Lac Mégantic
Canada · Americas
About
Lake Mégantic (French: Lac Mégantic, French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a large body of water in Québec, Canada, located in the Appalachian Mountains near the U.S. border. It is a source of the Chaudière River which drains into the St Lawrence River at Québec City. The lake has a surface area of 26.4 km2 (10.2 sq mi) with several villages and small towns on its shores, including Lac-Mégantic, Frontenac, Marston, and Piopolis. It is part of Le Granit Regional County Municipality, a rural region where forestry and granite extraction are important activities.
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.