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BARRAGE CONTRE SEDIMENTS [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

Extending from the foot of the continental slope to the Juan de Fuca Ridge is a blanket of Pleistocene terrigenous sediments forming the Cascadian Basin and the Nitinat and Astoria fans. The ridge has acted as a sediment barrier, broken only by sea channels through the Sovanco and Blanco fracture zones.

OBS

sediment barrier: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

La dorsale Juan de Fuca est peu éloignée de la marge continentale, elle empêche le transport des sédiments vers le large.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «barrière sédimentaire».

OBS

barrage contre les sédiments; barrière contre les sédiments : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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