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Rivière Machisipi

Feature
Point
Name Rivière Machisipi
Indigenous Language of Origin East Cree, Northern
Toponymic Feature ID 0f2b87bfd1e011d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key EKBNH
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Waskaganish; Nord-du-Québec
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 51° 18′ 42″ N, 78° 40′ 15″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 51.311667, -78.670833
NTS Map Number 032M07
Relevance at Scale 1:250 000
Decision Date 1983-02-03
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
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