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Rivière Mégiscane

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Name Rivière Mégiscane
Indigenous Language of Origin Algonquin
Toponymic Feature ID f5882385be3a11d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key EHFLV
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Lac-Despinassy; Abitibi
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 48° 28′ 50″ N, 77° 8′ 23″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 48.480421, -77.139771
NTS Map Number 032C06
Relevance at Scale 1:2 000 000
Decision Date 1968-12-05
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
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