kanjon / canyon
Prostorska predstava izrazov iz geografije in 'prostorskih' ved
Spatial ability of geographic terms
Izraz "kanjon" izhaja iz španske besede 'cañón' - kanal. Kanjon je rečna dolina, kjer gredo pobočni procesi v časovnem koraku z globinskim vrezovanjem vodotoka. Kanjon nastane, ko se reka vrezuje v vodoravno ležeče geološke sklade z menjavanjem trših in mehkejših plasti. Rob kanjona je oglat in strm, ker ni bil podvržen močni površinski eroziji.
The term "canyon" is taken from the Spanish word 'cañón', meaning 'tube'. A canyon is a deep ravine between pairs of escarpments or cliffs and is most often carved from the landscape by the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. The walls of the canyon remain steep and angular because they are not worn and softened by frequent rainfall and surface drainage.
