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Definition of Thalweg

Thalweg
Thalweg Thal"weg`, n. [G., fr. thal valley + weg way. See Dale; Way.] (Physiography) (a) A line following the lowest part of a valley, whether under water or not. (b) The line of continuous maximum descent from any point on a land surface, or that cutting all contours and angles.

Meaning of Thalweg from wikipedia

- In geography, hydrography, and fluvial geomorphology, a thalweg or talweg (/ˈtɑːlvɛɡ/) is the line or curve of lowest elevation within a valley or watercourse...
- in 1913, which declared that the Ottoman-Persian frontier run along the thalweg, but World War I canceled all plans. During the Mandate of Iraq (1920–1932)...
- resolution was based on the thalweg principle. India supports its stance by citing the thalweg doctrine in international law. The thalweg legal principle states...
- name of this mall means thalweg. La Vaguada is a proper name not a common one. However, this mall was built in a former thalweg. 40°28′43″N 3°42′31″W...
- channel, is the thalweg or thalweg line. It is typically designated the borderline when rivers are used as political borders. The thalweg hugs the outer...
- Iran–Iraq border in the Shatt al-Arab should be demarcated according to the thalweg principle. In 1934, the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq, encouraged by the United...
- it meets the Fly River flowing east, then a short curve of the river's thalweg to where it meets the 141°01'10" E meridian flowing west, then southwards...
- accompli Frozen conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Status quo ante bellum Thalweg Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Territorial disputes in the...
- for Iraq agreeing that the frontier on the waterway ran along the entire thalweg, Iran ended its support for the Peshmerga in the Second Iraqi–Kurdish War...
- to Iran because almost all river borders around the world ran along the thalweg, and because most of the ships that used the Shatt al-Arab were Iranian...