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WHITE NILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- White Nile
1, record 1, English, White%20Nile
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A state of the Sudan. 2, record 1, English, - White%20Nile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
SD-NW: code recognized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - White%20Nile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Nil Blanc
1, record 1, French, Nil%20Blanc
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État du Soudan. 2, record 1, French, - Nil%20Blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
SD-NW : code reconnu par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - Nil%20Blanc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- White Nile
1, record 2, English, White%20Nile
correct, Africa
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flows E to confluence, 1652 m. from Owen Falls Dam, with Sobat (from highlands of SW Ethiopia). 1, record 2, English, - White%20Nile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
or Arab. Bahr al-Abyad 1, record 2, English, - White%20Nile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Nil Blanc
1, record 2, French, Nil%20Blanc
correct, Africa
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bahr el-Abiad, en ar. al-Bahr al-Abyad 1, record 2, French, - Nil%20Blanc
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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