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CHAINE RIGAUD-SHEFFORD [2 records]

Record 1 1994-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

The remaining eight hills [of the Rigaud-Shefford chain], much steeper and including Montreal's Mount Royal (759 feet a.s.l.), are generally referred to as the Monteregians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Les huit autres collines [de la chaîne Rigaud-Shefford] dont le mont Royal à Montréal(759 pieds) sont plus articulées et sont désignées par le terme générique de Montérégiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
OBS

(...) eleven hills, the Rigaud-Shefford Chain [in the St. Lawrence lowland], strung out along a slightly curved axis striking east-west.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques
OBS

Onze collines, la chaîne Rigaud-Shefford, alignées sur un axe incurvé est-ouest dominent brutalement la plaine [de Montréal dans les basses terres du Saint-Laurent]

Spanish

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