Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake

Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake is a lake of Manitoba.[1] The name is Cree for "where the wild trout are caught by fishing with hooks." It is the longest place name in Canada at 31 letters long.[2] It is located just southeast of Red Sucker Lake in northeastern Manitoba, near its border with Ontario.

References

  1. Geonames
  2. Colombo, John Robert (1 September 1988). 1001 Questions about Canada. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-25040-5. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

Coordinates: 54°1′42″N 93°32′1″W / 54.02833°N 93.53361°W / 54.02833; -93.53361

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