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Norfolk Island [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
DEF

A territory of Australia in the South Pacific 950 miles northeast of Sydney, discovered by Cook (1774).

DEF

[An] island in [the] south Pacific Ocean, midway between New Caledonia and New Zealand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

Île volcanique du Pacifique Sud, au nord-est de Sydney, dépendance de l'Australie. Elle est habitée par des descendants des révoltés du Bounty (en partie), installés depuis 1856 et qui venaient de l'île Pitcairn.

OBS

Norfolk : Toponyme qui n'est jamais précédé d'un article.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'une île prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation.

Spanish

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