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Lake Mistassini (in French: ''Lac Mistassini'') is the largest natural lake by surface area in the province of Quebec, Canada, with a total surface area of approximately 2,335 km² 〔(Principal lakes, elevation and area, by provinces and territories )〕 and a net area (water surface area only) of 2,164 km². It is located in the Jamésie region of the province, approximately east of James Bay.〔(Mistassini, Lac )〕 The Cree town of Mistissini is located on Watson Peninsula in the south-east corner of the lake, which separates Baie du Poste from Abatagouche Bay. Extensive forests of Spruce, Birch, Pine, and Fir trees, which support a booming forestry industry, surround the lake. Significant tributaries flowing into the lake include: *Chalifour *Pépeshquasati *Takwa *Témiscamie *Wabissinane Other nearby lakes include Lake Troilus. == Etymology == The name Mistassini came from the Cree ''mista assini'' or Montagnais ''mishta ashini'', and means large rock; it probably refers a large glacial erratic stone, about high, located near the outlet of Lake Mistassini into the Rupert River. Over the centuries, it went through many name changes and different spellings. In 1664, on a map by Ducreux, this lake was known as ''Outakgami''. On maps by Jolliet (1684), Jaillot (1685) and Franquelin (1688), the lake was identified as ''Timagaming''. In 1703, the cartographer Guillaume Delisle used the same name, along with the name ''Mistasin''. Laure (1731) and Bellin (1744) showed on their maps the name ''Lake Mistassins''. Other spelling variations of this Native American designation included: ''Mistacinnee, Mistacsinney, Mistasinne, Mistasinia'', etc.〔 In 1808, James McKenzie of the North West Company used the name ''Lake Mistassini'' in his writings, the first use of the name in its current form. Nevertheless, other variants persisted still long after: for instance, the explorer James Clouston inscribed ''Mistassinnie'' in his diary of 1820, while the geologist Robert Bell mentioned in 1880 the name ''Misstissinny''. Yet, thereafter ''Mistassini'' became the accepted form, as evidenced by the map of the province of Quebec drawn in 1880 by Taché, and the expedition report published by Albert Peter Low in 1885, and in his Annual Report of 1900, Bell also adopted the current spelling.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Mistassini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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