Lake Minto

Lake Minto (Inuktitut: Qasigialik, "where there are spotted seals") is a lake on western Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It has a total surface area of 761 square kilometres (294 sq mi) and a net area of 703 square kilometres (271 sq mi).[3]

Lake Minto
Lake Minto
Location	Baie-d'Hudson, Kativik, Quebec
Coordinates	57°13′07″N 75°00′45″W
Type	Oligotrophic
Primary inflows	Charpentier River and other rivers
Primary outflows	Leaf River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	81 km (50 mi) [1]
Max. width	22 km (14 mi) [1]
Surface area	761 km2 (294 sq mi) [2]
Surface elevation	168 m (551 ft) [2]

It was named by Canadian explorer and geologist Albert Peter Low in 1898 after Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, who was Governor General of Canada at that time.[1]

It is only some 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Hudson Bay in a valley between several rows of hills, but Lake Minto's outlet, the Leaf River, flows north-east for about 265 kilometres (165 mi) to Ungava Bay. As such, it is used by canoeists especially when crossing Ungava from west to east.[1][4][5]

It is considered one of the most beautiful lakes in northern Quebec.[1]