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Nares Strait [1 record]

Record 1 2014-05-09

English

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

A watercourse between Canada (Ellesmere Island) and Greenland.

OBS

One of seven on the list of international waters names between Canada and Greenland, established on November 10, 1987, by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) now the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC).

OBS

Coordinates: 80º 00' N, 70º 00' W (Nunavut).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Cours d'eau entre le Canada (île d'Ellesmere) et le Groenland.

OBS

Un des sept noms des eaux internationales entre le Canada et le Groenland sur la liste établie par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG), maintenant la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC), le 10 novembre 1987.

OBS

Coordonnées : 80º 00' N, 70º 00' O (Nunavut).

OBS

Usage de la majuscule : dans une liste, sur une carte géographique, ou sur un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule; dans un texte suivi en français, la minuscule au générique est de rigueur.

Spanish

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