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PANGEA ULTIMA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pangea Proxima
1, record 1, English, Pangea%20Proxima
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pangea Ultima 1, record 1, English, Pangea%20Ultima
former designation, correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pangea Proxima ... is a possible future supercontinent configuration. Consistent with the supercontinent cycle, Pangea Proxima could form within the next 250 million years. ... In the Pangea Proxima scenario, subduction at the western Atlantic, east of the Americas, leads to the subduction of the Atlantic mid-ocean ridge followed by subduction destroying the Atlantic and Indian basin, causing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to close, bringing the Americas back together with Africa and Europe. 2, record 1, English, - Pangea%20Proxima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In 1982, [an] American geologist ... named this hypothetical supercontinent Pangea Ultima, meaning the final Pangea. But realizing it will not be the last supercontinent, the thermal energy stored inside Earth is enough to complete another two or three Wilson cycles, he later renamed it Pangea Proxima - literally the next Pangea. 3, record 1, English, - Pangea%20Proxima
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Pangaea Proxima
- Pangaea Ultima
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Pangée prochaine
1, record 1, French, Pang%C3%A9e%20prochaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Pangée ultime 2, record 1, French, Pang%C3%A9e%20ultime
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Pangée prochaine est un hypothétique, mais probable supercontinent qui pourrait apparaître dans 250 millions d'années par le rapprochement de l'Afrique, de l'Eurasie et des Amériques, suivi du collage de l'Australie et de l'Antarctique. 3, record 1, French, - Pang%C3%A9e%20prochaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette structure a d'abord été dénommée Pangée ultime par l'auteur de cette hypothèse, [...], nom qu'il a ensuite modifié afin d'éviter qu'on pense qu'elle pourrait être la dernière. 3, record 1, French, - Pang%C3%A9e%20prochaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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