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Les Îlets-Jérémie
Les Îlets-Jérémie () is a settlement in the municipality of Colombier in the Côte-Nord region of the Canadian province of Quebec. Located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, the small community is named after the Jérémie Islets (French: ''Îlets Jérémie'') that are just off its shores and mark the western end of the Jérémie Islets Bay (French: ''baie des Îlets-Jérémie''). The Innu call the hamlet ''Ishkuamishkut'', meaning "where one expects polar bear". Its trading post was once considered as the best trading post on the North Shore. The islets were named in turn after a certain Noël Jérémie, or Lamontagne, who was born between 1629 and 1638, and died between 1694 and 1697. Around 1660, he established a trading and fishing company. In 1673, the first reference was made to the Îlets-Jérémie Post (later on also written as ''Îlets-à-Jérémie'' or ''Îlets-de-Jérémie'') by François de Crespieul. That year, Noël Jérémie was a clerk at the Tadous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |