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Record 1 2018-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
  • Ecosystems
DEF

[A] region roughly centered on the point where the Rocky Mountains straddle the Canada-USA international boundary; where waters flow in three separate drainages to Hudson Bay, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

[Région] dont le centre est situé environ au point où les montagnes Rocheuses chevauchent la frontière internationale entre le Canada et les É.-U., où l'eau s'écoule dans trois bassins-versants distincts vers la baie d'Hudson, l'océan Atlantique et l'océan Pacifique.

Spanish

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