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Record 1 1977-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
OBS

The tectonic interpretation of the morphological features of the earth. It is particularly a study of the larger features of continents and oceans, the great elevations and depressions and the lineaments that transect them, or in many instances, determine their outlines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

(...) pour une large part, l'édification des montagnes s'est faite après émersion, en fonction de structures et de reliefs préexistants. L'accent sur cette "tectonique à sec" ou "morphotectonique" a été porté en particulier par L. Lutaud.

Spanish

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