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Chesham River
The Chesham River is a tributary of the rivière au Saumon, in the administrative region of Estrie, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows successively in the municipalities of: *MRC Le Granit Regional County Municipality: in the township of Chesham in municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois; *MRC Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality: in the township of Ditton La Patrie. Forestry is the main economic activity in this. valley The surface of the Chesham River is usually frozen from mid-December to mid-March, except the rapids areas; however, safe circulation on the ice is generally from late December to early March. Geography The hydrographic slopes near the "Chesham River" are: * north side: Saint-François River, Rouge River (rivière au Saumon); * east side: Victoria River, Clinton River, Bergeron River; * south side: rivière au Saumon, West Branch Magalloway (United States); * west side: rivière au Saumon. The Chesham River originates at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |