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ILES SANDWICH SUD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- South Sandwich Islands
1, record 1, English, South%20Sandwich%20Islands
correct, plural, South America
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of volcanic islands, dependant of the Falklands and so named from the sub-Atlantic "South Sandwich Trench". 2, record 1, English, - South%20Sandwich%20Islands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Do not confuse with the Sandwich Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean that became the State of Hawaii in 1959. 2, record 1, English, - South%20Sandwich%20Islands
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- îles Sandwich du Sud
1, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%20du%20Sud
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, South America
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- îles Sandwich-du-Sud 2, record 1, French, %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%2Ddu%2DSud
see observation, feminine noun, plural, South America
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel britannique de l'océan Austral en relation avec la subduction de la plaque atlantique sous la plaque Scotia. (Le mouvement de prolongement est souligné par la présence de la «fosse des Sandwich du Sud»). [...] L'archipel lui-même, dépendance des Malouines, est formé d'îles volcaniques, culminant à 1 371 mètres. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Archipel de l'Atlantique-Sud, sous la dépendance des forces britanniques, situé à l'extrême sud de l'océan Atlantique à 1 000 km au sud-est de la Géorgie du Sud (dépendance de la Grande-Bretagne). 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec les îles Sandwich, archipel de huit îles principales, devenu l'État d'Hawaii (des États-Unis) en 1959. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La graphie sans trait d'union est préférable puisqu'il s'agit du nom d'entités naturelles et non celui d'un territoire indépendant. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%20du%20Sud
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Le générique du nom d'îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%AEles%20Sandwich%20du%20Sud
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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