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Victoria River (lake Mégantic)
The Victoria River (''in French: rivière Victoria'') is a tributary of the Chaudière River, therefore a sub-tributary of the St. Lawrence River. The Victoria River flows through the municipalities of Val-Racine, Piopolis and Marston, in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography The main neighboring slopes of the Victoria River are: * north side: Gunn Creek, Glen River; * east side: lake Mégantic, Quinion stream, Bergeron River; * south side: Fromagerie stream, Déloge stream, Chesham River, Bergeron River; * west side: rivière au Saumon, Turcotte stream. The Victoria River has its source in Noël Lake (length: ; altitude: ). This lake is located east of the summit of Mont Saint-Joseph which is located on the eastern flank of Mont Mégantic. This spring is located north of the center of the village of Notre-Dame-des-Bois and south-west of the center of the village of Val-Racine. In its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
