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Saguenay Fjord National Park (French: parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay) is a provincial park located in Quebec, Canada. [1] In the regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix, Côte-Nord, and Bas-Saint-Laurent, the park is situated along the eastern end of the Saguenay River and adjoins the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park for over 100 km (60 mi.).
Located in Saguenay, the highest point of the region is found in Monts-Valin at Dubuc peak, as well as several other peaks reaching over 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level. It was established in 1996 to conserve a representative example of Mount Valin . [ 1 ]
The Seminary of Chicoutimi has 1,100 high school students. Saguenay also has primary and secondary schools in English, with 200 students; Riverside Regional School is the responsibility of the Central Québec School Board. At the college level, Saguenay has two colleges, located in Jonquière and in Chicoutimi, with a combined 5,500 students. [46]
Nature lovers reach this observation tower via the family trail (lasts about an hour) in summer or fall. [2] Mont Édouard is the fifth highest peak in Quebec. The ski center offers a vertical drop of 450 meters (1,480 ft) with 30 different slopes. Natural snowmaking is abundant, however, the center is equipped with artificial snowmaking equipment.
2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards the north by crossing a dam and passing under the bridge on rue de Chute-à-Caron at the end of the segment, to its mouth. [2] The Rivière aux Sables flows onto the south bank of the Saguenay River. This confluence is located at: 1.0 km (0.62 mi) south-east of the Chute-à-Caron dam on the Saguenay River;
With a land area of 98,712.71 km 2 (38,113.19 sq mi), Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean is the third-largest Quebec region after Nord-du-Québec and Côte-Nord. This region is bathed by two major watercourses, Lac Saint-Jean and the Saguenay River , both of which mark its landscape deeply and have been the main drives of its development in history .
The Saguenay River (French: Rivière Saguenay, [ʁivjɛʁ saɡnɛ]) is a major river of Quebec, Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River.
Lac Saint-Jean (French: [lak sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃], Quebec French pronunciation: [lak sẽ ʒã]) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated 206 km (128 mi) north of the Saint Lawrence River , into which it drains via the Saguenay River .