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MOUNTAIN CHAIN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mountain chain
1, record 1, English, mountain%20chain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chain of mountains 2, record 1, English, chain%20of%20mountains
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complex, connected series of several more or less parallel mountain ranges and mountain systems grouped together without regard to similarity of form, structure, and origin, but having a general longitudinal arrangement or well-defined trend. 3, record 1, English, - mountain%20chain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when two plates carrying continents collide, a mountain chain is created, as both plates are too buoyant for one to be subducted below the other. 4, record 1, English, - mountain%20chain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
e.g. the Mediterranean mountain chain of southern Europe. 3, record 1, English, - mountain%20chain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne de montagnes
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20montagnes
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système montagneux formé par plissement, disposé en long. 1, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20montagnes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chaîne de montagnes : terme et définition normalisés par l'Office québécois de la langue française. 2, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20montagnes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Acadian mountain range
1, record 2, English, Acadian%20mountain%20range
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Acadian mountain chain 2, record 2, English, Acadian%20mountain%20chain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By the Devonian, ... the collision of the North American and European Plates resulted in intense deformation and mountain building ... the Acadian Orogeny which generated a major mountain range along the north-eastern margin of North America. 2, record 2, English, - Acadian%20mountain%20range
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chaîne des monts acadiens
1, record 2, French, cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Dévonien : 395 millions à 354 millions d'années. [...] L'activité volcanique et la création de la chaîne des monts acadiens, sur la côte Est de l'Amérique du Nord entraînent le retrait de la mer. 1, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon explication d'un géologue de l'Université de Moncton : monts parce qu'ils ne sont pas élevés; acadiens désigne plutôt la région qu'une appellation. 2, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sources : texte sur la géologie du parc national de Fundy. 2, record 2, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20des%20monts%20acadiens
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-07-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Caledonian mountain chain
1, record 3, English, Caledonian%20mountain%20chain
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - Caledonian%20mountain%20chain
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[The Appalachian Orogen] was possibly once continuous with the Caledonian Mountain Chain on the eastern side of the north Atlantic in Ireland and Britain. 3, record 3, English, - Caledonian%20mountain%20chain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chaîne avec l'orogène du Calédonien
1, record 3, French, cha%C3%AEne%20avec%20l%27orog%C3%A8ne%20du%20Cal%C3%A9donien
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20avec%20l%27orog%C3%A8ne%20du%20Cal%C3%A9donien
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20avec%20l%27orog%C3%A8ne%20du%20Cal%C3%A9donien
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Il se peut que cet orogène [des Appalaches] ait formé autrefois une seule et même chaîne avec l'orogène du Calédonien dans la région nord-est de l'Atlantique en Irlande et en Grande-Bretagne. 3, record 3, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20avec%20l%27orog%C3%A8ne%20du%20Cal%C3%A9donien
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-06-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography
- Tectonics
- International Relations
- Law of the Sea
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Atlas mountain chain 1, record 4, English, Atlas%20mountain%20chain
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique
- Tectonique
- Relations internationales
- Droit de la mer
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chaînes de l'Atlas
1, record 4, French, cha%C3%AEnes%20de%20l%27Atlas
feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plissement atlasique 1, record 4, French, plissement%20atlasique
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Key term(s)
- chaîne de l'Atlas
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1982-07-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mountain chain tripe 1, record 5, English, mountain%20chain%20tripe
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fat part of the tripe. 1, record 5, English, - mountain%20chain%20tripe
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pilier de rumen 1, record 5, French, pilier%20de%20rumen
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rumen: estomac des ruminants. pilier: partie épaisse (Agriculture Canada, Fonctionnaire spécialiste, 30.05.78). 1, record 5, French, - pilier%20de%20rumen
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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