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"The Rivière de Puvirnituq (English: Puvirnituq River; formerly the Rivière de Povungnituk) is a river in Kativik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a topographic map. The river flows from its source at an unnamed lake to Hudson Bay at the village of Puvirnituq. Its watershed encompasses . The name of the river comes from the Inuktitut "smells like rotten meat." The "Povungnituk River" crosses for 40.9 km from east to west the northern limit of the Pingualuit National Park which is characterized by the Pingualuit crater. This crater is located 16.7 km south of the "Puvirnituq River". The surface of the Puvirnituq River is generally frozen annually from October to June (sometimes until July). In the summer, a supply boat moves into the bay for about , to the village of Puvirnituq; barges are then used to connect the boat and the dock. Sometimes during the spring flood, ice jams form on the river. Sport fishing is popular at the foot of the first (about ), second (about ) and third (about ) falls from the confluence of this river and Hudson Bay. Geography The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the Puvirnituq River are: * north side: Qikirtaluup Kuunga River, Little Puvirnituq River; * east side: Ungava Bay; * south side: North River (Hudson Bay), Lac Guillaume-Delisle, Péloquin Lake, Vachon River, Nantais Lake, Manarsulik Lake (formerly named "Lake Laflamme"), Pingualuit crater; * west side: Hudson Bay. 'Course of the river from the head' (segment of ) The "Puvirnituq River" originates from a small unnamed lake (elevation: ) of mountain located west of the watershed between the Ungava Bay watershed, Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. This head lake (length: ; width: ) is surrounded by mountains of more than in altitude on the south side, on the north-west side and on the east side. This lake is located at northeast of Rinfret Lake which flows into the Deception River East (which is part of the Hudson Strait), north of Raglan Lake and west of the northern village of Kangiqsujuaq located on the west shore of Ungava Bay. From the mouth (located to the south) of the lake, the water flows into the "Puvirnituq River" which flows south through some lakes formed by the lake. flare of the river. From there, the river branches off to the west where it flows over to cross a river coming from the north. Then the river flows south on to the outlet of Lake Saint- Germain (coming from the south), the northern limit of Pingualuit National Park. The latter lake is located northeast of Manarsulik Lake (formerly Lacflamme Lake), which is the head lake of the Vachon River, a tributary of the Arnaud River. The latter flows north-east to spill over the western coast of Ungava Bay. The Pingualuit crater is located south of Manarsulik Lake at . From the outlet of Lake Saint-Germain, the "Puvirnituq River" flows westward ( to the outlet of lake Nantais. Then the river resumes its course on a last segment of , crossing Lake Natirnaaliup Tasinga and another lake until pouring on the northeast shore of Lake Lallemand. 'Course downstream of Lake Lallemand' (segment of ) The Puvirnituq River takes its headwaters from Lallemand Lake (length: in the north-south direction, width: ). This complex form of water has some dozens of islands, many peninsulas and bays. This lake receives on the northeastern side the waters of the Little Puvirnituq River. South of the lake, the mouth is a strait of long, crossing several bodies of water. The river flows south on crossing a body of water formed by the widening of the river. Then the river continues south ( to the north shore of Chamberlaine Lake, which flows westward on (including the strait that connects Chamberlaine Lake to the following body of water). Puvirnituq Bay is located on Hudson Bay; it has a secondary bay stretching over inland until the first which is formed by the Avarqutaak Islands. Going up these falls and the Kuukallak pass, one reaches the Puvirnituq lake which is crossed by the Puvirnituq river. The village of Puvirnituq is located on the north shore of the latter bay, facing Fat Island and Qikirtaaluk Island. The Formal River (coming from the South-East) flows to the south shore of this bay, ie from the entrance to the bay. The main tributaries of the Puvirnituq River are: * Little Puvirnituq River which flows almost straight to the southwest parallel to the upper part of the Puvirnituq River, to discharge on the north shore of the German Lake. The latter lake is the main body of water in the Puvirnituq River; * Decoumte River, coming from the southeast. While flowing to the southwest, the river flows through Papittukaaq Lake and Puvirnituq Lake before spilling over the eastern shore of Hudson Bay at the height of the village of Puvirnituq . Toponymy The term "Puvirnituq" is used to refer to the northern village, lake, river, small river, mountains and national park reserve. This term comes from the word "puvirniq" meaning "rotten meat" because the animal swelled and rotted before being opened.Source: "Names and Places of Quebec", a book of the Commission de toponymie du Quebec, published in 1994 and 1996 in the form of a printed illustrated dictionary, and under that of a CD-ROM produced by the company Micro-Intel, in 1997, from this dictionary.. The toponym "rivière de Puvirnituq" was formalized on February 23, 1995 at the Commission de toponymie du QuébecCommission de toponymie du Quebec - Bank of Place Names - Toponyme: "Rivère de Puvirnituq". References External links * Commission de toponymie - Québec See also *Pingualuit crater *Nunavik *Hudson Bay *List of rivers of Quebec Category:Rivers of Nord-du-Québec Category:Tributaries of Hudson Bay Category:Nunavik Category:Nord-du-Québec "
"Wilton is a historic plantation house located near Wilton, Middlesex County, Virginia. It was constructed in 1763, and is a 1 1/2-story, "T"-shaped brick dwelling, with a five bay front section and four bay rear ell. The front portion of the house is covered with a gambrel roof and the rear with a hip- on-hip roof. and Accompanying photo It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. References Category:Plantation houses in Virginia Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Category:Houses completed in 1763 Category:Houses in Middlesex County, Virginia Category:National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Virginia "
"Mortdale Heights is a waterfront suburb localed between the Georges River and the western edge of the suburb of Mortdale in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mortdale Heights is located 20 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Georges River Council. This small, elevated area is bounded on the south by Oatley Heights Park and Lime Kiln Bay, and on the west by Hurstville Golf Course. It is known for the unusual choice of its street names, as most begin with the letter "B" and have a Scottish heritage.Sydney Street Directory History The name "Mortdale Heights" was in use by 1919, but there only scattered residences in the area. The estate was not fully subdivided for sale until 1924 when a subdivision of 300 allotments was made available. The area did not fully develop until shortly after World War II. Mortdale in Early Years Culture * A row of around 12 shops was built along Balmoral Road during the 1950s. Many of these have since been converted into residences * Beatty Street Reserve incorporates part of an old Quarry site (originally known as Hannon's Quarry) that was cleared by the Mortdale Heights Progress Association in 1954. A children's playground was built on the top section in 1955. Cricket nets were later installed in the quarry section.Hurstville Council, History of Mortdale * The Girl Guides Hall is situated beside Beatty Street Reserve * The Mortdale Heights Cricket Club was founded in 1957 and is one of the oldest clubs participating in the Georges River St George District Cricket Association's competitions. Their home games are played at Oatley Park OvalMortdale Heights Cricket Club Website * Lime Kiln Bay Reserve, Oatley Heights Park, is a natural bushland area surrounding Lime Kiln Bay which extends into nearby Oatley Park References Category:Sydney localities "