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PUISSANCE CONTINENTALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peritidal
1, record 1, English, peritidal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The St. George Group is a ~500 m thick sequence of carbonate rock that accumulated during Early and early Middle Ordovician time in a series of shallow subtidal and peritidal environments near the outer edge of a low-latitude continental margin. ... The newly named basal Watts Bight Formation is a lower sequence of peritidal limestones and dolostones ... 2, record 1, English, - peritidal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peritidal: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - peritidal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- péritidal
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9ritidal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l’estran. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9ritidal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Groupe de St. George est une séquence d’environ 500 m de puissance, formé de carbonates accumulés durant l'Ordovicien inférieur et moyen dans des milieux subtidal et péritidal, sous une mince tranche d’eau près de la bordure externe d’une marge continentale à basse latitude. [...] La formation basale, nouvellement appelée Formation de Watts Bight, est composée d’une séquence inférieure de dolomies et de calcaires péritidaux [...] 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9ritidal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
péritidal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9ritidal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- land power
1, record 2, English, land%20power
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During the 19th century Great Britain emphasized sea power, Germany land power and the United States minimized all the armed services except when actually engaged in war, relying for security upon the oceans and the presumably friendly relations with Great Britain, which controlled the seas. 1, record 2, English, - land%20power
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puissance continentale
1, record 2, French, puissance%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
puissances continentales. Puissances qui se partagent le continent européen, par opposition aux îles Britanniques, puissance insulaire. 1, record 2, French, - puissance%20continentale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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