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geographical names: names of pan-Canadian significance
The 81 names of pan-Canadian significance established by the Treasury Board of Canada (Circular 1983-58) have well-known forms in both English and French. For the purposes of federal government publications, both forms are considered official.
A
- Abitibi, Lake / lac Abitibi
- Anticosti Island / île d’Anticosti
- Appalachian Mountains / les Appalaches
- Arctic Ocean / océan Arctique
- Athabasca Lake / lac Athabasca
- Athabasca River / rivière Athabasca
- Atlantic Ocean / océan Atlantique
B
- Baffin Bay / baie de Baffin
- Baffin Island / île de Baffin
- Beaufort Sea / mer de Beaufort
- Belle Isle, Strait of / détroit de Belle-Isle
- British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique
C
- Cabot Strait / détroit de Cabot
- Cape Breton Island / île du Cap-Breton
- Chaleur Bay / baie des Chaleurs
- Champlain, Lake / lac Champlain
- Churchill River (Man.) / rivière Churchill
- Churchill River (N.L.) / fleuve Churchill
- Coast Mountains / chaîne Côtière
- Columbia River / fleuve Columbia
D
- Davis Strait / détroit de Davis
E
- Ellesmere Island / île d’Ellesmere
- Erie, Lake / lac Érié
F
- Franklin, District of / district de Franklin
- Fraser River / fleuve Fraser
- Fundy, Baie of / baie de Fundy
G
- Georgian Bay / baie Georgienne
- Great Bear Lake / Grand lac de l’Ours
- Great Slave Lake / Grand lac des Esclaves
H
- Hudson Bay / baie d’Hudson
- Hudson Strait / détroit d’Hudson
- Huron, Lake / lac Huron
J
K
- Keewatin, District of / district de Keewatin
L
- Labrador Sea / mer du Labrador
- Laurentian Mountains / les Laurentides
M
- Mackenzie, District of / district de Mackenzie
- Mackenzie River / fleuve Mackenzie
- Manitoba, Lake / lac Manitoba
- Michigan, Lake / lac Michigan (not actually in Canada)
N
- Nelson River / fleuve Nelson
- New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
- Niagara Falls / chutes Niagara
- Nipigon, Lake / lac Nipigon
- Nipissing, Lake / lac Nipissing
- North Saskatchewan River / rivière Saskatchewan Nord
- Northumberland Strait / détroit de Northumberland
- Northwest Territories / Territoires du Nord-Ouest
- Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
O
- Ontario, Lake / lac Ontario
- Ottawa River / rivière des Outaouais
P
- Pacific Ocean / océan Pacifique
- Peace River / rivière de la Paix
- Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Q
- Quebec (province) / Québec (province)
- Queen Charlotte Islands / îles de la Reine-Charlotte
- Queen Elizabeth Islands / îles de la Reine-Élisabeth
R
- Rainy Lake / lac à la Pluie
- Rainy River / rivière à la Pluie
- Red River / rivière Rouge
- Restigouche River / rivière Restigouche
- Rocky Mountains / montagnes Rocheuses
S
- Sable Island / île de Sable
- Saguenay River / rivière Saguenay
- St. Clair, Lake / lac Sainte-Claire
- Saint John River / rivière Saint-Jean
- St. Lawrence River / fleuve Saint-Laurent
- St. Lawrence, Gulf of / golfe du Saint-Laurent
- Saskatchewan River / rivière Saskatchewan
- South Saskatchewan River / rivière Saskatchewan Sud
- Superior, Lake / lac Supérieur
T
- Timiskaming, Lake / lac Témiscamingue
U
- Ungava Bay / baie d’Ungava
V
- Vancouver Island / île de Vancouver
W
- Winnipeg, Lake / lac Winnipeg
- Winnipegosis, Lake / lac Winnipegosis
- Winnipeg River / rivière Winnipeg
- Woods, Lake of the / lac des Bois
Y
- Yukon River / fleuve Yukon
- Yukon Territory / Territoire du Yukon
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