Chief Tonene Lake
| Chief Tonene Lake | |
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| Tournene Lake (former name) | |
Saint Lawrence River drainage basin | |
| Max. length | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
Chief Tonene Lake (previously Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene) is a lake in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada.
Location
Chief Tonene Lake is located in the
Geologically, the lake is immediately south of the Larder Lake-Cadillac fault line.[3]
History and nomenclature
The lake was previously known as Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene (in French), until 2016 when it was officially re-named.[2][1] The lake is named after Ignace Tonené, the chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai First Nations community.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Chief Tonene Lake (Formerly Tournene Lake / lac Tournene) Archived 2023-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Geographical Names Database, Government of Canada, accessed 2 March 2022
- ^ a b Chief Tonene Lake Archived 2023-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Geographical Names Database, Government of Canada, accessed 1 March 2022
- ^ Vernon M. Shein (1987) Report of Work: Phoenix Gold Mines Limited, Winchester Property, Larder Lake Area, Ontario Archived 2023-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Toronto
- ^ Hodgins, Bruce W.; Morrison, James (1998). "Biography – Tonené, Ignace". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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