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BAIE RED [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Red Island
1, record 1, English, Red%20Island
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An unincorporated area on the island of the same name, in Placentia Bay, in Newfoundland and Labrador. 2, record 1, English, - Red%20Island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 47° 24' 0" N, 54° 9' 23" W (Newfoundland and Labrador). 1, record 1, English, - Red%20Island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the gazetteer of the corresponding province or territory according to the incorporation act of the entity. 2, record 1, English, - Red%20Island
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Red Island
1, record 1, French, Red%20Island
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lieu non organisé sur l'île Red, dans la baie Placentia, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. 2, record 1, French, - Red%20Island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 47° 24’ 0" N, 54° 9’ 23" O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador). 1, record 1, French, - Red%20Island
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d’un lieu habité n’a qu’une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au répertoire de la province ou du territoire correspondant et qui tient de l’acte d’incorporation de l’entité. 2, record 1, French, - Red%20Island
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Heritage
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Red Bay
1, record 2, English, Red%20Bay
correct, see observation, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name of a bay, "Red Bay", thus an uninhabited place. The "Red Bay National Historic Site (Nfld.)", a national historic site not managed by Parks Canada, is named after the inhabited Red Bay and not after one of the three bays of the same name "Red Bay - baie Red [CUENGO Rule 1.]" in Newfoundland. 2, record 2, English, - Red%20Bay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 51°44' 56°25' (Newfoundland). Coordinates: 52°34' 55°47' (Newfoundland). Coordinates: 56°31' 61°19' (Newfoundland). 1, record 2, English, - Red%20Bay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Patrimoine
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- baie Red
1, record 2, French, baie%20Red
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom d’une baie, la «baie Red» [Règle 1.-CUENGO], donc d’un lieu non habité. Le «lieu historique national de Red Bay(T.-N.) », un lieu historique national non géré par Parcs Canada, est nommé d’après le Red Bay habité et non d’après l'une des trois entités non habitées du même nom, «Red Bay-baie Red [Règle 1.-CUENGO]», que l'on retrouve à Terre-Neuve. 1, record 2, French, - baie%20Red
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 51°44’ 56°25’ (Terre-Neuve). Coordonnées : 52°34’ 55°47’ (Terre-Neuve). Coordonnées : 56°31’ 61°19’ (Terre-Neuve). 2, record 2, French, - baie%20Red
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans un texte suivi, l’utilisation de la minuscule au générique est de rigueur; dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation, le générique porte la majuscule. 1, record 2, French, - baie%20Red
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Red Bay
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
- Heritage
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Red Bay
1, record 3, English, Red%20Bay
correct, see observation, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name of an incorporated community, thus an inhabited place; the specific in "Red Bay National Historic Site (Nfdl.)", a national historic site not managed by Parks Canada but whose name was adopted at the meeting of March 16, 1992, of the Toponymy and Terminology Committee of Parks Canada. The national historic site is named after the inhabited Red Bay and not after one of the three uninhabited place of the same name, "Red Bay - baie Red [CUENGO Rule 1.]". 2, record 3, English, - Red%20Bay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 51°44' 56°25' (Newfoundland). 1, record 3, English, - Red%20Bay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In Canada (with two exceptions as of December 31, 1995), the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which form is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory according to the Incorporation Act of the entity. 2, record 3, English, - Red%20Bay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
- Patrimoine
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Red Bay
1, record 3, French, Red%20Bay
correct, see observation, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom d’une agglomération constituée, donc d’un lieu habité; spécifique dans «lieu historique national de Red Bay(T.-N.) », un lieu historique national non géré par Parcs Canada mais dont le nom a été adopté à la réunion du 16 mars 1992 du Comité de toponymie et de terminologie de Parcs Canada. Le lieu historique national est nommé d’après le Red Bay habité et non d’après l'une des trois entités non habitées du même nom, «Red Bay(source «f»)-baie Red [Règle 1.-CUENGO]». 2, record 3, French, - Red%20Bay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 51°44’ 56°25’ (Terre-Neuve). 1, record 3, French, - Red%20Bay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au Canada (sauf deux exceptions au 31 décembre 1995), le nom d’un lieu habité n’a qu’une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire et qui tient de l’Acte d’incorporation de l’entité. 2, record 3, French, - Red%20Bay
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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