Rupert River
The Rupert River is a river in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows 556 kilometres west into Rupert Bay on James Bay.- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Riviere Rupert” and “Rivière Rupert”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waskaganish Airport.
Waskaganish Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NicolasPerrault, CC0.
Waskaganish Airport is located near the town of Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada. Waskaganish Airport is situated 3 km south of Rupert River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waskaganish.
Waskaganish
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Waskaganish is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages), and ordinary villages. Waskaganish is situated 2½ km south of Rupert River.
Rupert River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Quebec, Canada, North America
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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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