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DEBRIS FIELD [2 records]

Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

An area that contains items of archaeological interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
DEF

Zone renfermant des objets qui présentent un intérêt d'un point de vue archéologique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
DEF

An area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object.

OBS

Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces or other non-whole items.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
CONT

On a recueilli des renseignements sur l'état de l'épave et la répartition des débris à l'aide de divers appareils d'imagerie sous-marine [...] La zone de débris principale mesurait quelque 125 m de longueur sur 95 m de largeur (411 pi sur 312 pi), et la profondeur de l'eau à cet endroit était de quelque 55 m (180 pi). [...] On a exercé une surveillance étendue de la zone des débris et des environs afin d'évaluer diverses possibilités de repêchage.

Spanish

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