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SEA CHANNEL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- Law of the Sea
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Agreement between the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma and the Republic of India on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Andaman Sea, in the Coco Channel and in the Bay of Bengal 1, record 1, English, Agreement%20between%20the%20Socialist%20Republic%20of%20the%20Union%20of%20Burma%20and%20the%20Republic%20of%20India%20on%20the%20Delimitation%20of%20the%20Maritime%20Boundary%20in%20the%20Andaman%20Sea%2C%20in%20the%20Coco%20Channel%20and%20in%20the%20Bay%20of%20Bengal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Droit de la mer
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Accord entre l'Union birmane et la République de l'Inde sur la délimitation de la frontière maritime dans la mer d'Andaman, dans le détroit de Coco et dans la baie du Bengale
1, record 1, French, Accord%20entre%20l%27Union%20birmane%20et%20la%20R%C3%A9publique%20de%20l%27Inde%20sur%20la%20d%C3%A9limitation%20de%20la%20fronti%C3%A8re%20maritime%20dans%20la%20mer%20d%27Andaman%2C%20dans%20le%20d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Coco%20et%20dans%20la%20baie%20du%20Bengale
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
- Derecho del mar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Acuerdo entre Birmania y la India sobre el trazado de los límites marítimos en el mar de Andamán, en el canal de Coco y en la bahía de Bengala
1, record 1, Spanish, Acuerdo%20entre%20Birmania%20y%20la%20India%20sobre%20el%20trazado%20de%20los%20l%C3%ADmites%20mar%C3%ADtimos%20en%20el%20mar%20de%20Andam%C3%A1n%2C%20en%20el%20canal%20de%20Coco%20y%20en%20la%20bah%C3%ADa%20de%20Bengala
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sea channel
1, record 2, English, sea%20channel
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- submarine channel 2, record 2, English, submarine%20channel
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A continuously sloping elongated discrete depression found in fans or abyssal plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or both sides. 3, record 2, English, - sea%20channel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sea channel: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - sea%20channel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chenal sous-marin
1, record 2, French, chenal%20sous%2Dmarin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression allongée dans un bassin océanique, morphologiquement semblable à une vallée terrestre [...] 2, record 2, French, - chenal%20sous%2Dmarin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-09-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- channel without sea marks 1, record 3, English, channel%20without%20sea%20marks
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chenal non balisé
1, record 3, French, chenal%20non%20balis%C3%A9
masculine noun
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 1978-06-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- deep sea channel
1, record 4, English, deep%20sea%20channel
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mid-ocean canyon 1, record 4, English, mid%2Docean%20canyon
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A trough-shaped, low-relief valley on the deep-sea floor beyond the continental rise. It has few tributaries, and may be either parallel or at an angle to the continental margins. 1, record 4, English, - deep%20sea%20channel
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- canyon intra-océanique
1, record 4, French, canyon%20intra%2Doc%C3%A9anique
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) chenal large (...) de un (...) à cinq milles, (...) profond (...) de 20 à 200 mètres (...) et (...) pouvant atteindre (...) 1000 milles de long. (...) Le (...) fond est flanqué de chaque côté de levées. 1, record 4, French, - canyon%20intra%2Doc%C3%A9anique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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