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MELVILLE SOUND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Melville Sound
1, record 1, English, Melville%20Sound
correct, Nunavut
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Coordinates: 68°10' 107°00' (Nunavut). 1, record 1, English, - Melville%20Sound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formerly located in the Northwest Territories, Melville Sound has been located in Nunavut since the creation of the new territory on April 1st 1999. 2, record 1, English, - Melville%20Sound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Not to be confused with Melville Sound in Ontario. 2, record 1, English, - Melville%20Sound
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détroit de Melville
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Melville
correct, masculine noun, Nunavut
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent français établi selon les règles de traduction du CUENGO, qui respecte l'usage de la Carte du Canada au 1:2M (1971), ainsi que l'usage de l'«Atlas et Toponymie du Canada» (1969). 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Melville
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
USAGE DE LA MAJUSCULE : dans une liste, sur une carte géographique, ou sur un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule; dans un texte suivi en français, la minuscule au générique est de rigueur. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Melville
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Coordonnées : 68º10' 107º00' (Nunavut). 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Melville
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Anciennement situé aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest, le détroit de Melville est situé au Nunavut depuis la création du nouveau territoire, le 1er avril 1999. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Melville
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le bras Melville en Ontario. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9troit%20de%20Melville
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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