Grande-Île Wildlife Refuge

The Grande-île Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of Quebec located in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in the and one of the province's 11 wildlife refuges.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Reserve
  • Description: wildlife sanctuary on Lac Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as: “Grande-Ile Wildlife Refuge” and “Refuge faunique de la Grande-Ile”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maskinongé and Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.

Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a municipality of the county municipality, in , in , in . Every spring and fall, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds stop off by landing on Lac Saint-Pierre and on the surrounding land, many of which are flooded during the snowmelt period.

Photo: Ataboy75, Public domain.
is a recreational tourism municipality on the south shore of Lac Saint-Pierre, in the regional county municipality of , in , in .

Grande-Île Wildlife Refuge

Latitude
46.12506° or 46° 7′ 30″ north
Longitude
-73.02414° or 73° 1′ 27″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
87R84XGG+28
Geo­Names ID
6119065
Wiki­data ID
Q3423269
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Satellite Map

Discover Grande-Île Wildlife Refuge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Grande-Île Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Langue-de-Terre and Domaine-Sarrazin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Grande Île and Chenal de la Sauvagesse.

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