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FOSSE MARIANNES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Geography (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mariana Trench
1, record 1, English, Mariana%20Trench
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lowest region on the earth's surface; the deepest part of the seafloor. Situated 300km east of the Mariana Islands. It is 2,400 km/1,500 mi long. Its deepest part, the Challenger Deep, extends 11,034 m or 36,201 ft below sea level. 1, record 1, English, - Mariana%20Trench
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Challenger Deep
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie physique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fosse des Mariannes
1, record 1, French, fosse%20des%20Mariannes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir «fosse abyssale». 1, record 1, French, - fosse%20des%20Mariannes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-06-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- arc-arc transform fault
1, record 2, English, arc%2Darc%20transform%20fault
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) segment "gh" is an arc-arc transform fault. 1, record 2, English, - arc%2Darc%20transform%20fault
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faille transformante de fossé à fossé
1, record 2, French, faille%20transformante%20de%20foss%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20foss%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) on peut(...) avoir(...) une faille transformante(...) de fossé à fossé(entre le fossé de Tonga et celui des Mariannes)(...) 1, record 2, French, - faille%20transformante%20de%20foss%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20foss%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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