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CIRCUMPACIFIC BELT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Tectonics
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circum-Pacific belt
1, record 1, English, circum%2DPacific%20belt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Circum Pacific belt 2, record 1, English, Circum%20Pacific%20belt
- circumpacific belt 3, record 1, English, circumpacific%20belt
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The great-circle belt that borders the Pacific Ocean along the continental margins of Asia and the Americas, and meets the Eurasian-Melanesian belt in the Celebes. 4, record 1, English, - circum%2DPacific%20belt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the circum-Pacific orogenic belts ... 5, record 1, English, - circum%2DPacific%20belt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Tectonique
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cercle circumpacifique
1, record 1, French, cercle%20circumpacifique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arc circumpacifique 2, record 1, French, arc%20circumpacifique
correct, masculine noun
- arc péripacifique 1, record 1, French, arc%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
correct, masculine noun
- chaîne circumpacifique 3, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20circumpacifique
correct, feminine noun
- chaîne péripacifique 1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
correct, feminine noun
- région péri-Pacifique 1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gion%20p%C3%A9ri%2DPacifique
correct, feminine noun
- zone circumpacifique 4, record 1, French, zone%20circumpacifique
correct, feminine noun
- zone péripacifique 5, record 1, French, zone%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
feminine noun
- domaine circumpacifique 1, record 1, French, domaine%20circumpacifique
correct, masculine noun
- ceinture péripacifique 5, record 1, French, ceinture%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
feminine noun
- ceinture circum-pacifique 6, record 1, French, ceinture%20circum%2Dpacifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cercle circumpacifique dessine une bande remarquablement étroite mais où la densité des grands séismes est très élevée; il est jalonné par le Kamtchatka, la guirlande des îles Kouriles, la côte orientale du Japon [...] 7, record 1, French, - cercle%20circumpacifique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La plupart des chaînes circumpacifiques datent de l'ère secondaire [...] 3, record 1, French, - cercle%20circumpacifique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cercle péripacifique
- région péripacifique
- région circumpacifique
- domaine péripacifique
- ceinture circumpacifique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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