Rupert River

The Rupert River is a river in , Canada. From its headwaters in , the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows 556 kilometres west into on .
Photo: P199, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: watercourse in Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: Riviere Rupert” and “Rivière Rupert

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waskaganish Airport.

Aerodrome
is located near the town of Waskaganish, , . is situated 3 km south of Rupert River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waskaganish.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern ; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages), and ordinary villages. is situated 2½ km south of Rupert River.

Rupert River

Latitude
51.50018° or 51° 30′ 1″ north
Longitude
-78.7494° or 78° 44′ 58″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9733G722+36
Geo­Names ID
6124936
Wiki­data ID
Q427437
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Satellite Map

Discover Rupert River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Rupert River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Rupert
  • Bulgarian: Рупърт
  • Cebuano: Rivière Rupert
  • Dutch: Rupert River
  • Dutch: Rupert
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر روپيرت
  • French: rivière Rupert
  • French: Rivière Rupert
  • German: Rivière Rupert
  • Irish: Abhainn Rupert
  • Italian: Rupert
  • Japanese: ルペール川
  • Mingrelian: რუპერტი (წყარმალუ)
  • Mingrelian: რუპერტი
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rupert
  • Norwegian: Rupert
  • Polish: Rupert
  • Russian: Руперт (река)
  • Russian: Руперт
  • Slovak: Rupert (rieka)
  • Slovak: Rupert
  • Slovenian: reka Rupert
  • Slovenian: rivière Rupert
  • Slovenian: Rupert
  • Spanish: Rio Rupert
  • Spanish: Río Rupert
  • Swedish: Rivière Rupert
  • Turkish: Rivière Rupert
  • Turkish: Rupert Nehri
  • Venetian: Fiume Rupert
  • Welsh: Afon Rupert
  • rivière Rupert

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Waskaganish and Meskanu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plage Episkuchach and Pointe Emachistewemichuskashich.

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