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GEM MOUNTAINS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
DEF

A northwest state of U.S.A., bounded on north by British Columbia in Canada, on east by Montana and Wyoming, on south by Utah and Nevada, on west by Oregon and Washington.

OBS

The State of Idaho became the 43rd state of the United States of America in 1890.

OBS

Idaho: A state name usually not abbreviated.

OBS

Nicknames: Gem State; Gem of the Mountains.

OBS

Capital: Boise. Other city: Moscow.

OBS

ID: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

État du Nord-Ouest des États-Unis, dans les Rocheuses, entre le Montana, au nord-est, le Wyoming, à l'est, l'État de Washington et l'Oregon, à l'ouest, l'Utah et le Nevada au sud.

OBS

Histoire : Le territoire de l'Idaho, créé en 1863, [a été] amputé du Montana, puis du Wyoming.

OBS

L'État de l'Idaho est devenu le 43e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1890.

OBS

Idaho : Le nom de l'État ne s'abrège pas.

OBS

Capitale : Boise.

OBS

ID : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères

Spanish

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