Geographical Terms Flashcards by Taylor Kotelo | Brainscape

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á

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River

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bakki

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(river) bank

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brekka

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slope

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bær

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farm, town

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dalur

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valley or dale

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ey or eyja

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island

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fell

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mountain (smaller, sometimes isolated)

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fjall

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mountain (typically larger than a fell)

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fjörđur

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fjord

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flói

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bay, big inlet, wider than a fjord

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foss

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waterfall

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heiđi

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moor, heath, highland

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hliđ

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hillside, slope, gate

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höfn

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harbour

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hraun

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lava or lava field

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hver

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hot spring, geysir

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jökull

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icecap

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laug

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warm pool, hot spring

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lón

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lagoon

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nes

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peninsula or headland

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ós

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mouth of a river, estuary

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skarđ

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(mountain) pass

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sker

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skerry

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skógur

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forest, woodland

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stađur

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church estate; plural stađir means farmstead

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tunga

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tongue of land (between two rivers)

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vatn

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lake (or water in general)

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vik

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inlet or bay

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völlur

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plain