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INDIAN PENINSULA [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-09-19

English

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

The Gulf of Aden is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. In the northwest it connects with the Red Sea through the narrow Bab el Mandeb strait.

OBS

Gulf of Aden; GoA: designations to be used by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Le golfe d'Aden [...] est l'espace maritime situé entre la corne de l'Afrique (Somalie) et la péninsule arabique (Yémen).

OBS

golfe d'Aden; GoA : désignations d'usage obligatoire à l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Golfo en el océano Índico, ubicado entre la región del Cuerno africano y la península arábiga.

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Record 2 2004-05-07

English

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

The section of the Indian Ocean lying between India on the east and the Arabian Peninsula on the west.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Partie nord-ouest de l'océan Indien entre la Somalie, la péninsule arabique et la côte indienne, les archipels des Maldives et Laquedives.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
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.

OBS

Located in the Canadian Shield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
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.

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.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-03-21

English

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

or Sokotra, or arabic Suqutrá. Island, part of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Indian Ocean, south of Arabian Peninsula

Key term(s)
  • Suqutrá
  • Sokotra

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

ou Socotra, en arabe Suqutrá, île de l'Océan Indien

Key term(s)
  • Socotra
  • Suqutrá

Spanish

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