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CALETA [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A deep recess hollow, or nook in a cliff or steep mountainside ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Indentation longue et étroite de la côte escarpée d'une région calcaire.

OBS

Une calanque est d'origine fluviokarstique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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Record 2 2004-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Water area in small indentation of the shoreline of seas, lakes, or rivers.

CONT

Peggys Cove, N.S.

CONT

Salty Pond, Newfoundland.

CONT

Boat Nook, B.C.

CONT

Peggys Bag, Newfoundland.

OBS

cove: widely used generic for a sheltered water feature smaller than a bay.

OBS

pond: generic used in Newfoundland and N.B.

OBS

nook: rare; generic used in Newfoundland and B.C.

OBS

bag: rare; generic used in Newfoundland. Perhaps originally a typographical error for "bay".

OBS

In fish culture, such an entrance is a natural protection for cage culture against the weather and the strong currents in the open waters.

OBS

cove; pond; nook; bag: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Rentrant du tracé d'un littoral ou d'une rive, de forme arrondie et de petite dimension.

CONT

Anse de Berthier, Québec.

OBS

anse : plus petite qu'une baie. Générique attesté au Québec surtout et sporadiquement dans les provinces de l'Atlantique et les T.N.-O.

OBS

anse : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Acuicultura
DEF

Entrante en la costa, a modo de bahía algo cerrada.

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Record 3 2002-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Tipo de caja que usan los rebeldes para esconder droga en la tierra.

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Record 4 1996-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
OBS

A french term used in Corsica to describe a rocky shoreline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

Amas de rochers littoraux (local, Corse).

CONT

Calanques de Piana.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
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