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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.
Feb 7, 2006 · The Saguenay River, 698 km long to the head of the Péribonca River, issues from lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands of Québec. It has a drainage basin of 88 000 km 2 and a mean discharge of 1750 m 3 /s.
Saguenay River, river in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, south central Quebec province, Canada. It drains Lac-Saint-Jean into the St. Lawrence River at Tadoussac, about 120 miles (190 km) northeast of Quebec city.
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The Saguenay has been called the Saguenay fjord in many websites. A little bit of a misnomer. If anyone goes to the Saguenay region expecting steeply rising cliffs both sides close to each other,providing a narrow passage for the river,, similar to ones in Norway or New Zealand, they will be disappointed. It definitely doesn't match up.
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Saguenay, Quebec. Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°04′W. Saguenay ( / ˈsæɡəneɪ, ˌsæɡəˈneɪ / SAG-ə-nay, -NAY, French: [saɡnɛ], locally [-ne]) is a city in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Quebec City by overland route.
Fjords are a rare phenomenon! Québec has only one, the Rivière Saguenay fjord in the south of the province. Carved by glacier forces thousands of years ago, the Saguenay fjord stretches over 100 km, surrounded by steep cliffs. It is so deep, it attracts whales at its mouth to the river.
May 22, 2019 · Go Whale Watching in Saguenay Fjord. The Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park—located in the waters where the Saguenay River meets the St. Lawrence estuary—is a natural picnic for whales, seals and birds.
