52e Parallele - Route de la Baie-James, Québec
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oiseau_ca
N 52° 00.000 W 077° 17.897
18U E 342231 N 5763532
un panneau indiquant la 52e parallele se trouvant sur la Route de la Baie-James / a board indicating the 52nd parallel located on Bay-James Road, Quebec
Waymark Code: WMW0M2
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 06/22/2017
Views: 7
Ce panneau indiquant la 52e parallele se trouve sur la Route de la Baie-James.
"La Route de la Baie-James est une route isolée longue de 620 km qui traverse la région de la Jamésie dans le nord-ouest de la province de Québec. Elle constitue le prolongement nordique de la route 109 et relie les villes de Matagami et de Radisson. La route est pavée du début à la fin, entretenue et déneigée en hiver. Depuis 2002, elle n’a plus le statut de route provinciale et est maintenant administrée par la Société de développement de la Baie-James La route attire de nombreux touristes désirant se rendre jusqu’à la baie James".
Source: Wikipedia
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This board indicating the 52nd parallel is located on Bay-James Road, Quebec.
"The James Bay Road (French: Route de la Baie James) is a remote 620 km long wilderness highway winding its way through the Canadian Shield in northwestern Quebec and reaches into the James Bay region. It starts in Matagami as an extension of Route 109 and ends at Radisson. The road is fully paved, well maintained, and plowed during the winter. As of 2002, it is no longer a provincial highway and is now administered by the Municipality of Baie-James. The road draws tourists interested in reaching James Bay, which is a part of Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean".
Source:Wikipedia
Line type: Major circles of latitude
Tolerance: more or less 5 meters (according to our GPSr)
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