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HIGHLANDS [3 records]

Record 1 2011-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Région montagneuse de Grande-Bretagne, dans le nord de l'Écosse.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

The higher land of a region, in contrast with the valleys and plains.

CONT

The host sequences for the uranium deposits are in paleovalleys produced in these uplands during the Miocene ...

OBS

[Means] usually a mountainous area.

OBS

highland; upland: terms usually used in the plural.

OBS

highland; upland: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • uplands
  • highlands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
CONT

Les séquences hôtes des minéralisations d'uranium sont situées dans des paléovallées qui se sont formées sur ces hautes terres au cours du Miocène [...]

OBS

haute terre; terre haute; haut-pays : termes utilisés habituellement au pluriel.

OBS

haute terre : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • hautes terres
  • terres hautes
  • hauts-pays

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
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Record 3 1999-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
OBS

Usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
OBS

Pluriel d'usage.

Spanish

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