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salt lake [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

An inland body of water situated in an arid or semiarid region, having no outlet to the sea, and containing a high concentration of dissolved salts (principally sodium chloride).

PHR

Desert salt lake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Les eaux lacustres sont parfois salées, en raison de la nature des terrains et de l'évaporation, ou par suite de changements climatiques. Les lacs salés sont souvent les restes de nappes plus étendues.

CONT

Certains lacs fortement salés sont des mines de sel et d'autres produits chimiques.

PHR

Lac salé de désert.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
DEF

Inland body of standing water that dries in summer, leaving salt crusts.

CONT

Dana Salt Lake, Saskatchewan.

OBS

Rare; used in Saskatchewan.

OBS

Terminology validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
OBS

Non attesté en français au Canada.

OBS

Terminologie uniformisée par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
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