Thomas-Sterry-Hunt International Ecological Reserve
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Thomas-Sterry-Hunt International Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec
, Canada
. It was established on September 7, 1988.
The ecological reserve was named in honour of Thomas Sterry Hunt
, F.R.S., an American geologist, who served as chief assistant to Sir William Edmond Logan
, the director of the Canadian Geological Survey.
The reserve lies on the border with the Seboomook Lake
territory of extreme northern Somerset County, Maine
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was established on September 7, 1988.
Thomas Sterry Hunt
Thomas Sterry Hunt , American geologist and chemist, was born at Norwich, Connecticut.He lost his father when twelve years old, and had to earn his own livelihood. In the course of two years he found employment in a printing office, in an apothecary shop, in a book store and as a clerk...
, F.R.S., an American geologist, who served as chief assistant to Sir William Edmond Logan
William Edmond Logan
Sir William Edmond Logan was a Scottish-Canadian geologist.Logan was born in Montreal, Quebec, and educated at the High School in Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh . He started teaching himself geology in 1831, when he took over the running of a copper works in Swansea. He produced a...
, the director of the Canadian Geological Survey.
The reserve lies on the border with the Seboomook Lake
Seboomook Lake, Maine
Seboomook Lake is an unorganized territory in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 45 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 3,715.8 km²...
territory of extreme northern Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...
.