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TONGUE ICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glacier tongue
1, record 1, English, glacier%20tongue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tongue of ice 2, record 1, English, tongue%20of%20ice
correct
- ice tongue 3, record 1, English, ice%20tongue
correct
- glacial tongue 4, record 1, English, glacial%20tongue
correct
- tongue 5, record 1, English, tongue
correct
- glacier arm 6, record 1, English, glacier%20arm
correct, less frequent
- glacier's arm 7, record 1, English, glacier%27s%20arm
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extension of a glacier or ice stream projecting seaward, usually afloat. 3, record 1, English, - glacier%20tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The flow of an alpine glacier into a valley, causes the glacier to rapidly advance producing a swollen tongue of ice at the glacier's snout, known as the lobe. 8, record 1, English, - glacier%20tongue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tongue of ice: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 9, record 1, English, - glacier%20tongue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- langue glaciaire
1, record 1, French, langue%20glaciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langue de glacier 2, record 1, French, langue%20de%20glacier
correct, feminine noun
- langue de glace 3, record 1, French, langue%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extension d'un glacier, en aval du névé. 4, record 1, French, - langue%20glaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La langue [...] de glacier [est une] extension de l'inlandsis sous forme d'un lobe allongé qui descend une vallée par gravité ou par sa propre plasticité; elle sculpte la vallée souvent en U et la prolonge en fjord dans la mer. 5, record 1, French, - langue%20glaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans l'Antarctique, les langues de glacier peuvent atteindre plusieurs dizaines de kilomètres. 6, record 1, French, - langue%20glaciaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
langue glaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - langue%20glaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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