Gap, pass, notch or saddle?
November 2, 2005 by Rich Owings
A week ago, I saw a post in Cartography, noting pfly’s post on mapping toponymy.
I commented, saying:
Very cool. One that struck me when I moved from the Southern Appalachians to Northern California was gap vs. pass. I figure it an east vs. west thing, but would love to see visual evidence of that. Nice work pfly!
Lo and behold, I see that he has posted a new map, showing this very thing. In addition to gaps and passes, you can also see what parts of the U.S. favor the terms notch and saddle.
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Cool. Next maybe someone will do run, ravine, cleft, canyon, gulch, and any other sort of thing that means a water worn declivity of any length.