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DIXON ENTRANCE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Dixon Entrance
1, record 1, English, Dixon%20Entrance
correct, British Columbia, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A body of water between Haida Gwaii, in British Columbia, and Alexander Archipelago, in Alaska. 2, record 1, English, - Dixon%20Entrance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 54° 25' 0" N, 132° 0' 0" W (British Columbia). 3, record 1, English, - Dixon%20Entrance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entrée Dixon
1, record 1, French, entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
correct, feminine noun, British Columbia, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Étendue d’eau entre Haida Gwaii, en Colombie-Britannique, et l'archipel Alexander, en Alaska. 2, record 1, French, - entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 54° 25' 0" N, 132° 0' 0" O (Colombie-Britannique). 3, record 1, French, - entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Periodicals
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Tide and Current Tables
1, record 2, English, Canadian%20Tide%20and%20Current%20Tables
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service(CHS). Annual. Contains: --volume 1, Atlantic Coast and Bay of Fundy; --volume 2, Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- volume 3, St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers; -- volume 4, Arctic and Hudson Bay; -- volume 5, Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia; -- volume 6, Discovery Passage and West Coast of Vancouver Island; -- volume 7, Queen Charlotte Sound to Dixon Entrance. 2, record 2, English, - Canadian%20Tide%20and%20Current%20Tables
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Atlantic Coast and Bay of Fundy Tide and Current Tables
- Gulf of St. Lawrence Tide and Current Tables
- St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers Tide and Current Tables
- Arctic and Hudson Bay Tide and Current Tables
- Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia Tide and Current Tables
- Discovery Passage and West Coast of Vancouver Island Tide and Current Tables
- Queen Charlotte Sound to Dixon Entrance Tide and Current Tables
- Tide and Current Tables of Canada
- Canadian Tide Tables
- Canadian Current tables
- Canadian Tide and Current Table
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de périodiques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Tables des marées et courants du Canada
1, record 2, French, Tables%20des%20mar%C3%A9es%20et%20courants%20du%20Canada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Publié par le Service hydrographique du Canada (SHC). Contient : -- volume 1, Côte de l'Atlantique et baie de Fundy; --volume 2, Golfe du Saint-Laurent; --volume 3, Fleuve Saint-Laurent et rivière Saguenay; --volume 4, L'Arctique et la baie d'Hudson; -- volume 5, Détroits de Juan de Fuca et de Georgia; -- volume 6, Discovery Passage et côte Ouest de l'île de Vancouver; -- volume 7, Queen Charlotte Sound à Dixon Entrance. 2, record 2, French, - Tables%20des%20mar%C3%A9es%20et%20courants%20du%20Canada
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Table des courants et marées du Canada
- Tables des marées du Canada
- Tables des courants du Canada
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Dixon Entrance Contingency Plan
1, record 3, English, Dixon%20Entrance%20Contingency%20Plan
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Plan d'urgence pour l'Entrée Dixon
1, record 3, French, Plan%20d%27urgence%20pour%20l%27Entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Dixon Entrance
1, record 4, English, Dixon%20Entrance
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Dixon%20Entrance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The width of Dixon Entrance is believed to have been occupied by Pleistocene ice moving from the Coast Mountains and the Alaskan Islands. 3, record 4, English, - Dixon%20Entrance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Pacific Continental Shelf. 4, record 4, English, - Dixon%20Entrance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- entrée Dixon
1, record 4, French, entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il y a lieu de croire que l'entrée Dixon a été occupée, sur toute sa largeur, par les glaciers du Pléistocène en provenance de la chaîne Côtière et des îles de l'Alaska. 3, record 4, French, - entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-05-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Barkley Sound and Discovery Passage to Dixon Entrance
1, record 5, English, Barkley%20Sound%20and%20Discovery%20Passage%20to%20Dixon%20Entrance
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Serie: Canadian tide and current tables, 1992. 1, record 5, English, - Barkley%20Sound%20and%20Discovery%20Passage%20to%20Dixon%20Entrance
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Baie Barkley et Passage Discovery jusqu'à l'Entrée Dixon
1, record 5, French, Baie%20Barkley%20et%20Passage%20Discovery%20jusqu%27%C3%A0%20l%27Entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pêches et Océans Canada. Collection : Tables des marées et courants du Canada, 1992. 1, record 5, French, - Baie%20Barkley%20et%20Passage%20Discovery%20jusqu%27%C3%A0%20l%27Entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-02-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Commercial Fishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Barkley Sound and Discovery Passage to Dixon Entrance
1, record 6, English, Barkley%20Sound%20and%20Discovery%20Passage%20to%20Dixon%20Entrance
correct, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ottawa: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1998. 1, record 6, English, - Barkley%20Sound%20and%20Discovery%20Passage%20to%20Dixon%20Entrance
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Pêche commerciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Baie Barclay et Passage Discovery jusqu'à l'Entrée Dixon
1, record 6, French, Baie%20Barclay%20et%20Passage%20Discovery%20jusqu%27%C3%A0%20l%27Entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ottawa : Pêches et Océans Canada, 1997. 1, record 6, French, - Baie%20Barclay%20et%20Passage%20Discovery%20jusqu%27%C3%A0%20l%27Entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-07-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Programs and Courses
- Safety (Water Transport)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Policy on port visits by nuclear powered vessels and the Transit of Dixon Entrance by U. S. submarines 1, record 7, English, Policy%20on%20port%20visits%20by%20nuclear%20powered%20vessels%20and%20the%20Transit%20of%20Dixon%20Entrance%20by%20U%2E%20S%2E%20submarines
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes et de cours
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Politique sur les escales effectuées par des navires à propulsion nucléaire et sur le passage de sous-marins par l'entrée Dixon
1, record 7, French, Politique%20sur%20les%20escales%20effectu%C3%A9es%20par%20des%20navires%20%C3%A0%20propulsion%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20et%20sur%20le%20passage%20de%20sous%2Dmarins%20par%20l%27entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
proposal
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adopté par la DSTM Défense nationale QG. 2, record 7, French, - Politique%20sur%20les%20escales%20effectu%C3%A9es%20par%20des%20navires%20%C3%A0%20propulsion%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20et%20sur%20le%20passage%20de%20sous%2Dmarins%20par%20l%27entr%C3%A9e%20Dixon
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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