to make landfall

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• Landfall — bezeichnet in der Nautik und der Luftfahrt das Sichten und Erkennen von Land nach einer längeren Überfahrt bzw. einem Ozeanflug. Der Begriff kommt aus dem Englischen (to make landfall), ist aber auch unter deutschsprachigen Nautikern und Piloten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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