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DESOLATION ISLANDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kerguelen Islands
1, record 1, English, Kerguelen%20Islands
correct, plural, Antarctica
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Desolation Islands 2, record 1, English, Desolation%20Islands
correct, plural, Antarctica
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
French island group in Southern Indian Ocean. 2, record 1, English, - Kerguelen%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Kerguelen
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Kerguelen
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antarctica
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Kerguelen 1, record 1, French, Kerguelen
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antarctica
- îles Kerguélen 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Kergu%C3%A9len
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antarctica
- îles de la Désolation 1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20de%20la%20D%C3%A9solation
former designation, correct, feminine noun, plural, Antarctica
- Terre de la Désolation 1, record 1, French, Terre%20de%20la%20D%C3%A9solation
former designation, correct, feminine noun, Antarctica
- îles de Désolation 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20de%20D%C3%A9solation
former designation, correct, feminine noun, plural, Antarctica
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Kerguelen (îles), anciennement «îles de la Désolation», archipel français du sud de l'océan Indien, partie des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises. [...] Formé de plus de trois cents îles ou îlots, cet archipel comprend une terre principale (la «Grande Terre») qui couvre à elle seule plus de 6 000 km² [...]. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Kerguelen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Kerguelen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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