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Record 1 2004-05-27

English

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

The gold mining district, now usually called the Rand, of the Republic of South Africa.

CONT

... the Witwatersrand Goldfields, South Africa....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
CONT

le Rand, district minier aurifère d'Afrique du Sud.

CONT

Les gisements d'or et d'uranium du Witwatersrand. [...] Les placers fossiles anciens [...] sont rarement exploités. L'exemple le plus remarquable en serait le Witwatersrand, ou, par abréviation, le Rand.

CONT

Les gisements des anciennes rivières - les placers -, tel le Witwatersrand en Afrique du Sud abritent une partie importante des réserves d'or mondiales.

Spanish

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