Tadoussac Bay
Canada
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General Information
about Tadoussac Bay
The bay of Tadoussac is located on the estuary of the St. Lawrence, at the junction of the Saguenay Fjord, Canada. The Tadoussac village was called Totouskak by the Innu indigenous people. The bay became the gateway to the New World: the arrival of the french explorer Jacques Cartier in 1535, the creation of the first Canadian station of draft of furs (Breton, Norman, Basques but so Spanish or English) and, presently, the marine park which allows the observation of marine mammals, including the famous whales of the St. Lawrence, are some examples.
La baie de Tadoussac est située dans l’estuaire du fleuve Saint-Laurent, à la jonction du fjord du Saguenay, au Canada. Le village de Tadoussac était appelé Totouskak par le peuple autochtone Innu. La baie est devenue la porte d’entrée du Nouveau Monde : l’arrivée de l’explorateur français Jacques Cartier en 1535, la création du premier poste de traite de fourrures canadien (entre des bretons, des normands, des basques, mais aussi des espagnols ou des anglais) et, actuellement, le parc marin, qui permet l’observation de mammifères marins, notamment les célèbres baleines du Saint-Laurent, en sont quelques exemples.
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Natural Environment
Coastline
Old submerged glaciated valley (fjord)
Climate
Climate at very cold, very long and a little wet winter
Temperatures
Annual average : 2 °C
Thermal amplitude : from -19°C to 23°C
Precipitations
Annual : 1080 mm
Distribution : All seasons
Biogeographic Classification
Temperate deciduous and coniferous (Néartic)
Human Environment
Language
French
Local Economy
Tourism, handicraft, fishing
Demography
Population (hab) : 827
Density (hab/km2) : 50
Human Development Index
0,937
Ecological Footprint
8,84
Heritage and Credentials
Natural Heritage
Exceptional oceanographical phenomena due in particular to the topography of the funds (gone up underwater funds with a variation of 100 m to 50 m with the right of Tadoussac) and to the successive layers of water fresh waters of surface, very cold water increase (0 to -2 C) exits of the glaciers via the current of Labrador (Krill) - Significant biological diversity : plankton, fish, birds and mammals marine (13 species : rorquals, dolphins, marsoins, bélougas,..).
Cultural Heritage
Indian culture plurimillénnaire : Paleolithic (8000 to 4000 BC), of 1000 to our days ;traditional habitat of European origin of which vault (1747).
Coastal Management
Marine park of the Saguenay-Saint-Laurent (1 138 km2).
Criteria retained by the club
BN 6 : Plan of management (marine Park of Saguenay) ; BC 4 :Historical landscape (Village and vault of Tadoussac).
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