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Waswanipi

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Name Waswanipi
Indigenous Language of Origin East Cree, Northern
Toponymic Feature ID 88dfe246d1e111d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key ELZVF
Status Official
Concise Term VILG-Village
Generic Term Cree Village Municipality
Location Waswanipi; Nord-du-Québec
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 49° 44′ 0″ N, 76° 10′ 0″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 49.7333334, -76.1666666
NTS Map Number 032F09
Relevance at Scale 1:7 500 000
Decision Date 1986-12-18
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
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