Translations for loess in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

loess [Am ˈloʊɪs, ləs, ˈloʊˌɛs, lɛs, Brit ˈləʊɪs, ləːs] N U

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Due to the fertile loess soil it was for long an agricultural area. en.wikipedia.org

Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. en.wikipedia.org

They were formed from pleistocene loess (wind-blown) silt. en.wikipedia.org

Besides well functioning farms on loess soil there are many areas with poor soil and meager incomes. en.wikipedia.org

They flourished in areas with rich loess soils and moderate rainfall of around 760to890mm in per year. en.wikipedia.org

The river turns south, enters the loess plateau and forms a gorge at least 200 feet below the surrounding hills. en.wikipedia.org

When opening up new cropfields, the farmers preferred loess. en.wikipedia.org

Near the surface, there are loess layers of different thickness. en.wikipedia.org

In the east, loess derivatives and sandy loess dominate whilst, to the west, sands and quicksands are to the fore. en.wikipedia.org

Its area is mostly flat; the typical soil is sand and occasionally loess. en.wikipedia.org

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