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SANDWICH ISLANDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hawaiian Islands
1, record 1, English, Hawaiian%20Islands
correct, see observation, plural, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Sandwich Islands 2, record 1, English, Sandwich%20Islands
former designation, correct, plural, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chain of [20] volcanic and coral islands in north central Pacific Ocean, comprising eight major and 114 minor islands. 3, record 1, English, - Hawaiian%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The inhabited islands [of the Hawaiian Islands are]: Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molakai, Lanai, Niihau. [With Kahoolawe, they constitute the eight main islands of the archipelago.] 4, record 1, English, - Hawaiian%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Hawaiian Islands" refers to the geographical entity and includes the entire chain of islands, islets and atolls, while "Hawaii" or "State of Hawaii" does not include the Midway Islands, two small islands ("Eastern Island" and "Sand Island"), parts of a low coral atoll at the northwest end of the archipelago but also belonging to the United States of America since 1867. 5, record 1, English, - Hawaiian%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Hawaï
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Hawaii 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Hawaii
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, United States
- archipel des Hawaï 3, record 1, French, archipel%20des%20Hawa%C3%AF
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
- archipel des Hawaii 4, record 1, French, archipel%20des%20Hawaii
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
- îles Sandwich 5, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Sandwich
former designation, correct, feminine noun, plural, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel de Polynésie, situé près du centre de l'océan Pacifique Nord [et dont la majorité des principales îles constitue l'État d'Hawaii]. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les îles habitées sont : Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Molakai, Lanai et Niihau. Avec Kahoolawe, elles constituent les huit principales îles de l'archipel. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«îles Hawaï» ou «îles Hawaii» désigne l'entité géographique comprenant toutes les îles, îlots et atolls de l'archipel, tandis que «Hawaï» ou «Hawaii» et «État d'Hawaï» ou «État d'Hawaii» désignent l'entité administrative qui ne comprend pas les îles Midway (un atoll et deux îlots, l'île Eastern et l'île Sand,) situées à l'extrémité nord-ouest de l'archipel mais également propriété des États-Unis depuis 1867. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ne pas confondre l'«île Hawaii», la plus grande des îles habitées et des vingt îles, îlots et atolls constituant l'État d'Hawaï (ou d'Hawaii), avec les «îles Hawaï» (ou Hawaii) ou l'«archipel des Hawaï (ou Hawaii)», l'ensemble des îles, îlots et atolls formant l'entité géographique qui comprend les îles Midway mais que n'englobe pas l'État d'Hawaï. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
La graphie «Hawaï» est plus couramment utilisée que «Hawaii» pour signifier le nom de l'État ou de l'ensemble des îles, alors que «Hawaii» est presque uniquement la seule graphie utilisée pour écrire le nom de la plus grande île. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Hawa%C3%AF
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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