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Quebec maritime

Beluga in the St. Lawrence near Tadoussac

Information

Country

Canada

Region

Quebec

Area

279 167 km²

Population

391 314 hab.

Density

1,4 inhab./km²

Telephone prefix

1 418

Location

47 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N 63 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W

Touristic site

the Quebec maritime is a tourist region in the east of Quebec to Canada.

Understand

Québec maritime includes the tourist regions of eastern Quebec bordering the estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It constitutes a set of regions where nature is magnificent. See the page for each region for more details: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspesie, North Coast (Duplessis and Manicouagan) and of course Magdalen Islands.

Regions

Bas-Saint-Laurent (Rimouski)
The south shore of the St.Lawrence, with the Bic national park and several islands famous for bird watching.

Gaspesie (Gaspe)
The Gaspé Peninsula in the east of the province, discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534, with the national parks of the emblematic Percé rock, of Forillon and of Miguasha Renowned for its fossils and classified by UNESCO and especially its hospitable population with the typical accent of the past.

Duplessis (Sept-Iles)
North coast of the St.Lawrence from nearly 1 000 km strewn with bays, coves and islets with a tormented profile, but also a hinterland of 200 000 km² including boreal forests as far as the eye can see as well as rivers and lakes galore.

Manicouagan (Baie-Comeau)
The coast overlooks the St. Lawrence, the cliffs framing the Saguenay Fjord, the boreal forest, the tundra, rivers and lakes.

Magdalen Islands
Archipelago lost in the ocean with their seals, their birds and above all their warm Acadian culture.

Cities

49.231985-68.2123211 Baie-Comeau – Industrial city. (last update Feb. 2018)
48.83-64.4816672 Gaspe – The largest city in the Gaspesie, located at the end of the peninsula. (last update Feb. 2018)
48.849722-67.5163893 Matane – Chief town of the MRC de La Matanie and important regional economic and administrative center. (last update Feb. 2018)
48.470556-68.5213894 Rimouski – Largest city in Bas-Saint-Laurent and Quebec maritime, located on the edge of the St. Lawrence estuary, includes the only university in the region. (last update Feb. 2018)
47.836111-69.5361115 Wolf River – Important regional center. (last update Feb. 2018)
50.2-66.3833336 Sept-Iles – Stopover for cruise ships, an important regional center. (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

The Percé rock

Saguenay – St. Lawrence Marine Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Anticosti National Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Gaspésie National Park – (last update Feb. 2018)
Miguasha National Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Bic National Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Saguenay Fjord National Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Lac-Témiscouata National Park (last update Feb. 2018)
Forillon National Park (last update Feb. 2018)

To go

Consult the pages for each region to find out how to get there.

Circulate

Itineraries

Walk

International Appalachian Trail (last update Feb. 2018)

By boat or sea kayak

Blue corridor (last update Feb. 2018)
St. Lawrence Seaway (last update Feb. 2018)

By car

Whale Route (last update Feb. 2018)
Lighthouse Route (last update Feb. 2018)
Gaspésie Tour (last update Feb. 2018)

By bike

Green Route (last update Feb. 2018)

Around

At Quebec

In the rest of the Canada

To United States

Maine

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