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YELLOWKNIFE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-03-04

English

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

The city of Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories and the territory's only city. It sits on the Canadian Shield, on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, and about 400 km south of the Arctic Circle.

OBS

Coordinates: 62° 27' 13" N, 114° 22' 12" W.

OBS

"City of Yellowknife" refers to the administrative entity, and "city of Yellowknife," to the inhabited place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

La ville de Yellowknife est la capitale des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, en plus d'être la seule ville du territoire. Sise sur le Bouclier canadien, elle est située sur la rive nord du Grand lac des Esclaves, à environ 400 km au sud du cercle arctique.

OBS

Coordonnées : 62° 27' 13" N, 114° 22' 12" O.

OBS

«Ville de Yellowknife» réfère à l'entité administrative, et «ville de Yellowknife», au lieu habité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (Canadá)
OBS

No existe consenso entre los autores sobre el género de los nombres de ciudades y provincias. Aunque algunos sostienen que los nombres que terminan en -a son femeninos y los que terminan en otra vocal o consonante son masculinos, generalmente se hace la concordancia con el sustantivo femenino ciudad, o provincia, según sea el caso.

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