Auriat Island
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LocationCree Lake
Highestelevation499 m (1637 ft)
  Auriat Island Location in Saskatchewan  Auriat Island Auriat Island (Canada) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cree Lake |
| Coordinates | 57°28′00″N 106°32′02″W / 57.46667°N 106.53389°W |
| Highest elevation | 499 m (1637 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Auriat Island[1] is a small island within Cree Lake in the northern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The island is named after Jean Auriat who was a Canadian soldier in the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment during World War II. He was killed in action by shrapnel on 7 June 1944 while attacking a German radar station in Douvres, France.[2]
Auriat Island is an island in an archipelago on Cree Lake, which is in the Athabasca Plain ecoregion.[3] The island is very rugged and the soil is not arable due to permafrost underneath the soil. Cree Lake freezes over during the winters. Summers are short and mildly warm.