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CARIBOU [3 records]

Record 1 2014-10-08

English

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

A community in the county of Pictou, in Nova Scotia.

OBS

Coordinates: 45° 43' 58" N, 62° 41' 47" W (Nova Scotia).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Communauté dans le comté de Pictou, en Nouvelle-Écosse.

OBS

Coordonnées : 45° 43' 58" N, 62° 41' 47" O (Nouvelle-Écosse).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

The reindeer of northern Europe and Asia and the caribou of northern North America are considered to belong to a single widespread species [Rangifer tarandus].

OBS

A mammal of the family Cervidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Il est reconnu que toutes les variétés de caribous d'Amérique du Nord appartiennent à la même espèce que le renne eurasien Rangifer tarandus.

OBS

Caribou est un mot algonquin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 3 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

The design adorning the reverse of the Canadian twenty-five-cent coin since 1937, except for coins dated 1967 and 1973, and the twelve 1992 circulation coins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Motif figurant sur le revers de la pièce canadienne de vingt-cinq cents depuis 1937, sauf sur celles de 1967 et 1973, et sur les douze pièces de circulation de 1992.

Spanish

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