Lac Saffray

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Lac Saffray
Geographical location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Tributaries Rivière Marralik , Rivière Danguy
Drain Rivière Marralik
Data
Coordinates 57 ° 36 ′  N , 67 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 36 ′  N , 67 ° 4 ′  W
Lac Saffray (Quebec)
Lac Saffray
Altitude above sea level 166  m
surface 37 km²
length 17 km
width 5 km
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The Lac Saffray is a lake in the north of the Canadian province of Quebec .

Lac Saffray is located in the north of the Labrador Peninsula south of Ungava Bay . Lac Saffray is located in the area of ​​the Canadian Shield at an altitude of about 166  m . The Rivière Marralik flows through it in a northerly direction. The Rivière Danguy flows into its east bank . The Lac Saffray has an area of ​​37 km².

The lake was named after Augustin de Saffray de Mézy (~ 1635-1665), between 1663 and 1665 Governor of New France .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Commission de toponymie du Québec: Lac Saffray