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GRAND BANKS NEWFOUNDLAND [6 records]

Record 1 2023-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

The invisible vapour becomes visible near the surface as fog when the air cools to the dew point. The usual nocturnal cooling will produce fog patches in cool valleys. Or the vapour may move as a tropical air mass over cold land or sea, causing widespread and persistent fog, such as occurs over the Grand Banks off Newfoundland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
  • Law of the Sea
CONT

Landings by longline in the study area were primarily taken from along the southwest slope of the Grand Bank and Whale Bank, the southern portions of Halibut and Haddock Channels as well as the shelf areas of St. Pierre and Burgeo Banks. Some landings were also taken from the shelf area of the Whale Bank and Grand Bank, as well as the Nose and Tail of the Grand Bank.

OBS

The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are located south and east of the island of Newfoundland. They are comprised of a grouping of submerged banks including the Grand Bank... The Grand Bank is deeply incised with submarine canyons along the southern and southeast areas and the Nose and Tail of the Grand Bank lie beyond the Canadian 200 nautical mile [exclusive economic zone(EEZ) ].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
  • Droit de la mer
CONT

Les débarquements effectués par les palangriers provenaient principalement du long de la pente sud-ouest du Grand Banc et du Banc de la Baleine, de la section sud des chenaux Halibut et Haddock, de même que de la zone du plateau du Banc de Saint-Pierre et du Banc Burgeo. Certains débarquements provenaient aussi de la région du plateau du Banc de la Baleine et du Grand Banc, de même que du nez et de la queue du Grand Banc.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
CONT

... the Grand Banks Hibernia oilfield about 315 km southeast of Newfoundland and Labrador.

CONT

The Hibernia oil field, discovered in 1979 after a decade of exploratory activity, is considered to have commercial potential ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
CONT

Le champ pétrolifère Hibernia se trouve sous les Grands Bancs de Terre-Neuve, à quelque 315 km au sud-ouest de St. John's (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador), sous environ 80 mètres d'eau [...] Il s'étend sur une superficie d'environ 223 kilomètres carrés et il renfermerait, selon les estimations du promoteur, quelque 98 X 106 m³ d'hydrocarbures récupérables dans deux réservoirs distincts, le réservoir Hibernia et le réservoir Avalon.

CONT

[...] champ pétrolifère Hibernia situé à 319 km au sud-est de St. John's (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

An area stretching from the coast of Labrador to the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland.

CONT

Icebergs travel in the Baffin Island Current and then the Labrador Current south of Hudson Bay. Finally, they reach the Grand Banks of Newfoundland where they drift either eastward north of the Flemish Cap or southward between the Flemish Cap and the Grand Banks which is often referred to as "iceberg alley".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
CONT

Les icebergs se déplacent à l'aide du courant de l'île de Baffin, puis du courant du Labrador, au sud de la baie d'Hudson. Enfin, ils aboutissent dans les Grands Bancs de Terre-Neuve, d'où ils dérivent ensuite, soit vers l'est, au nord du Bonnet Flamand, soit vers le sud, entre le Bonnet Flamand et les Grands Bancs, secteur communément appelé le «couloir d'icebergs».

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

An underwater feature that has officially approved names in both English and French.

OBS

Coordinates: 45º 30’ N, 50º 30’ W.

OBS

The largest of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Entité sous-marine dont le nom anglais et le nom français sont approuvés officiellement.

OBS

Coordonnées : 45º 30' N, 50º 30' O.

OBS

Il s'agit du plus grand des bancs des Grands Bancs de Terre-Neuve.

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

A sudden, rapid decline in the size of a population.

CONT

The fixed policy, heavily subsidized by government, led to the predictable crash of the Grand Banks fishery and to the economies of dozens of local towns and villages along the coast of Newfoundland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Évolution (Biologie)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

En d'autres occasions, des facteurs intrinsèques semblent régir l'accroissement « démographique », et lorsque se produit l'effondrement numérique, on s'aperçoit que la mortalité est très forte chez les jeunes.

Spanish

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