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Record 1 2005-09-26

English

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

A group of islands of which two, Grand Turk and Salt Cay, are inhabited; they are separated by the Turks Island Passage from Caicos Islands to the west.

OBS

With the Caicos Islands, they form the British colony of Turks and Caicos Islands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
CONT

îles Turks : Archipel situé à l'extrémité sud-est des Bahamas; il comprend plusieurs îles, dont deux seulement sont habitées : Salt Cay (10 km²) et Grand Turk (34 km²), où se trouve la capitale de l'ensemble des îles Turks et Caicos.

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.

OBS

L'archipel, au nord d'Haïti, [forme] avec les îles Caicos, voisines, une colonie britannique.

Spanish

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