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SEA MOUNT [5 records]

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Record 1 2023-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A basaltic plateau bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon with Mount Hermon in the north and Wadi Raqqad in the east.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Plateau d'Asie situé au sud du mont Hermon, au nord-est du lac de Tibériade et au nord du Yarmouk, à la frontière entre Israël, la Jordanie, la Syrie et le Liban.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

A submarine mountain rising more than 1000 metres above the surrounding ocean floor.

CONT

Scattered throughout the world’s oceans, seamounts support a rich web of life, including fish, mollusks, birds and other marine species.

OBS

seamount: designation used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

[...] élévation du fond marin, exiguë, souvent isolée, dont la hauteur relative dépasse 1 000 mètres.

OBS

mont sous-marin : désignation en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
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Record 3 2017-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Biological Sciences
OBS

The Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural and biological sciences. The Club's members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts : First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon.

Key term(s)
  • The Explorers Club Canadian Chapter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sciences du milieu
  • Sciences biologiques
Key term(s)
  • The Explorers Club Canadian Chapter

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

A warm, moist sea breeze from the south that sets in at midday in Provence, France, south of Mount Ventoux.

OBS

In the Roussillon region the midday south wind (mitgjorn) is irregular and generally light, and is dry after crossing the Pyrenees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Brise de mer chaude et humide soufflant du sud qui se produit au milieu du jour en Provence, au sud du mont Ventoux en France.

OBS

Dans le Roussillon, le vent sud du midi, appelé mitgjorn, est irrégulier et généralement léger et devient un vent sec une fois qu'il a traversé les Pyrénées.

OBS

Les sources consultées, ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «miejour».

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
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.

OBS

Melville Hills, which include Mount Hooker, 1, 600 feet in elevation, form the divide between Horton River and the sea.

OBS

Located in Northern Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
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.

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.

OBS

Les collines de Melville, y compris le mont Hooker d'une altitude de 1,600 pieds, forment la ligne de partage des eaux entre la rivière Horton et l'océan Arctique.

Spanish

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