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CLIFFY SHORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cliffed coast
1, record 1, English, cliffed%20coast
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cliffed coastline 2, record 1, English, cliffed%20coastline
correct
- cliffed shore 3, record 1, English, cliffed%20shore
correct
- cliffed shoreline 4, record 1, English, cliffed%20shoreline
correct
- cliffy shore 5, record 1, English, cliffy%20shore
correct
- cliffy shoreline 6, record 1, English, cliffy%20shoreline
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coast with cliffs and other abrupt changes in slope at the ocean land interface. 7, record 1, English, - cliffed%20coast
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cliffed coasts ... are generally composed of rock and consolidated sediment that are more resistant to waves than sandy beaches. Their destruction is caused by several factors which generally attack the cliff base ... 8, record 1, English, - cliffed%20coast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- côte à falaises
1, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20falaises
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- côte à falaise 2, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20falaise
correct, feminine noun
- côte de falaise 3, record 1, French, c%C3%B4te%20de%20falaise
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Côte escarpée due à l'ablation marine qui façonne des falaises précédées d'une plate-forme d'abrasion plus ou moins développée. 4, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20falaises
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les zones littorales sont soumises à un recul quasi généralisé : glissements ou effondrements dans le cas des côtes à falaises [...], érosion dans le cas de côtes basses sableuses [...] 5, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20falaises
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le littoral martiniquais a 350 km de côtes très différentes : les côtes sableuses avec des plages ou recouvertes de mangrove, des côtes rocheuses et des côtes à falaises. 6, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20falaises
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Côte à falaise rocheuse. 7, record 1, French, - c%C3%B4te%20%C3%A0%20falaises
Record 1, Key term(s)
- côte de falaises
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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