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HAUT-FOND SABLEUX [2 records]

Record 1 2019-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A submerged bar of sand, resulting from natural deposition on a river bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Banc de sable submergé, résultant d'un dépôt naturel, sur le lit d'un cours d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Barra de arena sumergida formada por la deposición natural en el lecho de un río.

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Record 2 1999-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of the Sea
OBS

usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • sand shoal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la mer
OBS

pluriel d'usage.

Key term(s)
  • haut-fond sableux

Spanish

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