Lake Minto (, "where there are spotted seals") is a lake on western Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It has a total surface area of and a net area of .Natural Resources Canada, Atlas of Canada - Lakes
It was named by Canadian explorer and geologist Albert Peter Low in 1898 after Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, who was Governor General of Canada at that time.
It is only some east of Hudson Bay in a valley between several rows of hills, but Lake Minto's outlet, the Leaf River, flows north-east for about to Ungava Bay. As such, it is used by canoeists especially when crossing Ungava from west to east. Northern Ungava Canoe Expeditionhttp://www.nrsweb.com/services/newsletter/2007/rtnStory_0207b.asp Crossing the Ungava
It is considered one of the most beautiful lakes in northern Quebec.
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