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Definition of Sabkhas
1. sabkha [n] - See also: sabkha
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sabkhas
Literary usage of Sabkhas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective by Ibrahim Abed, Peter Hellyer (2001)
"Coastal sabkhas and lagoons As already mentioned above, coastal sabkhas formed
... Shinn (1983) has many illustrations of sabkhas in the emirates and other ..."
2. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"All sabkhas share certain characteristics. Although they are restricted to hot,
arid regions, the sabkha surface is always very close to the local water ..."
3. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"... including rough vegetated sandy plains, sabkhas, active drainage basins, and
oil contaminated patches.8 Emergency teams are still clearing mines in ..."
4. U. S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991: With Marine Forces Afloat in edited by Ronald J. Brown (2000)
"... road ran through the dry marsh beds, or sabkhas, that were too soft to support
movement by heavy vehicles. Stalled along this solitary route the Iraqis ..."
5. Wetland Soils: Characterization, Classification, and Utilization by International Rice Research Institute, Philippines Bureau of Soils (1985)
"Some special developments are found, for instance, in acid—sulfate soils, peaty
soils, soils situated in sabkhas, etc. Although the micromorphology of many ..."
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