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Cape Wolstenholme (/ ˈ w oʊ s t ə n h oʊ m /; [3] French: cap Wolstenholme; Inuktitut: Anaulirvik [4]) is a cape and is the extreme northernmost point of the province of Quebec, Canada.
The Iluiliq National Park Reserve, formerly the Cap-Wolstenholme National Park Reserve, is a protected area located in the far north of Quebec, in Canada.This territory of 1,263 kilometres (784.79 mi) protects cliffs and fjord reaching heights of 300 meters (980 ft).
Its northernmost point is Cape Wolstenholme. Quebec also shares a land border with four northeast states of the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont) to the south. [4] In 1927, the border between the Province of Quebec and the Dominion of Newfoundland was delineated by the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Ivujivik (Inuktitut: ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ Inuktitut pronunciation:, meaning "Place where ice accumulates because of strong currents", or "Sea-ice crash Area") is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Quebec, and the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province, although there are settlements further north in the territories.
Quebec: Cape Wolstenholme, approx. 17 miles (27 km) NE of Ivujivik: New York border, where the Châteauguay River crosses the border (Latitude: 44°59'30"N approx.) Labrador border, near Blanc-Sablon Longitude: 57°06'30" West
Its northernmost point is Cape Wolstenholme, which is also the northernmost point of Quebec. The peninsula is also part of the Canadian Shield, and consists entirely of treeless tundra dissected by large numbers of rivers and glacial lakes, flowing generally east–west in a parallel fashion.
The size of Quebec's national parks varies depending on whether they are located in southern Quebec, which is densely populated, or in northern Quebec, which is very sparsely populated. Parks in southern Quebec are generally smaller than northern ones. 0 at 100 kilometres (62.14 mi): 11 parks; 100 at 500 kilometres (310.69 mi): 8 parks
This is a list of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts. [1]For the fur trade in general see North American fur trade and Canadian canoe routes (early).For some groups of related posts see Fort-Rupert for James Bay.