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circumpolar map [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
OBS

circumpolar: Circling one of the Earth's poles. For example, in Canada this means circling the North Pole.

OBS

circumpolar map: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Arctic, northern, southern circumpolar map.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
CONT

[...] favorisons la mise au point d'une carte circumpolaire des ressources risquant d'être visées par un déversement d'hydrocarbures dans l'Arctique.

OBS

circompolaire : Qui environne les pôles terrestres. Les régions, les mers circompolaires.

OBS

carte circompolaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Carte de la région circumpolaire australe, boréale, nord, nordique, sud.

Key term(s)
  • carte de la région circompolaire

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