continental drip

Noun

uncountable

The phenomenon whereby southward-pointing landforms are more numerous and prominent than northward-pointing landforms.

Japanese Meaning

大陸において、南向きの地形が北向きの地形よりも多数で、より顕著に形成される現象。

Researchers suggested that the pattern of more and larger promontories facing south could be explained by a continental drip.

研究者たちは、南を向く岬が数も規模も大きいというパターンは、南向きの地形が北向きの地形よりも多く目立つ現象によって説明できると示唆した。

Sense（1）

The phenomenon whereby southward-pointing landforms are more numerous and prominent than northward-pointing landforms.