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DEMARCATION NATURELLE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
DEF

The ordinary high-water mark of water bodies or a well-defined height of land.

CONT

The concept of "natural" frontiers, in one sense, only denotes a particular type of boundary. It then relates to the choice of rivers, mountains, deserts, and so on as State frontiers and such "natural" boundaries are sometimes expressly declared by the parties themselves to be desirable ...

OBS

natural boundary: term and definition taken from Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement/Gwich'in, Mackenzie Delta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
DEF

Marque habituelle des hautes eaux des mares d'eau ou élévation bien définie d'une terre.

CONT

[...] on peut prendre comme repères des marques fournies par la nature elle-même, telles qu'une chaîne de montagnes, un fleuve, un lac, la mer : la frontière est dite alors «physique» ou, généralement, «naturelle».

OBS

limite naturelle : terme et définition relevés dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale - Gwich'in, delta du Mackenzie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
  • Territorios (Pueblos indígenas)
CONT

Los Pirineos constituyen una frontera natural entre Francia y España.

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