| Strait Jacques Cartier | |
|---|---|
| Détroit de Jacques-Cartier | |
 North of Anticosti Island[1] | |
| 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]
- ^ "Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS)". 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
The principal study areas include the Quebec North Shore in the Mingan Island / Anticosti region, the Gaspe Peninsula and St. Lawrence Estuary.
- ^ a b "Canadian sailing directions. ATL 110, St. Lawrence River, Cap Whittle/Cap Gaspé to Les Escoumins and Anticosti Island" (PDF). Fischeries and Oceans Canada. Canadian Hydrographic Service. November 2023. pp. 9 of 89. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
... 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.
- ^ "Jacques Cartier Strait, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 12 May 1968. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
... 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.