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Record 1 2003-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ecosystems
DEF

Inland body of standing water, usually smaller than a lake.

CONT

Whitney Pond, N.B.

CONT

Newton's Pothole, Ontario.

CONT

Dugural Pit, Ont.

CONT

Moose Basin, Alt.

OBS

pit: rare; generic used in Ontario.

OBS

basin: rare; generic used in Alberta.

OBS

pit; basin: These terms were added to the official list of new generic validated after the publication of TB-176 in 1987 and is currently published in Terminology Update, Vol. 3,2 - Supplement, 1999.

OBS

pond: widely used generic in Nfld., "pond" is applied to lakes of all sizes.

OBS

pothole: few named examples; N.S., Ontario, and Man.

OBS

pond: term used by Parks Canada.

OBS

pond; pothole: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Nappe d'eau de faible profondeur et de dimension restreinte.

CONT

Étang Bourgeois, N.-É.

OBS

étang : les étangs, souvent colonisés par la végétation, sont habituellement plus profonds et plus grands que les mares, mais moins profonds et moins vastes que les lacs. Générique attesté au Québec, au N.-B. et en N.-É.

OBS

étang : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

bassin : générique non attesté au Canada dans le sens d'une nappe dormante de terre, habituellement plus petite qu'un lac. La Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) recommande toutefois de traduire «basin» par «bassin».

OBS

étang : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ecosistemas
DEF

Embalse de agua de escorrentía, en la base de montes o colinas.

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