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FURY HECLA STRAIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fury and Hecla Strait
1, record 1, English, Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
correct, Nunavut
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A strait between Baffin Island and Melville Peninsula. 2, record 1, English, - Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 69° 50’ 0" N, 83° 0’ 0" W (Nunavut). 3, record 1, English, - Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formerly in the Northwest Territories, Fury and Hecla Strait is now in Nunavut since the creation of the new territory on April 1st, 1999. 2, record 1, English, - Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Fury and Hecla
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20and%20Hecla
correct, masculine noun, Nunavut
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- détroit de Fury et Hecla 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20et%20Hecla
avoid, masculine noun, Nunavut
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Détroit entre l'île de Baffin et la presqu'île Melville. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20and%20Hecla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 69° 50' 0" N, 83° 0' 0" O (Nunavut). 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20and%20Hecla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
détroit de Fury and Hecla : équivalent approuvé par le Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels du Canada (CUENGO). 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20and%20Hecla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
détroit de Fury et Hecla : équivalent incorrect de l'Atlas et Toponymie du Canada (1969), auquel il faut préférer «détroit de Fury and Hecla». 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20and%20Hecla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Anciennement situé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, le détroit de Fury and Hecla est désormais au Nunavut depuis la création du nouveau territoire, le 1er avril 1999. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20and%20Hecla
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Fury and Hecla Strait
1, record 2, English, Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Along the shores of Fury and Hecla Strait, 10, 000 to 15, 000 feet of sediments is exposed. The lowest unit that unconformably overlies basement gneisses is a ghick succession of orange to pale and dark red sandstone with minor shale and conglomerate. 3, record 2, English, - Fury%20and%20Hecla%20Strait
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Fury et Hecla
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20et%20Hecla
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20et%20Hecla
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20et%20Hecla
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le long des rives du détroit de Fury et Hecla affleurent 10,000 à 15,000 pieds de sédiments. L'unité la plus inférieure, qui recouvre en discordance les gneiss du soubassement, est une épaisse succession de grès de orange à rouge pâle ou foncé renfermant un peu de schiste argileux et de conglomérat. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Fury%20et%20Hecla
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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