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Record 1 2012-04-20

English

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

The Pitcairn Islands Group is a British colony in the central South Pacific, consisting of Pitcairn Island and three adjacent uninhabited islands, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno, annexed in 1902. Pitcairn became a British colony (1838-1839) and has been administered from New Zealand since 1970.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

Petite île volcanique du Pacifique méridional [Océanie], au sud-est [de l'archipel français] des Gambier [Polynésie]. Elle fut découverte en 1767 par Ch. Carteret [...]. Elle appartient à la Grande Bretagne.

OBS

Ne pas confondre l'île Pitcairn et le collectif «les îles Pitcairn» qui la comprend et les îles inhabitées Henderson, Ducie et Oeno.

OBS

Pitcairn : Toponyme qui s'écrit sans article défini.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'une île 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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