Eiszeitlandschaft

ice-age landscape

noun EYES-tseyet-lant-shaft Rare

Also means

glacial landscape

Usage Note

Eiszeitlandschaft describes terrain shaped by Pleistocene glaciation: drumlins, moraines, and kettle lakes. Much of northern Germany is an Eiszeitlandschaft; the term is used in geography education and tourism.

Examples

"Die norddeutsche Tiefebene ist eine typische Eiszeitlandschaft."

Natural Translation

The North German Plain is a typical ice-age landscape.

Literal Translation

The north-german lowland is a typical ice-age-landscape.

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