| René-Levasseur Island | |
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| René-Levasseur Island | |
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Region | Manicouagan |
| Area | 2 020 km² |
| Population | 0 hab. () |
| Density | 0 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC − 05: 00 |
THE'René-Levasseur Island is the second largest island in Quebec to Canada. It is nicknamed “The Eye of Quebec”.
Understand
With 2 020 km2, René-Levasseur Island is the second largest island in Quebec after'Anticosti. It was created artificially by the rising water levels caused by the construction of the Daniel-Johnson Dam in 1970. Its characteristic shape is due to an impact from a meteorite, the fourth strongest impact the planet has known, which formed a crater 100 km in diameter with its center rising to form the island.
The island has two protected areas: the Louis-Babel ecological reserve and the Meteorite biodiversity reserve.
The island owes its name to René Levasseur, a chief engineer for Hydro Quebec during the construction of the Daniel-Johnson dam.
Destinations
- Louis-Babel Ecological Reserve – The largest ecological reserve in Quebec.
