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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice-thrust ridge
1, record 1, English, ice%2Dthrust%20ridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glacitectonic ridge 2, record 1, English, glacitectonic%20ridge
correct
- glaciotectonic ridge 3, record 1, English, glaciotectonic%20ridge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An asymmetric ridge of local, essentially nonglacial material or formerly deposited glacial material (such as deformed bedrock with some older and newly formed drift incorporated in it) that has been pressed up by the shearing action of a moving glacier. 4, record 1, English, - ice%2Dthrust%20ridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ice-thrust ridge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - ice%2Dthrust%20ridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crête de chevauchement glacitectonique
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chevauchement%20glacitectonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crête de chevauchement glaciotectonique 1, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chevauchement%20glaciotectonique
correct, feminine noun
- crête de chevauchement 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chevauchement
correct, feminine noun
- crête glacitectonique 3, record 1, French, cr%C3%AAte%20glacitectonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crête dissymétrique constituée essentiellement de matériaux non glaciaires autochtones(p. ex. substratum déformé contenant une fraction de sédiments glaciaires) qui ont été poussés vers le haut à la suite du cisaillement produit par le glacier en mouvement. 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chevauchement%20glacitectonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Signalons [...] qu’en français et en anglais, on utilise indifféremment glacitectonique («glacitectonic») et glaciotectonique («glaciotectonic»). Quoi qu’en pensent certains chercheurs, l’un ou l’autre terme est aussi valable. 4, record 1, French, - cr%C3%AAte%20de%20chevauchement%20glacitectonique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- crête glaciotectonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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