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How do you say French discoverers originally called Lake Huron "La Mer Douce" or the sweet / fresh-water sea. On a 1656 map by Nicolas Sanson the lake is referred to as "Karegnondi", a Wendat word meaning "lake." On most early European maps, the lake was labelled "Lac des Hurons" (Lake of the Huron). in French?

Author: Tuhina Deshpande


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Les découvreurs français appelaient à l'origine le lac Huron "La Mer Douce" ou la mer d'eau douce / douce. Sur une carte de 1656 de Nicolas Sanson, le lac est appelé «Karegnondi», un mot wendat qui signifie «lac». Sur la plupart des premières cartes européennes, le lac était étiqueté «Lac des Hurons» (lac des Hurons).


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