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LIMITE INFERIEURE PLATE-FORME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shelf edge
1, record 1, English, shelf%20edge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- continental shelf edge 2, record 1, English, continental%20shelf%20edge
correct
- edge of the continental shelf 3, record 1, English, edge%20of%20the%20continental%20shelf
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The outer (seaward) edge of the continental shelf where there is an abrupt descent to deeper water. 4, record 1, English, - shelf%20edge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shelf edge: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - shelf%20edge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bord du plateau continental
1, record 1, French, bord%20du%20plateau%20continental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bord de la plate-forme continentale 2, record 1, French, bord%20de%20la%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
correct, masculine noun
- bord de plateforme continentale 3, record 1, French, bord%20de%20plateforme%20continentale
correct, masculine noun
- bordure de plate-forme continentale 4, record 1, French, bordure%20de%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
feminine noun
- bordure de plateforme 5, record 1, French, bordure%20de%20plateforme
feminine noun
- limite inférieure de la plate-forme 4, record 1, French, limite%20inf%C3%A9rieure%20de%20la%20plate%2Dforme
feminine noun
- limite supérieure du talus 4, record 1, French, limite%20sup%C3%A9rieure%20du%20talus
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bord externe (vers la mer) du plateau continental où il y a une descente abrupte à l'eau plus profonde. 6, record 1, French, - bord%20du%20plateau%20continental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bordure de plate-forme continentale; limite inférieure de la plate-forme; limite supérieure du talus : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - bord%20du%20plateau%20continental
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bordure de plateforme continentale
- limite inférieure de la plateforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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