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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pans</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>dry lakes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>depressions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pan</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Small, shallow terrestrial depressions or basins located in arid and semiarid regions that contain ephemeral bodies of water from periods of rainfall, leaving residual deposits of salt, sand, or mud.  Distinct from "dry lakes." ]]></note></mads>