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Record 1 2016-03-14

English

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

A fiord on the northwestern side of Ellesmere Island.

OBS

Coordinates: 81° 2' 0" N, 87° 0' 0" W (Nunavut).

OBS

Formerly in the Northwest Territories, Otto Fiord is now in Nunavut since the creation of the new territory on April 1st, 1999.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Fjord dans le nord-ouest de l'île d'Ellesmere.

OBS

Coordonnées : 81° 2' 0" N, 87° 0' 0" O (Nunavut).

OBS

fjord Otto : équivalent approuvé par le Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels du Canada (CUENGO).

OBS

fiord Otto : équivalent incorrect de l'Atlas et Toponymie du Canada (1969), auquel il faut préférer «fjord Otto».

OBS

Anciennement situé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, le fjord Otto est désormais au Nunavut depuis la création du nouveau territoire, le 1er avril 1999.

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