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YUCULTA RAPIDS [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-06-11

English

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

Constricted passage with strong tidal current.

CONT

Yuculta Rapids, B. C.

OBS

rapids: direction of flow may reverse with tidal changes. Generic used in B.C.

OBS

rapids: term and definition officially approved 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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
OBS

ride : générique non attesté au Canada lorsqu'il représente un passage resserré par un fort courant de marée. La Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) recommande toutefois de traduire «rapids» par «ride».

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