Querying Canadian Geographical Names

Name : Bear Island
Status : Official
Prov./ Terr. : Nunavut
Feature type : Island
Generic : Island
Location :
Latitude - Longitude : 62º 27' N, 64º 17' W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) : 62.4500000, -64.2832999
Datum : NAD83
Coordinate Accuracy (metres) : 2000
Map : 025I08
Relevance at Scale : 50000
CGNDB Unique Identifier : OABVA
Feature Id : 0c75cb86849c20c3ddd2ebb318583752
Decision Date : 1946-01-29
Effective Date :
Approval Date :
Data Provider : NU Geographical Names Program


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