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FALAISE QUEENSTON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Heritage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Queenston Heights
1, record 1, English, Queenston%20Heights
correct, see observation, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Queenston Heights (Bluff) 1, record 1, English, Queenston%20Heights%20%28Bluff%29
correct, see observation, Ontario
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name of an uninhabited place whose generic does not indicate the real nature of the entity, hence the inscription in the Gazetteer "Queenston Heights (Bluff - Falaise)". This toponym which designates a "cliff with a steep face" is not the one which is the specific in "Queenston Heights National Historic Site (Ont.)", a national historic site managed by Parks Canada and located on the lands adjacent to the bluff. 2, record 1, English, - Queenston%20Heights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 43°09' 79°03' (Ontario). 1, record 1, English, - Queenston%20Heights
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Patrimoine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Queenston Heights
1, record 1, French, Queenston%20Heights
correct, see observation, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hauteurs Queenston 2, record 1, French, hauteurs%20Queenston
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, Ontario
- Queenston Heights (falaise) 1, record 1, French, Queenston%20Heights%20%28falaise%29
correct, see observation, Ontario
- falaise Queenston Heights 3, record 1, French, falaise%20Queenston%20Heights
correct, verb, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom d'une entité non habitée dont le générique n'indique pas la véritable nature, d'où l'inscription au Répertoire, «Queenston Heights (Bluff - Falaise)»; c'est pourquoi on la rend par «falaise Queenston Heights» [Règle 2. a) - CUENGO] ou mieux, par «hauteurs Queenston», le nom alternatif reconnu par la Commission de toponymie de l'Ontario. Ce toponyme qui désigne un «cap présentant une face abrupte» n'est pas celui ayant servi à désigner le «lieu historique national des Hauteurs-de-Queenston (Ont.)», un lieu historique national géré par Parcs Canada et situé sur les terres prolongeant la falaise. 3, record 1, French, - Queenston%20Heights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 43°09' 79°03' (Ontario). 1, record 1, French, - Queenston%20Heights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans un texte suivi, l'utilisation de la minuscule au générique est de rigueur; dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule. 3, record 1, French, - Queenston%20Heights
Record 1, Key term(s)
- falaise de Queenston
- falaise de Queenston-Heights
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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