Feb 182010
The Spanish language is at least as rich as English when describing landscapes. Common Spanish geographical terms relating to landscape include:
- cerro = hill
- montaña = mountain
- sierra = elongated mountain range
- mesa = flat-topped (table) hill
- cumbre = summit or peak
- pico = sharp peak
- valle = valley
- barranca = canyon
- cenote = limestone sinkhole
- cabo = point or cape
- punta = point or headland
- arroyo = brook
- río = river
- lago = lake
- salto, cascada = waterfall
- ojo (de agua) = spring
- presa = reservoir (and dam)
- mar = sea
- salinas = salt flats or salt works
- golfo = gulf
- bahía = bay
- puerto = port (inland, puerto = pass)
[Extract from chapter 1 of Geo-Mexico: the geography and dynamics of modern Mexico]
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