Lake Winnibigoshish

Lake Winnibigoshish is a body of water in north central in the . Its name comes from the Ojibwe language Wiinibiigoonzhish, a diminutive and pejorative form of Wiinibiig, meaning "filthy water".
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: body of water in North Central Minnesota
  • Also known as: Lake Winebigoshish”, “Lake Winepegoos”, “Lake Winnebagooshish”, “Lake Winnebagoshish”, “Lake Winnepec”, “Lake Winnepeek”, “Lake Winnepeg”, “Lake Winnipec”, “Lake Winnipeg”, “Little Winnepeek Lake”, “Winibigoshishi Lake”, “Winnebagoshish Lake”, “Winnebigoshish Lake”, “Winnibigoshish Lake Reservoir”, “Winnibigoshish Reservoir”, “Winnipeg Lake”, and “Winnipeglake

Lake Winnibigoshish

Latitude
47.43976° or 47° 26′ 23″ north
Longitude
-94.19628° or 94° 11′ 47″ west
Elevation
1,299 feet (396 metres)
Open location code
86V7CRQ3+WF
Geo­Names ID
5033949
Wiki­data ID
Q6478519
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Winnibigoshish” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة وينيبيغوشيش، دير ريفر
  • Basque: Winnibigoshish aintzira
  • Catalan: Winnibigoshish Lake
  • Cebuano: Lake Winnibigoshish
  • French: Lake Winnibigoshish
  • Hebrew: אגם וויניביגושיש
  • Italian: lago Winnibigoshish
  • Serbian: Винибигошиш
  • Spanish: Lago Winnibigoshish
  • Welsh: Llyn Winnibigoshish

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