Lac Houël

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Lac Houël
Geographical location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Data
Coordinates 57 ° 15 ′  N , 66 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 15 ′  N , 66 ° 21 ′  W
Lac Houël (Québec)
Lac Houël
Altitude above sea level 306  m
surface 28 km²
length 13 km

The Lac Houël is a lake in the north of the Canadian province of Quebec .

Lac Houël is located 150 km southeast of the Kuujjuaq settlement on Ungava Bay in the north of the Labrador Peninsula . Lac La Moinerie is 20 km north . The lake is in the area of ​​the Canadian Shield at an altitude of 306  m . The Lac Houël has a length of 13 km. Its area is 28 km². The lake is drained in a westerly direction to the Rivière Marralik .

Lac Houël was named after Louis Houel , Sieur du Petit-Pré.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Commission de toponymie du Québec: Lac Houël