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BORDERLAND [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

The area of the continental margin between the shoreline and the continental slope.

OBS

continental border: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Marge continentale spécifique, plissée ou faillée, qui présente une topographie très contrastée faite de dépressions ou bassins profondément affaissés et de seuils portant parfois des îles.

OBS

bordure continentale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Bordure continentale du sud de la Californie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
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Record 2 2010-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

A crystalline landmass once presumed to have bordered certain orogenic belts near the edges of the North American continent.

OBS

borderland: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
DEF

Bloc ou [...] fragment du continent, émergé à l'époque, enfoncé depuis et recouvert d'un manteau de sédiments récents [et dont] il [ne] reste plus guère de traces morphologiques particulières sauf parfois un bassin à fond plat entouré de hauts-fonds.

OBS

bordure de géosynclinal; bordure cristalline : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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