Lacs des Loups Marins facts for kids
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 Lacs des Loups Marins
Location in Quebec
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| Location | Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 56°31′36″N 73°32′43″W / 56.52667°N 73.54528°W |
| Primary outflows | Nastapoka River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 84 km (52 mi) |
| Max. width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 576 km2 (222 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Frozen | November to June |
Lacs des Loups Marins is a lake in the north of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located about 150 km east of Hudson Bay and about 20 km northeast of Lac à l'Eau Claire.
The name comes from its population of harbour seals (fr: loups marins or phoques). They belong to Phoca vitulina mellonae, the only seal subtype in Canada that lives year-round in fresh water.
History
The lake was known as Lower Seal Lake then Seal Lake until 1967 when it was named Lacs des Loups Marins. It was named after the seals that live on the shores and in the lake. The Cree called the lake Musiwaw Achikunipi (lake of seals in the tundra).
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