Great Whale River

The Great Whale River is a river in , Quebec, Canada. It flows from Lac Saint-Luson through Lac Bienville west to Hudson Bay. While the lower section of the river has a very powerful current, with many waterfalls and rapids, the upper section consists of a series of interconnected by steep rapids and ledges.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: watercourse in Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Grande riviere de la Baleine” and “Grande rivière de la Baleine”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kuujjuarapik Airport.

Aerodrome
is located adjacent to the Inuit community of Kuujjuarapik, , Canada. It also serves the nearby Cree community of Whapmagoostui.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whapmagoostui and Kuujjuarapik.

Suburb
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is the northernmost Cree village in , Canada, located at the mouth of the Great Whale River on the coast of in . About 906 Cree with about 650 Inuit, living in the neighbouring village of .

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and neighbouring Whapmagoostui are twin villages with a total of about 1800 people in in the far north of Quebec. sits at the mouth of the Grande-Baleine River on the coast of Hudson Bay.

Great Whale River

Latitude
55.267° or 55° 16′ 1″ north
Longitude
-77.78281° or 77° 46′ 58″ west
Open location code
97747688+QV
Geo­Names ID
5964351
Wiki­data ID
Q251648
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Great Whale River” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Bulgarian: “Гранд Бален”
  • Cebuano: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Dutch: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Dutch: “Great Whale River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جريات وال”
  • Esperanto: “Granda Rivero de la Baleno”
  • French: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • German: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Great Whale”
  • Irish: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Italian: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Italian: “Great Whale River”
  • Italian: “Great Whale”
  • Japanese: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Japanese: “グレートホエール川”
  • Mingrelian: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Mingrelian: “გრანდ-ბალენი”
  • Polish: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Russian: “Гранд-Бален”
  • Spanish: “Grande riviere de la Baleine”
  • Spanish: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Swedish: “Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Grande rivière de la Baleine”
  • Welsh: “Afon Great Whale”
  • “Grande rivière de la Baleine”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Whapmagoostui and Qijunniavik.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pointe au Sable and Pointe Pilavvik.

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