Pessamit
Pessamit, is a First Nations reserve and Innu community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located about 50 kilometres southwest from Baie-Comeau along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Betsiamites River.
- Type: Village with 2,420 residents
- Description: Indian reserve in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Betsiamites”, “Betsiamites 3”, “Betsiamits”, and “Pessamit, Quebec”
- Neighbors: Rivière-aux-Outardes
Pessamit
- Categories: indian reserve in Quebec and locality
- Location: North Shore, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.94156° or 48° 56′ 30″ north
Longitude
-68.64091° or 68° 38′ 27″ west
Population
2,420
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
87WHW9R5+JJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Pessamit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيتسياميت”
- Atikamekw: “Pessamit”
- Bulgarian: “Бециамитес”
- Cebuano: “Betsiamites”
- Croatian: “Betsiamites”
- French: “Betsiamites 3”
- French: “Betsiamites”
- French: “Betsiamits”
- French: “Pessamit”
- Japanese: “ペサミト”
- Spanish: “Pessamit”
- Swedish: “Bersimis”
- Swedish: “Betsiamites”
- Swedish: “Pessamit”
- “Betsiamites”
- “Betsiamites 3”
- “Pessamit”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rivière-Bersimis and Les Îlets-Jérémie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre Ka Mamuitenanut and Aréna - Conseil des innus de Pessamit.
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