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LOW ARCHIPELAGO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tuamotu Archipelago
1, record 1, English, Tuamotu%20Archipelago
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Low Archipelago 2, record 1, English, Low%20Archipelago
correct, France
- Paumotu 2, record 1, English, Paumotu
correct, France
- Dangerous Archipelago 2, record 1, English, Dangerous%20Archipelago
correct, France
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Group of about 80 small islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean 2, record 1, English, - Tuamotu%20Archipelago
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Tuamotu
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Touamotou 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Touamotou
correct, feminine noun, plural, France
- archipel Tuamotou 3, record 1, French, archipel%20Tuamotou
correct, masculine noun, France
- archipel Touamotou 2, record 1, French, archipel%20Touamotou
correct, masculine noun, France
- îles basses 1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20basses
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
- archipel dangereux 1, record 1, French, archipel%20dangereux
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel de la Polynésie française (Océanie) à l'est des îles de la Société. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'archipel du Pacifique Sud, parti du territoire d'outre-mer de la Polynésie française [...] est constitué de 76 atolls alignés du nord-ouest au sud-est sur 1500 km et prolongés par les îles Gambier. Ces atolls émergent à pune de l'Océan, d'où les nom d'«îles basses» et d'«archipel dangereux» donnés autrefois. Les plus vastes anneaux de corail sont ceux de Rangiroa et de Fakarava. [...] Les atolls de Mururoa et de Fangataufa ont été les sites des expériences atomiques françaises. (Habitants : Polynésiens appelés Paumotus). 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Tuamotu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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