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'''Lake Wickenden''' is the largest lake on [[Anticosti Island]], located in the municipality of [[L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec|L'Île-d'Anticosti]], in the [[Saint Lawrence River]], in the [[Minganie Regional County Municipality]], in the region administration of the [[North Shore]], in the [[provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. |
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== Geography == |
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The lake was named after Henri Robert Wickenden who worked on Anticosti Island for the Wayagamack Paper Corporation in the 1920s. |
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| ⚫ | Glacially formed, it is drained by the Jupiter River. Together with the surrounding 69,111 [[hectare]]s it was designated by [[World Commission on Protected Areas|WCPA]] as a protected area on 1 January 1993.<ref>[http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/wdbpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=308472&level=nat Canada - Lac Wickenden<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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== Toponymy == |
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Des cartes géographiques de la fin des années 1930, indique "Wickenden Lake". The lake was named after Henri Robert Wickenden who worked on Anticosti Island for the Wayagamack Paper Corporation in the 1920s. Wickenden also served as a forestry director for the Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company. In 1926, his team assessed the economic potential of the Anticostian forests; the Wickenden team drew positive conclusions recommending this proposed acquisition. Wickenden then represented the Anticosti Corporation; this company then included the Wayagamack, the St. Mauritius Valley Corporation and the Port Alfred Pulp and Paper Company. On July 29, 1926, this company acquired the island; the seller being the French senator [[Gaston Menier]].<ref name="CTQ"/> |
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The toponym "lac Wickenden" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the [[Commission de toponymie du Québec]] place name bank].<ref name="CTQ">{{cite web|title=Fact sheet|url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=67115|website=www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca|acess-date=2020-08-11}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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== See also == |
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* [[Minganie Regional County Municipality]] |
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* [[L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec|L'Île-d'Anticosti]], a municipality |
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* [[Anticosti Island]], an island |
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* [[Rare forest of Lac-Wickenden]], an exceptional forest ecosystem on Anticosti Island. |
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* [[List of lakes of Côte-Nord]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{cite web|last=Dubois |first=Jean-Marie |title=Lake Wickenden - Aerial photo of the area around the lake |url=http://monde.ccdmd.qc.ca/ressource/?id=37990&demande=desc&lang=en |accessdate=8 September 2012 | |
*{{cite web|last=Dubois |first=Jean-Marie |title=Lake Wickenden - Aerial photo of the area around the lake |url=http://monde.ccdmd.qc.ca/ressource/?id=37990&demande=desc&lang=en |accessdate=8 September 2012 |url=http://monde.ccdmd.qc.ca/ressource/?id=37990&demande=desc&lang=en}} |
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*{{cite web|last=Dubois |first=Jean-Marie |title=Image of materials displaced by the movement of glacial blocks from the shore of Lake Wickenden |url=http://monde.ccdmd.qc.ca/ressource/?id=38931&demande=desc&lang=en |
*{{cite web|last=Dubois |first=Jean-Marie |title=Image of materials displaced by the movement of glacial blocks from the shore of Lake Wickenden |url=http://monde.ccdmd.qc.ca/ressource/?id=38931&demande=desc&lang=en|accessdate=8 September 2012}} |
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[[Category:Lakes of Côte-Nord]] |
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[[Category:Anticosti Island]] |
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Revision as of 21:09, 11 August 2020
| Lake Wickenden | |
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| Location | Anticosti Island, Saint Lawrence River, Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 49°33′08″N 63°03′51″W / 49.55222°N 63.06417°W |
| Primary outflows | Jupiter River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
Lake Wickenden is the largest lake on Anticosti Island, located in the municipality of L'Île-d'Anticosti, in the Saint Lawrence River, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the region administration of the North Shore, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Geography
Glacially formed, it is drained by the Jupiter River. Together with the surrounding 69,111 hectares it was designated by WCPA as a protected area on 1 January 1993.[1]
Toponymy
Des cartes géographiques de la fin des années 1930, indique "Wickenden Lake". The lake was named after Henri Robert Wickenden who worked on Anticosti Island for the Wayagamack Paper Corporation in the 1920s. Wickenden also served as a forestry director for the Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company. In 1926, his team assessed the economic potential of the Anticostian forests; the Wickenden team drew positive conclusions recommending this proposed acquisition. Wickenden then represented the Anticosti Corporation; this company then included the Wayagamack, the St. Mauritius Valley Corporation and the Port Alfred Pulp and Paper Company. On July 29, 1926, this company acquired the island; the seller being the French senator Gaston Menier.[2]
The toponym "lac Wickenden" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec place name bank].[2]
References
- ^ Canada - Lac Wickenden[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Fact sheet". www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca.
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See also
- Minganie Regional County Municipality
- L'Île-d'Anticosti, a municipality
- Anticosti Island, an island
- Rare forest of Lac-Wickenden, an exceptional forest ecosystem on Anticosti Island.
- List of lakes of Côte-Nord
External links
- Dubois, Jean-Marie. "Lake Wickenden - Aerial photo of the area around the lake". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- Dubois, Jean-Marie. "Image of materials displaced by the movement of glacial blocks from the shore of Lake Wickenden". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
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