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CHOCOLATE RIVER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Petitcodiac River
1, record 1, English, Petitcodiac%20River
correct, New Brunswick
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Chocolate River 2, record 1, English, Chocolate%20River
unofficial, see observation, New Brunswick
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A watercourse that runs through the counties of Westmorland and Albert in south-eastern New Brunswick. 3, record 1, English, - Petitcodiac%20River
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 45° 51' 59" N, 64° 34' 29" W (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - Petitcodiac%20River
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
... the natural concentration of suspended sediment in the river [is] among the highest in North America and gives the Petitcodiac River its nickname, the Chocolate River. 2, record 1, English, - Petitcodiac%20River
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rivière Petitcodiac
1, record 1, French, rivi%C3%A8re%20Petitcodiac
correct, feminine noun, New Brunswick
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rivière Chocolat 2, record 1, French, rivi%C3%A8re%20Chocolat
unofficial, feminine noun, New Brunswick
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cours d’eau qui traverse les comtés de Westmorland et d'Albert dans le sud-est du Nouveau-Brunswick. 3, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Petitcodiac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 45° 51' 59" N, 64° 34' 29" O (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Petitcodiac
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[...] la concentration naturelle des sédiments en suspension dans la rivière compte parmi les plus élevées en Amérique du Nord, d’où ce sobriquet que l’on donne à la rivière Petitcodiac, la rivière Chocolat. 2, record 1, French, - rivi%C3%A8re%20Petitcodiac
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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