Place Names Of Canada
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Author |
: George Henry Armstrong |
Publisher |
: DigiCat |
Total Pages |
: 257 |
Release |
: 2022-08-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: EAN:8596547187486 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada by : George Henry Armstrong
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada" by George Henry Armstrong. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author |
: Alan Rayburn |
Publisher |
: University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0802082939 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780802082930 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis Naming Canada by : Alan Rayburn
Discover how some of Canada's most unusual place names came to be. Seventy-six essays, including fifteen new to this edition, updated to include changes, corrections, and new names to the year 2000.
Author |
: Alan Rayburn |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 488 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105020124611 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dictionary of Canadian Place Names by : Alan Rayburn
This handy and entertaining A-Z guide explains the nomenclature of more than 5,000 cities, towns, and geographical features in Canada.
Author |
: G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg |
Publisher |
: UBC Press |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2011-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780774841702 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0774841702 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis British Columbia Place Names by : G.P. (Philip) V. Akrigg
Elephant Crossing. Houdini Needles. Miniskirt, Tickletoeteaser Tower, and Why Not Mountain. These are just some of the many names of places, rivers, mountains, and lakes that you will come across in the newest edition of British Columbia Place Names. This classic which, in its various editions, has sold over 29,000 copies, covers about 2,500 geographical features, cities, towns, and smaller communities in the province. The book abounds with fascinating historical facts, stories, and remarkable characters involved with the names of towns, cities, rivers, lakes, mountains, and islands. The selection was determined by the geographical importance of the feature as well as story of the naming. In the introduction the authors deal with the stages by which B.C. acquired its place names, the history of research into those names, and the categories into which they fall. The latter range from the honorific and commemorative to the comic and disrespectful. Aboriginal names receive particular attention. The location of each place is clearly indicated and the text is accompanied by detailed maps. Brief biographical accounts of persons with places named after them as well as an abundance of anecdotes make this a fascinating book for browsers and an invaluable resource for historians.
Author |
: Canadian Board on Geographical Names |
Publisher |
: Published for the Geographic Board by the Department of the Interior |
Total Pages |
: 154 |
Release |
: 1928 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015070267029 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Place-names of Alberta by : Canadian Board on Geographical Names
Includes names of all cities, towns, villages and municipal districts, post offices, railway stations and rivers, streams, lakes and mountains.
Author |
: David Scott |
Publisher |
: Allanburg, ON : DESPUB |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105115102894 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ontario Place Names by : David Scott
Author |
: William Baillie Hamilton |
Publisher |
: University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages |
: 516 |
Release |
: 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0802075703 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780802075703 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Place Names of Atlantic Canada by : William Baillie Hamilton
"Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Author |
: Alan Rayburn |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0195431537 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780195431537 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Place Names of Canada by : Alan Rayburn
From Abbey, SK, to Zurich, ON, this unique dictionary includes over 6200 Canadian place names. Canada's diversity is marked not just by people but by geography; this richness is reflected in names of cities, villages, rivers, lakes, mountains, and parks. And the names reflect a range oflanguages including Cree, Inuit, French, Gaelic, Spanish, Portuguese, Mi'kmaq, and Basque. Alan Rayburn's witty and highly readable entries reveal the origins of these names-from local history to military events to bizarre geographical features.An important reference handbook, a fascinating tour guide, and a history of the local all in one, this intriguing dictionary uncovers a great deal about Canada's cultural and linguistic heritage. A book that remains as full of surprises as ever (Canada narrowly escaped being named Acadia, Borealia,or Transatlantica, for example), this new edition updates the successful first edition, including the names of newly created regions such as Nunavut. New material includes a revised preface, selected references, and new introduction.
Author |
: William Lowell Putnam |
Publisher |
: Light Technology Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105031234854 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Place Names of the Canadian Alps by : William Lowell Putnam
Covers the Canadian Rocky Mountains in British Columbia and Alberta.
Author |
: Susan Hughes |
Publisher |
: Maple Tree |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2009-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 189734953X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781897349533 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (3X Downloads) |
Synopsis Let's Call It Canada by : Susan Hughes
How did places like Flin Flon, Lake Cinderella, Medicine Hat, and Deception Creek get their names? From the Wow Canada! series comes Let's Call It Canada, a fun- and fact-filled collection of stories behind the place names of Canada. Most of us probably don't give much thought to place names until we stumble across one that's really unusual, funny, or surprising, but from the naming of the country right down to the naming of its tiniest town, there is a story to be told. Readers will learn about spots named for significant landmarks and historical events, for local legends and storybook characters, and for people you might think long forgotten. An amazing, multi-layered look at the people, culture, geography, wildlife, and history of our country emerges through these stories. Let's Call It Canada will delight, educate, and inform young readers across the map with its fresh look at Canada's rich heritage.