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CULTURAL FEATURE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Toponymy
DEF

Topographic feature made or significantly modified by man.

OBS

Ex.: Canal; road; populated place.

OBS

cultural feature; manmade feature: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Toponymie
DEF

Entité géographique construite ou profondément modifiée par l'être humain.

OBS

Ex. : Un canal; une rue; un lieu habité; un pont.

OBS

entité anthropique ; élément anthropique; élément rapporté : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

OBS

élément rapporté : à réserver au domaine de la cartographie.

Spanish

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