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Petite Rivière à L'Ours (rivière à L'Ours) - South
The Petite rivière à l'Ours (''English: Little Bear River'') is a tributary of the Ottawa River. La Petite Rivière à l'Ours crosses the unorganized territory Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. From the second half of the 19th century, forestry was the predominant economic activity in the sector. Recreational and tourist activities have developed there, especially in the 20th century. Geography The neighboring watersheds of the Petite rivière à l'Ours are: * north side: Fildegrand River; * east side: Fildegrand River, Dumoine River; * south side: Ottawa River; * west side: Rivière à l'Ours (Témiscamingue), Rivière à l'Ours, Whitton Lake. Lake Junco (length: ; altitude: ) constitutes the head of the "little Bear river". This body of water is located south and west of the Fildegrand River. From ... [...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] |