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GROS MORNE HILL [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A hill located in Newfoundland.

OBS

Coordinates: 49º 35' 47'' N, 57º 47' 11'' W (Newfoundland).

OBS

This entity is a "hill" according to the inscription in the Gazetteer but the generic in the toponym makes it a "mount" or "mountain." The designation should have been "Gros Morne Hill" but usage has established the simple designation "Gros Morne."

Key term(s)
  • Gros Morne Hill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Colline située à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.

OBS

Coordonnées : 49º 35' 47'' N, 57º 47' 11'' O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador).

OBS

Cette entité est une colline selon l'inscription au Répertoire alors que le générique du toponyme la dit une «montagne». La désignation aurait dû être la «colline Gros Morne», mais l'usage a consacré la simple désignation «Gros Morne» pour désigner la colline.

OBS

En français, lorsque le générique est placé après le spécifique, il prend la majuscule.

Key term(s)
  • colline Gros Morne
  • Gros-Morne

Spanish

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