Nausikaa Lake

Nausikaa Lake
Nausikaa Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Lee Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario
Coordinates 48°11′52″N 80°18′02″W / 48.19778°N 80.30056°W / 48.19778; -80.30056[1]Coordinates: 48°11′52″N 80°18′02″W / 48.19778°N 80.30056°W / 48.19778; -80.30056[1]
Etymology Named for Nausicaa, a Greek princess in Homer's Odyssey
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 620 m (2,030 ft)
Max. width 340 m (1,120 ft)
Surface elevation 328 metres (1,076 ft)[2]

Nausikaa Lake is a lake in geographic Lee Township[3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The lake is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and the nearest community is Sesekinika, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east. It is named for Nausicaa, a Greek princess in Homer's Odyssey.

The lake is about 620 metres (2,030 ft) long and 340 metres (1,120 ft) wide. There is one unnamed inflow at the northwest. The primary outflow, at the northeast, is an unnamed creek that flows to Lillord Creek. Lillord Creek flows via the Blanche River, Lake Timiskaming and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nausikaa Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. ↑ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2017-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Lee" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-01-01.

Other map sources:

  • Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2017-01-01.


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