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MARQUEZAS ISLANDS [2 records]

Record 1 2021-06-14

English

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

An administrative subdivision of French Polynesia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Subdivision administrative de la Polynésie française.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-28

English

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

Group of ten islands of French Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

Archipel de la Polynésie française, au nord-est de Tahiti. (Habitants : Marquésans ou Marquisiens). [...] l'archipel est formé d'îles volcaniques et montagneuses [....]. Nuku-Hiva, Hiva-Oa, Ua-pou (ou Ua-pu), Ua-Uka (ou Ua-Huka), Tahuata et Fatu-Hiva sont les principales îles de l'archipel.

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.

Spanish

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