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BACKLAND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hinterland
1, record 1, English, hinterland
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backland 2, record 1, English, backland
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An area bordering, or within, an orogenic belt on the internal side, away from the foreland. 2, record 1, English, - hinterland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the hinterland, rocks are plastically deformed, significant metamorphism accompanies deformation, and the crystalline rocks that compose basement are extremely deformed. 2, record 1, English, - hinterland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hinterland: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - hinterland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arrière-pays
1, record 1, French, arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hinterland 2, record 1, French, hinterland
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Masse continentale située à l'arrière d'une chaîne plissée, c'est-à-dire du côté des zones internes. 3, record 1, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces éléments ont été mobilisés par altération pédogénétique de roches de l'arrière-pays ardenno-rhénan. 4, record 1, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le terme] arrière-pays est préféré par le bon usage. 2, record 1, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arrière-pays : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - arri%C3%A8re%2Dpays
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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