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Record 1 2002-06-18

English

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

Narrow channel between islands in a river.

CONT

Little Chokey, N.B.

OBS

chokey: rare; generic used in N.B.

OBS

chokey: 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
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Voie naturelle, courte et étroite, entre des terres ou des hauts-fonds.

CONT

Passe aux Chats, N.-É.

OBS

passe : générique attesté au Québec et dans les provinces de l'Atlantique.

OBS

passe : 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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