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Record 1 2004-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

... the offshore chain of some 150,000 islands, islets, rocks and skerries that marks the baseline for Norway's territorial sea and exclusive economic zone.

CONT

... the west coast of Norway, where the coastline is cut into by fjords and there are many small islands off the coast (known as the "skjaergaard").

OBS

(literally, rock rampart).

OBS

(Pronounced ... SCARE-guard).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

[...] ce qui constitue réellement la côte norvégienne, c'est la ligne extérieure du «skjaergaard».

OBS

skjaergaard : terme emprunté au norvégien.

Spanish

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