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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

  • James Bay / baie Ja

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