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The toponym "Mégiscane" is of
Algonquin origin and refers to a river, a lake, a dam and a locality. This Algonquin term translates as fish hook or bait. Testimonies of the time reveal that the Algonquins were fishing at the line intensively on the Mégiscane River. This toponym includes several
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the southern part of the lake is 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) (including the strait connecting it to the central part) and its maximum width is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The Bay of Wolves is located on the west
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the central part has a length of 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) by 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) of maximum width. It has a large island of 32 kilometres (20 mi) with 18 kilometres (11 mi) at its
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the northern part has a length of 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi), with a maximum width of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). Lake
Arlette flows into the northern part.
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The shape of Lake Mégiscane is very complex. This lake is made in length (from south-west to north-east), with three important enlargements:
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Verifications done on June 24, 2014, by the historian Gaétan
Veillette (Saint-Hubert, QC) from the maps published on the Google Map website.
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The toponym "Lac Mégiscane" was inscribed on
December 5, 1968, at the Bank of Place Names of the
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Lake Mégiscane flows through the north of its central part, into the river of the same name.
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spellings according to the explorers' reports: Megiskan, Métiskan and Métiscan.
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in the West, Kamiskonamebanikâk, Kâmâkociwak, Maricourt and
Berthelot lakes.
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to the east, the lakes
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103:48.58528°N 75.86583°W
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378:Senneterre (parish)
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