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Ripples at the outlet of Ashtunekamiku. Photo courtesy Kevin McAleese.
1991 - 1992
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Ripples at the outlet of Ashtunekamiku. Photo courtesy Kevin McAleese.
ID: 409
Longitude: -61.4331
Latitude: 54.5487
Pronunciation: stnekəmukPronunciation
Translation: Canoe Building Shelter
Official Name: Snegamook Lake
Feature: lake

Explanation:
The official name Snegamook is a borrowing from Innu. This place name appears in the Jesuit Relations of 1643 as Astouregamigoukh.

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