Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 5, 2008 04:02
15 yrs ago
English term
Km 22 SO
English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
mining
Km 22 SO, Montelibano, Colombia
What's the meaning of "Km 22 SO" in this address?
What's the meaning of "Km 22 SO" in this address?
Responses
3 +2 | 22nd Km. SW | J Celeita (X) |
3 | comment | Ken Cox |
1 | 22 kilometers south | zax |
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22nd Km. SW
Kilómetro 22 SO es la altura pero necesitarias la direccion actual. Quizas algo como Carrera 45, etc etc.
You can translate it as "22nd Km. SW" (southwest).
You can translate it as "22nd Km. SW" (southwest).
Peer comment(s):
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Yolanda Broad
: Yes, Spanish is SurOeste.
42 mins
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si gracias. o Sudoeste tambien.
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agree |
Mónica Sauza
2 hrs
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gracias =-)
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BrettMN
: Why are you answering in Spanish in the English-English section? The asker is Chinese, asking in English-English, and you answer in Spanish??
8 hrs
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I soooooooo do apologize! Not everyone is perfect!!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all. I believe it's right, because Spanish is the official language of Colombia."
2 hrs
22 kilometers south
of Montelibano, Colombia.
16 hrs
comment
Although it's nice to know what the abbreviation means, if it forms part of an address as in the PDF document listed below you should not translate it -- otherwise if someone in China tries to write to the company, the postal service in Colombia may not be able to deliver the letter. In this sense, 'Km 22 SO' should be treated the same as a proper name.
Also see my reference posting.
Also see my reference posting.
Discussion
The Cerro Matoso deposit in Colombia is located some 20 km to the south-west of the town of Montelibano in the Department of Cordoba on the western side of the Andes, and approximately 400 km north of the capital Bogota. It takes the form of a blanket on a 2500 m long oval shaped hill that rises some 200 m above the surrounding countryside. The ore is capped by a layer of lateritic soil that is usually overlain by a variable layer of ferruginous canga. The ore comprises a zone of saprolite and saprolitised peridotite. The footwall is un-weathered peridotite. In 1999 proven+probable reserves were more than 35 million tonnes at 2.3% Ni using a 1.5% Ni cut-off, and up to 60 mt at a 1% Ni cutoff. As such it is one of the highest grade lateritic nickel deposits in the world. The mine and ferro-nickel plant are operated by Cerro Matoso S.A., a subsidiary of the Billiton group.
http://www.portergeo.com.au/tours/nickel2000/m2a.asp