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Record 1 2004-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Small, deep, steeply graded, V-shaped declivity.

CONT

Salomons Gully, Man.

OBS

gully: generally smaller than a gulch. Generic used in Ont. and Man.

OBS

gully: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Petit ravin.

CONT

La Grande Ravine, Québec.

OBS

ravine : la ravine est plus petite que le ravin et la vallée; générique attesté au Québec.

OBS

ravine : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
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