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Caniapiscau

Feature
Point
Name Caniapiscau
Indigenous Language of Origin East Cree, Northern
Toponymic Feature ID 2f91c31ed1e411d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key ELBVY
Status Official
Concise Term MUN2-Other Municipal-District Area-Miscellaneous
Generic Term Unorganized Territory
Location Caniapiscau; Caniapiscau
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 54° 52′ 0″ N, 69° 55′ 0″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 54.8666667, -69.9166667
NTS Map Number 023K13
Relevance at Scale 1:50 000
Decision Date 1986-03-13
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
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