Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord (French for "Northern Coast", area 234,000 km², or 90,500 sq mi) is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River's estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac. At the 2021 census it had a resident population of 88,525 people.[2]
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| Map of Côte-Nord in Quebec Map of Côte-Nord in Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′N 65°49′W / 50.867°N 65.817°WCoordinates: 50°52′N 65°49′W / 50.867°N 65.817°W[1] | |
| Country | 22x20px Canada |
| Province | 22x20px Quebec |
| Area | |
| • Land | 234,442.27 km2 (90,518.67 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 88,525 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Time zones | |
| Minganie and West of 63rd meridian west | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
| East of 63rd meridian west, except Minganie | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
Côte-Nord Media
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Gulf of St. Lawrence, landscape of the Côte-Nord shore, Natashquan
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Whale watching excursion in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Ursus americanus. — Ours noir. — (Black bear).
Gulf of St. Lawrence, raft of coastal seabirds a few metres from the mouth of the Sault Plat River
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Shooting the Rapids, Quebec, Frances Anne Hopkins (1838–1919)
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Barrage Daniel-Johnson, a hydroelectric dam on the Manicouagan River
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Sault Plat River, geological site
References
- ↑ "Côte-Nord". Quebec Gouvernement (in français). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. 1988-11-01. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
This vast territory includes the RCMs of Caniapiscau, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Manicouagan, Sept-Rivières, Minganie and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Côte-Nord [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. November 15, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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