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 valentinius

link 5.11.2007 7:56 
Subject: «in Volga and Ural river valleys» или «in Volga and Ural River valleys»?
Как правильно писать: « They are found in Volga and Ural river valleys in the Caspian depression» или « They are found in Volga and Ural River valleys in the Caspian depression.»?
Заранее благодарю.

 volyna

link 5.11.2007 8:00 
с маленькой

 alewo

link 5.11.2007 10:51 
Names of topographical features are capitalized. A generic term, such as mountain, desert, river, etc., used as part of а name is also capitalized.
the Rocky Mountains
the Sakhara Desert
the Volga River
the Kara Sea
When а generic term follows more than one name, it is lowercased:
the Caspian and Aral seas
the Sahara and Gobi deserts
When а generic term precedes more than one name, it is capitalized:
Seas of Azov and Okhotsk
Mounts Elbrus and Kazbek

See http://www.multitran.ru/Download/Technical_Style_Guide.zip

 

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