Lake Melville
| Lake Melville | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Land mass | Labrador Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 41 ′ N , 59 ° 45 ′ W | |
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| width | 40 km | |
| depth | with Hamilton Inlet: 140 km | |
| surface | 3 069 km² | |
| Tributaries | Churchill River , North West River , Kenamu River , Goose River , Mulligan River , Sebaskachu River , Kenemich River , English River , Main Brook | |
The Lake Melville is an inland bay on the estuary Hamilton Inlet , as an integral part thereof which is regarded by the Atlantic Ocean is connected. The bay has a water surface of 3069 km² and is subject to the tides. The mean water level is 3.5 m .
Lake Melville is referred to as Atatshuinapek by the Innu who still live here today .
Together with the Hamilton Inlet, it extends 140 km inland to the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and thus forms the largest estuary in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Its major tributaries are the Churchill River and the North West River . Lake Melville and Hamilton Inlet are surrounded by mountain ranges. The main settlements are Happy Valley-Goose Bay, North West River and Sheshatshiu .
A ferry service connects Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Cartwright and Rigolet on Hamilton Inlet. Lake Melville was named after the British politician Viscount Melville (1742-1811).
Web links
- Lake Melville at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 03PD001