Charlevoix
Region of Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Charlevoix (disambiguation).
Charlevoix (/ˈʃɑːrləvwɑː/ SHAR-lə-vwah,[1] French: [ʃaʁləvwa]) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands, and bays; the region was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1989. Administratively, it comprises the Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities within the larger Capitale-Nationale administrative region.
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Coordinates: 47°39′N 70°09′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Administrative region | Capitale-Nationale |
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Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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