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Geographical Names Board of Canada

national committee which authorizes Canadian geographic names
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Geographical Names Board of Canada

Summary

Geographical Names Board of Canada is a geographic names board[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (geographic_names_board category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Geographical Names Board of Canada is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's instance of is recorded as geographic names board[4].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122161436[5].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125441958[6].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005097153[7].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's chairperson is recorded as Connie Wyatt Anderson[8].
  • +1897-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Geographical Names Board of Canada[9].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cpf_0[10].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's official website is recorded as https://natural-resources.canada.ca/maps-tools-publications/maps/geographical-names-board-canada[11].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's official website is recorded as https://ressources-naturelles.canada.ca/carte-outils-publications/cartes/commission-toponymie-canada[12].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][13].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/place-names/about-geographical-names-board-canada/11084[14].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's described at URL is recorded as https://www.rncan.gc.ca/sciences-terre/geographie/noms-lieux/sujet-commission-toponymie-canada/11085[15].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Commission de toponymie du Canada'}[16].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geographical Names Board of Canada'}[17].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+54882'}[18].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GNBC'}[19].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CTC'}[20].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's FAST ID is recorded as 1542263[21].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00601660n[22].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's language used is recorded as English[23].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's language used is recorded as French[24].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's Canadian Encyclopedia article ID is recorded as canadian-permanent-committee-on-geographical-names[25].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's Canadiana Name Authority ID is recorded as ncf10470364[26].
  • Geographical Names Board of Canada's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39QH7JmtjFWcBJFG3DVHwBp7R[27].

Body

Founding

+1897-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Geographical Names Board of Canada[9].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Commission de toponymie du Canada'}[16] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Geographical Names Board of Canada'}[17]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GNBC'}[19] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CTC'}[20].

Leadership

Geographical Names Board of Canada's chairperson is recorded as Connie Wyatt Anderson[8].

Why It Matters

Geographical Names Board of Canada draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (geographic_names_board category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . natural-resources.canada.ca. Retrieved . natural-resources.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Alexa Internet. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . BabelNet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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