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Lacs des Loups Marins
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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.
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Location | Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
Coordinates | 56°31′36″N 73°32′43″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 |
References | [1][2][3][4] |
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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.[5]