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CHINCOTEAGUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Assateague. Chincoteague or Assateague Ponies living in the islands of Chincoteague and Assateague, off the coast of Virginia, are some of the last wild stock in the world. Most of the 200 or so ponies live on Assateague, a national park, separated from the mainland by dramatic storms in 1933.

CONT

Because the Chincoteague Pony is a hybrid whose breeding program is largely left to natural selection, conformational traits may vary among individuals. Most ponies tend to resemble the Welsh or Arabian breeds, although Mustang blood is obvious in others.

Key term(s)
  • Assateague pony

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Nom des poneys qui vivent dans les îles portant ces noms sur le côte des E.U.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
CONT

El potro de Chincoteague [...] Los potros viven en las islas de Chincoteague y de Assateague de la costa de Virginia y de Maryland. Los potros son una raza de caballos robustos pequenos, compacto y bueno natured.

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Record 2 2003-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

Marsh overflowed or flooded by the sea; specially one in which the sea water is collected for the manufacture of salt.

OBS

Not to be confused with "coastal salt marsh."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Espace littoral aménagé pour la production du sel marin par évaporation naturelle.

OBS

Le marais salant peut être naturel et aussi artificiel pour la production commerciale de sel. En Amérique du Nord, les cas de Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge(Virginie) et de Cavendish Beach(Île-du-Prince-Edouard, Canada).

OBS

salobre : Sol salé temporairement inondé du littoral du Languedoc-Roussillon.

OBS

Les marais salés sont le résultat de l’évolution naturelle des marais salants lorsqu’ils ne sont plus exploités.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Laguna de poco fondo, costera continental, natural o artificial, donde el agua deposita sales por evaporación.

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