Concept information
Preferred term
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
Definition
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A basin is a depression, or dip, in the Earth’s surface.
(en)
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/basin/
Created: 1/7/22
Broader concept
- landforms (en)
Narrower concepts
- anoxic basins (en)
- lake basins (en)
- ocean basins (en)
- river basins (en)
Includes
- watersheds (en)
In other languages
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أحواض
Created: 2024-01-16T11:46:42Z
Arabic
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盆地
Created: 2023-09-27T15:42:42Z
Chinese
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bassin (dépression géologique)
Created: 2024-12-17T15:39:03
French
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流域
Created: 2005-08-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 9667
Japanese
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bassenger
Created: 2022-01-07T15:11:41
Norwegian Bokmål
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бассейны
Created: 2022-01-07T15:12:30
Last modified: 2025-04-29T14:02:54
Russian
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басени
Created: 2023-06-07T11:56:20
Serbian
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Cuenca
Created: 2024-07-03T16:11:42Z
Spanish
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bonde
Created: 2023-11-29T14:50:42Z
Swahili
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แอ่งรับน้ำ
Created: 2005-08-19T00:00:00Z
Notation: 35843
Thai
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havza
Created: 2011-11-20T20:27:34Z
Last modified: 2014-07-03T16:59:22Z
Notation: 8334
Turkish