Lake Minto

Lake Minto
Lake Minto
	Lake Minto
Location	Baie-d'Hudson, Kativik, Quebec
Coordinates	57°13′07″N 75°00′45″W / 57.21861°N 75.01250°WCoordinates: 57°13′07″N 75°00′45″W / 57.21861°N 75.01250°W
Type	Oligotrophic
Primary inflows	Charpentier River and other rivers
Primary outflows	Leaf River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	81 km (50 mi)
Max. width	22 km (14 mi)
Surface area	761 km2 (294 sq mi)
Surface elevation	168 m (551 ft)

Lake Minto (Inuktitut: Qasigialik, "where there are spotted seals") is a lake on western Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It has a total surface area of 761 square kilometres (294 sq mi) and a net area of 703 square kilometres (271 sq mi).^[3]

It was named by Canadian explorer and geologist Albert Peter Low in 1898 after Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, who was Governor General of Canada at that time.^[1]

It is only some 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Hudson Bay in a valley between several rows of hills, but Lake Minto's outlet, the Leaf River, flows north-east for about 265 kilometres (165 mi) to Ungava Bay. As such, it is used by canoeists especially when crossing Ungava from west to east.^[1]^[4]^[5]

It is considered one of the most beautiful lakes in northern Quebec.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lac Minto" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Statistics Canada > summary tables > Principal lakes, elevation and area, by provinces and territories Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Lakes Archived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2011-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Northern Ungava Canoe Expedition
^ http://www.nrsweb.com/services/newsletter/2007/rtnStory_0207b.asp Crossing the Ungava

[toponymie-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lac Minto" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-13.

[stats-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Statistics Canada > summary tables > Principal lakes, elevation and area, by provinces and territories Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine

[Atlas-3] Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Lakes Archived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2011-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Northern Ungava Canoe Expedition

[5] ttp://www.nrsweb.com/services/newsletter/2007/rtnStory_0207b.asp Crossing the Ungava

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