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ARCTIQUE [5 records]

Record 1 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Biogeography
DEF

Pertaining to features, climate, vegetation, and animals characteristic of the arctic region.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Relatif au pôle Nord ou aux régions qui en sont proches [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Glaciología
  • Biogeografía
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Record 2 2010-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
OBS

the polar regions.

OBS

High Arctic: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Canadian High Arctic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

L'expression «High Arctic» désigne les régions situées près du cercle polaire, ce qui correspond à l'Arctique. On pourrait tout aussi bien traduire l'expression par le Grand Nord, l'Extrême Nord. Le «high» a une connotation plus affective que technique.

OBS

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

PHR

Extrême-Arctique canadien.

PHR

Extrême Arctique canadien.

Key term(s)
  • haut Arctique
  • Arctique septentrional
  • Grand Nord
  • Extrême Nord

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Meteorology
DEF

Of, characteristic of, or near the North Pole or the region around it.

OBS

Some [geographical] terms are capitalized when they refer to specific regions and lower-cased when used descriptively: ... "Arctic Ocean" but "arctic conditions".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Météorologie
DEF

Se dit des régions polaires boréales.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
A003
occupation code
OBS

A003: classification specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A003
occupation code
OBS

A003 : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

Key term(s)
  • L'Arctique

Spanish

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