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#Hydronomastics is the study of #hydronyms, the proper names of bodies of water.

It's a branch of #toponomastics, the study of #toponyms (the proper names of places), which in turn is a branch of #onomastics, the study of #orthonyms (proper names).

French / Luxembourghish sign: The River Sauer in Martelan...
#Hydronym and #hydronomastics both derive from Ancient #Greek ὕδωρ / húdōr (water) + ὄνομα / ónoma (name). The Greek island of Skiatho...
#Hydronyms tend to outlast other #toponyms, even when new #languages and cultures displace earlier ones.

#England, #EastAnglia, #Essex, and #Sussex are named for the #Angles and #Saxons; but #Trent, #Ouse, #Thames, #Severn, and #Avon are older #Celtic and #RomanoBritish names. A map showing the main rive...
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#ImageOfTheDay
Looking at the #Arctic Ocean
The rate of #Summer thaw has increased in 2020 compared to previous years
#Sentinel2 image of Alexandra Land and Prince George Land, in the #BarentsSea #Russia, with record melt rates on 11 July 2020.
Check the 2019-2020 comparison⬇️ Image
Comparing #Sentinel2 images of Alexandra Land and Prince George Land, in the #BarentsSea #Russia from 6 July 2019 and 11 July 2020, shows early and accelerated thawing
@MichaelMannEU @ArcticCouncil @MarieAnnConinsx @ZLabe @kryosat @PVuorimaki
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#BREAKING: "Admiral Kuznetsov", the #Russia Navy's sole aircraft carrier is on fire at the #BarentsSea port of #Murmansk. Fire started as a result of welding work on its deck. It is now spread & out of control. Five workers are injured & three are lost!
#BREAKING: All five inured workers are rescued by the firefighters and are transported to hospital. But the fire is now spread from 20sq/m to 120sq/m in the #AdmiralKuznetsov aircraft carrier. Fire fighters are trying to extinguish it.
#АдмиралКузнецов
#BREAKING: Fire has now spread to Diesel fuel reservoirs of the #AdmiralKuznetsov aircraft carrier of #Russia Navy in #Murmansk. Fire fighters are trying to extinguish it with foam.Number of injured workers is increased to six & most of them in serious condition.
#АдмиралКузнецов
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