Île aux Coudres, 30 km 2 , 11 km long, 4.3 km wide, 92 m high, is situated 60 km downstream from Québec City in the ST LAWRENCE RIVER estuary. The island consists of 2 Appalachian ridges joined by an embankment.
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Article by Don Cummings, Serge Occhietti
Published Online February 6, 2006
Last Edited March 4, 2015