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GREAT BARRIER REEF [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Park and Site Names
  • Marine Biology
OBS

The Great Barrier Reef is located off of the north-eastern face of Australia off of the coast of the state of Queensland in the Coral Sea.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de parcs, lieux et canaux historiques
  • Biologie marine
OBS

La Grande barrière de corail est située en Australie et s'étend de Bundaberg à la pointe de la péninsule du cap York soit sur plus de 2 600 kilomètres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

A long, narrow coral reef roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a lagoon of considerable depth and width.

OBS

It may enclose a volcanic island(either wholly or in part), or it may lie at a great distance from a continental coast(such as the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia).

OBS

barrier reef: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Ensemble de récifs coralliens qui borde à certaine distance une terre non récifale dont il est séparé par un lagon.

CONT

Le récif-barrière s'allonge dans l'océan parallèlement au rivage des îles ou des continents. Mais, à la différence du récif frangeant, il est séparé de la plage par un lagon dont la largeur peut varier de 5 à 100 km [...] Les récifs-barrières peuvent border les côtes pendant des centaines de kilomètres, comme la Grande Barrière des côtes orientales d'Australie (1 800 km).

CONT

Les biohermes se disposent en ensembles simples : [... ] sur les bancs du plateau continental qu'ils exhaussent (récifs barrières telle la Grande Barrière d'Australie au N.-É. du continent) [...]

OBS

récif barrière : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
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Record 3 2002-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

To provide for the protection, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef in perpetuity through the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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