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MARQUE HABITUELLE HAUTES EAUX [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
  • Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
DEF

Of a body of water, the limit or edge of its bed and, in the case of non-tidal waters, it may be called "the bank" or "the limit of the bank."

OBS

ordinary high-water mark: term and definition taken from the Umbrella Final Agreement/Yukon First Nations (Champagne and Aishihik); and, term used in the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement/Gwich'in, Mackenzie Delta and in the Sahtu Dene Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
  • Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
DEF

Dans le cas d'un plan d'eau, il s'agit de la limite ou du bord de son lit et, s'il s'agit d'eaux non soumises à l'action des marées, il est alors possible de parler de rive ou de limite de la rive.

OBS

ligne hautes eaux ordinaires : terme et définition relevés dans l'Accord - cadre-premières nations du Yukon (Champagne et Aishihik) et employé dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale et Metis du Sahtu.

OBS

marque habituelle des hautes eaux : terme relevé dans l'Entente sur la revendication Territoriale globale - Gwinch'in, delta du Mackenzie.

Spanish

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