Lake Matagami

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Geography

Located in a marshy area of northern Quebec, the lake created by the meeting of the rivers Allard, Bell, Gouault, the Canet and Waswanipi. This lake is about Script error: No such module "convert". wide, with a length of Script error: No such module "convert". and an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..

History

Matagami Lake has long been used as a transportation route in the fur trade from the 18th century to the 20th century by the Hudson's Bay Company.

Toponymy

In Cree, "matagami" means "meeting of waters", in reference to the large rivers that join.[1]

See also

Notes and references

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