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MACKENZIE ISLANDS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mackenzie Islands
1, record 1, English, Mackenzie%20Islands
correct, plural, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A group of islands located in the Northwest Territories. 2, record 1, English, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 67° 45’ 56" N, 134° 22’ 43" W (Northwest Territories). 1, record 1, English, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On June 21, 2013, the Government of the Northwest Territories officially recognized over 400 traditional Gwich’in place names reflecting their land use across the Gwich’in Settlement Area of the Northwest Territories. 2, record 1, English, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Mackenzie Islands
1, record 1, French, Mackenzie%20Islands
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Mackenzie 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Mackenzie
proposal, feminine noun, plural, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Groupe d'îles situées dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 2, record 1, French, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 67° 45' 56" N, 134° 22' 43" O (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). 1, record 1, French, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
îles Mackenzie : traduction française non officielle établie selon les règles de traduction du Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels (CUENGO). 2, record 1, French, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Le 21 juin 2013, le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest a officiellement reconnu plus de 400 noms géographiques traditionnels en Gwich'in, reflétant ainsi leur utilisation à travers la région désignée des Gwich'in dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 2, record 1, French, - Mackenzie%20Islands
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shelf break
1, record 2, English, shelf%20break
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- continental shelf-slope break 2, record 2, English, continental%20shelf%2Dslope%20break
correct
- break 2, record 2, English, break
correct, noun
- submarine scarp 3, record 2, English, submarine%20scarp
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An obvious steepening of the gradient between the continental shelf and the continental slope. 4, record 2, English, - shelf%20break
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the shelf break). The sea floor below the break is the continental slope. 5, record 2, English, - shelf%20break
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The depth of the break between the continental shelf and the continental slope changes along the margin. Most of the shelf-slope break is deeper than 500 m, 300 m deeper than the shelf-slope break on North America's Atlantic margin. Off the Mackenzie Delta, the polar shelf-slope break is only 200 m deep, but between Borden and Meighen islands is as deep as 700 m. 2, record 2, English, - shelf%20break
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shelf break: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 2, English, - shelf%20break
Record 2, Key term(s)
- continental shelf slope break
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rupture de pente continentale
1, record 2, French, rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rebord de la plate-forme continentale 2, record 2, French, rebord%20de%20la%20plate%2Dforme%20continentale
correct, masculine noun
- rebord continental 3, record 2, French, rebord%20continental
correct, masculine noun
- faille 4, record 2, French, faille
correct, feminine noun
- accore du plateau continental 5, record 2, French, accore%20du%20plateau%20continental
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- accore du plateau 6, record 2, French, accore%20du%20plateau
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- accore 7, record 2, French, accore
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- bordure de plate-forme 8, record 2, French, bordure%20de%20plate%2Dforme
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rupture de pente accentuée du fond marin et plus particulièrement du plateau continental. 9, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La faille entre le plateau continental et l'inclinaison continentale varie en profondeur le long de la marge. La plus grande partie de la rupture de pente entre le plateau et le talus est profonde de plus de 500 m, soit 300 m plus profond que la faille équivalente de la marge atlantique de l'Amérique du Nord. Au large du delta du Mackenzie la faille polaire n'a que 200 m de profondeur, mais entre les îles Borden et Meighen, elle peut atteindre une profondeur de 700 m. 4, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'accore des grands fonds est synonyme de rebord de la plate-forme continentale. 2, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rebord continental; accore : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 10, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 11, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 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). 12, record 2, French, - rupture%20de%20pente%20continentale
Record 2, Key term(s)
- rebord de la plateforme continentale
- bordure de plateforme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Mackenzie Arch
1, record 3, English, Mackenzie%20Arch
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 3, English, - Mackenzie%20Arch
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The evaporites and clastics grade northwestward into thick carbonate, breccia, and anhydrite that flank islands and peninsulas along the margin of the craton and cover weakly positive elements in the northern Cordilleran Geosyncline-Mackenzie Arch and the MacDonald, Cassiar, and Porcupine Platforms. 3, record 3, English, - Mackenzie%20Arch
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in Western Canada. 4, record 3, English, - Mackenzie%20Arch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arche de Mackenzie
1, record 3, French, arche%20de%20Mackenzie
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 3, French, - arche%20de%20Mackenzie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 3, French, - arche%20de%20Mackenzie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les évaporites et les roches clastiques se transforment graduellement vers le nord-ouest en de grandes épaisseurs de roches carbonatées, de brèche et d'anhydrite en bordure des îles et des péninsules le long du craton et couvrent des éléments faiblement positifs dans le nord du géosynclinal de la Cordillère, c'est-à-dire l'arche de Mackenzie et les plates-formes de MacDonald, des Cassiars et de Porcupine. 3, record 3, French, - arche%20de%20Mackenzie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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