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Lac Saint-Jean ( Canadian French: [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.
Home to abundant wilderness, a fjord, whales, an inland sea and, especially, mouth-watering blueberries! In one area, the Saguenay River runs through a spectacular fjord. Upstream, the immense Lac Saint-Jean appears like a veritable inland sea.
May 23, 2024 · Saguenay Quebec region, which is three times the size of Belgium, stretches from Tadoussac on the Saint Lawrence River all the way up to Lac (Lake) Saint-Jean. Splitting the region in half is the Saguenay Fjord, which at 105 km long is one of the 10 longest fjords in the world.
Feb 7, 2018 · Lac Saint-Jean, 1003 km 2, elevation 98 m, 63 m deep, is located in south-central Québec, 206 km north of the St Lawrence River, into which it flows via Rivière SAGUENAY. The lake is the centre of a shallow glacial pan and is fed by dozens of little rivers, the most important being (west to east) the Ashuapmushuan, the Mistassini and the ...
While to the east, the panorama consists mainly of endless mountains and a unique fjord, to the west it softens, widens and calms to open onto the endless horizons of Lac Saint-Jean. Because of its vastness and changing character, this great freshwater basin has been described as an inland sea.
Lac-Saint-Jean is a large rural area composed of multiple small villages surrounding the lake of the same name. The lake and villages are to the west of Chicoutimi-Jonquière (and the Saguenay River) in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec.
The 62-mile-long Saguenay fjord north of Quebec City is the only navigable fjord in North America. Carved by glaciers during the Ice Age, the waterway is the prime feature of the region. Here...
