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GRISE FIORD [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-10

English

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

A hamlet at the southern end of Ellesmere Island.

OBS

Coordinates: 76° 25' 0" N, 82° 53' 45" W (Nunavut).

OBS

Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the gazetteer of the corresponding province or territory according to the incorporation act of the entity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Hameau à l'extrémité sud de l'île d'Ellesmere.

OBS

Coordonnées : 76° 25' 0" N, 82° 53' 45" O (Nunavut).

OBS

Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au répertoire de la province ou du territoire correspondant et qui tient de l'acte d'incorporation de l'entité.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-10

English

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

A fiord at the southern end of Ellesmere Island.

OBS

Coordinates: 76° 35' 0" N, 83° 14' 0" W (Nunavut).

OBS

Formerly in the Northwest Territories, Grise Fiord is now in Nunavut since the creation of the new territory on April 1st, 1999.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Fjord à l'extrémité sud de l'île d'Ellesmere.

OBS

Coordonnées : 76° 35' 0" N, 83° 14' 0" O (Nunavut).

OBS

fjord Grise : équivalent approuvé par le Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels du Canada (CUENGO).

OBS

fiord Grise : équivalent incorrect de l'Atlas et Toponymie du Canada (1969), auquel il faut préférer «fjord Grise».

OBS

Anciennement situé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, le fjord Grise est désormais au Nunavut depuis la création du nouveau territoire, le 1er avril 1999.

Spanish

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