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Makwa Lake

Feature
Polygon
Name Makwa Lake
Indigenous Language of Origin Ojibwe, Central
Toponymic Feature ID 0c48703f849c20c38ff42b7ea1f552d3
Key FCDDJ
Status Official
Concise Term LAKE-Lake
Generic Term Lake
Location Sudbury
Province/Territory Ontario
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 47° 32′ 13″ N, 81° 43′ 19″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 47.53681, -81.722081
NTS Map Number 041P12
Relevance at Scale 1:50 000
Decision Date 1950-04-06
Source Ontario-Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
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