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SKERRY GUARD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skerry guard
1, record 1, English, skerry%20guard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skerry-guard 2, record 1, English, skerry%2Dguard
correct
- skaergaard 3, record 1, English, skaergaard
correct
- reef guard 4, record 1, English, reef%20guard
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A line, belt, or fringe of skerries, parallel to and extending along a coast for hundreds of kilometers, seemingly acting as a breakwater or "guard." 5, record 1, English, - skerry%20guard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Norway is a land of rugged, pine-topped mountain ranges, valleys gouged out by glaciers, and narrow deep-sided inlets from the sea known as fjords. A line of offshore islands called the skerry guard shields the coastline and forms a protected inland waterway. 6, record 1, English, - skerry%20guard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A chain of islands locally called the "skerry guard" or "reef guard" (Norwegian: skjærgården) protect the coast. 4, record 1, English, - skerry%20guard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. The term skerry is derived from the Old Norse sker, which means a rock in the sea. ... The island fringe of Norway is such a group of glacially formed skerries (called a skjærgård); many of the cross fjords are so arranged that they parallel the coast and provide a protected channel behind an almost unbroken succession of mountainous islands and skerries. 7, record 1, English, - skerry%20guard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
skaergaard; skerry-guard: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - skerry%20guard
Record 1, Key term(s)
- skærgaard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- côte à skjärs
1, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20skj%C3%A4rs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- côte à écueils 2, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9cueils
correct, feminine noun
- côte à skjär 3, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20skj%C3%A4r
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Côte basse de plaine proglaciaire ennoyée par la déglaciation, des eaux peu profondes entourant un semis d'îlots ou d'écueils («skjärgaard», ou jardin d'écueils en norvégien). 2, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20skj%C3%A4rs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Côte à skjärs et à drumelinoïdes de la baie de James, au nord de l'embouchure de la Grande Rivière. 4, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20skj%C3%A4rs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
côte à skjär : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20skj%C3%A4rs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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