Jacques-Cartier National Park
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Jacques-Cartier National Park is a provincial park located 50 km north of Quebec City
. The park has the mission of protecting a representative territory of the Laurentian massif.
It is quite close to Canadian Forces
Military Base Valcartier. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition
ecoregion
.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. The park has the mission of protecting a representative territory of the Laurentian massif.
It is quite close to Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
Military Base Valcartier. It lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition
Eastern forest-boreal transition
The Eastern forest-boreal transition is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of North America, mostly in eastern Canada.-Setting:...
ecoregion
Ecoregion
An ecoregion , sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than an ecozone and larger than an ecosystem. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural...
.
See also
- List of Quebec national parks
- List of National Parks of Canada
- National Parks of Canada