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HANBURY KOPJE [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

Coordinates: 67°15’ 117°49’ (Nunavut).

OBS

Kopje: a small prominent hill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Coordonnées : 67°15' 117°49' (Nunavut).

OBS

Selon les règles d'écriture du Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels du Canada, il est déconseillé de traduire les génériques rares ou empruntés à des langues étrangères, en l'occurrence le mot afrikaans «kopje», lorsqu'ils ajoutent à la spécificité du nom géographique. Hanbury Kopje est une colline.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-03-08

English

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

Small prominent hill.

CONT

Hanbury Kopje, N. W. T.

CONT

Spion Kop, B.C.

OBS

kopje; Afrikaans term; rare; used in N.W.T.

OBS

kop: Variant of kopje; rare; used in B.C.

OBS

Terminology validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Élévation modérée aux versants généralement en pente douce.

CONT

Colline de la Tortue, Québec.

OBS

Plus petite que la montagne, mais plus considérable que la butte. Attesté au Québec.

OBS

Terminologie uniformisée par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

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