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Record 1 2006-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Tectonics
DEF

The zone surrounding an island extending from the line of permanent immersion to about 100 fathoms (600 feet) depth where a marked or rather steep descent toward the great depths occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Tectonique
DEF

Zone entourant une île et s'étendant au niveau des basses mers jusqu'à l'endroit où on note habituellement une nette augmentation de la pente vers les grands fonds.

OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • plateforme insulaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Tectónica
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