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TERRES BORD EAU [2 records]

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Record 1 2020-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Desertification
CONT

Sand encroachment is said to take place when grains of sand are carried by winds and collect on the coast, along water courses and on cultivated or uncultivated land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Désertification
DEF

Amas, dépôt de sable formé par l’eau ou par le vent […]

CONT

Il y a ensablement lorsque les grains de sable sont transportés par les vents et s’accumulent sur le littoral, au bord des cours d’eau et sur des terres cultivées ou incultes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Aboriginal Law
DEF

[The] lands from the water's edge to 30.48 metres (100 feet) inland measured from the ordinary high-watermark.

OBS

waterfront lands: term used in the plural in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement/Gwich'in, Mackenzie Delta and in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement/Sahtu Dene and Metis.

Key term(s)
  • waterfront land
  • water-front lands
  • water-front land

French

Domaine(s)
  • Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Droit autochtone
DEF

Terres à partir du bord d’une masse d’eau jusqu'à 30, 48 mètres(100 pieds) vers l'intérieur, à partir de la marque habituelle des hautes eaux.

OBS

terres sur le bord de l'eau : terme employé au pluriel dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale des Gwich’in, delta du Mackenzie.

OBS

terres riveraines : terme employé au pluriel dans l’Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale des Dénés et Métis du Sahtu.

Key term(s)
  • terre sur le bord de l’eau
  • terre riveraine

Spanish

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