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NORD-OUEST CANADA [1 record]

Record 1 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
OBS

The Canadian Northwest includes Yukon Territory and the Mackenzie Valley, except for the Arctic Coast .... It extends farther south and includes the region tributary to the Alaska Highway in northern British Columbia and [areas] in northern Alberta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques
DEF

Région strictement localisée à l'extrême nord-ouest du Canada.

OBS

Expression logique mais artificielle car les populations qui résident d'un côté au Yukon et de l'autre au Mackenzie ne se voient pas appartenir à une même région.

Spanish

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