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GREAT NORTHERN PENINSULA [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mecatina Trough
1, record 1, English, Mecatina%20Trough
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Located in the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence, between the administrative region of Quebec called Côte-Nord and the area of Newfoundland and Labrador called the Great Northern Peninsula. 2, record 1, English, - Mecatina%20Trough
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuvette de Mécatina
1, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20M%C3%A9catina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Située dans la golfe du Saint-Laurent, entre la région administrative du Québec appelée Côte-Nord et la région de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador appelée Grande Péninsule du Nord. 2, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20M%C3%A9catina
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (Canadá)
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- depresión de Mecatina
1, record 1, Spanish, depresi%C3%B3n%20de%20Mecatina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- St. Paul's Inlet
1, record 2, English, St%2E%20Paul%27s%20Inlet
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... St. Paul' s Inlet is located on the northwest coast of Newfoundland at the base of the Great Northern Peninsula. 2, record 2, English, - St%2E%20Paul%27s%20Inlet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 49° 50’ N, 57° 44’ 53.9" W. 3, record 2, English, - St%2E%20Paul%27s%20Inlet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bras St. Paul's
1, record 2, French, bras%20St%2E%20Paul%27s
proposal, masculine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étendue d'eau allongée située sur la côte nord-ouest de Terre-Neuve. 1, record 2, French, - bras%20St%2E%20Paul%27s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 49° 50' N, 57° 44' 53.9" O. 2, record 2, French, - bras%20St%2E%20Paul%27s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Chimney Arm Formation
1, record 3, English, Chimney%20Arm%20Formation
correct, see observation, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 3, English, - Chimney%20Arm%20Formation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On the east side of Great Northern Peninsula the Chimney Arm Formation at Canada Bay lies disconformably on Middle Cambrian carbonates and dips beneath the Hare Bay klippe(Betz, 1939). 3, record 3, English, - Chimney%20Arm%20Formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- formation de Chimney Arm
1, record 3, French, formation%20de%20Chimney%20Arm
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Chimney%20Arm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Chimney%20Arm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Sur le côté est de la péninsule Great Northern, la formation de Chimney Arm, à la baie Canada, repose en discordance sur les roches carbonatées du Cambrien moyen et s'enfonce pour passer sous le klippe de Hare Bay (Betz, 1939). 3, record 3, French, - formation%20de%20Chimney%20Arm
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Cascade Stream
1, record 4, English, Cascade%20Stream
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A stream on the east coast of the Great Northern Peninsula, on the Island of Newfoundland. 2, record 4, English, - Cascade%20Stream
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 51° 3’ 18" N, 55° 47’ 8" W (Newfoundland and Labrador). 3, record 4, English, - Cascade%20Stream
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ruisseau Cascade
1, record 4, French, ruisseau%20Cascade
unofficial, masculine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ruisseau sur la côte est de la péninsule Great Northern, sur l'île de Terre-Neuve. 1, record 4, French, - ruisseau%20Cascade
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 51° 3' 18" N, 55° 47' 8" O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador). 2, record 4, French, - ruisseau%20Cascade
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-05-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Great Northern Peninsula
1, record 5, English, Great%20Northern%20Peninsula
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 5, English, - Great%20Northern%20Peninsula
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Within [the Appalachian Mineral Province] inliers of Precambrian crystalline rocks form the core of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. 3, record 5, English, - Great%20Northern%20Peninsula
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- péninsule Great Northern
1, record 5, French, p%C3%A9ninsule%20Great%20Northern
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9ninsule%20Great%20Northern
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 5, French, - p%C3%A9ninsule%20Great%20Northern
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Maiden Point Formation
1, record 6, English, Maiden%20Point%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 6, English, - Maiden%20Point%20Formation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Hare Bay klippe at the northern end of Great Northern Peninsula contains thrust slices of Maiden Point and Goose Cove Formations whose ages are unknown but are probably partly Cambrian. 3, record 6, English, - Maiden%20Point%20Formation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- formation de Maiden Point
1, record 6, French, formation%20de%20Maiden%20Point
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Maiden%20Point
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Maiden%20Point
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le klippe de Hare Bay, à l'extrémité nord de la péninsule Great Northern, renferme des lames de charriage des formations de Maiden Point et de Goose Cove (Cooper, 1937) dont on ignore l'âge, mais qui probablement datent en partie du Cambrien. 3, record 6, French, - formation%20de%20Maiden%20Point
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Englee Formation
1, record 7, English, Englee%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 7, English, - Englee%20Formation
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In Canada Bay on northern Great Northern Peninsula, the Bide Arm and Englee Formation are largely correlative with the Table Head Formation. 3, record 7, English, - Englee%20Formation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- formation d'Englee
1, record 7, French, formation%20d%27Englee
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 7, French, - formation%20d%27Englee
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 7, French, - formation%20d%27Englee
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans la baie Canada, dans le nord de la péninsule Great Northern, les formations de Bide Arm et d'Englee sont en grande partie corrélatives à la formation de Table Head. 3, record 7, French, - formation%20d%27Englee
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-09-03
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Goose Cove Formation
1, record 8, English, Goose%20Cove%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 8, English, - Goose%20Cove%20Formation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Hare Bay Klippe at the northern end of Great Northern Peninsula contains thrust slices of Maiden Point et Goose Cove Formations(Cooper, 1937). 3, record 8, English, - Goose%20Cove%20Formation
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in southeastern Canada. 4, record 8, English, - Goose%20Cove%20Formation
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- formation de Goose Cove
1, record 8, French, formation%20de%20Goose%20Cove
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 8, French, - formation%20de%20Goose%20Cove
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 8, French, - formation%20de%20Goose%20Cove
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le klippe de Hare Bay, à l'extrémité nord de la péninsule Great Northern, renferme des lames de charriage des formations de Maiden Point et de Goose Cove (Cooper, 1937). 3, record 8, French, - formation%20de%20Goose%20Cove
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-02-06
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Long Range Mountains
1, record 9, English, Long%20Range%20Mountains
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... inliers of Precambrian crystalline rocks from the core of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, parts of the Long Range Mountains of western Newfoundland... 2, record 9, English, - Long%20Range%20Mountains
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- monts Long Range
1, record 9, French, monts%20Long%20Range
Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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