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Record 1 2019-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

[The] portions of a park not accessible by private vehicles [and] usually kept in their primitive state ...

CONT

… anxiously and excitedly waiting for their turn to leap out of a plane to fight a backcountry forest fire.

OBS

These portions may offer minimal facilities such as hiking trails, primitive campsites, shelters and portages.

OBS

backcountry: term used by Parks Canada.

Key term(s)
  • back country

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Secteurs d'un parc qui ne sont pas accessibles en voiture de tourisme [et qui] sont habituellement peu aménagés […]

CONT

[...] tout en attendant, anxieux et fébriles, que vienne leur tour de sauter d'un avion pour combattre un feu de forêt dans l'arrière-pays.

OBS

Ces secteurs comportent un minimum d'installations comme des sentiers de randonnée, des emplacements rustiques de camping, des abris et des portages.

OBS

arrière-pays : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Geography
DEF

The interior part of a country.

OBS

inland: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • back-country
  • backcountry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie humaine
DEF

Région située en arrière d'une région côtière.

OBS

arrière pays : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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