Tukuk-OS🌊 Payne Lake (Quebec)
Canada · Americas · 134 m · 59.40°N, 73.82°W
Payne Lake is a lake on the Ungava Peninsula of northern Quebec, and the main source of the Arnaud River. It lies at an elevation of 130 metres (430 ft) and is 103 kilometres (64 mi) long and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) wide, covering an area of 513 square kilometres (198 sq mi). The lake is named after Frank F. Payne, an English-born meteorologist who explored and operated a weather station in the Hudson Strait area in the 1880s. The Inuit call the lake Tasirruaq, or the great lake.
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Quick facts
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Surface elevation | 134 m above sea level |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 59.40°N, 73.82°W · view on map |
Payne Lake (Quebec) sits at 134 m in Canada, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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