Rivière du GouffreThe rivière du Gouffre (English: Pit Cave River) is a tributary of the left bank of the Saint-Laurent river, flowing into the Capitale-Nationale administrative region, Quebec (Canada).
La MalbaieLa Malbaie (French pronunciation: [la malbɛ]) is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the Province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Malbaie River. It was formerly known as Murray Bay. La Malbaie is the seat of the judicial district of Charlevoix.
Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National ParkThe Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park (French: Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie) is a provincial park in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. Centring on the Malbaie River Gorge, it is the centrepiece of the UNESCO Charlevoix biosphere reserve. It is administered by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (Sépaq).
Petite rivière MalbaieThe Petite rivière Malbaie (English: Little Malbaie River) is a tributary of the east bank of the Malbaie River, flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. This watercourse crosses zec des Martres and Grands-Jardins National Park. The intermediate part of this small valley is accessible via the forest road route 381.
Zec des MartresThe Zec des Martres is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone), in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba, in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. The Zec is located in public lands. It is managed by the Association de plein air des Martres, which is a non-profit organization.
Grands-Jardins National ParkGrands-Jardins National Park (French: Parc national des Grands-Jardins, pronounced) is a provincial park, located in the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Pikauba, in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, an administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, Canada. The Grands-Jardins National Park is a protected area for the conservation of the natural heritage of the Charlevoix region in which certain human activities are permitted.
St. Lawrence RiverSt. Regis RiverRaisin RiverLake Saint FrancisBeauharnois CanalGrande-ÎleSaint Charles RiverSerge-Marcil Bridge (upper) Beauharnois Generating Station (lower) Ottawa RiverLake Saint-LouisChâteauguay RiverSt.
Zec du Lac-au-SableZec du Lac-au-Sable is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, in Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada. Geography"ZEC du Lac au Sable" is connected (on its western side) to the "zec des Martres" and at north to the "zec de l'Anse-Saint-Jean".
Drainage basinA drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern.
Laurentides Wildlife ReserveRéserve faunique des Laurentides (transl. Laurentides Wildlife Reserve), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of wildlife reserves of Quebec (Canada) managed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec) and the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec.
Charlevoix Biosphere ReserveThe Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve is part of the Man and the Biosphere Programme of the UNESCO. It is managed by the Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve Corporation. In Canada, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO deals with reservations. In addition, there is also the Canadian Association of Biosphere Reservesé Canada currently has 19 biosphere reserves. The Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve is one of four Quebec reserves in the UNESCO Canadian biosphere reserve network.CharlevoixCharlevoix ( SHAR-lə-vwah, French: [ʃaʁləvwa] ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands, and bays; the region was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1989.
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