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CAPE CHIDLEY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Cape Chidley
1, record 1, English, Cape%20Chidley
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 1, English, - Cape%20Chidley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Off Baffin Island, below Cumberland Peninsula and Cape Chidley, it is generally shallow being little more than 900 metres deep in many parts. 3, record 1, English, - Cape%20Chidley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Labrador. 4, record 1, English, - Cape%20Chidley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cap Chidley
1, record 1, French, cap%20Chidley
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 1, French, - cap%20Chidley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 1, French, - cap%20Chidley
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au large de l'île Baffin, au sud de la péninsule Cumberland et du cap Chidley, le seuil de Davis, souvent peu profond, n'atteint guère plus de 900 mètres en bien des endroits. 3, record 1, French, - cap%20Chidley
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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