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ICEBERG TABULAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice island
1, record 1, English, ice%20island
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large tabular fragment of shelf ice found in the Arctic ocean and having an irregular surface, thickness of 15-50 meters, and an area between a few thousand square meters and 500 square kilometers or more. 2, record 1, English, - ice%20island
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- île de glace
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEle%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grande nappe tabulaire de glace flottante, à la dérive. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AEle%20de%20glace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Iceberg tabulaire, à la surface ridée ou ondulée, en relief sur la banquise et qui dérive avec elle. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEle%20de%20glace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les îles de glace peuvent être libres ou contenues par les glaces de dérive ou la banquise; elles sont fréquentes dans les mers polaires où elles peuvent atteindre des dizaines de km de longueur. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AEle%20de%20glace
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- isla de hielo
1, record 1, Spanish, isla%20de%20hielo
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tabular iceberg
1, record 2, English, tabular%20iceberg
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tabular berg 1, record 2, English, tabular%20berg
correct
- table iceberg 1, record 2, English, table%20iceberg
correct
- barrier berg 2, record 2, English, barrier%20berg
correct
- box-shaped berg 2, record 2, English, box%2Dshaped%20berg
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A flat-topped iceberg that may be very large (up to 160 km long and more than 500 m thick), with clifflike sides. Tabular icebergs are usually detached from an ice shelf and are numerous in the Antarctic. 3, record 2, English, - tabular%20iceberg
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- iceberg tabulaire
1, record 2, French, iceberg%20tabulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L’iceberg de surface plate, qui laisse apparaître des couches horizontales de névé et qui s’est détaché d’une plateforme de glace ou de la côte (...) 1, record 2, French, - iceberg%20tabulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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