| Lacs des Loups Marins | |
|---|---|
 NASA image of Lacs des Loups Marins | |
  Lacs des Loups Marins Location in Quebec | |
| Location | Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 56°31′36″N 73°32′43″W / 56.52667°N 73.54528°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] |
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.
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]
- ^ "World Lake Database (Des Loups Marin)". Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- ^ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Lacs des Loups Marins)". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Quebec Region Science Advisory Report 2008/062)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-04-05.