Strait Jacques Cartier | |
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Détroit de Jacques-Cartier | |
Location | Gulf of St. Lawrence |
Coordinates | 49° 57' 30" N 62° 47' 25" W[2] |
Basin countries | Quebec, Canada |
Max. length | 40 km (25 mi) |
The Jacques Cartier Strait (French: Détroit de Jacques-Cartier) is an arm of the sea located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, between the shore of Côte-Nord region and the North of Anticosti Island, in Quebec, Canada.[2][3]
The principal study areas include the Quebec North Shore in the Mingan Island / Anticosti region, the Gaspe Peninsula and St. Lawrence Estuary.
... covers the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River, from Cap Whittle (50°11'N, 60°07'W) to Pointe des Monts (49°19'N, 67°23'W), as well as the north shore of Anticosti Island.
... so named in 1934 by the Quebec Geography Commission, on the occasion of the celebration of the fourth centenary of the first trip to Canada by the Saint-Malo explorer Jacques Cartier.