La Mauricie National Park
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Location | Shawinigan / Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Quebec, Canada |
| Nearest city | Shawinigan, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 46°48′N 72°58′W / 46.8°N 72.967°WCoordinates: 46°48′N 72°58′W / 46.8°N 72.967°W |
| Area | 536 km² |
| Established | 1970 |
| Visitors | 149,521 (in 2007[1]) |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
La Mauricie National Park (French: Parc national de la Mauricie) is located in the Laurentian mountains in the Mauricie region of Québec, Canada. It covers 536 km² in the southern Canadian Shield region bordering the Saint Lawrence lowlands. The park contains 150 lakes and many ponds.
The park lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion.[2] The forests in this region were logged from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century. The park's forests have regrown and contain a mixture of conifers and mixed deciduous trees.
Wildlife in the park includes moose, black bears, beavers and otters. It supports a small number of wood turtles, rare in Canada. The park is a popular location for camping, canoeing and kayaking.
The park is named after the nearby Saint-Maurice River to the east of the park. The Matawin River flows along the west and north borders of the park.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Parks Canada Attendance 2003-04 to 2007-08". Parks Canada. 2008. http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/pc/rpts/attend/attend_e.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein, et al (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2. http://gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder/.
[edit] External links
- Official Site at Parks Canada
- (English) Tourisme Mauricie Regional tourist office
- Hundred of pictures of in and around La Mauricie National Park
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