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DROWNED COAST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ria
1, record 1, English, ria
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any long, narrow, sometimes wedge-shaped inlet or arm of the sea ... whose depth and width gradually and uniformly diminish inland and which is produced by drowning due to submergence of the lower part of a narrow river valley or of an estuary; it is shorter and shallower than a fjord. 2, record 1, English, - ria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... these represent old river valleys that have been drowned. Many such drowned river valleys, known as rias, are to be found along the coast. 3, record 1, English, - ria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ria
1, record 1, French, ria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aber 2, record 1, French, aber
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie inférieure d'une vallée ou d'un système de vallées profondément envahi par la mer. 3, record 1, French, - ria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la côte présente de profondes découpures qui correspondent aux parties ennoyées des vallées : on les appelle des rias. 4, record 1, French, - ria
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ría
1, record 1, Spanish, r%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte inferior de un río próxima a su entrada en el mar, donde suben las mareas y se mezclan las aguas dulces y marinas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - r%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-08-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drowned coast 1, record 2, English, drowned%20coast
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- côte submergée
1, record 2, French, c%C3%B4te%20submerg%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- côte ennoyée 1, record 2, French, c%C3%B4te%20ennoy%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
B.T. FAO, no 265, oct 72 RA 1, record 2, French, - c%C3%B4te%20submerg%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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