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Rivière du Détour

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Name Rivière du Détour
Other name(s) for this feature 0c64a912ba2111d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key EGDHS
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Eeyou Istchee Baie-James; Nord-du-Québec
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 49° 55′ 56″ N, 79° 31′ 4″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 49.9322222, -79.5177778
NTS Map Number 032E12
Relevance at Scale 1:1 000 000
Decision Date 1968-12-05
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
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