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Nipigon

American  
[nip-i-gon] / ˈnɪp ɪˌgɒn /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in SW Ontario, in S central Canada. About 1,870 sq. mi. (4,845 sq. km).


Nipigon British  
/ ˈnɪpɪɡɒn /

noun

  1. a lake in central Canada, in NW Ontario, draining into Lake Superior via the Nipigon River. Area: 4843 sq km (1870 sq miles)

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Saving Superior�s Coasters Lake Superior produced the world-record brook trout in 1915 and the Nipigon Bay/ Nipigon River area of the lake is legendary for big coasters.

From Time Magazine Archive

That road leads to Nipigon river and lake, one of the finest trout waters in Canada.

From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)

He also thoroughly explored Lake Nipigon, to the north of Lake Superior.

From Pioneers in Canada by Wallcousins, E.

La V�rendrye established forts and posts along his route from Lake Nipigon, but his expedition had not been a commercial success.

From Pioneers in Canada by Wallcousins, E.

On the fourth day after that the three adventurers, worn and exhausted, reached the shore of Lake Nipigon.

From The Gold Hunters A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Bay Wilds by Curwood, James Oliver