Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is an industrial building in Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec which is located on promenade René-Lévesque. Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is situated nearby to the power station Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex, as well as near the ruins Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station.Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: Generating Station in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Address: 2152 promenade René-Lévesque, Shawinigan, QC G9N 6V1
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former N.A.C. Power House and Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex.
Former N.A.C. Power House
Museum
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Former N.A.C. Power House is a museum, which is situated 220 metres northeast of Shawinigan-2 Generating Station.
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex
Power station
Shawinigan Hydroelectric Complex is a power station, which is situated 170 metres east of Shawinigan-2 Generating Station.
Former Alcan-16 Power House
Ruins
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Former Alcan-16 Power House is a ruins, which is situated 210 metres northeast of Shawinigan-2 Generating Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawinigan and Shawinigan-Sud.
Shawinigan
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Shawinigan is a city of 50,000 people in the Mauricie region of Quebec. It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.
Shawinigan-Sud
Suburb
Photo: Vintotal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shawinigan-Sud is a predominantly French-speaking settlement in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River. In 1996, its population was 11,804. Shawinigan-Sud is situated 2½ km southeast of Shawinigan-2 Generating Station.
Saint-Boniface
Photo: Jacques Dupont, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Boniface is a parish municipality of the Maskinongé Regional county municipality, in Moyenne-Mauricie. The residents of Saint-Boniface benefit from a picturesque parish, with rural charms, while being close to the shops and services that Shawinigan offers.
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.53644° or 46° 32′ 11″ northLongitude
-72.76728° or 72° 46′ 2″ westInception
September 1st, 1901Operator
Hydro-QuebecOpen location code
87R9G6PM+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1271853695OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q2944489
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Shawinigan-2 Generating Station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale de Shawinigan-2”
- French: “Centrale de Shawinigan-2”
- French: “Centrale S2”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawingan-2 vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawingan-2-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawinigan-2-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shawningan 2 vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Shawinigan-2-demningen”
- Turkish: “Shawinigan-2 Generating Station”
- Turkish: “Shawinigan-2 Santralı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Former Shawinigan-1 Generating Station and Shawinigan-1 Dam.
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