Pepamuteiati nitassinat: As we walk across our land -

Home Introduction Place Names Dedication Pronunciation Multimedia

Kameshtashtan

Next name

Previous name

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Caribou swimming the narrows at the outlet of the lake where it enters into Kameshtashtan-shipu. View to the south across the narrows. Photo courtesy Stephen Loring.

2000

Caribou swimming the narrows at the outlet of the lake where it enters into Kameshtashtan-shipu. View to the south across the narrows. Photo courtesy Stephen Loring.

ID: 157

Longitude: -63.2684

Latitude: 55.8902

Pronunciation: ka:mesta:stn

Translation: Where it is All Blown Away

Official Name: Mistastin Lake

Feature: lake

Explanation:
The lake is named in reference to nearby mountain Kameshtashtan (no 645).