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VALE [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-12-22

English

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

A parish of Guernsey.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Paroisse de Guernesey.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Long relatively narrow depression, commonly containing a river or other water feature.

CONT

Big Muddy Valley, Saskatchewan.

CONT

Vale of Cirques, Nfld.

OBS

valley: Widely used, but not common in official names. Name usually taken from the watercourse in the valley. Particularly in B.C., named valleys are usually associated with settlement.

OBS

Vale: Variant of valley. Rare; used in Nfld. and N.W.T.

OBS

valley; vale: terms and definition validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Dépression allongée délimitée par deux versants et généralement occupée par un cours d'eau ou une nappe d'eau.

CONT

Vallée des Castors, Québec.

OBS

La vallée est beaucoup plus grande que le ravin et n'est pas forcément en forme de V. Les termes semblables retenus désignent tous une dépression allongée permettant le passage d'un cours d'eau. Attesté au Québec.

OBS

vallée : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Depresión alargada en el suelo producida por la acción de procesos fluviales.

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