western slope

collocation in English

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western
adjective
uk
/ˈwes.tən/us
/ˈwes.tɚn/
in or from the west of ...
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slope
noun[C]
uk
/sləʊp/us
/sloʊp/
a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher ...
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(Definition ofwesternandslopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Sanyatak is situated on thewesternslopeof thisridgeon a narrow terrace along a small stream.
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The road to the castle ends at thewesternslope.
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Volcanic rocks from thewesternslopehave been dated to about seven million years, so the volcano is thought to be extinct.
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Thewesternslopeof the range is wet and cool, with 60to250 in of precipitation per year.
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Sandstone outcroppings are not uncommon along the steepwesternslopeof the north peak.
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The eastern slope is much steeper and favors surface stream flows, whereas thewesternslopeis less steep and favors ground water aquifers.
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The peaks are volcanic in origin, rounded to flat-topped, and have a steep eastern escarpment and a gradualwesternslope.
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A combination of northerly, easterly and westerly aspects will spread the flowering time with thewesternslopeflowering slightly later on.
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On awesternslope, an area of loose earth perfectly resembles a heart.
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The forest gets enough rain to almost be a temperate rainforest, as it's on awesternslope.
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It also has two orchards on thewesternslope.
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The region is at the southern end of the bay andwesternslopeof the coastal mountains to the east.
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In the 1930s, an employment scheme created a flat area on the higherwesternslopeof the gully, approximately half-way up to the railway line.
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The site consists rows of hut pits, at least 86 in number, arrayed down thewesternslopeof a ridge.
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It stands majestically at the top of thewesternslope, overlooking the largest of the park's lakes and the sea beyond.
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Thewesternslopewas generally free from vegetation, while the summit and eastern and southern slopes were lightly wooded.
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The first gate, a square, two-storey tower with a tall hip roof, stood above a moat at thewesternslopeof the promontory.
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The faulting decreases in the center of the range where the faults are mostly small normal faults, but increases once again on thewesternslope.
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Extrusive igneous rock are dominant above 3500 m on the eastern slope and 2200 m on thewesternslope.
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Park uplands are dominated by pinyon-juniper woodland, sagebrush shrubland andwesternslopegrassland communities.
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