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BLOCK REEF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- barrier reef
1, record 1, English, barrier%20reef
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- block reef 2, record 1, English, block%20reef
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, narrow coral reef roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a lagoon of considerable depth and width. 3, record 1, English, - barrier%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It may enclose a volcanic island (either wholly or in part), or it may lie at a great distance from a continental coast (such as the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia). 3, record 1, English, - barrier%20reef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrier reef: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - barrier%20reef
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- récif barrière
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cif%20barri%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- récif-barrière 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cif%2Dbarri%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
- barrière récifale 3, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20r%C3%A9cifale
correct, feminine noun
- barrière corallienne 4, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20corallienne
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de récifs coralliens qui borde à certaine distance une terre non récifale dont il est séparé par un lagon. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20barri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le récif-barrière s'allonge dans l'océan parallèlement au rivage des îles ou des continents. Mais, à la différence du récif frangeant, il est séparé de la plage par un lagon dont la largeur peut varier de 5 à 100 km [...] Les récifs-barrières peuvent border les côtes pendant des centaines de kilomètres, comme la Grande Barrière des côtes orientales d'Australie (1 800 km). 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20barri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les biohermes se disposent en ensembles simples : [... ] sur les bancs du plateau continental qu'ils exhaussent (récifs barrières telle la Grande Barrière d'Australie au N.-É. du continent) [...] 6, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20barri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
récif barrière : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cif%20barri%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrera arrecifal
1, record 1, Spanish, barrera%20arrecifal
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arrecife barrera 2, record 1, Spanish, arrecife%20barrera
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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