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ECHOUERIE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Endroit où les loups-marins se hissent hors de l'eau pour se reposer et se chauffer au soleil.

DEF

Endroit où les loups-marins viennent se reposer.(BELAA 80, FRACA 68).

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
DEF

Flat rock area, either projecting from a land mass into the water or rising from the sea floor.

CONT

Boulder Ledge, B.C.

OBS

Common coastal use; may be partly exposed at low water. Sawtooth Ledge (N.W.T.) is a series of small undersea peaks running off islands.

OBS

ledge: term and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

Blocs de pierres plates qui s'étendent jusqu'à la mer.

OBS

En français d'ici, le terme «échouerie» a le sens d'un lieu pour l'échouement de troupeaux de phoques et de morses, tandis qu'en français international, il correspond à un endroit propre à l'échouement des navires. Descriptif attesté au Québec.

OBS

échouerie : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

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