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ALASKA PENINSULA [1 record]

Record 1 2014-10-01

English

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

A long, narrow extension (500 miles long) of southwest Alaska, between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, with the Aleutian Islands extending southwest from its tip.

OBS

Alaska Peninsula: Not to be confused with "Alaska Panhandle," the southeastern portion of the State of Alaska, which lies west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Péninsule constituant l'extrémité sud-ouest de l'Alaska, étirée en direction des îles Aléoutiennes, qui la prolongent.

OBS

péninsule de l'Alaska; péninsule d'Alaska : Ne pas confondre avec la «bande côtière de l'Alaska» (Alaska Panhandle), la partie sud-est de l'État de l'Alaska qui s'étend à l'ouest de la moitié nord de la province canadienne de la Colombie-Britannique.

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, le générique porte la minuscule.

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