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INITIAL SHORELINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- initial shoreline
1, record 1, English, initial%20shoreline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During most of the Holocene, the glaciers in Bockfjorden were less extensive than they are today. Their maximum Holocene extension occurred during the Little Ice Age. The initial shoreline emergence after the deglaciation was rapid, and former shorelines younger than 8. 5 Ky [thousand years] are below the present sea level. 2, record 1, English, - initial%20shoreline
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ligne de rivage initiale
1, record 1, French, ligne%20de%20rivage%20initiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de rivage qui se forme sous l'effet d'une activité tectonique régionale (subsidence, soulèvement, plissement) d'une accumulation volcanique, ou d'une action glaciaire. 1, record 1, French, - ligne%20de%20rivage%20initiale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- young coastal ice
1, record 2, English, young%20coastal%20ice
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The initial stage of fast ice formation consisting of nilas or young ice, its width varying from a few metres up to 100-200 m from the shoreline. 2, record 2, English, - young%20coastal%20ice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jeune glace côtière
1, record 2, French, jeune%20glace%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stade initial de la formation d'une banquise côtière représenté par le nilas ou la jeune glace; sa largeur varie de quelques mètres jusqu'à 100 ou 200 mètres à partir de la côte. 2, record 2, French, - jeune%20glace%20c%C3%B4ti%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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