Lac Tasialujjuaq

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Lac Tasialujjuaq
Geographical location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Drain Rivière Hamelin
Location close to the shore Kangirsuk
Data
Coordinates 59 ° 35 ′  N , 71 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 59 ° 35 ′  N , 71 ° 58 ′  W
Lac Tasialujjuaq (Quebec)
Lac Tasialujjuaq
Altitude above sea level 182  m
surface 162 km²
length 64 km
width 6 km

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

Lac Tasialujjuaq is located 100 km west-southwest of the settlement of Kangirsuk on Ungava Bay . The lake extends in north-south direction over a distance of 64 km. Its maximum width is 6 km. It has an area of ​​162 km² and is at an altitude of 182  m . The Rivière Hamelin drains Lac Tasialujjuaq northwards to the Rivière Arnaud .

The Inuit word Tasialujjuaq means "very large lake".

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Commission de toponymie du Québec