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Lake Despair

Feature
Polygon
Name Lake Despair
Toponymic Feature ID 0c37af80849c20c3250e23b7036237a4
Key FAWPB
Status Official
Concise Term LAKE-Lake
Generic Term Lake
Location Rainy River
Province/Territory Ontario
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 48° 52′ 26″ N, 93° 39′ 56″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 48.873978, -93.665571
NTS Map Number 052C13
Relevance at Scale 1:1 000 000
Decision Date 1930-12-29
Source Ontario-Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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