Lac Albanel
| Lac Albanel | ||
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| Geographical location | Jamésie , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| Tributaries | Rivière Témiscamie | |
| Drain | to Lac Mistassini → Rivière Rupert | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 2 ′ N , 73 ° 6 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 389 m | |
| surface | 407 km² | |
| length | 88 km | |
| width | 7 km | |
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The Lac Albanel is a lake a few kilometers east of the larger Lac Mistassini in the center of the Labrador Peninsula in the region Jamesie the Canadian province of Quebec .
The lake has a water area of 407 km², according to other sources a net area of 425 km² and a total area including islands of 444 km².
Lac Albanel is a 88 km long and 7 km wide lake that runs east of the parallel Lac Mistassini. Its main tributary is the Rivière Témiscamie . The lake has a drain to Lac Mistassini, which is drained by the Rivière Rupert . The northern end of Quebec Route 167 ends on the banks of Lac Albanel. The lake is completely contained in the 16,400 km² Réserve faunique des Lacs-Albanel-Mistassini-et-Waconichi .
etymology
The lake was originally called Petit lac Mistassini because it runs parallel to its larger neighbor, Lac Mistassini. In 1910 the lake was renamed in honor of Charles Albanel , who discovered it in 1672. Other name variations are: Lac Aubanel , Petit lac Mistassini , Lac Mistassiniche .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Albanel
- ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lac Albanel ( Memento of October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )