Geography and maps
Québec takes up the northeastern portion of the North American
continent. It is divided into
17 administrative regions, wich cover a vast territory of
some 1,667,441 square kilometers (201,753 square kilometers of
freshwater).
Québec is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the
south by the United States and New Brunswick, to the east by the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and to the west by
James Bay, Hudson Bay and Ontario.
There are four distinct seasons: a mild spring, a
generally hot summer, a colourful fall, which is sometimes chilly,
and a winter that is white and cold. Seasonal temperatures and
vegetation vary depending on the latitude - contributing to
the beauty and diversity that is Québec.
For more information :
Consult Le
Québec géographique : Portail de l'information géographique
gouvernementale and the section Vues
d'ensemble du Québec.
Climate
Territory
Environment and Sustainable Development
