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Falcon Lake is located in the Whiteshell Provincial Park in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about 152 kilometres east of Winnipeg on the Trans-Canada Highway near the Ontario border.[1][2] The lake is named for Métis poet and songwriter Pierre Falcon (1793–1876).[3] It appears on the Palliser map of 1865.[4]

Falcon Lake
Falcon Lake
Location in Manitoba
LocationWhiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°42′11″N 95°14′54″W
Basin countriesCanada
Islands5

The lake inspired the name of the TV series Falcon Beach although that fictional location is set on another Manitoba lake. The lake was also a favourite summer destination of Neil Young, who wrote a song entitled "Falcon Lake" while with Buffalo Springfield.


See also



References


  1. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Falcon Lake)". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  2. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  3. "Songs of Old Manitoba (02) (The Dickson Song) (p. 35)". by Margaret Arnett MacLeod. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  4. Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 58. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.



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- [en] Falcon Lake (Manitoba)

[fr] Lac Falcon

Le lac Falcon est localisé à une vingtaine de kilomètres au nord-ouest du lac des Bois dans le parc provincial du Whiteshell de la province canadienne du Manitoba. Le lac est situé à une distance d'environ une centaine de kilomètres à l'Est de Winnipeg.

[it] Lago Falcon (Manitoba)

Il Lago Falcon è un lago del Canada situato nel sud-est della provincia di Manitoba, a circa 150 Km ad est della città di Winnipeg. Il lago, compreso nel Whiteshell Provincial Park, ha una superficie di circa 20 Km² e prende il nome dal poeta Métis Pierre Falcon.



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