Lac Minto
| Lac Minto | ||
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| Geographical location | Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| Tributaries | Rivière Charpentier | |
| Drain | Rivière aux Feuilles | |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 13 ′ N , 75 ° 1 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 168 m | |
| surface | 703 km² (including islands 761 km²) | |
| length | 81 km | |
| width | 22 km | |
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Lac Minto ( English Lake Minto ; Inuktitut : Qasigialik ("where there are Largha seals ")) is a lake in the west of the Ungava Peninsula , in the Nunavik region in the Canadian province of Québec .
It has a total area (including islands) of 761 km² and a water area of 703 km².
It was named by the Canadian explorer and geologist Albert Peter Low in 1898 after Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto , who was Governor General of Canada at the time.
It is located just 60 km east of Hudson Bay in a valley framed by several ranges of hills. Its outflow, the Rivière aux Feuilles , flows about 265 km northeast to Ungava Bay . It is therefore suitable for canoeists who want to cross the Ungava Peninsula in an easterly direction.
It is considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in northern Québec.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Lac Minto ( French ) Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Northern Ungava Canoe Expedition
- ↑ http://www.nrsweb.com/services/newsletter/2007/rtnStory_0207b.asp Crossing the Ungava
