L'Anse Saint-Jean (English: Saint-Jean Bay) is a
bay
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located on the south shore of the
Saguenay River
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The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada.
It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...
at
L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in the
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality.
It is named for the f ...
, in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
Geography
Perpendicular to the Saguenay River, this cove is wide by long. The
Saint-Jean River flows into the end of the bay.
The entrance to this bay is bounded by "Pointe au Boeuf" (located to the west) and "la Grande Pointe" (located to the east).
Atlas of Canada - Anse Saint-Jean
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History
Located between Anse du Petit Saguenay (east side) and Baie Éternité (west side), Anse Saint-Jean is a haven for pleasure boating in the event of large waves.
Gallery
Quai et la rivière Saguenay à L'Anse-Saint-Jean (Québec).jpg
File:Anse St Jean mtnv.jpg
See also
*Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay
Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay is a zone d'exploitation contrôlée (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) located in the municipalité of L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (RCM), in administrative re ...
, a controlled harvesting zone
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References
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Bays of Quebec
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Landforms of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean