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Ross Ice Shelf [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ross Ice Shelf
1, record 1, English, Ross%20Ice%20Shelf
correct, see observation, Antarctica
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Ross Barrier 1, record 1, English, Ross%20Barrier
correct, see observation, Antarctica
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ross Sea: An arm of the South Pacific in Ross Dependency, Antarctica, ending at about 78° in the Ross Ice Shelf or Ross Barrier, a permanent layer of ice (50-200 feet high) ending in mountains at about 85° south. 1, record 1, English, - Ross%20Ice%20Shelf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "Ross Barrier" is the front wall of the glacier on which actually ends the south side of the Ross Sea, while the "Ross Ice Shelf" is all the floating "iceberg" extending at the back of the ice cliff. 2, record 1, English, - Ross%20Ice%20Shelf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme flottante de Ross
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20flottante%20de%20Ross
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Antarctica
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barrière de Ross 1, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20de%20Ross
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Antarctica
- banquise de Ross 2, record 1, French, banquise%20de%20Ross
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Antarctica
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
plate-forme flottante de Ross : Surface glacielle étendue (plus de 540 000 km²) établie dans l'angle méridional de la mer de Ross. 1, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante%20de%20Ross
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
barrière de Ross : Falaise de glace à la limite de la plate-forme de Ross. Sur un front long de plus de 700 km se forment les icebergs les plus grands du monde. 1, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante%20de%20Ross
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle plus particulièrement «barrière de Ross», parfois «banquise de Ross» la falaise de glace formant le mur frontal du glacier, et «plate-forme flottante de Ross», toute l'étendue de glace, partie de la calotte glaciaire antarctique, qui occupe la partie méridionale de la mer de Ross et la ferme à la navigation. 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20flottante%20de%20Ross
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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