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Rivière De La Tortue (Delson)
The rivière de la Tortue (''English: Turtle River'') is a tributary of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in the administrative region of Montérégie, southwest of the province of Quebec, in Canada. This river flows in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of: *Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality: in the municipalities of Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington and Saint-Édouard; *Roussillon Regional County Municipality: in the municipalities of Saint-Mathieu, Delson and Candiac. The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe traffic on the ice is generally from late December to early March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation. Geography The main hydrographic slopes neighboring the rivière de la Tortue are: * north side: St. Lawrence Seaway, St. Lawrence River; * east side: Saint-André stream, Saint Jacques River (Roussillon); * south side: Laffite stream, Acadia River; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Canada
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Roman Italy, Italy. The term ''province'' has since been adopted by many countries. In some countries with no actual provinces, "the provinces" is a metaphorical term meaning "outside the capital city". While some provinces were produced artificially by Colonialism, colonial powers, others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities. Many have their own powers independent of central or Federation, federal authority, especially Provinces of Canada, in Canada and Pakistan. In other countries, like Provinces of China, China or Administrative divisions of France, France, provinces are the creation of central government, with very little autonomy. Etymology The English langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
