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Saint-Véran Lake
The Saint-Véran Lake is a fresh body of water in the head area of the Moncouche River (via the Moncouche Lake (Lac-Saint-Jean-Est), Moncouche Lake), in the unorganized territory of Lac-Moncouche, Quebec, Lac-Moncouche, in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, in Canada. Lac Saint-Véran is located in the western part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. Its location is almost at the limit of the administrative regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale. A forest road runs along the southeast shore of Lac Moncouche. A few secondary forest roads serve this area for the needs of forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. The surface of Lake Saint-Véran is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Moncouche, Quebec
Lac-Moncouche is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est. It had a population of 0 in the Canada 2011 Census and covers a land area of 264.90 km2, entirely within the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. See also * List of unorganized territories in Quebec The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec. There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laval, Montérégie, Mont ... References Unorganized territories in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian National
The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue and the physical size of its rail network, spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia across approximately of track. In the late 20th century, CN gained extensive capacity in the United States by taking over such railroads as the Illinois Central. CN is a public company with 24,671 employees and, , a market cap of approximately US$75 billion. CN was government-owned, as a Canadian Crown corporation, from its founding in 1919 until being privatized in 1995. , Bill Gates was the largest single shareholder of CN stock, owning a 14.2% interest through Cascade Investment and his own Gates Foundation. From 1919 to 1978, the railway was known as "Canadian National Railways" (CNR). Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes Of Canada
This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres being estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada. Of these, 561 lakes have a surface area larger than 100 km2, including four of the Great Lakes. Almost 9% () of Canada's total area is covered by freshwater. There is no official estimate of the number of smaller lakes. This list covers lakes larger than . Canada's largest lakes This is a list of lakes of Canada with an area larger than . Alberta This is a list of lakes of Alberta with an area larger than . British Columbia This is a list of lakes of British Columbia with an area larger than . * Manitoba This is a list of lakes of Manitoba with an area larger than . New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador This is a list of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador with an area larger than . Northwest Territories This is a list of lakes of the Northwest T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unorganized Area
An unorganized area or unorganized territory () is any geographic region in Canada that does not form part of a municipality or Indian reserve. In these areas, the lowest level of government is Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial or territorial. In some of these areas, local service agencies may have some of the responsibilities that would otherwise be covered by municipalities. British Columbia Most regional districts in British Columbia include some List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia, electoral areas, which are unincorporated areas that do not have their own municipal government, but residents of such areas still receive a form of local government by electing representatives to their regional district boards. The Stikine Region in the province's far northwest is the only part of British Columbia not in a regional district, because of its low population and the lack of any incorporated municipalities. The Stikine Region—not to be confused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commission De Toponymie Du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules. It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes. Its mandate covers the namings of: * natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.) * constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.) * administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.) * inhabited areas (villages, towns, Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indian reserves, etc.) * roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.) A child agency of the Office québécois de la langue française, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the Charter of the French Language to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912. See also * Toponymy * Toponym'elles * Offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estuary Of Saint Lawrence
The St. Lawrence River Estuary is an estuary at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. It stretches 655 km from west to east, from the outlet of Lake Saint Pierre to Pointe-des-Monts, where it becomes the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada. The estuary is divided into 3 parts: the Estuary of St. Lawrence#Fluvial estuary, fluvial estuary, the #Middle estuary, middle estuary and the #Maritime estuary, maritime estuary. The waters coming from the north shore of the St. Lawrence and Labrador come mainly from the Canadian Shield. Among the deepest and largest estuaries in the world, the St. Lawrence maritime estuary extends nearly 250 km before it widens at Point-des-Monts into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This enclosed sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by Cabot Strait and the Strait of Belle-Isle. Navigation The culture of the First Nations in Canada was largely based on birch, and the Birch bark canoe provided these hunting peoples with the mobility essential to this wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadoussac
Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography Tadoussac is located in a bay on the north shore of the lower estuary of the St. Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Saguenay River fjord. Tadoussac offers a backdrop of mountains, water, rock and greenery. The village municipality is a point of convergence between the Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Charlevoix. The entire area is either rural or still in a wilderness state, with several federal and provincial natural parks and preserves nearby which protect natural resources. Tadoussac encompasses the first marine national park of Canada. The nearest urban agglomeration is Saguenay about west. History Jacques Cartier came to the site in 1535 during his second voyage. He found Innu people using it as a base for hunting seal. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Petite Décharge (La Grosse Décharge)
La Petite Décharge is a tributary of La Grosse Décharge, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Ministuk, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The course of "La Petite Décharge" crosses the northern part of the zec Mars-Moulin. This small valley is served by the "Chemin de la Consol Paper" and the "Chemin des Lac des Maltais". A few other secondary forest roads serve "La Petite Décharge" valley, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities. Forestry is the main economic activity in this valley; recreational tourism, second. The surface of "La Petite Décharge" is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally done from mid-December to mid-March. Geography The main watersheds neighboring "La Petite Décharge" are: * north side: Lac des Maltais, Gauthier River, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saguenay River
__NOTOC__ 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. Tadoussac, founded as a French colonial trading post in 1600, is located on the northeast bank at this site. The river has a very high flow-rate and is bordered by steep cliffs associated with the Saguenay Graben. Tide waters flow in its fjord upriver as far as Chicoutimi (about 100 kilometres). Many Beluga whales breed in the cold waters at its mouth, making Tadoussac a popular site for whale watching and sea kayaking; Greenland sharks also frequent the depths of the river. The area of the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence is protected by the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, one of Canada's national parks. History First Nations people, including Innus, have inhabited the Saguenay Fjord area for thousands of year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean (, ) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of , and is at its deepest point. Its name in the Innu language is Piekuakamu. Description The lake is fed by dozens of small rivers, including the Ashuapmushuan, the Mistassini, the Peribonka, the Des Aulnaies, the Métabetchouane, and the Ouiatchouane. The towns on its shores include Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Roberval, Normandin, and Saint-Félicien. Three Regional County Municipalities lie on its shores: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Le Domaine-du-Roy, and Maria-Chapdelaine. History The lake was named Piekuakami by the Innu, the Indigenous people who occupied the area at the time of European arrival. It was given its French name by Jean de Quen, a Jesuit missionary who in 1647 was the first European to reach its shores. Industry on the lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambord, Quebec
Chambord () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The Chambord meteorite was found near here in 1904. The municipality also includes the community of Val-Jalbert, Quebec, Val-Jalbert, located along Quebec Route 169 between the village of Chambord itself and Roberval, Quebec, Roberval. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census, 1996, Canada 2001 Census, 2001, Canada 2006 Census, 2006, Canada 2011 Census, 2011, Canada 2016 Census, 2016, Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census * Population in 2021: 1,748 (2016 to 2021 population change: -0.1%) * Population in 2016: 1,765 * Population in 2011: 1,773 * Population in 2006: 1,690 * Population in 2001: 1,693 * Population in 1996: 1,784 * Population in 1991: 1,739 * Population in 1986: 1,705 * Population in 1981: 1,723 * Population in 1976: 1,755 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 849 (total dwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
