Lac Paradis | |
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Location | Quebec |
Coordinates | 49°14′51″N 78°02′03″W / 49.247536°N 78.034183°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Paradise Lake (Lac Paradis) is an emerald-green lake [1] near Matagami in Quebec, Canada.
The lake is located on the east side of Quebec Route 109 as it runs from Amos to Matagami, 134 km north of Amos. [2] It is labelled on some maps as "Lac Mandjoci" [3] (the word Mandjoci means a monster in Algonquin [4]). The unusual green colour of the water is caused by copper ores in suspension, [5] and has led to the lake being described as an "exceptional natural site". [6]
The Motel Paradis used to stand between the road and the lake, together with an information panel entitled "What gives the emerald water its colour". [2] By the beginning of 2010 visitors reported the hotel to be abandoned [7] and described it as "creepy". [8] It was destroyed by fire in late October 2010. [9] A Télébec emergency phone still stands between the road and the lake (June 2013). [10]
Lac Paradis | |
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Location | Quebec |
Coordinates | 49°14′51″N 78°02′03″W / 49.247536°N 78.034183°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Paradise Lake (Lac Paradis) is an emerald-green lake [1] near Matagami in Quebec, Canada.
The lake is located on the east side of Quebec Route 109 as it runs from Amos to Matagami, 134 km north of Amos. [2] It is labelled on some maps as "Lac Mandjoci" [3] (the word Mandjoci means a monster in Algonquin [4]). The unusual green colour of the water is caused by copper ores in suspension, [5] and has led to the lake being described as an "exceptional natural site". [6]
The Motel Paradis used to stand between the road and the lake, together with an information panel entitled "What gives the emerald water its colour". [2] By the beginning of 2010 visitors reported the hotel to be abandoned [7] and described it as "creepy". [8] It was destroyed by fire in late October 2010. [9] A Télébec emergency phone still stands between the road and the lake (June 2013). [10]