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FRANCHISE EMBARQUEMENT TETE LACS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Special Water Transport
- Ports
- Transport of Goods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lakehead fobbing
1, record 1, English, Lakehead%20fobbing
see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lakehead: A common designation for: (a) Thunder Bay, Ontario and its administrative region, and (b) the hydrographic bassin of the Upper Lake Superior, the head of the Great Lakes. The first is meant on this record. 2, record 1, English, - Lakehead%20fobbing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transports par bateaux spéciaux
- Ports
- Transport de marchandises
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- franchise d'embarquement à la Tête-des-Grands-Lacs
1, record 1, French, franchise%20d%27embarquement%20%C3%A0%20la%20T%C3%AAte%2Ddes%2DGrands%2DLacs
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- franchise d'embarquement à la Tête-des-Lacs 1, record 1, French, franchise%20d%27embarquement%20%C3%A0%20la%20T%C3%AAte%2Ddes%2DLacs
correct, see observation, feminine noun, regional
- franchise d'embarquement à la Tête des lacs 2, record 1, French, franchise%20d%27embarquement%20%C3%A0%20la%20T%C3%AAte%20des%20lacs
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle la ville de Thunder Bay (Ontario) et sa région administrative, la «Tête-des-Grands-Lacs» ou, régionalement, la «Tête-des-Lacs», cette ville étant à la tête du lac Supérieur, lui-même à la tête du réseau des Grands Lacs. Le bassin hydrographique qui constitue la source d'alimentation première des Grands Lacs se nomme la «tête des Grands Lacs» ou, régionalement, la «tête des Lacs». Dans le contexte présent, c'est de la région terrestre dont il est question. 1, record 1, French, - franchise%20d%27embarquement%20%C3%A0%20la%20T%C3%AAte%2Ddes%2DGrands%2DLacs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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