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PINCHGUT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-06-18

English

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

Constricted water area.

CONT

Little Pinchgut, Nfld.

OBS

pinchgut : uncommon; generic used in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

OBS

pinchgut : 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(TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Rentrant du tracé d'un littoral ou d'un rive, de forme arrondie et de petite dimension.

OBS

anse : plus petite qu'une baie. Générique attesté au Québec surtout et sporadiquement dans les provinces de l'Atlantique et les T.-N.-O.

OBS

anse : 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

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