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NARES STRAIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Nares Strait
1, record 1, English, Nares%20Strait
correct, Nunavut
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A watercourse between Canada (Ellesmere Island) and Greenland. 2, record 1, English, - Nares%20Strait
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
One of seven on the list of international waters names between Canada and Greenland, established on November 10, 1987, by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) now the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC). 2, record 1, English, - Nares%20Strait
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Coordinates: 80º 00' N, 70º 00' W (Nunavut). 3, record 1, English, - Nares%20Strait
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Nares
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Nares
correct, masculine noun, Nunavut
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cours d'eau entre le Canada (île d'Ellesmere) et le Groenland. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Nares
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un des sept noms des eaux internationales entre le Canada et le Groenland sur la liste établie par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG), maintenant la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC), le 10 novembre 1987. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Nares
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Coordonnées : 80º 00' N, 70º 00' O (Nunavut). 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Nares
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Usage de la majuscule : dans une liste, sur une carte géographique, ou sur un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule; dans un texte suivi en français, la minuscule au générique est de rigueur. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Nares
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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