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Ovide River
The Ovide River is a tributary of rivière à l'Ours (Ashuapmushuan River tributary), rivière à l'Ours, flowing successively in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, Lac-Ashuapmushuan, in the municipalities of Sainte-Hedwidge, Quebec, Sainte-Hedwidge and Saint-Prime, in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. The Ovide river valley is served by forest roads. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley, as well as recreational tourism activities in the Zec de la Lièvre area. The surface of the Ovide River is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, except the rapids areas; however, safe traffic on the ice is generally from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The Ovide river draws its source from a wild lake (length: ; altitude: ) unidentified, surrounded by marshes, in the Zec ... [...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] |