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Tortue à Tête De Crapaud
The Tortue River (; ) is a river in the Côte-Nord administrative region, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The course of this river successively crosses the RCM of: * Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality: in unorganized territory of Rivière-Nipissis; * Minganie Regional County Municipality: in unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme, then the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre. It flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southern part of the Tortue River watershed is served by the route 138 which runs along the north shore of the estuary of Saint Lawrence. Location The river originates from Turtle Lake (length: octopus-shaped; altitude: ). This lake has an island in its center-north. It is fed mainly by: (clockwise) the discharge of a small lake, the discharge (coming from the west) of a group of lakes, the discharge (coming from the north) of a lake, a stream (coming from the north), the discharge (coming from the northeast) of a set of lakes, the discharge ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Route 138
Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec, following the entire north shore of the St. Lawrence River past Montreal to the temporary eastern terminus in Kegashka on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal (connecting with New York State Route 30 at the Trout River Border Crossing). Part of this highway is known as the '' Chemin du Roy'', or King's Highway, which is one of the oldest highways in Canada. It passes through the Montérégie, Montreal, Lanaudière, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec. In Montreal, Highway 138 runs via Sherbrooke Street, crosses the Pierre Le Gardeur Bridge to Charlemagne and remains a four-lane road until exiting Repentigny. This highway takes a more scenic route than the more direct Autoroute 40 between Montreal and Quebec City. It crosses the Saguenay River via a ferry which travels between Baie-Sainte-Catherine a ... [...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] |
Sault Plat River
The Sault Plat River () flows north/south on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Sept-Rivières and Minganie Regional County Municipality, Minganie RCM, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Part of the river is located in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Quebec, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, and is visible from Quebec Route 138#The Whale Route, The Whale Route (138). Toponymy The toponym "Rivière du Sault Plat" was made official on December 5, 1968 in the place name bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec. The name first appeared officially on a map in 1969 in the ''Répertoire géographique du Québec''. The river was not named on 1913 & 1927 maps by Gustave Rinfret or Edgar Rochette (1890-1953). Geology and geomorphology Considered a geological heritage, the furrows of Erosion, glacial erosion in the rock where the Plat de Sault River flows make it of exceptional geological interest. The site offers remarkable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouleau River
The Bouleau River () flows north/south on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Sept-Rivières and Minganie RCM, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. The Birch River is recognized as a salmon river along almost its entire length. Location The Bouleau River has its source in the Canadian Shield also called the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau, and runs through the boreal forest to its mouth in the Gulf of St. Lawrence about east of Sept-Îles. Its source is to the north of Lake Bigot, west of Lake Nipisso. It rises at an elevation of , flows south for about , and has two major tributaries. The watershed covers . The bedrock is Precambrian, covered in typical boreal vegetation. The mouth of the Bouleau River is in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre in the Minganie Regional County Municipality. The drainage basin covers parts of two regional county municipalities, within which it covers parts of four smaller administrative units: * Sept-Rivière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitou River (Quebec)
The Manitou River () is a river flowing in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme and in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre, in the Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the Côte-Nord region in the province of Quebec, Canada. It flows through largely unspoiled wilderness, and has spectacular falls nears its mouth. Although there is hydroelectric potential, projects to develop the river in this way have met popular resistance, and instead it has been proposed to protect the river with a national part or indigenous reserve. Course The Manitou River has its origin in Lac Caobus in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jérôme, Minganie Regional County Municipality, and lower down flows through the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Minganie. The river flows south, widening in two places to form Lake Manitou and Eudist Lake. It reaches the Saint Lawrence in the Canton de Coopman, near the community of Manitou halfway between Sept-Îles and Havre-Saint-Pierre. The r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Nipisso
Lake Nipisso () is a lake in a remote part of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Location Lake Nipisso is in the unorganized territory of Rivière-Nipissis in the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord. It is about north of northeast of Sept-Îles and is in the Duplessis (Côte-Nord) tourist region. The lake is long, up to wide, and covers an area of . The lake is a widening of the Nipisso River, which flows into its north end from Lac Premio-Réal and Lac de Mouches in the northeast, and continues from its south end in a southeast direction to the Nipissis River, of which it is a tributary. The Nipisso river drains an area of . The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is to the west, and a main power transmission line from the Churchill Falls Generating Station runs about to the west. There is no road access to the lake, which can only be reached by float plane or helicopter. Environment The region is in the boreal climate zone. Under Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Manitou
Lake Manitou is the largest lake on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. With an area of , it is the largest lake on a lake island in the world. Reaching depths of up to 162 ft, it is also the deepest of the 108 lakes on Manitoulin Island. Lake Manitou's depth creates a natural habitat for lake trout and ling, making it a popular fishing destination. Other fish including bass, whitefish, pickerel, and pike are also seen throughout the deep, clear waters. It is drained by the Manitou River. There are several small islands in Lake Manitou, such as Roper Island and Bear Island in the very south of the western lobe of the lake, and McCracken's Island in the neck connecting the two lobes, making them islands in a lake on an island in a lake. However, none of the islands are as large as Treasure Island in a neighbouring, smaller lake on Manitoulin Island. Image:Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron.png, Manitoulin Island location in the Great Lakes The Great Lakes, also called ... [...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] |
Rivière-au-Tonnerre
Rivière-au-Tonnerre (), municipality (Quebec), municipality located on the North shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence#Geography, Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Côte-Nord Quebec region, region, Minganie Regional County Municipality, in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, Canada. Rivière-au-Tonnerre is member of Village étape, Villages-Relais Quebec Toponymy The eponymous Tonnerre River (Minganie) (French: ''Riviere au Tonnerre''), which flows through the municipality, has a series of waterfalls at upstream, from its mouth in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. These falls with a total drop of about have a roar that reminds one of the noise caused by thunder. In the past, the place was nicknamed Boom Boom River. History The first permanent settlers arrived circa 1853 or 1854, and founded Sheldrake and Riviere-au-Tonnerre as fishing settlements. In 1875, more pioneers followed, originating notably from Paspébiac, Quebec, Paspébiac in the Gaspésie region. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
