Chief Tonene Lake (previously Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene[1]) is a lake in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada.
| Chief Tonene Lake | |
|---|---|
| Tournene Lake (former name) | |
  Chief Tonene Lake | |
| Location | Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°07′00″N 79°38′30″W / 48.11667°N 79.64167°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
| Max. length | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
Location
editChief Tonene Lake is located in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada.[2] It is situated approximately equidistant between Virginiatown and the township of Larder Lake.[2] It is located immediately south of on the Golden Highway element of Ontario Highway 66,[2] south of Bear Lake and north of Larder Lake.[3]
Geologically, the lake is immediately south of the Larder Lake-Cadillac fault line.[4]
History and nomenclature
editThe lake was previously known as Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene (in French), until 2016 when it was officially re-named.[3][2] The lake is named after Ignace Tonené, the chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai First Nations community.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chief Tonene Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ 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.