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BACK-SWAMP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backswamp
1, record 1, English, backswamp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- back swamp 2, record 1, English, back%20swamp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] marshy area of a flood plain at some distance from and lower than the banks of a river confined by natural levees. 3, record 1, English, - backswamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Backswamps are relatively wet areas that occur at the outer (away from the river) edge of a bottom. 4, record 1, English, - backswamp
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
backswamp: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - backswamp
Record 1, Key term(s)
- back-swamp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépression marginale marécageuse
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20marginale%20mar%C3%A9cageuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépression latérale marécageuse 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20lat%C3%A9rale%20mar%C3%A9cageuse
feminine noun
- dépression humide 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression%20humide
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Dumbéa est alors bordée de levées sédimentaires, résultant de la coalescence des dépôts de crues, et qui la séparent de dépressions marginales marécageuses. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20marginale%20mar%C3%A9cageuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dépression humide : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pression%20marginale%20mar%C3%A9cageuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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