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TRIBUTARY VALLEY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Northwestern Canada
1, record 1, English, Northwestern%20Canada
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian Northwest includes Yukon Territory and the Mackenzie Valley, except for the Arctic Coast.... It extends farther south and includes the region tributary to the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia and [areas] in northern Alberta. 2, record 1, English, - Northwestern%20Canada
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nord-ouest du Canada
1, record 1, French, nord%2Douest%20du%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région strictement localisée à l'extrême nord-ouest du Canada. 1, record 1, French, - nord%2Douest%20du%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expression logique mais artificielle car les populations qui résident d'un côté au Yukon et de l'autre au Mackenzie ne se voient pas appartenir à une même région. 1, record 1, French, - nord%2Douest%20du%20Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hanging valley
1, record 2, English, hanging%20valley
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- valleuse 2, record 2, English, valleuse
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the main valley. 3, record 2, English, - hanging%20valley
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the Pays de Caux, Normandy, France a valleuse is a depression in the land surface of the plateau which permits access to the sea. The word is peculiar to the Pays de Caux but the feature is not ... 2, record 2, English, - hanging%20valley
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vallée sèche suspendue
1, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20s%C3%A8che%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vallée suspendue 2, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
- valleuse 3, record 2, French, valleuse
correct, feminine noun, France, regional
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vallée sèche, creusée en pays crayeux et calcaire par un cours d'eau disparu en profondeur, et tronquée par recul de la falaise, de sorte qu'elle débouche parfois à plusieurs dizaines de mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer [...] 4, record 2, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20s%C3%A8che%20suspendue
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valleuse : pays de Caux [Normandie]. 5, record 2, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20s%C3%A8che%20suspendue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle suspendido
1, record 2, Spanish, valle%20suspendido
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tributary valley
1, record 3, English, tributary%20valley
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Recent placer deposits... are found as colluvial deposits, valley-bottom alluvial blankets in gulches and other tributary valleys, bar deposits in major river systems and beach and nearshore marine deposits. 1, record 3, English, - tributary%20valley
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vallée d'affluent
1, record 3, French, vall%C3%A9e%20d%27affluent
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les placers holocènes [...] se présentent sous la forme de colluvions, de nappes alluviales de fond de vallée dans des ravines et d'autres vallées d'affluents, de bancs accumulés dans les cours d'eau d'importance et des sédiments marins de plage et de milieu littoral. 1, record 3, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20d%27affluent
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Glaciology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hanging valley
1, record 4, English, hanging%20valley
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hanging trough 2, record 4, English, hanging%20trough
correct
- perched glacial valley 2, record 4, English, perched%20glacial%20valley
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glacial valley whose mouth is at a relatively high level on the steep side of a larger glacial valley. 3, record 4, English, - hanging%20valley
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The larger valley was eroded by a trunk glacier and the smaller one by a tributary glacier, and the discordance of level of their floors, as well as their difference is due to the greater erosive power of the trunk glacier. 3, record 4, English, - hanging%20valley
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hanging valley: term used by Parks Canada. 4, record 4, English, - hanging%20valley
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Glaciologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vallée suspendue
1, record 4, French, vall%C3%A9e%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vallée suspendue : terme en usage à Parcs Canada. 2, record 4, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20suspendue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Glaciología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle colgado
1, record 4, Spanish, valle%20colgado
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valle formado por un glaciar tributario en su marcha hacia el glaciar principal y que puede verse una vez desaparecido en glaciar. 1, record 4, Spanish, - valle%20colgado
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-01-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Mashhad
1, record 5, English, Mashhad
correct, Asia
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
also Meshed. City, capital of Khorasan province, Iran; situated in the valley of a tributary of the Hari Rud. 2, record 5, English, - Mashhad
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Meshed
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Mechhed
1, record 5, French, Mechhed
correct, Asia
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ou Machhad, ville d'Iran, chef-lieu de province du Khorasan, sur la Kachaf Rud, affluent du Hari Rud. 2, record 5, French, - Mechhed
Record 5, Key term(s)
- Machad
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1991-04-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- compound valley glacier
1, record 6, English, compound%20valley%20glacier
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glacier composed of two or more individual valley glaciers emanating from tributary valleys. 2, record 6, English, - compound%20valley%20glacier
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- glacier de vallée composite
1, record 6, French, glacier%20de%20vall%C3%A9e%20composite
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glacier composé d'au moins deux glaciers individuels provenant de vallées tributaires. 1, record 6, French, - glacier%20de%20vall%C3%A9e%20composite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-04-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Huron-Salvail Valley
1, record 7, English, Huron%2DSalvail%20Valley
Quebec
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The(...) clay valleys of the Montreal plain are former tributary and estuarine channels and are presently occupied by misfit streams(the Huron-Salvail Valley) 1, record 7, English, - Huron%2DSalvail%20Valley
Record 7, Key term(s)
- Huron-Salvail
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- vallée Huron-Salvail
1, record 7, French, vall%C3%A9e%20Huron%2DSalvail
feminine noun, Quebec
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la plaine de Montréal, les bras d'estuaire régressifs ont laissé des chenaux (..) empruntés maintenant par des ruisseaux insignifiants (la vallée Huron-Salvail). 1, record 7, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20Huron%2DSalvail
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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