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Lake Melville

 
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A saltwater lake of Newfoundland, Canada, in southeast Labrador. It receives the Churchill River in Goose Bay, its southwest arm.

 

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Melville, Lake, saltwater lake, 1,133 sq mi (2,934 sq km), SE Labrador, N.L., Canada, extending c.120 mi (190 km) inland from Hamilton Inlet, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It receives the Churchill River in Goose Bay, its southwest arm, and the Naskaupi River. Rigolet, a Hudson's Bay Company post, is on the lake.

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Lake Melville
Location Labrador
Coordinates 52°42′N 59°30′W / 52.7°N 59.5°W / 52.7; -59.5Coordinates: 52°42′N 59°30′W / 52.7°N 59.5°W / 52.7; -59.5
Lake type Tidal Extension
Basin  countries Canada

Lake Melville is a saltwater tidal extension of Hamilton Inlet on the Labrador coast in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Comprising 3,069 square kilometres,[1] and stretching 140 kilometres inland to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, it forms part of the largest estuary in the province, primarily draining the Churchill River and Naskaupi River watersheds. Both Lake Melville and Hamilton Inlet are encircled by mountains, with primary settlements at Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Northwest River, and Sheshatshiu. A ferry service runs on Lake Melville and Hamilton Inlet, connecting a number communities including Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Rigolet and Cartwright. Lake Melville was named for Viscount Melville (1742-1811), a prominent British politician.

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  1. ^ Atlas of Canada. "Lakes of Canada". http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/lakes.html. Retrieved 2007-05-01. 

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Coordinates: 53°42′N 59°30′W / 53.7°N 59.5°W / 53.7; -59.5


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