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KITSON ISLAND [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Holland Rock
1, record 1, English, Holland%20Rock
correct, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A mass of rock between Greentop Islet and Kitson Island, in British Columbia. 2, record 1, English, - Holland%20Rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 54° 10’ 14" N, 130° 20’ 59" W (British Columbia). 3, record 1, English, - Holland%20Rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rocher Holland
1, record 1, French, rocher%20Holland
correct, masculine noun, British Columbia
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Masse rocheuse entre l'îlot Greentop et l'île Kitson, en Colombie-Britannique. 2, record 1, French, - rocher%20Holland
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 54° 10' 14" N, 130° 20' 59" O (Colombie-Britannique). 3, record 1, French, - rocher%20Holland
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kitson Island
1, record 2, English, Kitson%20Island
correct, British Columbia
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An island off the west entrance to Inverness Passage, south of Port Edward, in British Columbia. 2, record 2, English, - Kitson%20Island
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 54° 10’ 44" N, 130° 19’ 1" W (British Columbia). 3, record 2, English, - Kitson%20Island
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- île Kitson
1, record 2, French, %C3%AEle%20Kitson
correct, feminine noun, British Columbia
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Île au large de l'entrée ouest vers le passage Inverness, au sud de Port Edward, en Colombie-Britannique. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%AEle%20Kitson
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 54° 10' 44" N, 130° 19' 1" O (Colombie-Britannique). 3, record 2, French, - %C3%AEle%20Kitson
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-06-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kitson Islet
1, record 3, English, Kitson%20Islet
correct, British Columbia
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A small island northeast of Kitson Island, off the west entrance to Inverness Passage, and south of Port Edward, in British Columbia. 2, record 3, English, - Kitson%20Islet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 54° 10’ 58" N, 130° 18’ 44" W (British Columbia). 3, record 3, English, - Kitson%20Islet
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- îlot Kitson
1, record 3, French, %C3%AElot%20Kitson
proposal, masculine noun, British Columbia
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite île au nord-est de l'île Kitson, au large de l'entrée ouest vers le passage Inverness et au sud de Port Edward, en Colombie-Britannique. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%AElot%20Kitson
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 54° 10' 58" N, 130° 18' 44" O (Colombie-Britannique). 2, record 3, French, - %C3%AElot%20Kitson
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Kitson Formation
1, record 4, English, Kitson%20Formation
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - Kitson%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Where grapolitic rocks overlie the carbonate banks they record only a short span of time, as shown by the 300-foot Lower Devonian Kitson Formation of Melville Island and by analogous deposits of uppermost Silurian age on Ellesmere Island. 3, record 4, English, - Kitson%20Formation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Located in the Arctic Archipelago. 4, record 4, English, - Kitson%20Formation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- formation de Kitson
1, record 4, French, formation%20de%20Kitson
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Kitson
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - formation%20de%20Kitson
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Lorsque les roches à graptolithes reposent sur des bancs de roches carbonatées, elles ne représentent qu'une courte durée de sédimentation, comme le montrent les 300 pieds de la formation de Kitson du Dévonien inférieur, dans l'île Melville, et autres dépôts similaires dans l'île Ellesmere, datant de la fin du Silurien. 3, record 4, French, - formation%20de%20Kitson
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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