Mont-Apica, Quebec

Mont-Apica
Unorganized territory
Radar station on Mont Apica
Radar station on Mont Apica
Location of Mont-Apica
Mont-Apica is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Mont-Apica
Mont-Apica
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 47°59′N 71°26′W / 47.983°N 71.433°W / 47.983; -71.433[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
12.70 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
 • Land12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Steady N/A
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways R-169

Mont-Apica is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est. It had a population of 0 in the Canada 2011 Census, and covered a land area of 12.68 km2, entirely within the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

The territory was home to the former RCAF Station Mont Apica, located along Quebec Route 169 at the base of the namesake Mount Apica. Part of the Pinetree Line and NORAD, the station became operational in 1952 and had a staff of some 500 persons at its peak. Political and technological changes made the station redundant and it closed in 1990.[4]

The Apica River, a small tributary of the Pikauba River, flows through the territory in a narrow and deep valley at the foot of the 884 metres (2,900 ft) high Mount Apica. The river and mountain were spelled as Upika or Upica until 1961, an Innu word meaning "narrowing river".[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mont-Apica
  3. ^ a b "Mont-Apica census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  4. ^ "Mont-Apica (Lieu-dit)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  5. ^ "Rivière Apica" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-28.