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Record 1 2010-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Oceanography
CONT

Probability of a "Continental Flexure." - The tendency of continents to rise and oceans to sink suggests that at their junction an intermediary zone exists which takes the form of a flexure.

OBS

continental lithosphere flexure: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Océanographie
DEF

Zone tectonique, pli, faille ou flexure simple, parallèle à la côte, qui sépare des compartiments continentaux ou océaniques affectés de mouvements verticaux contraires.

CONT

[...] la flexure continentale serait mobile et son déplacement expliquerait transgressions et régressions.

OBS

flexure continentale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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