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WATER PARTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drainage divide
1, record 1, English, drainage%20divide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- water parting 2, record 1, English, water%20parting
correct, noun
- watershed divide 2, record 1, English, watershed%20divide
correct
- watershed 3, record 1, English, watershed
correct
- water divide 4, record 1, English, water%20divide
correct
- height of land 5, record 1, English, height%20of%20land
see observation, Canada
- divide 6, record 1, English, divide
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The boundary separating adjacent drainage basins. 7, record 1, English, - drainage%20divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deep residual enrichment of the iron-formation took place along the height of land that now forms the watershed between streams flowing to the Atlantic coast and northward or westward to Ungava and Hudson Bay. 8, record 1, English, - drainage%20divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
height of land (Canada: watershed): A ridge of high land that is a watershed. 9, record 1, English, - drainage%20divide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- water-shed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage des eaux
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne de séparation des eaux 2, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20s%C3%A9paration%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun
- ligne de dispersion hydrographique 3, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20dispersion%20hydrographique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de faîte ou frontière séparant des bassins contigus. 4, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est sur la partie élevée des terres qui forment actuellement la ligne de partage des eaux entre les cours d'eau s'écoulant vers l'Atlantique et ceux se jetant vers le nord ou l'ouest dans les baies d'Ungava ou d'Hudson. 5, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- divisoria de aguas
1, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20aguas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- divisoria 2, record 1, Spanish, divisoria
feminine noun
- divisoria de cuenca 2, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20cuenca
feminine noun
- divisoria de drenaje 2, record 1, Spanish, divisoria%20de%20drenaje
feminine noun
- línea de aguas vertientes 3, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20aguas%20vertientes
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Línea límite que separa cuencas hidrográficas adyacentes. 2, record 1, Spanish, - divisoria%20de%20aguas
Record 1, Key term(s)
- línea divisoria de aguas
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