aa ah-ah abalone ab-uh-LOH-nee aber AB-er ablation  ah-BLAY-shun abseil AB-zile abyss ah-BISS abyssopelagic ah-BISS-oh-peh-LAJ-ik acacia uh-KAY-shuh accretion ah-KREE-shun accumulation zone ah-KYOO-myoo-LAY-shun zohn acequia  ah-SEH-kee-ah acre-foot adobe ah-DOH-bee aerial plankton air-ee-ul PLANK-tun aerie AIR-ee afterglow AF-ter-gloh aftershock AF-ter-shok afterwash AF-ter-wash agape ah-GAH-pay agate AG-it agave uh-GAH-vay aging AY-jing aglu AH-gloo aguaje ah-GWAH-hay ahu AH-hoo aiguille ay-GWEE airglow AIR-gloh ait AYT aki AH-kee albatross AL-buh-traws albedo al-BEE-doh alcove AL-kohv alder-carr AWL-der KAR alimuóm  ah-lee-moo-OM alkali flat AL-kuh-lye flat alluvium ah-LOO-vee-um alpenglow AL-pen-gloh altiplano al-tee-PLAH-noh amaranth AM-uh-ranth amber AM-ber ambergris AM-ber-grees amethyst deceiver AM-uh-thist dih-SEE-ver ammil  AM-il ammonite AM-uh-nite anabatic  an-ah-BAT-ik anabranch AN-uh-branch anadromous  ah-NAD-roh-mus analemma an-ah-LEM-ah anchor ice ANG-ker ICE anemone uh-NEM-uh-nee angle of repose ANG-gul uhv rih-POHZ anhinga an-HING-guh animate earth AN-ih-mit URTH aniu  AH-nee-oo annulus AN-yoo-lus anticline AN-tih-klyn anticyclonic gloom AN-tee-SY-klon-ik GLOOM anting ANT-ing antlion ANT-lye-un aphelion ah-FEEL-ee-un aputi  ah-POO-tee aquifer AK-wih-fer archipelago ar-kih-PEL-ah-go arcus AR-kus armadillo ar-muh-DIL-oh arroyo ah-ROY-oh artesian ar-TEE-zhun arête ah-RET ash ASH aspect AS-pekt aspen AS-pen asperitas as-PAIR-ih-tas assart uh-SART asterism AS-ter-iz-um atmospheric river at-mus-FEER-ik RIV-er atoll AT-all or ah-TOLL aufeis OWF-ice auniq OW-nik aurora ah-ROR-ah avalanche  AV-uh-lanch avern AH-vern averted vision uh-VUR-tid VIZH-un avocet AV-uh-set azimuth AZ-ih-muth åppås  AWP-pohs

babyheads BAY-bee-hedz backcountry BAK-kun-tree backing BAK-ing backland BAK-land backwash BAK-wash backwater BAK-waw-ter badlands BAD-landz bajada bah-HAH-duh balanced rock BAL-unst ROK baleen buh-LEEN banksia BANK-see-uh bankside BANK-side banner cloud BAN-er KLOWD bar BAR barchan bar-KAHN bark BARK barn door BARN dor barnacle BAR-nuh-kul barranca bah-RAHN-kah barrier island BAIR-ee-ur EYE-lund barrows BARE-ohz basin and range BAY-sin und RAYNJ bast BAST batholith BATH-uh-lith bayou BY-oo or BY-oh bealach BYAH-luhkh bear’s head BAIRZ HED Beaufort scale  BOH-fert beck BEK bed BED bedrock BED-rok beeswing BEEZ-wing belay bih-LAY belemnite BEL-em-nite Belt of Venus BELT uhv VEE-nus ben BEN benthic BEN-thik bentonite BEN-toh-nite berg BAIRG berg wind  BERG vint bergschrund  BERG-shroond bergy bits BER-gee bits bergy seltzer BUR-gee SELT-sur Beringia beh-RIN-jee-uh berm BURM besom BEE-zum beta BAY-tuh bight BITE billabong BIL-uh-bong binky BINK-ee bioluminescence bye-oh-loo-min-ES-uns biophilia bye-oh-FIL-ee-uh biophony bye-OFF-uh-nee birch BIRCH birdfall BURD-fawl bird’s nest fungus BURDZ NEST FUNG-gus bistre BIS-ter bittern BIT-ern bivouac BIV-oo-ak black trumpet BLAK TRUM-pit blackthorn BLAK-thorn blaze BLAYZ blep BLEP blinter BLIN-ter blin’ drift BLIN drift blowdown BLOH-down blowhole BLOH-hohl blowout BLOH-owt blubber BLUB-er blue hour BLOO OW-er bluebird BLOO-burd bluing BLOO-ing blusher BLUSH-er bog BOG bog cotton BOG KOT-un boglach BOG-lahk boil BOYL boilerplate BOY-lur-playt bolete boh-LEET bolide BOH-lide bolson bohl-SOHN bonsai BON-sye boof BOOF bora  BOH-rah boreal BOR-ee-ul Boreas  BOR-ee-us bornhardt BORN-hart Bortle scale BOR-tul bosk BOSK bosque BOS-kay boulder garden BOHL-dur GAR-den bowhead BOW-hed box canyon BOKS KAN-yun bracken BRAK-un brae BRAY braided river BRAY-did RIV-ur bramble BRAM-bul brant BRANT breaks BRAYKS breakup BRAYK-up breccia BRECH-ee-uh breunlach BRAYN-lahk brickfielder BRIK-feel-der brindle BRIN-dul brine BRINE brink BRINK brittlebush BRIT-ul-bush broch BROKH brocken spectre BROK-en SPEK-ter brontide BRON-tide brook BRUUK broomrape BROOM-rape browse BROWZ browse line BROWZ LYNE brumation broo-MAY-shun brume BROOM bunt BUNT buran boo-RAHN burn BURN burr BUR burrow BUR-oh butte BYOOT buttermilk sky BUT-er-milk SKY butterwort BUT-er-wort buttress BUH-tris by-the-wind sailor by-thuh-WIND SAY-ler

caatinga kah-TING-gah cache KASH caddisfly KAD-is-fly cairn KAIRN caldera kal-DEHR-ah caliche kah-LEE-chee calving KAV-ing campo KAHM-poh candle ice KAN-dul eyes candlesnuff KAN-dul-snuf canopy KAN-oh-pee Cape Doctor KAYP DOK-tur capercailzie kap-er-KALE-yee caprock KAP-rok capybara kap-ih-BAR-uh caracal KAR-uh-kal caracara kar-uh-KAR-uh catadromous kah-TAD-roh-mus cataract KAT-uh-rakt catface KAT-fays cat’s paw KATS PAW ceavvi CHEH-ah-vee ceja SAY-hah celadon SEL-uh-don cenote seh-NO-tay cerrado seh-HAH-doo cerro de trincheras SEH-roh deh trin-CHEH-rahs CFS see-eff-ess chadar CHAH-dar chamise shuh-MEEZ chamois SHAM-wah chanterelle shan-tuh-REL chaparral shap-ah-RAL charco CHAR-koh charm CHARM chasmophyte KAZ-muh-fite check dam CHEK DAM chenier shen-YAIR chernozem CHER-noh-zem chicken of the woods CHIK-un uv thuh WUUDZ chickenhead CHIK-in-hed chicory CHIK-uh-ree chine CHYNE chinook shin-OOK chiton KY-tun chockstone CHOK-stohn cholla CHOY-uh choss CHOSS chubasco choo-BAS-koh chuff CHUF ch’ulel choo-LEL cicada sih-KAY-duh cinder SIN-der cinereous sih-NEER-ee-us cirque SIRK cistern SIS-tern ciénega see-EN-eh-gah clachan KLAKH-un claypan KLAY-pan clearcut KLEER-kut cleugh KLOOKH cliffrose KLIF-rohz clitter KLIT-er close-out KLOHZ-owt cloud street KLOWD STREET cloudberry KLOWD-ber-ee cloudburst KLOWD-burst clough KLUF coarse woody debris KORS WUUD-ee duh-BREE coati koh-AH-tee cobweb morning KOB-web MOR-ning cochineal kotch-uh-NEEL cockshut KOK-shut col KOL cold smoke KOHLD SMOHK colluvium koh-LOO-vee-um columbine KOL-um-byne comb jelly KOHM JEL-ee condor KON-dor cone of depression KOHN uhv dih-PRESH-un confluence KON-floo-ence conk KONK conodont KOH-nuh-dont contrail KON-trayl coomb KOOM coppice KOP-iss coprolite KOP-ruh-lite copse KOPS coral reef KOR-ul REEF coralroot KOR-ul-root cordage KOR-dij cordillera kor-dil-YEHR-ah cordonazo kor-doh-NAH-soh corduroy KOR-duh-roy cordyceps KOR-dih-seps cormorant KOR-muh-runt corn KORN corncrake KORN-krayk cornice KOR-nis coromell kor-oh-MEL corpse candle KORPS KAN-dul corpse road KORPS ROHD corrie KOR-ee cottonwood KOT-un-wuud coulee KOO-lee couloir cool-WAHR crag KRAG crane fly KRAYN FLY creep KREEP creosote KREE-uh-soht crepuscular rays kreh-PUS-kyoo-ler crepuscule KREP-us-kyool crevasse kreh-VASS crimp KRIMP crinoid KRY-noyd crown KROWN crowning KROWN-ing crud KRUD crux KRUKS cryoconite KRY-oh-kuh-nite cryosphere CRY-oh-sfeer cryptobiotic krip-toh-by-OT-ik cryptobiotic crust krip-toh-by-OT-ik crèche KRESH ctenophore TEN-uh-for cuesta KWES-tuh curlew KUR-loo currentbum KUR-unt-bum cut bank KUT BANGK cuttlebone KUT-ul-bohn cuttlefish KUT-ul-fish cwm KOOM cyclone SY-klohn čakča CHAHK-chah čearga CHEH-ar-gah

daal’mist DAHL-mist dadirri DAH-dih-ree daikan DYE-kahn damselfly DAM-zul-fly dandelion DAN-duh-ly-un darner DAR-ner dawn chorus DAWN KOR-us dayspring DAY-spring dead drift DED DRIFT dead man’s fingers DED MANZ FING-gerz dead man’s foot DED MANZ FUUT dead reckoning DED REK-un-ing deadfall DED-fawl death cap DETH KAP death cookies DETH KUUK-eez deceiver dih-SEE-ver declination dek-lih-NAY-shun deflation dee-FLAY-shun dell DEL delta DEL-tuh den DEN dendrite DEN-dryte dendritic den-DRIT-ik dendrochronology den-droh-kruh-NOL-uh-jee derecho duh-RAY-choh derelict DER-uh-likt desert DEZ-ert desert pavement DEZ-urt PAYV-munt desert varnish DEZ-urt VAR-nish desert willow DEZ-urt WIL-oh desire line dih-ZYRE LYNE destroying angel dih-STROY-ing AYN-jul devil’s fingers DEV-ulz FING-gerz dhole DOHL Diablo dee-AH-bloh diamond dust DYE-mund DUST diapause DY-ah-pawz diatom DY-uh-tom diatreme DY-uh-treem dike DYKE dimpsy DIM-zee dinoflagellate dy-noh-FLAJ-uh-lut dipper DIP-er distrail DIS-trayl dodder DOD-er doldrums DOLE-drums donga DONG-ah dook DOOK drachen DRAHK-un dreikanter DRY-kan-ter drey DRAY drift DRIFT drift fence DRIFT FENS driftwood DRIFT-wuud drip tip DRIP TIP dripline DRIP-lyne drove road DROHV ROHD drumlin DRUM-lin dry fall DRY FAWL duff DUF dugway DUG-way duin DOYN dun DUN duricrust DOOR-ih-krust dust bath DUST BATH dust devil DUST DEV-ul dust on crust DUST on KRUST dyke DYKE dyno DY-no dálvi DAHL-vee

earthquake URTH-kwayk Earthrise URTH-ryze earthshine URTH-shyne ebb EB ecliptic eh-KLIP-tik ecology of fear ih-KOL-uh-jee uhv FEER ecotone EE-koh-tone edaphic ih-DAF-ik eddy ED-ee eddy line ED-ee LYNE edgelands EDJ-landz eelgrass EEL-gras egret EE-gret eider EYE-der elder EL-der eldritch EL-dritch elfinwood EL-fin-wood elve ELV endemic en-DEM-ik endonym EN-doh-nim enrai en-RYE ensenada en-seh-NAH-dah ephemeral stream eh-FEM-er-ul epicenter EP-ih-sen-ter epiphyte EP-ih-fite epontic eh-PON-tik equinox EE-kwih-noks erg URG ermine UR-min erratic ih-RAT-ik escarpment es-KARP-ment esker ESS-ker esplanade ES-plah-nahd estivation ESS-tih-VAY-shun estuary ES-choo-ehr-ee etak EH-tak etesian eh-TEE-zhun eurus YOOR-us exaltation eg-zawl-TAY-shun exfoliate eks-FOH-lee-ate exfoliation ex-foh-lee-AY-shun exonym EK-soh-nim exposure ex-POH-zhur eyebright EYE-brite

fairy ring FAIR-ee RING fall line FAWL LYNE fallstreak hole FAWL-streek false dawn FAWLS DAWN famine food FAM-in FOOD fast-ice FAST-ice fata morgana FAH-tah mor-GAH-nah fault FAWLT fault line FAWLT lyne fault scarp FAWLT SKAHRP fauna FAW-nuh feeding lane FEE-ding LAYN feldspar FELD-spar fells FELZ fen FEN feng shui fung SHWAY fennec FEN-ek feral FAIR-ul fern FURN ferruginous fuh-ROO-jih-nus ferry FEHR-ee fetch FETCH fey FAY fin FIN finger lake FING-ger layk finger-rafting FING-er RAF-ting fire FIRE fire flauchts FIRE flawkhts fire mosaic FYRE moh-ZAY-ik fire regime FYRE reh-ZHEEM fire-stick farming FYRE-stik FAHR-ming firebreak FYRE-brayk firecrest FYRE-krest firefly FIRE-fly firn FEERN firth FURTH fisher FISH-er fjard FYARD fjeld FYELD fjord FYORD flagging FLAG-ing flake FLAYK flash flood FLASH fluhd flatiron FLAT-eye-urn flaw lead FLAW leed flehmen FLAY-men flicker fusion FLIK-er FYOO-zhun flinchin FLIN-chin floe FLOH floodplain FLUHD-playn flora FLOR-uh flotsam FLOT-sum flowstone FLOH-stohn fluke FLOOK flume FLOOM fluting FLOO-ting foehn fog drip FAWG drip fogbow FOG-boh foliage FOH-lee-ij foliate FOH-lee-ayt forage FOR-ij foray FOR-ay forb FORB force FORS ford FORD foreshock FOR-shok foxed FOKST foxfire FOKS-fire foxglove FOKS-gluv fraying FRAY-ing frazil FRAZ-ul frazil ice FRAY-zil eyes free-burning FREE-BUR-ning freestone FREE-stohn freeze-up FREEZ-uhp Fremantle Doctor FREE-man-tul freshet FRESH-it fret FRET frigatebird FRIG-ut-burd friluftsliv FREE-loofts-leev froe FROH frost FRAWST frost boil FROST boyl frost flower FRAWST FLOW-er frost hollow FRAWST HAHL-oh frost line FRAWST lyne frost smoke FROST smohk fulgurite FUL-gyuh-rite fulmar FUUL-mar fumarole FYOO-mah-role fusain fyoo-ZAYN fuscous FUS-kus fynbos FAYN-baws

gaat GAHT gait GAYT gale GAYL gall GAWL gamboge gam-BOHZH game trail GAYM trayl gap GAP geassi GYEH-ah-see gegenschein GAY-gen-shine gendarme zhon-DARM genius loci JEE-nee-us LOH-sy geode JEE-ohd geoglyph JEE-oh-glif geophony jee-OFF-uh-nee geophyte JEE-oh-fyt geosmin jee-OZ-min geshi GEH-shee geyser GUY-zer ghost pipe GOHST PIPE gibber GIB-er gida GEE-dah gill GIL glacial polish GLAY-shul PAHL-ish glacier mouse GLAY-shur MOWS glade GLAYD glaister GLAY-ster glamourie GLAM-uh-ree glass sponge GLAS SPUNJ glaucous GLAW-kus glaze GLAYZ glen GLEN gley GLAY glide GLYDE gloaming GLOH-ming glory GLOR-ee glowworm GLOH-wurm gneiss NICE gnomon NOH-mon goatheads GOHT-hedz gooseneck GOOS-nek gorge GORJ gorse GORS goshawk GOS-hawk gossamer GOS-uh-mer graben GRAH-ben gradient GRAY-dee-uhnt granary GRAN-uh-ree graupel GROW-pul graybird GRAY-burd grease ice GREESS eyes green flash GREEN flash green water GREEN WAH-ter gregale greh-GAH-leh grizzled GRIZ-uld grotto GROT-oh growler GROW-ler guillemot GIL-uh-mot gulch GUHLCH gully GUHL-ee gumbo GUHM-boh guoldu GWOL-doo guyot GEE-oh gyre JYRE gyrfalcon JER-fal-kun gökotta YUR-koh-tah

ha-ha HAH-hah haar HAR haboob hah-BOOB hadal HAY-dul hag HAG hairst HAIRST halo HAY-loh hamada hah-MAH-dah hanafubuki hah-nah-foo-BOO-kee hanami hah-NAH-mee hardpan HARD-pan harmattan har-mah-TAN hassock HAS-uhk hatch HACH haymaker HAY-may-ker haystack HAY-stak haze HAYZ haze-fire HAYZE-fire hazel HAY-zul headwaters HED-wah-terz heath HEETH heather HETH-er hedgerow HEJ-roh heiligenschein HY-lih-gen-shyn Helm wind HELM wind hibernaculum hy-ber-NAK-yoo-lum hibernation hy-ber-NAY-shun hide HIDE high-grading HYE-gray-ding hinterland HIN-ter-land hoar frost HOR frost hoary HOR-ee hogback HOG-bak holdfast HOHLD-fast hole HOHL holloway HOL-oh-way hoodoo HOO-doo horizon hoh-RY-zun horizon line huh-RYE-zuhn lyne hornblende HORN-blend horse latitudes HORS LAT-ih-toodz horst HORST hueco WAY-koh hummock HUM-uk humus HYOO-mus hunter’s moon HUN-terz MOON hurricane HUR-ih-kane hydraulic hy-DRAW-lik hydronym HY-druh-nim Hyperborea hy-per-BOR-ee-uh hypocenter HY-poh-sen-ter

ibex EYE-beks ibis EYE-bis ice lens ICE LENZ iceblink ICE-blink icefall EYES-fawl iglu IG-loo ilira ih-LEE-rah inayan in-AH-yan Indian summer IN-dee-uhn SUHM-er inselberg IN-sel-berg intaglio in-TAL-yoh inuksuit in-OOK-sweet inuksuk in-OOK-shook inversion in-VUR-zhun iridescence ir-ih-DES-uns iron gall EYE-urn GAWL isophene EYE-so-feen isostasy eye-SOS-tah-see isothermic eye-so-THER-mik isthmus ISS-mus itrofillmongen ee-troh-fill-MOHN-hen ivu EE-voo

jacob’s ladder JAY-kubz LAD-er jaeger YAY-ger jaguar JAG-wahr jaguarundi jag-wuh-RUN-dee jam JAM jasper JAS-per javelina hah-vuh-LEE-nuh jetsam JET-sum jug JUG juniper JOO-nih-per jådåt YAW-dawt jökulhlaup YUR-kul-loip

kamal kah-MAL kamik KAH-mik kappia KAP-ee-ah karesansui kah-reh-SAHN-swee karst KAHRST katabatic kat-ah-BAT-ik katydid KAY-tee-did kawaakari kah-wah-ah-KAH-ree ke ndse’ keh nd-SEH kelp forest KELP FOR-ist kemonomichi keh-MOH-noh-mee-chee kestrel KESS-trul kettle KET-uhl khamsin kahm-SEEN kigo KEE-goh kill site KIL syte kit fox KIT FOKS kite KYTE kiva KEE-vah knoll NOHL knot NOT kogarashi koh-gah-RAH-shee Kokogiaq KOH-koh-gee-ahk komorebi koh-moh-REH-bee koppie KOP-ee krans KRAHNS krummholz KRUM-holts kō KOH

lacewing LAYS-wing lag LAG lagan LAG-un lagoon luh-GOON lahar LAH-har laminar LAM-ih-nar Lammas growth LAM-us land pyramid LAND PIR-uh-mid landfall LAND-fawl larch LARCH lark LARK larkspur LARK-sper laterite LAT-er-ite latrine lah-TREEN lava tree LAH-vuh TREE lava tube LAH-vuh TOOB lead LEED leafcutter LEEF-kut-er lee LEE lek LEK lenticular len-TIK-yoo-ler levanter leh-VAN-ter libration ly-BRAY-shun lichen LY-ken lichenometry ly-kuh-NOM-uh-tree licking branch LIK-ing branch lie LYE light pillar LYTE PIL-er ling LING linn LIN liquefaction lik-wih-FAK-shun lithic LITH-ik lithophyte LITH-uh-fite litter LIT-er llano YAH-noh loaf LOFE loam LOHM loch LOKH lochan LOKH-an loess LUHS loo LOO looming LOOM-ing loon LOON lop and top LAHP and TAHP lowveld LOH-felt lunette loo-NET lupine LOO-pin lynx LINKS

machair MAHK-er mackerel sky MAK-rul SKY madrugada mah-droo-GAH-dah maelstrom MAYL-strum magpie MAG-pye maidenhair MAY-dun-hair malpais mal-pie-EES mammatus muh-MAY-tus mangrove MAN-grohv mantel MAN-tul mantis MAN-tis manzanita man-zuh-NEE-tuh marcescent mar-SES-ent mare MAR-ay mare’s tail MARZ TAYL marine layer muh-REEN LAY-ur marine snow muh-REEN SNOH marmot MAR-mut marsh MARSH marten MAR-tun mason bee MAY-sun BEE massif mah-SEEF mast MAST matsaaruti mat-SAH-roo-tee mayfly MAY-fly meadow MED-oh meander mee-AN-der melanistic mel-uh-NIS-tik Mercalli scale mer-KAH-lee merganser mer-GAN-ser merlin MUR-lin mermaid’s purse MER-maydz PURS mesa MAY-sah mesquite meh-SKEET metate meh-TAH-teh mica MY-kuh microclimate MY-kroh-KLY-mit midden MID-un midge MIJ midnight sun MID-nite SUN migration my-GRAY-shun mildew MIL-doo milkweed MILK-weed milky sea MIL-kee SEE mineral soil MIN-er-uhl soyl mirage mih-RAZH mire MYR mistletoe MIS-ul-toh mistral mis-TRAHL mizzle MIZ-ul mock sun MOK SUN monadnock moh-NAD-nok mono no aware MOH-noh noh ah-WAH-reh monocline MON-oh-klyn monsoon mon-SOON moon pool MOON pool moonbow MOON-boh moondog MOON-dawg moor MOOR Moqui marble MO-kee moraine moh-RAIN morass muh-RAS mordant MOR-dunt more-than-human mor-than-HYOO-mun morel muh-REL morfa MOR-vah moss MAWSS mother tree MUHTH-er tree moulin moo-LAN mulberry MUL-bear-ee mullein MUL-in multiyear ice MUL-tee-yeer eyes muohta MOO-oh-tah murk MURK murmuration mur-mur-AY-shun murr-ma MURR-mah musit MYOO-zit musk MUHSK muskeg MUS-keg mycelium my-SEE-lee-um mycophile MY-kuh-file mycorrhiza my-koh-RY-zuh mycorrhizal network my-koh-RY-zul myrmecochory mur-muh-KOK-uh-ree mångata  MONG-ah-tah

nadir NAY-dur nanuq NAH-nook napuro nah-POO-roh narwhal NAR-wul nautilus NAW-tih-lus neap NEEP needle ice NEE-dul eyes nest NEST nettle NET-ul neve NEH-vay nightglow NITE-gloh nightjar NITE-jar nilas NY-lus nilch’i nilch-IH nimbus NIM-bus noctilucent nok-tih-LOO-sunt noctilucent clouds nok-tih-LOO-sent nocturnal nok-TUR-nul North Water NORTH WAW-ter nor’easter nor-EES-ter notus NOH-tus nuannaarpoq noo-AH-nahr-pok numenon NOO-meh-non numinous NOO-mih-nus nunatak NUN-ah-tak nurse log NURS lawg nurse tree NURS tree

oak opening OHK OH-puh-ning oasis oh-AY-sis obsidian ob-SID-ee-un occultation ok-ul-TAY-shun ocelot OS-uh-lot ochre OH-ker ocotillo oh-koh-TEE-yoh offwidth AWF-width okapi oh-KAH-pee old growth OHLD grohth orogeny aw-ROJ-uh-nee oronym OR-uh-nim osprey OS-pray otter OT-er oued WED outwash OWT-wahsh overstory OH-ver-stor-ee owl light OWL LITE oxblood OKS-blud oxbow AHKS-boh oystercatcher OY-ster-kach-er

pack ice PAK ICE pagophilic pag-oh-FIL-ik pahoehoe pah-HOY-hoy paleocrystic ice pay-lee-oh-KRIS-tik palo verde PAH-loh VAIR-day pampa PAM-puh pampero pahm-PEHR-oh pan PAN pancake ice PAN-cake eyes pannage PAN-ij pannus PAN-us parahelic arc par-uh-HEE-lik ark parallax PAIR-uh-laks paramo PAH-rah-moh paraselene par-uh-seh-LEE-nee parent material parhelia par-HEE-lee-uh parliament PAR-luh-muhnt participatory perception patina puh-TEE-nuh patterned ground PAT-ernd grownd peat PEET peat hag PEET hag peccary PEK-uh-ree pediment PED-ih-ment pedology peh-DOL-oh-jee pelagic puh-LAJ-ik pellet PEL-it penitentes pen-ih-TEN-tays penumbra puh-NUM-bruh peregrine PAIR-uh-grin perihelion pehr-ih-HEEL-ee-un perlerorneq pair-leh-ROR-nek permafrost PER-mah-frost petrel PET-rul petrichor PET-rih-kor petroglyph PET-roh-glif pewter PYOO-ter phantom road FAN-tuhm rohd phenology feh-NOL-oh-jee phosphorescence fos-fuh-RES-uns photoperiodism FOH-toh-PEER-ee-od-iz-um picacho pee-KAH-choh pictograph PIK-toh-graf piebald PIE-bawld piedmont PEED-mont pika PIE-kuh pileus PY-lee-us pillow PIL-oh pingo PING-oh pinyon PIN-yun piteraq PEE-teh-rak place-making PLAYSS-may-king place-world PLAYSS-wurld playa PLY-ah pleacher PLEECH-er plucking post PLUK-ing pohst pocket water POK-it WAW-ter pocosin puh-KOH-sun podzol POD-zol pogonip POG-uh-nip point bar POINT bar polar night POH-ler NITE pollard POL-erd polynya puh-LIN-yuh pond POND pool POOL poort POORT poppy POP-ee porcini por-CHEE-nee portage POR-tij pothole POT-hohl potlatch POT-latch pourover POOR-oh-ver powder POW-der predator PRED-uh-ter pressure ridge PRESH-er rij pronghorn PRONG-horn pronk PRONK proprioception proh-pree-oh-SEP-shun prostor prah-STOR prusik PROO-sik psithurism SITH-yoo-riz-um ptarmigan TAR-mih-gun pucker PUK-er puffin PUF-in pug PUG pugmark PUG-mark pukak POO-kahk Pulaski puh-LAS-kee pumice PUM-is puna POO-nah pungnyu poong-NYOO punk PUNK punky wood PUNG-kee WUUD Purkinje effect pur-KIN-yeh purl PURL pyric transition PIR-ik tran-ZIH-shun pyroclastic flow py-roh-KLAS-tik pyrocumulus PY-roh-KYOO-myoo-lus pyrolysis py-ROL-ih-sis pyrophyte PY-roh-fyt

qamutiik kah-MOO-teek qanik KAH-nik qaumaneq KOW-mah-nek qi CHEE quagmire KWAG-mire quaking bog KWAY-king BOG quarry KWOR-ee querencia keh-REN-see-ah quicksand KWIK-sand quid KWID quinuituq kih-NOO-ee-took

rain shadow RAIN SHAD-oh rain shaft RAYN shaft ramada rah-MAH-dah ramadero rah-mah-DEHR-oh randonnée ron-duh-NAY rape RAYP raptor RAP-tor redd RED refugium reh-FYOO-jee-um reg REG register REJ-is-ter regolith REG-oh-lith relict REL-ikt rete mirabile REE-tee mih-RAH-bih-lee rhumb line RUM lyn Richter scale RIK-ter rido REE-doh riffle RIF-uhl rift RIFT rime RYME rimrock RIM-rok rincón rin-KOHN Ring of Fire RING uhv FYE-er rionnach maoim REE-uh-nahk MOO-im riparian rih-PAIR-ee-un riprap RIP-rap rise RYZE river RIV-er rivulet RIV-yoo-let roarie-bummlers ROR-ee BUM-lerz roaring forties ROR-ing FOR-teez rock flour ROK flow-er rook ROOK root ROOT rossity reets ROS-ih-tee REETS rub RUB rudėnja roo-DAY-nyah ruins ROO-inz run RUN (water) run (tracking) RUN runnel RUH-nuhl rut RUT

sabkha SUB-kah sagebrush SAYJ-brush saguaro suh-WAHR-oh saiga SY-guh Saint Elmo’s fire saynt EL-mohz fire salina suh-LEE-nuh salmon SAM-un saltpan SAWLT-pan sand boil SAND boyl sand dollar SAND DOL-er sanderling SAN-der-ling Santa Ana  SAN-tah AH-nah saprophyte SAP-roh-fite saprotroph SAP-ruh-trohf sarha SAR-ha sarsen SAR-sen sastrugi sah-STROO-gee satoumi sah-toh-OO-mee satoyama sah-toh-YAH-mah savanna sah-VAN-ah saxifrage SAX-ih-frij scape SKAYP scarp SKARP scat SKAT scaur SKOR schist SHIST scintillation sin-tih-LAY-shun scrape SKRAYP scree SKREE scrub SKRUB sea bean SEE BEEN sea fog SEE FOG sea smoke SEE SMOHK sea urchin SEE UR-chin seam SEEM seamark SEE-mark seamount SEE-mownt seaŋáš SENG-ahsh sedge SEJ seep SEEP seiche SAYSH seif SAFE seismic wave SIZE-mik seismograph SIZE-moh-graf sekki SEK-kee selenography sel-uh-NOG-ruh-fee selvedge SEL-vij send SEND senescence seh-NESS-ents sensescape SENS-skayp sensory pollution SEN-suh-ree puh-LOO-shuhn sepia SEE-pee-uh serac seh-RACK sere SEER serein suh-RAN serir seh-REER serotiny suh-ROT-ih-nee serpentine SUR-pen-teen sertao ser-TOWN sett SET sferics SFER-iks shakkei SHAHK-kay shanshui shahn-SHWAY shearwater SHEER-waw-ter shepherd’s warning SHEP-erdz WOR-ning shieling SHEEL-ing shigure shee-GOO-reh shingle SHING-gul shinnery SHIN-er-ee shinrin-yoku SHIN-rin YOH-koo shizen shee-ZEN shoal SHOHL shrew SHROO shrike SHRIKE shuga SHOO-guh shunbun SHOON-boon sidecountry SYDE kuhn-tree sidereal sy-DEER-ee-ul siege SEEJ sienna see-EN-uh Sierra cement see-EH-ruh suh-MENT sieve SIV sign SYNE siguliaksraq sig-oo-lee-AK-sraq sikussak SEE-koo-sak sillion SIL-ee-un silviculture SIL-vih-kul-cher simoom sih-MOOM sinkhole SINK-hohl sinter SIN-ter sintering SIN-ter-ing siphonophore sy-FON-uh-for sirocco sih-ROK-oh skerry SKAIR-ee skewbald SKYOO-bawld skua SKYOO-uh skábma SKAHB-mah slack SLAK slackwater SLAK-waw-ter slickenside SLIK-un-side slickrock SLIK-rok slippery jack SLIP-er-ee JAK slot canyon SLOT KAN-yuhn sloth SLAWTH slough smear SMEER smellscape SMEL-skayp smeuse SMYOOZ smirr SMIR smoke tree SMOHK TREE smolt SMOLT smur SMUR smut SMUT snag SNAG snickelway SNIK-ul-way snow leopard SNOH LEP-erd soda lake SOH-duh LAYK soil SOYL solfatara sol-fuh-TAR-uh solstice SOL-stis songline SONG-line soredia suh-REE-dee-uh sorrel SOR-ul sotol SOH-tol sough SUF soundscape SOWND-skayp southerly buster SUTH-er-lee BUS-ter spalting SPAWL-ting spark SPARK spate SPAYT spawn SPAWN speedwell SPEED-wel sphagnum SFAG-num spindrift SPIN-drift spit SPIT spittlebug SPIT-ul-bug splitter SPLIT-er sploot SPLOOT spoonbill SPOON-bil spoor SPOHR spraint SPRAYNT springtail SPRING-tayl sprites SPRITES stag-headed STAG-hed-id stamp STAMP stand STAND star compass STAR KUM-pus star dune STAR doon star path STAR PATH stellar STEL-er steppe STEP STEVE STEEV steward STOO-erd stick chart STIK CHART stigmergy STIG-mer-jee stile STYLE stint STINT stipe STIPE stoat STOHT stonefly STOHN-fly storm beach STORM BEECH stotting STOT-ing straddle STRAD-uhl strainer STRAY-ner strandline STRAND-line strath STRATH stravaig strah-VAYG stride STRYDE structure STRUK-cher subduction sub-DUK-shun subduction zone sub-DUK-shun zohn subnivean sub-NIV-ee-un substrate SUB-strayt succession suk-SESH-un sugar weather SHUG-er WETH-er sun crust SUHN krust sun dog SUHN dawg sun pillar SUN PIL-er sunbreak SUN-brayk suncups SUHN-kups sundew SUN-doo sundial SUN-dy-ul sunken lane SUNG-kun LAYN sunshower SUN-show-er surmmit SOOR-mit susurrus soo-SUR-us swale SWAYL swash SWOSH sway SWAY swell SWEL swidden SWID-en switchback SWICH-bak sycamore SIK-uh-mor symbiosis sim-by-OH-sis synaesthesia sin-es-THEE-zhuh syzygy SIZ-ih-jee

tafoni tuh-FOH-nee taiga TY-gah tailout TAYL-owt tailwater TAYL-wah-ter talus TAL-us tamarisk TAM-uh-risk tapir TAY-per tardigrade TAR-dih-grayd tarn TARN tautological place name tawny TAW-nee tectonic tek-TON-ik temblor tem-BLOR tephra TEF-rah terminator TUR-muh-nay-ter terpene TUR-peen terra preta TEHR-ah PREH-tah terra rossa TEHR-ah ROSS-ah terrace TAIR-uhs terrain tuh-RAIN terroir tehr-WAHR thallus THAL-us thalweg TAHL-veg thermal THUR-mul thermal sum THUR-muhl suhm thermocline THUR-muh-kline thermokarst THER-moh-karst thicket THIK-it thistle THIS-ul thunderhead THUN-der-hed thundersnow THUN-der-snoh thwaite THWAYT tidal bore TY-dul BOR tide TIDE tiger beetle TY-ger BEE-tul till TILL tilth TILTH timberline TIM-ber-lyne tinaja tee-NAH-hah tinder TIN-der tinder fungus TIN-der FUNG-gus tipi ring TEE-pee ring tippler’s bane TIP-lerz BAYN toadflax TOHD-flaks tombolo TOM-boh-loh tongue TUHNG topogeny toh-POJ-eh-nee toponym TOP-uh-nim topophilia toh-poh-FIL-ee-ah tor TOR torpor TOR-per torrent TOR-ent touchwood TUCH-wuud track TRAK trade winds TRAYD windz trail TRAYL tramontane trah-mon-TAHN transhumance tranz-HYOO-munts tree well TREE wel treehopper TREE-hop-er trilobite TRY-luh-bite trimline TRIM-lyne troglobite TROG-luh-bite trophic TROH-fik trophic cascade TROH-fik kas-KAYD truffle TRUF-ul truffle fly TRUF-ul FLY truffle hog TRUF-ul HOG tsukimi tsoo-KEE-mee tsunami tsoo-NAH-mee tsuyu TSOO-yoo tuckamore TUK-ah-more tufa TOO-fuh tuff TUF tule TOO-lee tule fog TOO-lee FOG tumulus TOO-myoo-lus tundra TUN-druh turbary TUR-buh-ree turbidite TUR-bih-dite turnstone TURN-stohn tussock TUS-uk twilight TWY-lite tyndall blue TIN-dul BLOO tōji TOH-jee

uitwaaien  OUT-vah-yun ultima Thule UL-tih-muh TOO-lee umber UM-ber umbra UM-brah umiak OO-mee-ak umwelt OOM-velt unconformity un-con-FOR-mih-tee undercut bank UHN-der-kut bank understory UHN-der-stor-ee undertow UN-der-toh undular bore UN-dyuh-ler BOR unkindness uhn-KYND-nuhs uplift UHP-lift upwelling UP-wel-ing urban heat island UR-buhn HEET EYE-luhnd utuqaq oo-TOO-kahk

vadose VAY-dohs varve VARV vector VEK-ter veering VEER-ing vega VAY-gah veld FELT veldt VELT velella vuh-LEL-uh velvet shank VEL-vit SHANK ventifact VEN-tih-fakt verdigris VUR-dih-grees verglas vehr-GLAH vernal VUR-nul vernal pool VUR-nul vernalization VER-nul-ih-ZAY-shun vetch VECH virga VUR-guh vlei FLAY voe VOH volcanic neck vol-KAN-ik NEK vole VOHL volva VOL-vuh

wadi WAH-dee wagtail WAG-tayl waldeinsamkeit VALD-eye-n-zahm-kite wallow Wah-loh walrus WAWL-rus wash WAHSH water sky WAH-ter sky water strider WAW-ter STRY-der water table WAH-ter TAY-buhl water-meadow WAW-ter MED-oh watermelon snow WAW-ter-mel-un SNOH waterpocket WAH-ter-pahk-it watershed WAH-ter-shed wave piloting WAYV PY-luh-ting wave train WAYV trayn wayfinder WAY-fine-der weir WEER weld WELD whale WAYL whale fall WAYL FAWL whaleback WAYL-bak whimbrel WIM-brul whippoorwill WIP-er-wil whirligig WUR-lih-gig whirlpool WURL-pool white night WITE NITE white-out WYTE-owt whitewater WYTE-wah-ter whumpf WUMF widowmaker WID-oh-may-ker wigeon WIJ-un wild WYLD wilderness WIL-der-ness wilding WILE-ding will-o’-the-wisp WIL-uh-thuh-WISP williwaw WILL-ee-waw willow WIL-oh willy-willy WIL-ee-WIL-ee windbreak WIND-brayk window frost WIN-doh FRAWST windthrow WIND-throh winterbourne WIN-ter-born witch hazel WICH HAY-zul witches’ broom WICH-iz BROOM witch’s butter WICH-iz BUT-er witch’s hat WICH-iz HAT withies WITH-eez witness tree WIT-nis TREE woad WOHD wolf moon WUULF MOON wolverine WUUL-vuh-reen wonty-tump WON-tee-TUMP wood ear WUUD EER wood wide web wood-pasture WOOD-pas-cher wrack line RAK lyne Wsitqamu’k wsit-ah-MOO-uk

xenolith ZEN-uh-lith xonash HOH-nash

yakamoz YAH-kah-moz yardang YAR-dang yarrow YAR-oh yedoma yuh-DOH-muh yellowfoot YEL-oh-fuut yew YOO yii YEE yucca YUK-uh yukigeshiki yoo-kee-geh-SHEE-kee yukimi yoo-KEE-mee yūgen YOO-gen

zeitgeber TSYT-gay-ber zenith ZEE-nith zephyr ZEF-er zephyrus ZEF-uh-rus zodiacal band zoh-DY-uh-kul BAND zodiacal light zoh-DY-ah-kul zombie fungus ZOM-bee FUNG-gus zonda ZONE-dah zoomies ZOO-meez zugunruhe tsoog-oon-ROO-uh