Quebec

 

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Introduction

Did you know that qubec meens "were the river narrows". Quebec is the largest provence in Canada. The population is 7,330,000.

 

Quebec city

Quebec's city is Montreal.

Mascots

Quebec's provincial flower is the fleur-de-lis and the bird is the snowwy owl.

The land of Quebec

Did you know that Quebec's name comes from the Algonguian indain word "kebec".

 

Interesting Plases to Visit in Quebec

There are so many interesesting places to visit in quebec. The oldes city

in North American is Quebec City.It provides tourits with beautiful views,

charming squares and some of the oldest buldings in North America.On

the Gaspe coast there is a five million ton rock called Perce Rock

( Pierced Rock).At low tide you can climb through a huge hole at the bottom

of it. Magdalen Islandsand Anticosti Islands are beautiful natural areas of

beaches and parkland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

 

 

Animals in Quebec

Quebec is in wildlife. Deer and moose maketheir homes in the many forests.

Polar bearsroam the shores of Hudson Bay and herds of Caribou feed on

the tundra and the forested areas where they spend the winter. Small

animals such as woodchucks,skunks,raccoons,porcupins,redfoxes,hares and

squirrels live in the many forests as well.Quebecs rivers are filled with fish

such as northern pike , muskellunge, bass, eel and speckled and grey trout.

Atlantic salmon , cod, mackerel, snow crab, shrimp and lobster are

harvested in the St.Lawrence Gulf. A variety of warter animals wich are

beluga and blue whales and variety's of seals often visit the Gulf of

St.Lawrence.

 

 

 

Photo Gallery

 

This is the provincial bird of Quebec and it is the snowwy owl.

This is how they collecete Maple sap.

 

This is how the buildigings look like.

 

This is a loon.

 

These are some birds.

 

 

Gold flecks shine off this rock in Quebec.

 

 

 

this is the provincial flower.

 

 

By Sara and Mahvesh

 

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