Pontbriand River Explained

Pontbriand River
Name Other:Former name Ruisseau Kapminau
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quebec
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Côte-Nord
Subdivision Type4:RCM
Subdivision Name4:Minganie
Subdivision Type5:Municipalities
Subdivision Name5:Baie-Johan-Beetz and Aguanish
Mouth:Gulf of St. Lawrence

Pontbriand River is a river located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Toponymy

Kapminau[2] the old name of the river, designating small birds in Innu language, of which:

The actual name of the River, the Bay and the Pontbriand Lookout recalls Claude de Pontbriand, a member of Jacques Cartier's crew, during his second voyage in 1535.[3] The Pontbriand River lookout offers a parking area, an access trail to the lookout, rest and observation areas, picnic tables, etc.[4]

Territory

The Pontbriand river flows through the territories of the municipalities of Baie-Johan-Beetz and Aguanish, for approximately 15 km.

Watshishou migratory bird sanctuary

The Wastishou Migratory Bird Sanctuary[5] includes Pontbriand, Jalobert[6] and Pashashibou bays, all islands, islets and emerging rocks in the area, as well as the offshore waters over a distance of several kilometers from the coast. In fact, the waters cover almost 90% of the refuge's surface area. Vegetation is limited to a few species of moss and lichens, because the terrestrial part of the refuge is mainly made up of rocky outcrops.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pontbriand River . Quebec Gouvernement . Commission de Toponymy Quebec . 14 July 2024 . fr . 13 June 1997 . Former name Ruisseau Kapminau (River).
  2. Web site: Daniel Clément . Innu knowledge relating to Unaman-shipu - Kapminau . Hydro-Quebec Equipement . 15 July 2024 . 134 of 265 . fr . 2007 . … Kapminau (Canadian titmouse), Pitshikeshkeshish (Chestnut-capped chickadee), Shakuaikanish (Bank swallow; Tree swallow)..
  3. Web site: Baie Pontbriand - toponymy . Quebec Gouvernement . Commission de Toponymy Quebec . 15 July 2024 . fr . 18 May 1934 . The toponym Baie Pontbriand was adopted on 1934, replacing that of Baie Washatnagunashka..
  4. Web site: Fabien Lecours, landscape architect, project manager . Yves Bédard, biologist . Robert Langlois, urban planner . François Morneau, geomorphologist . Denis Roy, archaeologist . Sites proposed for the establishment of lookouts, Route 138 – Havre-Saint-Pierre at the Pashashibou River . Ministry of Transport Quebec, Environmental Service . 16 July 2024 . fr . March 1989 .,,, the presence of several exceptional attractions in edge of this road encourages observation.
  5. Web site: Watshishou - Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas of Canada - map . IBA Birdlife . Cartographic production by Bird Studies Canada . 2 July 2024 . March 2017 . The IBA Program is an international conservation initiative coordinated by Bird Life International.
  6. Web site: Jalobert Bay - toponymy . Quebec Gouvernement . Commission de Toponymy Quebec . 1 July 2024 . fr . 5 December 1968 . Its name recalls the memory of Macé Jalobert, brother-in-law of Jacques Cartier, who accompanied the latter during his voyage of 1535-1536, as pilot and captain of the Petite Hermine..
  7. Web site: Watshishou migratory bird sanctuary . Gouvernement of Canada . Environment and natural resources . 1 July 2024 . 3 April 2024 . Double-crested cormorant, great black-backed gull, ring-billed gull, common tern, arctic tern, black guillemot, common loon, American black duck, red-breasted merganser, white-winged scoter, surf scoter, black scoter, semipalmated sandpiper and ruddy turnstone.
  8. Web site: Migratory bird sanctuaries across Canada - Quebec . Gouvernement of Canada . Environment and natural resources . 1 July 2024 . 3 April 2024 . The Watshishou Migratory Bird Sanctuary, located in Minganie, on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, was established in 1925 to protect seabird colonies in this important nesting area..

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