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WADDENSEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Waddenzee
1, record 1, English, Waddenzee
correct, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wadden Zee 2, record 1, English, Wadden%20Zee
correct, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part of the North Sea between the Frisian Islands and the Dutch mainland, forming the inlet to the Ijsselmeer. 1, record 1, English, - Waddenzee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ijsselmeer: A freshwater lake (area 1,125 square miles) in the North Netherlands, formerly part of the Zuider Zee but closed off by a dam (finished 1932). 1, record 1, English, - Waddenzee
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Wadden Sea
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mer des Wadden
1, record 1, French, mer%20des%20Wadden
correct, feminine noun, Europe
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Waddensee 2, record 1, French, Waddensee
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Long bras de mer de faible profondeur bordant le littoral des Pays-Bas, de [l’Allemagne] et du Danemark, et isolé de la mer du Nord par l’archipel de la Frise. 2, record 1, French, - mer%20des%20Wadden
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La mer des Wadden est encombrée de nombreux bancs de sable (deltas de marée) et couverte du côté de la terre par de vastes étendues de sables vaseux émergeant à basse mer : les wadden. 2, record 1, French, - mer%20des%20Wadden
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Waddensee : Graphie qui se rapproche le plus de la prononciation du toponyme en néerlandais. 3, record 1, French, - mer%20des%20Wadden
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le générique du nom d’une mer prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 1, French, - mer%20des%20Wadden
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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