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SHALLOW BAY [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Lacustrine bay marsh : These marshes occupy gently sloping offshore zones, recession flats, or shoals of shallow bays of more permanent lakes, merging with deep water(more than 2 m). Lacustrine bay marshes develop in lakes subject to sediment infilling and periodic drawdowns. Water levels are not as stable in lacustrine bay marshes as they are in lacustrine shore marshes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Marais lacustrien de baie : Ces marais se trouvent dans les secteurs en pente douce au large des côtes, les plats régressifs ou le fond des baies peu profondes de lacs plus permanents, s'alliant à des eaux plus profondes (plus de 2 m). Les marais lacustriens de baie se forment dans des lacs propices au remplissage par des sédiments et des rabattements ponctuels. Les niveaux d'eau ne sont pas aussi stables dans les marais lacustriens de baie que dans les marais lacustriens de rivage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A shallow stretch of seawater, such as a sound, channel, bay, or seawater lake, near or communicating with the sea and partly or completely separated from it by a low, narrow, elongate strip of land...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Étendue d'eau marine peu profonde au cœur d'un atoll, ou située entre la côte et un récif barrière, communiquant avec la mer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Masa de agua poco profunda con un estuario, poco profundo y restringido, al mar.

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Record 3 2014-11-05

English

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

Coordinates: 49° 56’ 54" N, 57° 46’ 9" W (Newfoundland and Labrador).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Coordonnées : 49° 56' 54" N, 57° 46' 9" O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador).

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-26

English

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

The Gulf of Trieste(Italian : Golfo di Trieste, Slovene : Tržaški zaliv, Croatian : Tršćanski zaljev, German : Golf von Triest) is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea, in the extreme northern part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Gulf of Venice and is shared by Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. It is closed to the south by the peninsula of Istria, the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, shared between Croatia and Slovenia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)

Spanish

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