Lake Ainslie

Lake Ainslie is the largest natural freshwater lake on Cape Breton. The Southwest starts at the lake and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
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Lake Ainslie

Latitude
46.13235° or 46° 7′ 57″ north
Longitude
-61.18064° or 61° 10′ 50″ west
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
87RW4RJ9+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1325148182
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
6048245
Wiki­data ID
Q1800848
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Ainslie” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: lake Ainslie
  • Cebuano: Lake Ainslie
  • Dutch: Lake Ainslie
  • French: Lac Ainslie
  • French: Lake Ainslie
  • German: Ainsliesee
  • German: Lake Ainslie
  • Irish: Loch Ainslidh
  • Japanese: エインズリー湖
  • Polish: Lake Ainslie
  • Russian: Эйнсли
  • Scottish Gaelic: Loch Ainslidh
  • Swedish: Lake Ainslie
  • Ukrainian: Ейнслі (озеро)
  • Ukrainian: Ейнслі
  • Welsh: Llyn Ainslie
  • Lake Ainslie
  • Loch Ainslidh

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