Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake

Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake is a lake of Manitoba.[1] The name is Cree for "where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks." It is the longest place name in Canada at 31 letters long.[2] It is located just southeast of Red Sucker Lake in northeastern Manitoba, near its border with Ontario.

References

  1. ↑ Geonames
  2. ↑ Colombo, John Robert (1 September 1988). 1001 Questions about Canada. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-25040-5. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

Coordinates: 54°1′42″N 93°32′1″W / 54.02833°N 93.53361°W / 54.02833; -93.53361

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