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Record 1 1980-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
OBS

Au XIXe siècle, de nombreux navires coulaient dans la baie Melville au large du nord-ouest du Groenland; ce sont les marins qui ont désigné ainsi cet endroit sinistre.

OBS

L'expression "cimetière marin" est le titre d'un poème de Paul Valéry.

Spanish

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