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GREAT DIVIDE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Great Divide Trail Association
1, record 1, English, Great%20Divide%20Trail%20Association
correct, Alberta
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GDTA 2, record 1, English, GDTA
correct, Alberta
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mission. The Great Divide Trail Association is dedicated to planning, designing, surveying, constructing and maintaining the Great Divide Trail in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. [The association's] goal is to obtain formal recognition and protection of the Great Divide Trail Corridor. 1, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide%20Trail%20Association
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Great Divide Trail Association is a Canadian not‐for‐profit corporation headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, responsible for maintaining, promoting and protecting the Great Divide Trail. The Great Divide Trail Association works with regional partners to coordinate trail improvements, maintenance and protection. [The association is] supported by members, volunteers and hikers who make the Great Divide Trail experience possible. 1, record 1, English, - Great%20Divide%20Trail%20Association
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités du secteur privé
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Great Divide Trail Association
1, record 1, French, Great%20Divide%20Trail%20Association
correct, feminine noun, Alberta
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GDTA 2, record 1, French, GDTA
correct, feminine noun, Alberta
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Great Divide
1, record 2, English, Great%20Divide
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Continental Divide 2, record 2, English, Continental%20Divide
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the line in North America that separates the waters which flow into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific. 3, record 2, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Great Divide... separates the watersheds of the Pacific Ocean from those of the Atlantic or Arctic Oceans. It runs from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska, through western Canada along the crest of the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico. From there, it follows the crest of Mexico's Sierra Madre Oriental and extends to the tip of South America. It is crossed by the Panama Canal. 4, record 2, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The highest snowfall amounts are expected along the Continental Divide. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 5, record 2, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Cameron Lake, at the Continental Divide, receives an average of 152 cm (60 in) annually ... 6, record 2, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
North America has four continental divides : The Great Divide, also called the Continental Divide... The Northern Divide, or Laurentian Divide... The St. Lawrence Seaway Divide... The Eastern Continental Divide... 4, record 2, English, - Great%20Divide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Continental Divide; Great Divide : terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 7, record 2, English, - Great%20Divide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ligne continentale de partage des eaux
1, record 2, French, ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ligne de partage des eaux 2, record 2, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne en Amérique du Nord qui sépare les eaux qui se déversent dans l'océan Atlantique de celles qui se déversent dans l'océan Pacifique. 3, record 2, French, - ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'importantes accumulations de neige sont prévues le long de la ligne continentale de partage des eaux. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 2, French, - ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ligne continentale de partage des eaux; ligne de partage des eaux : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 2, French, - ligne%20continentale%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Mid-Continent Divide
1, record 3, English, Mid%2DContinent%20Divide
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To read this map, one must first put its parts together in the mind, seeing it as a chain tying together the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley. The proposed canal reaches across a Mid-Continent Divide to connect the "Chicago Creek" with the Illinois River. 2, record 3, English, - Mid%2DContinent%20Divide
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Note that beaches themselves were new to the lakefront--before the Sanitary and Ship Canal breached the Mid-Continent Divide, it was just too unsafe to bathe or swim in the lake. 3, record 3, English, - Mid%2DContinent%20Divide
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Mid Continent Divide
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage des eaux
1, record 3, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-11-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Great Dividing Range
1, record 4, English, Great%20Dividing%20Range
correct, Australia
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Great Divide 2, record 4, English, Great%20Divide
correct, Australia
- Eastern Highlands 2, record 4, English, Eastern%20Highlands
correct, plural, Australia
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cordillère australienne
1, record 4, French, cordill%C3%A8re%20australienne
correct, feminine noun, Australia
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cordillère Australienne 2, record 4, French, cordill%C3%A8re%20Australienne
correct, feminine noun, Australia
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Série de plateaux et de chaînes de montagnes de la partie orientale de l'Australie, dont l'élévation dépasse 2 000 m. 2, record 4, French, - cordill%C3%A8re%20australienne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-03-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Pollution (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- remediation of sediment
1, record 5, English, remediation%20of%20sediment
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- sediment remediation 1, record 5, English, sediment%20remediation
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In their review of treatment technologies for remediation of Great Lakes sediment, the USACE and USEPA divide the 147 treatment techniques they consider into six broad categories. 1, record 5, English, - remediation%20of%20sediment
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pollution (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dépollution des sédiments
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9pollution%20des%20s%C3%A9diments
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- dépollution de sédiments 1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9pollution%20de%20s%C3%A9diments
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans le cadre de la revue des technologies de traitement pour la dépollution des sédiments des Grands Lacs, l'USACE et l'USEPA ont classé les 147 techniques de traitement considérées en six grandes catégories. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9pollution%20des%20s%C3%A9diments
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-03-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plasma Physics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- plasma physics
1, record 6, English, plasma%20physics
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of highly ionized gases. 2, record 6, English, - plasma%20physics
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first great divide affecting the basic properties of matter as the temperature rises occurs at about 10, 000 degrees Kelvin. Below that, roughly speaking, is the usual domain of chemistry; above it is the realm of plasma physics. 3, record 6, English, - plasma%20physics
Record 6, Key term(s)
- plasma science
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Physique des plasmas
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- physique des plasmas
1, record 6, French, physique%20des%20plasmas
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à l'aide du Tokamak PLT (Princeton Large Torus), tous les records de température viennent d'être battus puisque pour la première fois on est parvenu à chauffer le plasma jusqu'à 60 millions de degrés. [...] l'équipe de Melvin Gottlieb [de Princeton] a fait faire un pas très important à la physique des plasmas. 2, record 6, French, - physique%20des%20plasmas
Record 6, Key term(s)
- plasmatique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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