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GARBAGE PATCH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pollution (General)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- great Pacific garbage patch
1, record 1, English, great%20Pacific%20garbage%20patch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GPGP 2, record 1, English, GPGP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pacific trash vortex 3, record 1, English, Pacific%20trash%20vortex
correct
- garbage patch 3, record 1, English, garbage%20patch
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The great Pacific garbage patch(GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world's oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California. 4, record 1, English, - great%20Pacific%20garbage%20patch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution (Généralités)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vortex de déchets du Pacifique nord
1, record 1, French, vortex%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20du%20Pacifique%20nord
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grande zone d'ordures du Pacifique 1, record 1, French, grande%20zone%20d%27ordures%20du%20Pacifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le «vortex de déchets du Pacifique nord» [...] correspond à une énorme masse d'ordures située dans l'océan Pacifique entre Hawaï et la Californie. 1, record 1, French, - vortex%20de%20d%C3%A9chets%20du%20Pacifique%20nord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación (Generalidades)
- Gestión de los desechos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Zona del Gran Basurero
1, record 1, Spanish, Zona%20del%20Gran%20Basurero
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- isla de basura 2, record 1, Spanish, isla%20de%20basura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mayor concentración de materia plástica y otros desechos en el mar se sitúa en la parte central del Pacífico Norte, arrastrados por las corrientes marinas. Llamada la Zona del Gran Basurero, se estima que cubre una zona dos veces más grande que el Estado de Texas en los Estados Unidos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Zona%20del%20Gran%20Basurero
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