Sept-ÃŽles, Quebec

Sept- Îles (French " Seven Islands " ) or Uashat is a Canadian city in the Côte -Nord region of eastern Quebec.

Geography

The place is located on the north coast of the St. Lawrence gulf between the rivers Sainte- Marguerite and Moisie on a deep bay in front of a siebeninseligen archipelago. The bay has a 45- km ² large natural harbor. The seven islands concerned are:

  • La Grosse Boule ( " the big ball " )
  • La Petite Boule (the " small ball " )
  • La Grande Basque ( "the great Basque ", named after the Basque fishermen )
  • La Petite Basque ( "the little Basque " )
  • Ile Manowin (French Montagnais ( manouane ): " where eggs are collected " )
  • Île du Corossol (after the French ship Corossol that is stranded here in 1693 ); here there is a lighthouse and a bird sanctuary
  • Ilets De Quen ( an archipelago of various small islands, named after Jean de Quen, who had the Catholic mission founded in 1650)

The archipelago is placed under the provincial jurisdiction, but some parts are managed by the federal government. The city has two Indian Reservations ( First Nations reserves ): Uashat west of the city and Maliotenam in the east - near the river Moisie.

History

The first inhabitants were the Montagnais ( Innu ), who named the island Uashat ( " Great Bay "). The discovery is the Frenchman Jacques Cartier attributed. This besegelte the islands in 1535 and named it Ysles Rondes ( " Circular islands "). He was not the first Europeans in the area. As it turned out, were here already Basque fishermen who went about the catch of whales and cod.

One of the early economic activities in Sept -Îles were fishing and fur trade with branches of the Louis Joliet ( 1679 ) and by the Hudson 's Bay Company ( 1842).

The village was built in 1885 to a municipality. She received her first pier in 1908. Around the turn of the century, the industrial whaling developed. 1905 built a Norwegian company a Walölfabrik at bay. With steam ships and harpoons about 75 whales were killed in the St. Lawrence electricity per year.

Sept- Îles in 1951 received a city charter. 2002 Sept- Îles was combined with the communities Gallix and Moisie.

Economy

Due to the high iron ore deposit in Labrador City mining plays an important economic role in the city. The Canadian Iron Company Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC ) operates several mining areas in Labrador City. These degradation products are transported by trains of the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway to the port of Sept- Îles and shipped for the global market. In the city is the largest aluminum plant of North America, Aluminerie Alouette, which was massively expanded in 2005. This meant that many jobs have been created in other areas.

Famous people

  • Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Steve Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian skiers
  • David Desrosiers, Canadian musician
Postal codes in Canada Gulf of Saint Lawrence Basque Country (greater region) Fisherman North American fur trade Louis Jolliet
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