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ICE FRONT RETREAT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backwasting
1, record 1, English, backwasting
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice-front retreat 2, record 1, English, ice%2Dfront%20retreat
correct
- ice front retreat 3, record 1, English, ice%20front%20retreat
correct
- retreat of the ice front 4, record 1, English, retreat%20of%20the%20ice%20front
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The recession of the front of a glacier. 5, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De Geer moraines in north-central Ontario are associated with backwasting of the Windigo Lobe. 6, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example taken from the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, chapter 9. 7, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
backwasting: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 8, record 1, English, - backwasting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recul du front glaciaire
1, record 1, French, recul%20du%20front%20glaciaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- retrait du front glaciaire 2, record 1, French, retrait%20du%20front%20glaciaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
recul du front glaciaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - recul%20du%20front%20glaciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-05-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Hartman Moraine
1, record 2, English, Hartman%20Moraine
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, - Hartman%20Moraine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Following a major retreat in western Ontario, a re-advance of the ice front was responsible for the Hartman Moraine... 3, record 2, English, - Hartman%20Moraine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moraine Hartman
1, record 2, French, moraine%20Hartman
correct, see observation, feminine 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, - moraine%20Hartman
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, - moraine%20Hartman
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Après un vaste recul des glaces dans l'ouest de l'Ontario, une nouvelle avancée du front glaciaire a donné naissance à la moraine Hartman [...] 3, record 2, French, - moraine%20Hartman
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Belleville-Fort Ann phase lake
1, record 3, English, Belleville%2DFort%20Ann%20phase%20lake
correct, see observation, Canada
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, - Belleville%2DFort%20Ann%20phase%20lake
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rapid ice-marginal retreat in St. Lawrence Valley allowed to Belleville-Fort Ann Phase Lake to expand northward and also to extend a long arm northeastward between the ice front and the eastern Quebec Uplands which opened an escape route eastward to the sea at Quebec city. 3, record 3, English, - Belleville%2DFort%20Ann%20phase%20lake
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lac de la phase Belleville-Fort Ann
1, record 3, French, lac%20de%20la%20phase%20Belleville%2DFort%20Ann
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
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, - lac%20de%20la%20phase%20Belleville%2DFort%20Ann
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, - lac%20de%20la%20phase%20Belleville%2DFort%20Ann
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Un rapide recul du front glaciaire, dans la vallée du Saint-Laurent, a permis au lac de la phase Belleville-Fort Ann de s'étendre vers le nord et de former un long bras nord-est, entre le front glaciaire et les hautes-terres de l'est du Québec, et d'ouvrir une issue vers l'est jusqu'à la mer, aux environs de la ville de Québec. 3, record 3, French, - lac%20de%20la%20phase%20Belleville%2DFort%20Ann
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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