Pointe des Booms
Pointe des Booms is a point in Pointe-Lebel, North Shore, Quebec. Pointe des Booms is situated nearby to the quarter Saint-Sacrement, as well as near the suburb Hauterive.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include McCormick generating station and Manic-1.
McCormick generating station
Power station
The McCormick generating station is a dam and power station built on the Manicouagan river by the Quebec & Ontario Paper Company and the Canadian British Aluminium Company 3 km west of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. McCormick generating station is situated 3½ km northwest of Pointe des Booms.
Manic-1
Industrial building
Photo: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manic-1 is a hydroelectric power station and dam at the mouth of the Manicouagan River 3 km west of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned between 1966 and 1967 and producing 184 MW, it is the smallest of the Manicouagan-Outardes project. Manic-1 is situated 3½ km west of Pointe des Booms.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pointe-Lebel and Baie-Comeau.
Pointe-Lebel
Village
Pointe-Lebel is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers. Pointe-Lebel is situated 3½ km southeast of Pointe des Booms.
Baie-Comeau
Baie Comeau is a city that is approximately 420 km north-east of Quebec City in the Manicouagan region of the province of Quebec. It is on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality.
Chute-aux-Outardes
Photo: Harfang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chute-aux-Outardes is a village municipality in Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Outardes River. It is about 20 kilometres south-west of Baie-Comeau along Route 138.
Pointe des Booms
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Pointe-Lebel, North Shore, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.18039° or 49° 10′ 49″ northLongitude
-68.28315° or 68° 16′ 59″ westElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
87XH5PJ8+5PGeoNames ID
6107512
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac Odilon and McCormick generating station.
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