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AUSTRAL ISLANDS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Austral Islands
1, record 1, English, Austral%20Islands
correct, plural, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An administrative subdivision of French Polynesia. 2, record 1, English, - Austral%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Îles Australes
1, record 1, French, %C3%8Eles%20Australes
correct, plural, France
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subdivision administrative de la Polynésie française. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%8Eles%20Australes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Austral Islands
1, record 2, English, Austral%20Islands
correct, plural, France
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Tubuai Islands 1, record 2, English, Tubuai%20Islands
correct, plural, France
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Austral Islands are located south of Tahiti spread across 1 280 km of the South Pacific and straddle the Tropic of Capricorn. The combined population of 6 500 Polynesians live on the islands of Rorutu, Tubuai, Rimariere, Raivavae and Tape. The volcanic islands are sometimes also known as the Tubai Islands. 2, record 2, English, - Austral%20Islands
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- îles Australes
1, record 2, French, %C3%AEles%20Australes
correct, feminine noun, plural, France
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- archipel des Tubuaï 2, record 2, French, archipel%20des%20Tubua%C3%AF
correct, see observation, masculine noun, France
- îles Tubuaï 2, record 2, French, %C3%AEles%20Tubua%C3%AF
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel du Pacifique, partie de la Polynésie française, et situé de part et d'autre du tropique du Capricorne, au sud de Tahiti. [...] Il est formé de quatre îles principales, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuaï (qui donne parfois son nom à l'archipel) et Raïvavae, auxquelles s'ajoutent l'île isolée de Rapa et quelques atolls. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Australes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archipel le plus au sud de la Polynésie française. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Australes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 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. 4, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Australes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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