Lac Nantais

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Lac Nantais
Geographical location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Drain Rivière Arpalirtuq
Data
Coordinates 60 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 60 ° 59 ′  N , 74 ° 0 ′  W
Lac Nantais (Quebec)
Lac Nantais
Altitude above sea level 367  m
surface 262 km²
length 78 km
width 9 km

The Lac Nantais is a lake in the north of the Ungava Peninsula in the Canadian province of Quebec .

The lake is 160 km south of the Hudson Strait and 30 km south of the Parc national des Pingualuit . The elongated lake with west-east orientation has a strongly structured shoreline. It has a length of 78 km and a width of 9 km. The lake area is 262 km². The lake is located in the area of ​​the Canadian Shield at an altitude of about 367  m . Lac Nantais is drained from the Rivière Arpalirtuq , which leaves it at Goulet Qurngualuk , to Lac Klotz 40 km south .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Commission de toponymie du Québec - Lac Nantais