Snegamook Lake
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Snegamook Lake is located in Newfoundland and Labrador  Snegamook Lake | |
| Location | Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Coordinates | 54°32′28″N 61°27′03″W / 54.54111°N 61.45083°WCoordinates: 54°32′28″N 61°27′03″W / 54.54111°N 61.45083°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Primary outflows | Kanairiktok River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Max. width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Snegamook Lake is a lake in central Labrador (in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador). The lake lies within the easternmost part of the Canadian Shield and is about 22 km long, 7 km wide, at elevation 130 m AMSL and is located at 54°32′28″N 61°27′03″W / 54.54111°N 61.45083°W
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The lake drained by the Kanairiktok River, over a waterfall at the lake's eastern end, to the Atlantic via Kanairiktok Bay.
Located within the Central Mineral Belt (of Labrador) the area has been prospected for minerals since the 1920s, with a current[when?] focus on copper-gold and uranium deposits. The region is mostly uninhabited and access to Snegamook Lake is by floatplane or helicopter (out of Goose Bay, Labrador). Some[who?] manage to travel by canoe or dogsled.[citation needed]
The name is derived from the Innu-aimun Ashtunekamiku, meaning Canoe Building Shelter.
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