Lac Le Moyne

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Lac Le Moyne
Geographical location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Tributaries from Lac Hérodier
Drain to Lac Kasakamisu
Data
Coordinates 57 ° 4 ′  N , 68 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 4 ′  N , 68 ° 24 ′  W
Lac Le Moyne (Québec)
Lac Le Moyne
Altitude above sea level 181  m
surface 233 km²
length 64 km
width 8 kilometers

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

Lac Le Moyne is 150 km south of Ungava Bay . It is fed by the Lac Hérodier lake to the north . The elongated lake with north-south orientation has a length of 64 km and a maximum width of 8 km. It is located at an altitude of 181  m in the area of ​​the Canadian Shield . The area is 233 km². The Lac Le Moyne is drained southwards via Lac Kasakamisu , Rivière Bouvart , Lac Nachicapau , Rivière Nachicapau and Rivière Swampy Bay to the Rivière Caniapiscau .

The lake was named after Charles Le Moyne (1626–1685).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Commission de toponymie du Québec: Lac Le Moyne