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GREAT ISLAND GROUP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Caicos Islands
1, record 1, English, Caicos%20Islands
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A group of small islands comprising South Caicos, East Caicos, Grand Caicos, North Caicos, Providenciales, West Caicos, and numerous small cays east northeast of Great Inagua Island. 2, record 1, English, - Caicos%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Caicos
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Caicos
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Caïques 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Ca%C3%AFques
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
îles Caicos, ou îles Caïques, îles situées au sud-est des Bahamas, dépendant administrativement, avec les îles Turks, de la Grande-Bretagne [les îles Turks et Caicos]. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Caicos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Caicos
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Great Island Group
1, record 2, English, Great%20Island%20Group
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context. 2, record 2, English, - Great%20Island%20Group
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On Seal River in northeastern Manitoba the Great Island Group comprises a conformable sequence of shale, quartzite, dolomite, and minor greywacke(Davison, 1966). 3, record 2, English, - Great%20Island%20Group
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupe de Great Island
1, record 2, French, groupe%20de%20Great%20Island
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas. 2, record 2, French, - groupe%20de%20Great%20Island
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte. 2, record 2, French, - groupe%20de%20Great%20Island
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Sur la rivière Seal, dans le nord-est du Manitoba, le groupe de Great Island comprend une succession conforme de schiste argileux, de quartzite, de dolomie et d'un peu de grauwacke (Davison, 1966). 3, record 2, French, - groupe%20de%20Great%20Island
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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