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MOUNTAIN [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-06-18

English

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

A mountain in Ontario that has officially approved names in both English and French.

OBS

Coordinates: 44º 43' 45'' N, 79º 55' 52'' W (Ontario).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Montagne en Ontario dont le nom anglais et le nom français sont approuvés officiellement.

OBS

Coordonnées : 44º 43' 45'' N, 79º 55' 52'' O (Ontario).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks.

CONT

Castle Mountain, Alta.

CONT

Stone Nipples, B.C.

OBS

mountain: widely used generic. The term "mountain" always follows the specific. When used in the plural, the application may include a whole region, i.e. peaks, mountains, and intervening valleys.

OBS

nipples: rare; generic used in B.C.

OBS

mountain; mtn: term and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

mountain; nipples: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

OBS

mountain: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Relief élevé aux versants raides.

CONT

Montagne Blanche, Ontario.

OBS

montagne : la montagne est plus grosse que la colline. Elle occupe habituellement une grande superficie et appartient parfois à un système. Générique attesté dans plusieurs provinces dont le Québec, l'Ontario et la Nouvelle-Écosse.

OBS

montagne : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

OBS

montagne; mont : terme et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

montagne : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Elevación del terreno, ya aislada, ya formando un grupo de cumbres, cuya altitud es por lo menos de unos centenares de metros.

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