Manitoba memorial lakes
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Manitoba memorial lakes
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In 1945 the Geographical Names Board of Canada began a program to name previously unofficially named features after casualties from all three branches of the Canadian armed forces. With around 100,000 lakes, most without names, Manitoba has been an enthusiastic adopter of the program. In 1995 the project to commemorate the 4,000 Manitoba casualties from the Second World War by naming lakes, islands and bays after them was completed. The province has had a full-time toponymist since 1971 to manag
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba_memorial_lakes
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2020-05-13T03:51:32Z
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