Lac Bourdel

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Lac Bourdel
Geographical location Nunavik region in North du Québec , Québec (Canada)
Drain to the Lacs des Loups Marins
Data
Coordinates 56 ° 43 ′  N , 74 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 56 ° 43 ′  N , 74 ° 10 ′  W
Lac Bourdel (Québec)
Lac Bourdel
Altitude above sea level 249  m
surface 139 km²
length 34 km
width 11 km

particularities

Freshwater seals

Lac Bourdel is a lake in the Canadian province of Québec , in the Nunavik region in north du Québec . The 139 km² large lake is approximately 135 km east of Hudson Bay . It has a length of 34 km and a width of 11 km. Its outflow flows 25 km east of the lake into the Lacs des Loups Marins , which are drained by the Rivière Nastapoka river.

The Cree call Lac Bourdel "Achikunipis", which means something like "small seal lake".

The lake, along with neighboring lakes, is home to a population of ungava seals ( Phoca vitulina mellonae ).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Bourdel