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GREAT BEAR RIVER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Great Bear Sea
1, record 1, English, Great%20Bear%20Sea
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Great Bear Sea encompasses the waters that surround the Great Bear Rainforest along the North Coast of British Columbia(BC) and extends from Campbell River on Vancouver Island to the border of BC and Alaska. 1, record 1, English, - Great%20Bear%20Sea
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mer Great Bear
1, record 1, French, mer%20Great%20Bear
unofficial, feminine noun, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Fort Good Hope
1, record 2, English, Fort%20Good%20Hope
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A village on the Mackenzie River, west of Great Bear Lake, in the Northwest Territories. 2, record 2, English, - Fort%20Good%20Hope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 66° 15’ 25" N, 128° 38’ 16" W (Northwest Territories). 3, record 2, English, - Fort%20Good%20Hope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the gazetteer of the corresponding province or territory according to the incorporation act of the entity. 2, record 2, English, - Fort%20Good%20Hope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Fort Good Hope
1, record 2, French, Fort%20Good%20Hope
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Village sur la rive du fleuve Mackenzie, à l'ouest du Grand lac de l'Ours, aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 2, record 2, French, - Fort%20Good%20Hope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 66° 15' 25" N, 128° 38' 16" O (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). 3, record 2, French, - Fort%20Good%20Hope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au répertoire de la province ou du territoire correspondant et qui tient de l'acte d'incorporation de l'entité. 2, record 2, French, - Fort%20Good%20Hope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Norman Wells
1, record 3, English, Norman%20Wells
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A town on the Mackenzie River, west of Great Bear Lake, in the Northwest Territories. 2, record 3, English, - Norman%20Wells
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 65° 16’ 52" N, 126° 49’ 54" W (Northwest Territories). 3, record 3, English, - Norman%20Wells
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the gazetteer of the corresponding province or territory according to the incorporation act of the entity. 2, record 3, English, - Norman%20Wells
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Norman Wells
1, record 3, French, Norman%20Wells
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ville sur la rive du fleuve Mackenzie, à l'ouest du Grand lac de l'Ours, aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 2, record 3, French, - Norman%20Wells
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 65° 16' 52" N, 126° 49' 54" O (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). 3, record 3, French, - Norman%20Wells
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au répertoire de la province ou du territoire correspondant et qui tient de l'acte d'incorporation de l'entité. 2, record 3, French, - Norman%20Wells
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-09-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Horton River
1, record 4, English, Horton%20River
correct, Northwest Territories
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coordinates: 69°56’ 126°48’ (Northwest Territories). 1, record 4, English, - Horton%20River
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Horton River, 618 km long, rises north of Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories and empties into Amundsen Gulf. 2, record 4, English, - Horton%20River
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rivière Horton
1, record 4, French, rivi%C3%A8re%20Horton
correct, feminine noun, Northwest Territories
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent trouvé dans l'«Atlas et Toponymie du Canada» (1969) et sur la carte du Canada au 1:2M (1971), approuvé par le Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels du Canada. 2, record 4, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Horton
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 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 4, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Horton
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Coordonnées : 69°56' 126°48' (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). 3, record 4, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Horton
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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