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CERCLE CIRCUMPACIFIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Tectonics
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circum-Pacific belt
1, record 1, English, circum%2DPacific%20belt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Circum Pacific belt 2, record 1, English, Circum%20Pacific%20belt
- circumpacific belt 3, record 1, English, circumpacific%20belt
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The great-circle belt that borders the Pacific Ocean along the continental margins of Asia and the Americas, and meets the Eurasian-Melanesian belt in the Celebes. 4, record 1, English, - circum%2DPacific%20belt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the circum-Pacific orogenic belts ... 5, record 1, English, - circum%2DPacific%20belt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Tectonique
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cercle circumpacifique
1, record 1, French, cercle%20circumpacifique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arc circumpacifique 2, record 1, French, arc%20circumpacifique
correct, masculine noun
- arc péripacifique 1, record 1, French, arc%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
correct, masculine noun
- chaîne circumpacifique 3, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20circumpacifique
correct, feminine noun
- chaîne péripacifique 1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
correct, feminine noun
- région péri-Pacifique 1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gion%20p%C3%A9ri%2DPacifique
correct, feminine noun
- zone circumpacifique 4, record 1, French, zone%20circumpacifique
correct, feminine noun
- zone péripacifique 5, record 1, French, zone%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
feminine noun
- domaine circumpacifique 1, record 1, French, domaine%20circumpacifique
correct, masculine noun
- ceinture péripacifique 5, record 1, French, ceinture%20p%C3%A9ripacifique
feminine noun
- ceinture circum-pacifique 6, record 1, French, ceinture%20circum%2Dpacifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cercle circumpacifique dessine une bande remarquablement étroite mais où la densité des grands séismes est très élevée; il est jalonné par le Kamtchatka, la guirlande des îles Kouriles, la côte orientale du Japon [...] 7, record 1, French, - cercle%20circumpacifique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La plupart des chaînes circumpacifiques datent de l’ère secondaire [...] 3, record 1, French, - cercle%20circumpacifique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cercle péripacifique
- région péripacifique
- région circumpacifique
- domaine péripacifique
- ceinture circumpacifique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- andesitic volcanic
1, record 2, English, andesitic%20volcanic
noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lower [formation] ... consists of up to 1,830 m of continental tholeiitic basalts with a basal veneer of fluvial sediments including the very important Venterpost placer ... Overlying formations include fault-controlled alluvial fan sediments, andesitic volcanics and up to 2,100 m of quartz phyric flows .... 1, record 2, English, - andesitic%20volcanic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As a noun, "volcanic" is usually plural. 2, record 2, English, - andesitic%20volcanic
Record 2, Key term(s)
- andesitic volcanics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roche volcanique andésitique
1, record 2, French, roche%20volcanique%20and%C3%A9sitique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette branche polynésienne du cercle circumpacifique [comprenant les îles Bonin, Marianne, Guam et les Carolines occidentales] [...] coïncide avec la ligne qui limite à l'est les affleurements de roches volcaniques andésitiques. 1, record 2, French, - roche%20volcanique%20and%C3%A9sitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Alpide Belt 1, record 3, English, Alpide%20Belt
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A second and only slightly less active belt joins [the Pacific margin] in the southern Philippines and passes through Indonesia, Burma and the Himalayas to the Mediterranean. It closely parallels the great mountain ranges and is often called the Alpide Belt. 1, record 3, English, - Alpide%20Belt
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- zone transasiatique
1, record 3, French, zone%20transasiatique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La zone transasiatique englobe tout le système orogénique alpin, depuis l'Espagne et l'Afrique de Nord jusqu'aux chaînes de l'Asie centrale; par la Birmanie et l'Indonésie, elle rejoint(...) le cercle circumpacifique. 1, record 3, French, - zone%20transasiatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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