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DAWSON ROAD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Alaska Highway
1, record 1, English, Alaska%20Highway
correct, Canada, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A military and commercial road opened in November 1943 and extending from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska, built during the Second World War to provide an exit for Alaskans or Americans in Alaska in case of an attack from Russia or Asian countries. 2, record 1, English, - Alaska%20Highway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The road is accessible from Edmonton, Alberta, or Vancouver through Prince George, British Columbia, and extends on 2 500 kilometres(1, 523 miles) from Dawson Creek, on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, through Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Whitehorse and Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, and to Fairbanks or Anchorage to reach Seward on the Gulf of Alaska, Alaska. Originally built for military purposes after the Japanese attack on the Aleutians in 1942, it is now a tourist and transportation route considered part of the Pan-American Highway. 2, record 1, English, - Alaska%20Highway
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The city of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, hosted the Americans and the Canadians in charge of building the road. 2, record 1, English, - Alaska%20Highway
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- route de l'Alaska
1, record 1, French, route%20de%20l%27Alaska
correct, feminine noun, Canada, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Alcan 1, record 1, French, Alcan
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Route militaire et commerciale inaugurée en novembre 1943 et s'étendant de Dawson Creek (Colombie-Britannique) à Fairbanks (Alaska), construite durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale pour assurer une porte de sortie aux Alaskiens ou aux Américains en Alaska advenant une attaque de la Russie ou de pays de l'Asie. 2, record 1, French, - route%20de%20l%27Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La route est accessible par Edmonton (Alberta) ou Vancouver en passant par Prince George (Colombie-Britannique) et s'étend sur 2 500 kilomètres (1,523 milles) depuis Dawson Creek à la frontière entre l'Alberta et la Colombie-Britannique, traverse Fort Nelson (Colombie-Britannique), Whitehorse et Haines Junction (Territoire du Yukon) pour atteindre Fairbanks ou Anchorage et rejoindre Seward sur la côte du golfe de l'Alaska (Alaska). Construite à l'origine à des fins militaires en réponse à l'attaque japonaise sur les Aléoutiennes en 1942, elle sert maintenant de route aux touristes et pour le transport de matériel et de vivres. 2, record 1, French, - route%20de%20l%27Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La ville de Whitehorse au Yukon a hébergé les Américains et les Canadiens chargés de la construction de la route. 2, record 1, French, - route%20de%20l%27Alaska
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'abréviation «Alcan» réunit «Alaska-Canada»; ne pas confondre avec le nom de l'aluminerie qui est une contraction de «aluminium Canada». 2, record 1, French, - route%20de%20l%27Alaska
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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