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COVEY HILL OUTLET [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Covey Hill outlet
1, record 1, English, Covey%20Hill%20outlet
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, - Covey%20Hill%20outlet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Covey Hill outlet today consists of a 60-foot dry waterfall or cliff, a 75-foot deep lake with an unknown thickness of sediment at its base, and a mile long gorge about 130 feet deep and 300 to 600 feet wide. 3, record 1, English, - Covey%20Hill%20outlet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in central Canada. 4, record 1, English, - Covey%20Hill%20outlet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déversoir de Covey Hill
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9versoir%20de%20Covey%20Hill
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
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. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9versoir%20de%20Covey%20Hill
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. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9versoir%20de%20Covey%20Hill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Actuellement, le déversoir de Covey Hill est formé d'une falaise ou cascade à sec de 60 pieds de haut, d'un lac de 75 pieds de profondeur, dont on ignore l'épaisseur des sédiments à la base, et d'une gorge d'un mille de long, de 130 pieds de profond et de 300 à 600 pieds de large. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9versoir%20de%20Covey%20Hill
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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