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WISCONSIN GLACIATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wisconsin Glaciation
1, record 1, English, Wisconsin%20Glaciation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wisconsinan Glaciation 2, record 1, English, Wisconsinan%20Glaciation
correct
- Wisconsinian Glaciation 3, record 1, English, Wisconsinian%20Glaciation
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A period of glaciation covering most of the northern half of North America from about 85,000 years ago until about 7,000 years ago. It was the most recent continental glaciation. 4, record 1, English, - Wisconsin%20Glaciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As these are indications that continental ice reached its all time limit along the mountain front, at least locally, during the latter part of the Wisconsin Glaciation. [Source: The Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, Chapter 2.] 2, record 1, English, - Wisconsin%20Glaciation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glaciation du Wisconsin
1, record 1, French, glaciation%20du%20Wisconsin
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glaciation wisconsinienne 2, record 1, French, glaciation%20wisconsinienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période géologique (environ 85 000 à 7 000 ans avant aujourd'hui) au cours de laquelle des glaciers ont recouvert la majeure partie des régions septentrionales de l'Amérique du Nord. Il s'agit de la dernière glaciation connue. 3, record 1, French, - glaciation%20du%20Wisconsin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La glaciation wisconsinienne aurait débuté il y a plus de 100 000 années pour connaître son apogée il y a 20 000 années environ. 2, record 1, French, - glaciation%20du%20Wisconsin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Classical Wisconsin Glaciation
1, record 2, English, Classical%20Wisconsin%20Glaciation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - Classical%20Wisconsin%20Glaciation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Investigations in the Lake Erie region indicate a mid-Wisconsin interstade occupying a period of about 20,000 years [sic!]. This has enabled subdivision of the Wisconsin Glaciation into two main stages - early and late. The latter is commonly termed the "Classical" Wisconsin. 3, record 2, English, - Classical%20Wisconsin%20Glaciation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étage classique de Wisconsin
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tage%20classique%20de%20Wisconsin
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - %C3%A9tage%20classique%20de%20Wisconsin
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - %C3%A9tage%20classique%20de%20Wisconsin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les résultats de recherches exécutées dans la région du lac Érié indiquent un intervalle interstadiaire au milieu du Wisconsin, d'environ 20,000 années [sic!]. Ceci a permis de subdiviser le Wisconsin en deux principaux étages : la partie inférieure et la partie supérieure; la partie supérieure, appelée communément l'étage «classique» du Wisconsin. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tage%20classique%20de%20Wisconsin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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