Lac Tassialouc

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Lac Tassialouc
Geographical location Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada)
Drain Rivière Tassialouc
Data
Coordinates 59 ° 4 ′  N , 73 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 59 ° 4 ′  N , 73 ° 54 ′  W
Lac Tassialouc (Québec)
Lac Tassialouc
Altitude above sea level 174  m
length 20 km
width 15 km

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

Lac Tassialouc is located 40 km south of Lac Payne in the southern central part of the Ungava Peninsula . The lake is in the area of ​​the Canadian Shield at an altitude of about 174  m . The Rivière Tassialouc drains the lake on its north bank and flows north to Lac Payne. The island-rich lake has a length of 20 km and a width of 15 km.

The name Tassialouc comes from the Inuktitut language and means "big lake".

Individual evidence

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