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Berg, der (-e)

mountain

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Gebirge, das (-)

mountain range, mountains

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Bergkette, die (-n)

mountain range

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Mittelgebirge, das (-)

low mountains

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Hochgebirge, das (-)

high mountains

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gebirgig

mountainous

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Hügel, der (-)

hill

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Alpen, pl.

Alps

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Tal, das (¨er)

valley

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Stein, der (-e)

stone

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Gestein, das (-e)

rock(s)

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Wald, der (¨er)

forest

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Wäldchen, das (-)

grove

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Waldland, das (¨er)

woodland

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Urwald, der (¨er)

jungle

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Dschungel, der (-), das (-), or die (-n)

jungle

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Regenwald, der (¨er)

rainforest

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Baum, der (¨e)

tree

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Stamm, der (¨e)

trunk

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Rinde, die (-n)

bark

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Saft, der (¨e)

sap

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Zweig, der (-e)

twig

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Ast, der (¨e)

branch

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Wipfel, der (-)

treetop

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Eiche, die (-n)

oak

Ahorn, der (-e)

maple

Tanne, die (-n)

fir

Kiefer, die (-n)

pine

Linde, die (-n)

linden

etw fällen

to fell, cut sth down

Wasser, das (- or ¨)

water

Wasserfall, der (¨e)

waterfall

Süßwasser, das (no pl.)

fresh water

Salzwasser, das (no pl.)

salt water

fließen

to flow

Fluss, der (¨e)

river

Bach, der (¨e)

creek, brook, stream

Strom, der (¨e)

large river

Strömung, die (-en)

current

Meer, das (-e)

sea

Meeresspiegel, der (no pl.)

sea level

See, die (-n)

sea

Ozean, der (-e)

ocean

See, der (-n)

lake

Teich, der (-e)

pond

Strand, der (¨e)

beach

Sand, der (-e)

sand

Ufer, das (-)

bank, shore

Küste, die (-n)

coast

Insel, die (-n)

island

Halbinsel, die (-n)

peninsula

Festland, das (no pl.)

mainland

tief

deep

flach

shallow

Brunnen, der (-)

well, fountain, spring water

Pass, der (¨e)

pass

Spalt, der (-e)

crevice

Höhle, die (-n)

cave

Gipfel, der (-)

peak, summit

Spitze, die (-n)

top

Höhe, die (-n)

height, altitude

Fels, der (-en)

rock

Felsen, der (-)

rock

Felsbrocken, der (-)

boulder

felsig

rocky

Felswand, die (¨e)

cliff

Felsvorsprung, der (¨e)

ledge

Berg-, Erdrutsch, der (-e)

landslide

Ebene, die (-n)

plain

Tiefebene, die (-n)

lowland plain

Flachland, das (no pl.)

lowland, plains

Tiefland, das (¨er; also -e)

lowlands

Strauch, der (¨er)

shrub

Dickicht, das (-e)

thicket

Farn, der (-e)

fern

Moos, das (-e)

moss

Laubbaum, der (¨e)

deciduous tree

Nadelbaum, der (¨e)

coniferous tree

Fichte, die (-n)

spruce

Zeder, die (-n)

cedar

immergrün

evergreen

Nadel, die (-n)

needle

Zapfen, der (-)

cone

Eichel, die (-n)

acorn

Lichtung, die (-en)

clearing

Blöße, die (-n)

clearing

Unterholz, das (no pl.)

undergrowth

Kanal, der (¨e)

canal

Nebenfluss, der (¨e)

tributary

Quelle, die (-n)

source

Mündung, die (-en)

mouth, estuary

Ebbe, die (-n)

low tide

Flut, die (-en)

high tide

Hochwasser, das (-)

high tide or water; flood

Überschwemmung, die (-en)

flood

etw überschwemmen

to flood sth

über die Ufer treten

to flood

Sturzflut, die (-en)

flash flood

Welle, die (-n)

wave

Flutwelle, die (-n)

tidal wave

Schaum, der (¨e)

foam

Gischt, der (-e) or die (-en)

foam, surf, spray

Brandung, die (-en)

surf

Schlamm, der (-e or ¨e)

mud, silt

schlammig

muddy

Sumpf, der (¨e)

marsh, swamp, quagmire

Leuchtturm, der (¨e)

lighthouse

Düne, die (-n)

sand dune

Deich, der (-e)

dyke

Damm, der (¨e)

dam

Stausee, der (-n)

reservoir, artificial lake

steil

steep

Steilwand, die (¨e)

steep rock face

schroff

sheer

Anhöhe, die (-n)

rise, elevation, knoll, hill

Ausläufer, pl.

foothills

Bergrücken, der (-)

mountain ridge

Tafelberg, der (-e)

mesa, flat-topped mountain

Hochebene, die (-n)

plateau

Hochland, das (¨er; also -e)

highlands

Hang, der (¨e)

slope

Gefälle, das (-)

slope, incline

Schlucht, die (-en)

ravine

Abgrund, der (¨e)

precipice, abyss

Geröll, das (-e)

scree, talus

Grasland, das (no pl.)

grassland

Prärie, die (-n)

prairie

Heide, die (-n)

heath

Esche, die (-n)

ash

Ulme, die (-n)

elm

Holunder, der (-)

elder

Pappel, die (-n)

poplar

Zitterpappel, die (-n)

aspen

Espe, die (-n)

aspen

Birke, die (-n)

birch

Buche, die (-n)

beech

Wacholder, der (-)

juniper

Lorbeer, der (-en)

laurel

Trauerweide, die (-n)

weeping willow

Liguster, der (-)

privet

Ebenholz, das (no pl.)

ebony

Palme, die (-n)

palm

Stechpalme, die (-n)

holly

Mistel, die (-n)

mistletoe

Flussaue, die (-n)

flood plain

Klamm, die (-en)

gorge

Kap, das (-s)

cape

Bucht, die (-en)

bay, cove

Golf, der (-e)

gulf

Moor, das (-e)

bog

Torf, der (-e)

peat

Böschung, die (-en)

embankment

Schwemmkegel, der (-)

levee, riverside embankment

Furt, die (-en)

ford

Landzunge, die (-n)

promontory

Tümpel, der (-)

pond

Strudel, der (-)

whirlpool, eddy

Dünung, die (-en)

swell

(Korallen)riff, der (-e)

(coral) reef

Alge, die (-n)

alga

Seetang, der (no pl.)

kelp, seaweed

Lagune, die (-n)

lagoon

Haff, das (-s or -e)

lagoon [on the Baltic]

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