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LAST FRONTIER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Alaska
1, record 1, English, Alaska
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Alas. 2, record 1, English, Alas%2E
see observation, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Russian America 3, record 1, English, Russian%20America
former designation, correct, United States
- Last Frontier 3, record 1, English, Last%20Frontier
see observation, United States
- Land of the Midnight Sun 3, record 1, English, Land%20of%20the%20Midnight%20Sun
see observation, United States
- Seward's Folly 3, record 1, English, Seward%27s%20Folly
see observation, United States
- AK 4, record 1, English, AK
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Russian America: Name of Alaska until 1867. A state of U.S.A., the northwest part of North America, bounded on north by Arctic Ocean, on east by Canada, on southwest by Pacific Ocean, and on west by Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. 3, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... ceded by Russia to United States of America for $7,200,000 by the Treaty of 1867 negotiated by Secretary of State Seward (hence the early nickname of Alaska, "Seward's Folly"); organized in 1884, received final U.S. territorial status in 1912. 3, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The State of Alaska became the 49th state of the United States of America in 1959. 5, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Alaska: A state name usually not abbreviated. 6, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Nicknames: Last Frontier; Land of the Midnight Sun; Seward's Folly. 3, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Capital: Juneau. Largest town: Anchorage. 2, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 6 OBS
AK: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted. 5, record 1, English, - Alaska
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Alaska
1, record 1, French, Alaska
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- AK 2, record 1, French, AK
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alaska : Vient (d'un mot eskimo signifiant : le continent). État des États-Unis d'Amérique, séparé des 48 États par le Canada. 3, record 1, French, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Histoire : En 1741, un Danois, Béring, au service des Russes, explora l'Alaska. Les États-Unis achetèrent ce territoire pour 7 200 000 dollars en 1867. 3, record 1, French, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'État de l'Alaska est devenu le 49e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1959. 4, record 1, French, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Alaska : Le nom de l'État ne s'abrège pas. 5, record 1, French, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Capitale : Juneau. 3, record 1, French, - Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
AK : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères. 4, record 1, French, - Alaska
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- last frontier 1, record 2, English, last%20frontier
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dernière frontière 1, record 2, French, derni%C3%A8re%20fronti%C3%A8re
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"L'Avenir de cette dernière frontière est ailleurs..." (Le Monde, 4.10.12.69) JAN 30 1970 1, record 2, French, - derni%C3%A8re%20fronti%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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