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Lake Athabasca

Feature
Polygon
Name Lake Athabasca
Indigenous Language of Origin Plains Cree
Other name(s) for this feature 6fbf4014ba3411d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key IAQWC
Status Official
Concise Term LAKE-Lake
Generic Term Lake
Location
Province/Territory Alberta
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 59° 22′ 1″ N, 108° 0′ 4″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 59.3669823, -108.0009763
NTS Map Number 074N08
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1983-11-23
Source Alberta-Ministry of Culture and Status of Women
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