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CASCADE RANGE [5 records]

Record 1 2016-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Birds
CONT

Region 9-Great Basin. This large and complex region includes the Northern Basin and Range, Columbia Plateau, and the eastern slope of the Cascade Range. This area is dry due to its position in the rainshadow of the Cascade Range and the Sierra Nevada.

OBS

Region 9 (BCR 9) of the 12 bird conservation regions (BCR) wholly or partially within Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Région 9 - Grand bassin. Cette grande et complexe région comprend le nord et la bordure du Bassin, le plateau Columbia et le versant est de la chaîne des Cascades. Cette zone est sèche en raison de sa position à l'ombre pluviométrique de la Sierra Nevada et de la chaîne des Cascades.

OBS

Région 9 (RCO 9) des 12 régions de conservation des oiseaux (RCO) entièrement ou partiellement situées au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Tectonics
  • Oceanography
CONT

The Pacific Ring of Fire (or sometimes just the Ring of Fire) is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements. The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes.

CONT

The circumpacific and the Indonesian belts of volcanoes correspond with zones of active orogeny, in which the earth's crust has been crumpled and heaved up into mountains during recent geologic time.... The continental United States is commonly thought of as immune from volcanic activity, but actually the Cascade Range in the northwestern part of the country is part of the circumpacific "ring of fire" and contains many recently extinct volcanoes and several that should be considered active.

Key term(s)
  • circum-Pacific belt of volcanoes
  • circum-Pacific ring of fire
  • circumpacific volcano belt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Tectonique
  • Océanographie
CONT

La ceinture de feu du Pacifique est un alignement de volcans qui borde l'océan Pacifique sur la majorité de son pourtour, soit environ 40 000 kilomètres. Cet alignement de volcans coïncide avec un ensemble de limites de plaques tectoniques et de failles. Ces limites sont également marquées par les principales fosses océaniques de la planète. La ceinture de feu compte 452 volcans, soit 75 % des volcans émergés actifs ou éteints de la planète. Cette concentration s'explique par la subduction de plaques océaniques […]

CONT

Un volcanisme intense, très explosif, souligne les zones de tension liées aux sillons océaniques et aux arcs orogéniques («ceinture de feu» du Pacifique, Indonésie, Antilles, etc.).

CONT

Près de 75 % des volcans actifs de la planète se trouvent sur le pourtour du plus grand océan du globe, formant ce qu’on appelle le cercle (ou la ceinture) de feu du Pacifique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

A fore-arc depression lies between the Coast Range of Oregon and Washington and the Cascade volcanic arc. Alternatively it may reflect lithosphere flexure subsidence generated from subduction uplift along the margin.

OBS

subduction uplift: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
OBS

soulèvement lié à la subduction : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

A Cascade pump is ideal for general pond use, as it is designed for a wide range of functions as well as providing tremendous flexibility. It can be used in waterfalls, fountains, filtration systems, and special applications.

OBS

Water gardens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Architecture paysagère
OBS

Jardins d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

The Cascade Range(or Cascades) is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is called the Canadian Cascades or Cascade Mountains; the latter term is also sometimes used by Washington residents to refer to the Washington section of the Cascades in addition to North Cascades, the more usual American term, as in North Cascades National Park.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

On a obtenu des dates au potassium-argon et des données chimiques pour trois centres volcaniques datant du milieu du Tertiaire dans la région de Hope dans les monts Cascade au sud-ouest de la Colombie-Britannique.

Spanish

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