La-Mauricie-Nationalpark

The La Mauricie National Park (French Parc national du Canada de la Mauricie, La Mauricie National Park of English Canada) is a Canadian national park in the Laurentian mountains in the province of Québec ( eastern Canada ).

The park was founded in 1970 covers an area of ​​536 km ² and belongs geologically to the southern Canadian Shield. It borders on the lowlands of the St. Lawrence River. There are about 150 lakes and other ponds. The fauna includes, among other things moose. The name derives from the River Saint- Maurice, which crosses the park to the east.