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MICROCONTINENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Zealandia
1, record 1, English, Zealandia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Zealandia is a long, narrow microcontinent that is mostly submerged in the South Pacific Ocean.... Zealandia broke off from Antarctica about 100 million years ago, and then from Australia about 80 million years ago. 2, record 1, English, - Zealandia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Zealandia
1, record 1, French, Zealandia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Zélandia 2, record 1, French, Z%C3%A9landia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Situé dans l'océan Pacifique, à l'est des côtes australiennes, Zealandia s'étend sur une superficie de 4,9 millions de kilomètres carrés, soit plus de deux fois la surface du Groenland. C'est le plus petit des huit continents et 94 p. 100 de sa surface [est immergée]. 3, record 1, French, - Zealandia
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ridge jumping
1, record 2, English, ridge%20jumping
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Our results... support the hypothesis that the Jan Mayen microcontinent was captured by oceanic ridge jumping events, which separated it as a thinned continental margin from the Greenland crustal-shield. 2, record 2, English, - ridge%20jumping
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ridge jumping: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - ridge%20jumping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décalage de la dorsale
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9calage%20de%20la%20dorsale
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
décalage de la dorsale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9calage%20de%20la%20dorsale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Décalage de la dorsale médio-océanique. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9calage%20de%20la%20dorsale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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