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Meteorology and climate
- Glossary of hurricane terms
Source: Government of Canada - Glossary of weather and climate
Source: Government of Canada - Skywatchers weather glossary
Source: Government of Canada - Weather and meteorology glossary
Source: Government of Canada - Winter Road Terminology
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
Nature and environment
- Alberta topography glossary
Source: Heritage Community Foundation - Astronomy glossary
Source: Espace pour la vie Montréal - Complete list of French geographical terms (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec - Environment and Energy Lexicon
Source: Government of Ontario - Environmental assessment glossary
Source: Government of Nova Scotia - French-English bilingual vocabulary on soil decontamination
Source: Office québécois de la langue française - Vocabulary on sustainable development (in French only)
Source: Office québécois de la langue française - Glossary of alien plant and animal species
Source: Invasive Species Council of Manitoba - Glossary of forest fire management terms (in French only)
Source: Government of Yukon - Glossary of forestry terms (PDF)
Source: Government of British Columbia - Nature Conservancy glossary
Source: Nature Conservancy Canada - Pan-latin geomatics lexicon (PDF)
Source: Office Québécois de la langue française
Toponymy and names for inhabitants
- Alphabetic list of geographical names
Source: Government of Canada - British Columbia geographical names search
Source: Government of British Columbia - Database of Quebec place names by the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec - Demonyms: Names for the inhabitants of a region (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec - Geographical names in Canada
Source: Government of Canada - Glossary of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec - Indigenous toponymic heritage (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec - Le tour du monde en français – Database of French place names around the world (in French only)
Source: Government of Quebec - Origin of Canadian place names
Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia
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