Attawapiskat

Attawapiskat (ătˌəwəpĭsˈkăt) [key], river, c.465 mi (750 km) long, flowing E from Attawapiskat Lake, N Ontario, Canada, then N and E into James Bay. The trading posts of Attawapiskat and Lansdowne House are on the river.

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