Quesnel Lake

Quesnel Lake is a glacial lake or fjord in , , and is the major tributary of the Fraser River. With a maximum depth of 511 m, it is claimed to be the deepest fjord lake in the world, the deepest lake in BC, and the third-deepest lake in North America, after and .
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Quesnel Lake

Latitude
52.50833° or 52° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
-120.93889° or 120° 56′ 20″ west
Elevation
723 metres (2,372 feet)
Open location code
944XG356+8C
Geo­Names ID
6115193
Wiki­data ID
Q1495461
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Quesnel Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة كويسنيل
  • Cebuano: Quesnel Lake
  • Chinese: 克內爾湖
  • Dutch: Quesnel Lake
  • French: lac Quesnel
  • French: Lac Quesnel
  • Georgian: კვესნელის ტბა
  • German: Quesnel Lake
  • Greek: Λίμνη Κουέσνελ
  • Italian: Lago Quesnel
  • Japanese: クェスネル湖
  • Japanese: クエスネル湖
  • Kurdish: Gola Quesnel
  • Mingrelian: კვესნელიშ ტობა
  • Portuguese: Lago Quesnel
  • Russian: Квеснел
  • Russian: Кенель
  • Serbian: Квезнел
  • Spanish: Lago Quesnel
  • Swedish: Quesnel Lake
  • Ukrainian: Квеснел (озеро)
  • Ukrainian: Квеснел

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