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ICE BREAKER CHANNEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Glaciology
- Water Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- icebreaker channel
1, record 1, English, icebreaker%20channel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
U.S. Coastguard Icebreaker "Polar Sea" taking scientists and support personnel on a cruise through the icebreaker channel out to the open sea. Every year the icebreaker clears a channel through the sea ice into McMurdo Sound so that a large cargo ship can dock at the end of the season, prior to the onset of winter. 2, record 1, English, - icebreaker%20channel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the last few years, a giant iceberg perched north of Ross Island has prevented the ocean current from flushing broken sea ice out of the icebreaker channel. 3, record 1, English, - icebreaker%20channel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ice-breaker channel
- ice breaker channel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Glaciologie
- Transport par eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chenal du brise-glace
1, record 1, French, chenal%20du%20brise%2Dglace
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque le détroit est déclaré «zone active de surveillance des glaces» et que des glaces sont présentes dans le chenal de navigation, les navires de passage doivent être escortés par un brise-glace de taille suffisante. 2, record 1, French, - chenal%20du%20brise%2Dglace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des brise-glaces. 3, record 1, French, - chenal%20du%20brise%2Dglace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
brise-glaces (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - chenal%20du%20brise%2Dglace
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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