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BACK ARC BASIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- marginal basin
1, record 1, English, marginal%20basin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- back-arc basin 2, record 1, English, back%2Darc%20basin
correct, see observation
- back arc basin 3, record 1, English, back%20arc%20basin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The zone of thickened sedimentation and extensional tectonics which lies behind an island arc. 4, record 1, English, - marginal%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Back-arc basins have been classified into retro-arc basins and inter-arc basins. 4, record 1, English, - marginal%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
back-arc basin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - marginal%20basin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin marginal
1, record 1, French, bassin%20marginal
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin d'arrière-arc 2, record 1, French, bassin%20d%27arri%C3%A8re%2Darc
correct, masculine noun
- bassin arrière-arc 3, record 1, French, bassin%20arri%C3%A8re%2Darc
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- bassin intra-arc 4, record 1, French, bassin%20intra%2Darc
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression qui s'ouvre, en arrière d'un arc insulaire, dans une zone liée à un phénomène de subduction. 5, record 1, French, - bassin%20marginal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bassin marginal; bassin arrière-arc; bassin intra-arc : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - bassin%20marginal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenca marginal
1, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20marginal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuenca marginal interna 2, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20marginal%20interna
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión oceánica de profundidad comprendida entre 2.000 y 4.500 m, situada tras los sistemas de arcos de islas. Suelen seprarar las fosas y las cadenas volcánicas de los continentes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cuenca%20marginal
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