#Geoloogia hashtag - Bluesky

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

2 months ago

As you may notice, the closer I get to finishing, the harder questions...
This one for geologists:
Are there areas along the north coast of Estonia with natural 'brine springs', of fault zones where salt water from the sea could rise to the surface?
#Eesti #geoloogia #soolveeallikas #murrangutsoon

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

2) #Klint, glint. The word ‘klint’ (in Eng. or Est.) is said to come from the ‘#Nordic’ #klev, #escarpment, whether sea or river.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Limestone #Lubjakivi
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Oru (Org)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kadriorg
#Valley. See #Kadrioru.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Water #Vesi

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Raba (Raba)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
#Bog, swamp, fen. At the end of this street is the famous Pääsküla landfill, or #prügimägi, garbage mountain, as it’s called with such poetic grace and delicacy.

#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Marsh #Soo
#Water #Vesi

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

probably just ‘lowland’, and not an embarassing diplomatic error. See also #Lüüsi and #Poldri.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Water #Vesi
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Rabaveere (Rabaveer)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Edge of the swamp. The swamp in question being the #Harku marsh.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Marsh #Soo
#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

include “but where roads haven’t been bloody built yet”.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Limestone #Lubjakivi
#Infrastructure #Taristu
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Pae (Paas) #Asum
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli #Ülemiste #Pae
#Limestone. One of a rock-based neighborhood. See its synonym #Paekivi.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Lubjakivi

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Russian military airfield during #WWI. Now replaced by a statue. Also site of a pre-Bronze age (±3000 BP) #CordedWare settlement.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Prehistory #Eelajalugu
#History #Ajalugu
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Rock #Kivi
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

Loopealse (Loopealne) #Asum
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Loopealse
#Grassland ridgeway? See #Loo and #Mäepealse.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Lahepea (Lahepea)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Merimetsa
Over the bight, gulf, cove, inlet (Bight heights?...). After former village on the #Kopli bay. Nothernmost section the #Kõrgepinge bicycle- and foot-path. See #Lahe.

#Municipalities #Omavalitsused
#VillageName #KülaNimi
#Geology #Geoloogia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Paekivi (Paekivi)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Sikupilli
#Limestone, #flagstone. One of a rock-based neighborhood. Synonym of #Pae. See #Pallasti.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Lubjakivi
#Rock #Kivi

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Turba (Turvas)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Kurepõllu
#Peat. Former name of the Kurepõllu sub-district.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Geology #Geoloogia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Rähkloo (Rähklood)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Loopealse
Shingly limestone region covered with thin soil and stunted vegetation (see #Lageloo).

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Limestone #Lubjakivi

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Kuristiku (Kuristik) #Asum
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kadriorg
#Gorge, gulch, gully, ravine, precipice. See #Hundikuristiku. Settlements recorded as far back as the #BronzeAge. Four of the Sub-district’s roads are named after Estonian islands: #Kihnu, #Muhu, #Saaremaa & #Vormsi.

#Geology #Geoloogia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Liivamadala (Liivamadal)
#Sandy #shallows.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Sand #Liiv

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Merelahe (Merelaht)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Merimetsa
#Bay, gulf, cove...

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Topography #Topograafia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Rähkloo (Rähklood)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Loopealse
#Shingly #limestone #region covered with thin soil and stunted vegetation (see #Lageloo, see also my back garden).

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Limestone #Lubjakivi
#Geology #Geoloogia

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

#Liivaluite (Liivaluide)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Liiva
#Sand #dune, sand #drift.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Sand #Liiv

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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

6 months ago

Panga (Pank)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Paevälja
#Bank. Both in the sense of steep #limestone or #rocky coast which is probably what they’re referring to here, and the #financial institution. Very uncertain the street has actually been built. Ran out of money? See #Rünga.

#Geology #Geoloogia
#Lubjavivi