Jacques Cartier — Jacques Cartier † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacques Cartier The discoverer of Canada, b. at Saint Malo, Brittany, in 1491; d. 1 September, 1557. Little is known of his youth, but it is probable that he followed some of his countryment… … Catholic encyclopedia
Honguedo Strait — The Honguedo Strait (Fr. Détroit d Honguedo ) is a strait in eastern North America.Flowing between Anticosti Island and the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, it is one of the two outlets of the Saint Lawrence River into its estuary, the Gulf of… … Wikipedia
Gulf of Saint Lawrence — (French: golfe du Saint Laurent ), the world s largest estuary, is the outlet of North America s Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean.The river flows into the gulf through the Jacques Cartier Strait between the Côte… … Wikipedia
Natashquan, Quebec (municipality) — Natashquan Township … Wikipedia
Anticosti Island — Infobox Islands name = Anticosti image caption = Anticosti Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence image size = locator map custom = no native name = Île d Anticosti native name link = French language nickname = location = Gulf of Saint Lawrence… … Wikipedia
Natashquan, Quebec (reserve) — Natashquan Reserve … Wikipedia
cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources … Universalium
Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… … Universalium
Quebec — This article is about the Canadian province. For the province s capital city, see Quebec City. For other uses, see Quebec (disambiguation). Coordinates … Wikipedia
16th century in Canada — See also: 15th century in Canada, other events of the 16th century, 17th century in Canada and the list of years in Canada . Events* c. 1500: European diseases begin killing native North Americans, who have no immunity to them.* 1521 26: João… … Wikipedia
