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What is LACs practice when you have two identical geographic names, one a geographic area and the other a municipality occupying that area?

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What is LACs practice when you have two identical geographic names, one a geographic area and the other a municipality occupying that area?

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It has been the practice in some provinces divided into geographic areas such as townships or counties for these units also to be the municipalities whose names and area are then the same as the geographic area. While the Geographical Names of Canada database may contain a listing for both the geographic area (described as “Geographical area”) and the municipality (described as “Other municipal/district area”), in AMICUS, create only one name heading for use as a subject access point rather than two separate headings. Examples: Middlesex (Ont.) not Middlesex (Ont. : Geographic county) Middlesex (Ont. : County municipality) Annapolis (N.S.) not Annapolis (N.S. : Geographic county) Annapolis (N.S. : Municipal county) Wilmot (Ont.) not Wilmot (Ont. : Geographic township) Wilmot (Ont.