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Jacques-Cartier County (French: Comté de Jacques-Cartier, pronounced [kɔ̃te də ʒak kaʁtje]) was an historic county on the Island of Montreal in the province of Quebec. It existed between 1855 [ 1 ] and 1970.
Jacques Cartier [a] (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French-Breton maritime explorer for France.Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map [3] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas" [citation needed] after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona ...
Although the terms "city" and "town" are both used in the category name because of common English usage, Quebec does not contain any cities under the current law; [1] this list thus includes all villes, regardless of whether they are referred to as cities or towns in English.
Lac-Jacques-Cartier (French pronunciation: [lak ʒak kaʁtje]) is a large unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, making up more than 85% of this regional county.
Jacques Cartier (circa 1491-1557), Canada Post 3 cents stamp 1934, designed by George Arthur Gundersen (1910-1975) [4] [5] The other arm of the sea is the Honguedo Strait located on the south side of Anticosti Island and the Gaspé Peninsula. The Jacques Cartier Strait is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) wide.
Chaleur Bay, also Chaleurs Bay, Bay of Chaleur [1] [2] (in French: Baie des Chaleurs, [3] pronounced [bɛ de ʃalœʁ]), in Mi'gmaq it is called Mawipoqtapei, is an arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence located between Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. [3] The name of the bay is attributed to explorer Jacques Cartier (Baie des Chaleurs). It ...
Interpretation Center. During his second voyage in Canada, Jacques Cartier still believed that the Saint Lawrence River could lead him through the continent to Asia. When he realized that the river narrows near Quebec City, he started searching for a harbor to leave his two largest ships, Grande Hermine and Petite Hermine, and to continue on exploring on board of Émerillon to Hochelaga ...