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OCEAN RIDGE BOUNDARY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ocean ridge boundary
1, record 1, English, ocean%20ridge%20boundary
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mid-ocean ridge boundary 2, record 1, English, mid%2Docean%20ridge%20boundary
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, and understanding that the planet's crustal plates are created at the mid-ocean ridge boundaries came in the second half of this century. 3, record 1, English, - ocean%20ridge%20boundary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ocean ridge boundary: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - ocean%20ridge%20boundary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frontière de dorsale océanique
1, record 1, French, fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- limite de dorsale océanique 2, record 1, French, limite%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique
see observation, feminine noun
- frontière de dorsale médio-océanique 2, record 1, French, fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20m%C3%A9dio%2Doc%C3%A9anique
see observation, feminine noun
- limite de dorsale médio-océanique 2, record 1, French, limite%20de%20dorsale%20m%C3%A9dio%2Doc%C3%A9anique
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les dorsales océaniques (souvent appelées dorsales médio-océaniques, bien qu'elles n'occupent pas toujours une position médiane) désignent des chaînes sous-marines existant dans tous les bassins océaniques. 3, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] il se crée perpétuellement de la nouvelle lithosphère océanique aux niveau des frontières divergentes, c'est-à-dire aux dorsales médio-océaniques. Ce sont ces processus qui expliquent comment s'est formé un océan comme l'Atlantique, [...] une question chère à Wegener. 4, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[...] les séismes superficiels qui se produisent en faible profondeur, [...] se retrouvent autant aux frontières divergentes, c'est à dire le long des dorsales médio-océaniques qu'aux frontières convergentes au voisinage des fosses océaniques; [...] 5, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
frontière de dorsale océanique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - fronti%C3%A8re%20de%20dorsale%20oc%C3%A9anique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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