Environment, Landscapes

Andean: andino -na

 

bay: bahía f

beach: playa f

 

canyon: cañón m

cape: cabo m

cave: cueva f

city: ciudad f

cliff: acantilado m

coast: costa f; litoral m

coastline, littoral: litoral m

country, countryside: campo m

crag: peñón m; pe­ñasco m

current (river, sea): corriente f

 

desert: desierto m

 

earth: tierra f

 

forest: bosque m

 

glacier: glaciar m

gorge: garganta f; desfiladero m

grass: pasto m; zacate m (Mex)

grove: monte m

 

high plain, high plateau: altiplano m

hill: colina f; cerro m

horizon: horizonte m

 

island: isla f

isthmus: istmo m

 

jungle: selva f; jungla f

 

lake: lago m

landscape: paisaje m

 

mountain: montaña f

mountain pass: paso m; collado m

mountain range: cordillera f; sierra f

mountainous: montañoso -sa

 

national park: parque m nacional

nature: naturaleza f

 

ocean: océano m

outskirts (city): afueras fpl; alrededores mpl

 

park: parque m

peak: pico m

peninsula: península f

 

rainforest: selva f

ravine: barranco m

river: río m

rock: roca f

rocky: rocoso -sa

 

salt flat: salar m

sand: arena f

sea: mar m

shore: orilla f

stone: piedra f

strait: estrecho m

 

tide: marea f

tree: árbol m

 

urban: urbano -na

 

valley: valle m

view: vista f

volcano: volcán m

 

wave: ola f

 

 

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