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LEVANTE [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Coastal border of Eastern Spain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Bordure côtière de l'Espagne orientale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
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Record 2 2003-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

East to northeast wind on the east coast of Spain and in the Straits of Gibraltar.

CONT

Jerez: Extremely hot during July and August, and then made even hotter by the Levante wind which blows from the north-African coast ...

OBS

It is moderate or fresh (not as strong as the gregale), mild, very humid, overcast, and rainy; it occurs with a depression over the western Mediterranean Sea. In summer it is rare and weak; in January it is inhibited by the Iberian anticyclone. It is most frequent from February to May and October to December.

OBS

levante: [A] Spanish and most widely used term ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent d'est à nord-est sur la côte orientale d'Espagne et dans le détroit de Gibraltar.

CONT

Le Levant est un vent d'est soufflant sur les régions du Sud-Est. Il est plus couramment appelé levant (ou Llevant en Catalan) dans le Roussillon et levante en Corse. Modéré à fort, il est généralement doux et humide avec des précipitations. Lorsqu'il souffle par beau temps, c'est le levant blanc.

OBS

Le levanter du détroit de Gibraltar est un phénomène apparenté au levant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

En la costa oriental de España y el estrecho de Gibraltar, un viento de este a nordeste.

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