Aquarium of Quebec
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.- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: aquarium in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Canada
- Also known as: “Aquarium du Quebec” and “Aquarium du Québec”
- Address: 1675 Avenue des Hôtels, Québec, Qc G1W 4S3
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Quebec Bridge is situated 660 metres south of Aquarium of Quebec.
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. Pierre Laporte Bridge is situated 740 metres south of Aquarium of Quebec.
Sainte Foy Railway Station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Foy and Saint-Romuald.
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. Sainte-Foy is situated 2½ km north of Aquarium of Quebec.
Saint-Romuald
Suburb
Photo: Bourgoinjp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Romuald is a district within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of Lévis, Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Quebec City. Saint-Romuald is situated 4 km east of Aquarium of Quebec.
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. Cap-Rouge is situated 4½ km west of Aquarium of Quebec.
Aquarium of Quebec
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.75162° or 46° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-71.28823° or 71° 17′ 18″ westOperator
SépaqOpen location code
87RCQP26+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 657631721OpenStreetMap feature
building=noOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumWikidata ID
Q2859192
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Aquarium of Quebec” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Aquarium du Québec”
- French: “Aquarium de Québec”
- French: “Aquarium du Québec”
- French: “Centre biologique du québec”
- French: “Centre biologique du Québec”
- French: “Centre Biologique Du Québec”
- French: “Parc aquarium de Québec”
- French: “Parc aquarium du Quebec”
- French: “Parc aquarium du québec”
- French: “Parc aquarium du Québec”
- French: “Parc Aquarium du Québec”
- French: “Parc-aquarium du Québec”
- French: “Parc-Aquarium du Québec”
- Spanish: “Acuario de Quebec”
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