Fens

Fens
A marshy area in eastern England
Syn: Fenlands

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  • Fens — (fĕnz) A lowland district of eastern England west and south of the Wash. Early attempts by the Romans to drain the area were abandoned by Anglo Saxon times. Modern day reclamation of the Fens began in the 17th century. * * * an area of low wet… …   Universalium

  • Fens — (»Sümpfe«), Name einer Marschgegend an der »die Wash« genannten seichten Bucht an der Ostküste Englands, 3100 qkm (46,5 QM.) groß, durch zahlreiche Kanäle entwässert und durch Deiche gegen die Überschwemmungen der Flüsse Ouse, Neu, Welland und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fens — (engl. »Sümpfe«), s.v.w. Fendistrikt …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Fens — Fens, the an area of flat land in eastern England which used to be partly covered by the sea and now produces good crops …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Fens — Wicken Fen: windbetriebene Wasserpumpe Die Fens (englisch: The Fens = die Sümpfe) sind eine Moorlandschaft in Ostengland, die sich um die Meeresbucht The Wash ausbreitet und das Überschwemmungsgebiet der Flüsse Witham, Welland, Nene und Ouse war …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fens Pools — Infobox SSSI name=Fens Pools aos=West Midlands interest=Biological gridref=gbmappingsmall|SO920886 area=37.6 hectares notifydate=1989 http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx? ] Fens Pools (gbmapping|SO920886) is a 37.6 hectare (92.9 acre)… …   Wikipedia

  • Fens Waterways Link — will be accessible by broad boats from the rest of Britain s canal network. Completion is expected in about 2014.New CutsThe Environment Agency has obtained a significant proportion of the £8m required for phase one. Starting from the north, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Fens of Sirion —    The marshland of the Aelin uial.    The fens and marshes that formed around the lakes of Aelin uial on the River Sirion …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

  • FENS — Frente Español Nacional Sindicalista (International » Spanish) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • FENS — abr. Frente Espaсol Nacional Sindicalista …   Diccionario de Abreviaturas de la Lengua Española

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