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PLAGE SOULEVEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- raised beach
1, record 1, English, raised%20beach
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- elevated beach 2, record 1, English, elevated%20beach
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ancient beach occurring above the present shoreline and separated from the present beach, having been elevated above the high-water mark either by local crustal movements (uplift) or by lowering of sea level, and often bounded by inland cliffs. 3, record 1, English, - raised%20beach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plage soulevée
1, record 1, French, plage%20soulev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plage surélevée 2, record 1, French, plage%20sur%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- plage suspendue 3, record 1, French, plage%20suspendue
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plage ancienne observée au-dessus de la plage actuelle et qui, par suite d'une augmentation de son altitude due soit à un abaissement du niveau marin, soit au soulèvement du continent, n'est plus soumise à l'action de la mer. 4, record 1, French, - plage%20soulev%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les terres, en se relevant de plus en plus, portent de plus en plus haut les dépôts des mers postglaciaires : ceux-ci forment ainsi des «plages soulevées» étagées, les plus anciennes étant aujourd'hui les plus hautes. 5, record 1, French, - plage%20soulev%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- playa elevada
1, record 1, Spanish, playa%20elevada
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- playa levantada 1, record 1, Spanish, playa%20levantada
feminine noun
- playa suspendida 1, record 1, Spanish, playa%20suspendida
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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