Lake Tasiujaq
Lake Tasiujaq (French: lac Tasiujaq; Inuktitut: Tasiujaq (which resembles a lake)) is a large triangular-shaped inland bay located on east side of Hudson Bay just above 56th parallel north in Quebec, Canada. It was formerly known as Richmond Gulf in English and Lac Guillaume-Delisle in French.
| Lake Tasiujaq | |
|---|---|
| Richmond Gulf / Lac Guillaume-Delisle | |
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Lake Tasiujaq | |
| Location | Hudson Bay, Nunavik, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 56°14′58″N 76°17′39″W |
| Primary inflows | Clearwater River |
| Primary outflows | Le Goulet |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 61 km (38 mi) |
| Max. width | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Surface area | 712 km2 (275 sq mi) |
| Settlements | Umiujaq |
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In 2008, regional councillors asked the Commission de toponymie du Québec to rename Richmond Gulf as Lac Tasiujaq. The name was officially adopted on 26 February 2016.
A vast area surrounding the lake, Clearwater Lakes (Lacs à l'Eau-Claire), and Iberville Lake (Lac D'Iberville) was included in the Tursujuq National Park, officially established on July 18, 2013.
On the south shore, there are the remnants of an abandoned Hudson's Bay Company trading post, called Fort Richmond, which operated from 1750 to 1759 and from 1921 to 1927.