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Querying Geographical Names of Canada
Query by name

Important notice for query users !

Use this page to query the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB). Type the name of a city, town, lake (or any other geographical feature), specify the type of feature you are searching for and the Province or Territory where it is located, and click "Submit Query". This will send a query to the CGNDB and return a list of places or features with the name you specified.

  1. Key in a Canadian geographical place name:

    Do you want all "wildcard" combinations?



  2. Choose feature type(s): (optional - default is ALL)


  3. Choose the type of GeoNames query:
    Current    Formerly official    Undersea features

  4. Choose a Province or Territory: (optional - default is ALL)
    Alberta
    British Columbia
    Prince Edward Island
    Manitoba
    Newfoundland and Labrador
    New Brunswick
    Northwest Territories
    Nova Scotia
    Nunavut
    Quebec
    Ontario
    Saskatchewan
    Yukon


  5. Group query results by:
    Geographical name
            (alphabetical)
    Feature type   Region


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Note: Queries of the CGNDB are not available on Sundays from 0200-0600 EST.

Date Modified: 2007-12-28

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