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Rivière à L'Ours (rivière Des Aulnaies)
The Rivière à l'Ours (''English: Bear River'') is a tributary of the rivière des Aulnaies (Saguenay River), rivière des Aulnaies, flowing on the northwest bank of the Saint Lawrence River, successively in the municipalities of Bégin, Quebec, Bégin and Saint-Ambroise, Quebec, Saint-Ambroise, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, Fjord-du-Saguenay, in the region administrative Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Provinces and Territories of Canada, Province of Quebec, in Canada. The Rivière à l'Ours watershed is served by rue Simard (in the village of Saint-Ambroise), chemin du rang des Chutes, chemin du 9th rang and chemin de la Bleuetière. Secondary forest roads serve the upper part of this slope. Forestry and agriculture are the main economic activities in the watershed. The Bear River surface is usually frozen from late November to early April, however safe circulation on the ice is generally from mid-December to late March. Geography The main wate ... [...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] |