbert Mountains.C3是科尔伯特山脉最南端的冰原岛峰。 "Nunatak" means "lonely mountain" in Inuit. Nunataks are promontories that project above the surface of a glacier. Certain plants survived glaciation on nunataks. There are several adjacent peaks exactly like this nunatak. Geography: hills & mountains acclivity alpine tundra craggy esker highlands hillock Marilyn mesa mid-ocean ridge motte Mount Kilimanjaro pike precipitous scarp slope spur steep the Adirondack Mountains the Alaska Range the Alps Examples of nunataknunatak The top of the nunatak is 200 m above the level of the ice in the foreground. The name is allusive; snow that cuts across parts of the nunatak gives it a segmented appearance resembling that of a centipede. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its outflow is split in the center by a nunatak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Investigators looked at a nunatak outcrop in the icefield and found highly mineralized rock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The correlation of the name with this nunatak may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the peak is a nunatak and the final ascent is relatively short; only the tip of the mountain emerges from the surrounding icefield. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The remaining vegetation is located in snow-free areas such as nunatak ridges and other parts of the summit plateau, the coastal cliffs, capes and beaches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The position of the nunatak was fixed by intersection from geodetic survey stations in 1971. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The nunatak has several summits, with the highest reaching 1108m ft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The fjord nearly splits the peninsula into two halves, with the western half separated from the nunatak in the east by a low, narrow isthmus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A small, mainly ice-free peak, or nunatak, marking the west extremity of the range. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dominant central nunatak and the southern elevation have definite rock exposures; the minor northern elevation may be entirely snow covered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The nunatak is marked by a moraine which extends 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north from it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nunatak's performances, though performed in front of only 17 people, were broadcast all over the world. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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