Key:ref:gnbc
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 ref:gnbc
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ID in database of the Geographical Names Board of Canada 
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| Group: references |
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| https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=$1 |
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Unique ID as per the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC). They can be found in the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB).
Note that things that have names noted in both English and French will have two GNBC IDs ("features") for the same thing, for example Welland Canal (key FDBYB) and Canal Welland (key FHEOQ). One of these features is marked in the database as "Status: Official" and the other as "Status: Alternate". It is recommended to use the key of the one that has status "Official".
Per CGNDB website, the following features have GNBC keys:
- Administrative Area
- Constructed Feature
- Feature Associated with Vegetation
- Ice and Snow Feature
- Populated Place
- Terrain Feature
- Underground Feature
- Undersea and Maritime Feature
- Water Feature