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Great Divide [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Great Divide
1, record 1, English, Great%20Divide
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Continental Divide 2, record 1, English, Continental%20Divide
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the line in North America that separates the waters which flow into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific. 3, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Great Divide ... separates the watersheds of the Pacific Ocean from those of the Atlantic or Arctic Oceans. It runs from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska, through western Canada along the crest of the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico. From there, it follows the crest of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental and extends to the tip of South America. It is crossed by the Panama Canal. 4, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The highest snowfall amounts are expected along the Continental Divide. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 5, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Cameron Lake, at the Continental Divide, receives an average of 152 cm (60 in) annually ... 6, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
North America has four continental divides: The Great Divide, also called the Continental Divide ... The Northern Divide, or Laurentian Divide ... The St. Lawrence Seaway Divide ... The Eastern Continental Divide ... 4, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Continental Divide; Great Divide: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 7, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne continentale de partage des eaux
1, record 1, French, ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ligne de partage des eaux 2, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne en Amérique du Nord qui sépare les eaux qui se déversent dans l'océan Atlantique de celles qui se déversent dans l'océan Pacifique. 3, record 1, French, - ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'importantes accumulations de neige sont prévues le long de la ligne continentale de partage des eaux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 1, French, - ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ligne continentale de partage des eaux; ligne de partage des eaux : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 1, French, - ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Great Dividing Range
1, record 2, English, Great%20Dividing%20Range
correct, Australia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Great Divide 2, record 2, English, Great%20Divide
correct, Australia
- Eastern Highlands 2, record 2, English, Eastern%20Highlands
correct, plural, Australia
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cordillère australienne
1, record 2, French, cordill%C3%A8re%20australienne
correct, feminine noun, Australia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cordillère Australienne 2, record 2, French, cordill%C3%A8re%20Australienne
correct, feminine noun, Australia
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Série de plateaux et de chaînes de montagnes de la partie orientale de l'Australie, dont l'élévation dépasse 2 000 m. 2, record 2, French, - cordill%C3%A8re%20australienne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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