Anse des Phares
Anse des Phares is a bay in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quebec Bridge and Pierre Laporte Bridge.
Quebec Bridge
Bridge
Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Quebec Bridge is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy and Lévis, in Quebec, Canada. The project failed twice during its construction, in 1907 and 1916, at the cost of 88 lives and additional people injured.
Pierre Laporte Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Muriel Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pierre Laporte Bridge is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately 200 metres west of the Quebec Bridge between Quebec City and Lévis.
Aquarium of Quebec
Public aquarium
Aquarium du Québec is a public aquarium located in the former city of Sainte-Foy in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 16-hectare facility is home to more than 10,000 animals representing more than 300 species.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Foy and Cap-Rouge.
Sainte-Foy
Suburb
Photo: Harfang, Public domain.
Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge—initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery.
Cap-Rouge
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cap-Rouge is a former city in central Quebec, Canada, since 2002 within the borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in Quebec City. The site of the first attempted permanent French settlement in North America, Charlesbourg-Royal, is located at the confluence of the Rivière du Cap Rouge and the Saint Lawrence River.
L’Ancienne-Lorette
Town
L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002, as part of a 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but, after a 2004 referendum, it was reconstituted as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
Anse des Phares
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.735° or 46° 44′ 6″ northLongitude
-71.316° or 71° 18′ 58″ westOpen location code
87RCPMMM+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1176260048OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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