Attawapiskat Lake () is a lake in

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, Canada. The primary inflows are the Otoskwin River, the Marten-Drinking River and the Pineimuta River. The two outflows are the

Attawapiskat River The Attawapiskat River () is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that flows east from Attawapiskat Lake to James Bay. It is the third largest river entirely in Ontario. Course The Attawapiskat River travels a distance of ...

and the North Channel, which itself flows into the Attawapiskat River. The

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community of Neskantaga (also known as Lansdowne House, Ontario) is located on the west side of the lake. The name of the lake comes from a region through which the Attawapiskat River flows less than from its mouth, where it has carved out several clusters of high

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, nicknamed by

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the "Birthday Cakes". The formations are unique to the region, the Swampy Cree (Omushkegowuk) word for which, ''tawâpiskâ'' (as "''kâh-tawâpiskâk''" in its

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form and as "''êh-tawâpiskât''" in its

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form), gives name to the river and hence the lake. Also

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* Lakes of Kenora District Hudson's Bay Company trading posts {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub

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