Nipigon, Lake

Nipigon, Lake
geographical name lake Canada in W Ontario N of Lake Superior area 1870 square miles (4862 square kilometers)

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  • Nipigon, Lake — Lake, Ontario, Canada. Located north of Lake Superior and northeast of Thunder Bay, it is about 70 mi (110 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide and has an area of 1,870 sq mi (4,840 sq km). It lies at an elevation of 1,050 ft (320 m) and has a maximum …   Universalium

  • Nipigon,Lake — Nip·i·gon (nĭpʹĭ gŏn ), Lake A lake of southwest central Ontario, Canada, north of Lake Superior. It is a popular resort center. * * * …   Universalium

  • Nipigon Lake —    Discovered by Charles de Greysolon, Sieur de La Tourette, brother of Du Lhut, about 1678. Built several trading posts on or near the lake, between 1678 and 1686. La Vérendrye had charge of these forts in 1727 1728, and acquired there much of… …   The makers of Canada

  • lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …   Universalium

  • Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …   Universalium

  • Lake Nipigon — Location Ontario Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Nipigon River — Nipigon RiverVorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ fehlt Lage Thunder Bay District in Ontario (Kanada) Flusssystem Sankt Lorenz Strom Abfluss über …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nipigon — Lage in Ontario …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lake Michigan — Landsat …   Wikipedia

  • Nipigon (disambiguation) — Nipigon can refer to: Places in Thunder Bay District of Ontario, Canada Nipigon Township Lake Nipigon Nipigon River Nipigon Bay Nipigon Embayment Canadian Navy ships HMCS Nipigon (J154), a Bangor class minesweeper that served in World… …   Wikipedia

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