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Newfoundland Coastal Lowland [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Newfoundland Coastal Lowland
1, record 1, English, Newfoundland%20Coastal%20Lowland
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Newfoundland%20Coastal%20Lowland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Newfoundland Coastal Lowland is formed of a belt of soft, mainly unfolded Paleozoic strata that extends along the northwest coast of Newfoundland Island and includes Port au Port Peninsula in the southwest. 3, record 1, English, - Newfoundland%20Coastal%20Lowland
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Newfoundland Costal Lowland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- basses-terres côtières de Terre-Neuve
1, record 1, French, basses%2Dterres%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8res%20de%20Terre%2DNeuve
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Basses-Terres côtières de Terre-Neuve 2, record 1, French, Basses%2DTerres%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8res%20de%20Terre%2DNeuve
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 3, record 1, French, - basses%2Dterres%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8res%20de%20Terre%2DNeuve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 3, record 1, French, - basses%2Dterres%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8res%20de%20Terre%2DNeuve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Une division géomorphologique. 2, record 1, French, - basses%2Dterres%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8res%20de%20Terre%2DNeuve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Les basses-terres côtières de Terre-Neuve, recouvertes de couches paléozoïques tendres, en majorité non plissées, longent la côte nord-ouest de Terre-Neuve et comprennent la péninsule Port-au-Port, au sud-ouest de l'île. 4, record 1, French, - basses%2Dterres%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8res%20de%20Terre%2DNeuve
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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