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Tyrrell, Joseph Burr
(Encyclopedia)Tyrrell, Joseph Burr tĭrˈəl [key], 1858–1957, Canadian explorer and geologist, b. Ontario. In 1881 he joined the Canadian Geological Survey as an explorer and in 1883 accompanied G. M. Dawson on ...Springhill
(Encyclopedia)Springhill, town (1991 pop. 4,373), N N.S., Canada. Located in a region of mixed farming and lumbering, it was formerly an active coal-mining center. ...Albany, Fort
(Encyclopedia)Albany, Fort: see Fort Albany, Canada. ...Akimiski
(Encyclopedia)Akimiski, island: see James Bay, Canada. ...Noranda
(Encyclopedia)Noranda: see Rouyn-Noranda, Que., Canada. ...Murray Bay
(Encyclopedia)Murray Bay, Canada: see La Malbaie. ...Bagotville
(Encyclopedia)Bagotville: see La Baie, Que., Canada. ...McMurray
(Encyclopedia)McMurray, Alta., Canada: see Fort McMurray. ...Kemano Dam
(Encyclopedia)Kemano Dam: see Nechako, river, Canada. ...Laurentian Plateau
(Encyclopedia)Laurentian Plateau, Canada: see Canadian Shield. ...Browse by Subject
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