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BARRIER ISLAND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- barrier island
1, record 1, English, barrier%20island
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland, built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges. 2, record 1, English, - barrier%20island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Barrier islands are long offshore deposits of sand lying parallel to the coast. Barrier islands are rather continuous along the Atlantic coast of the United States. They extend around Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico coast ... Barrier islands may attain lengths in excess of 100 km and have widths of several kilometers. 3, record 1, English, - barrier%20island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A barrier island] is unconnected to the mainland. 4, record 1, English, - barrier%20island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrier island: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - barrier%20island
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- île-barrière
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEle%2Dbarri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- île barrière 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEle%20barri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- île de cordon libre 3, record 1, French, %C3%AEle%20de%20cordon%20libre
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Île étirée, disposée devant une côte, et parallèlement à elle [...] pour former devant la terre ferme une protection quasi continue. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AEle%2Dbarri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'estuaire [...] est parcouru par un vaste système de crêtes dissymétriques (longueur : 150 km; sommet vers 25 m), disposées parallèlement à la côte de l'Uruguay. Urien [et al] y ont vu un ancien complexe d'îles-barrières modelées entre 7,000 et 3,000 ans avant nous [...] 5, record 1, French, - %C3%AEle%2Dbarri%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une «île-barrière» est semblable [à un cordon littoral], mais possède normalement des dunes, des zones de végétation et des zones de marais en direction de la lagune. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%AEle%2Dbarri%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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