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Wapaseese River

Feature
Polygon
Name Wapaseese River
Indigenous Language of Origin nēhinawēwin, Swampy Cree
Toponymic Feature ID 0c545d00849c20c30217da0f2ab50e11
Key FDAZS
Status Official
Concise Term RIV-River
Generic Term River
Location Kenora
Province/Territory Ontario
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 55° 1′ 12″ N, 89° 43′ 44″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 55.02, -89.7288888
NTS Map Number 053P04
Relevance at Scale 1:2 000 000
Decision Date 1966-11-02
Source Ontario-Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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