Cap Tourmente

Cap Tourmente

Country:
Canada
Site number:
214
Area:
2,398.0 ha
Designation date:
15-01-1981
Coordinates:
47°04'N 70°48'W

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Cap Tourmente. 15/01/81; Québec; 2,398 ha; 47°04'N 070°48'W. National Wildlife Area. The site incorporates a range of habitats, from a 600m summit to extensive intertidal flats and coastal marshes containing a significant proportion of the remaining Scirpus americanus marsh vegetation, vital for the goose Anser caerulescens atlanticus. This marsh vegetation is restricted to the freshwater, tidal parts of the St. Lawrence River. Thousands of ducks and nearly the entire world population of the goose stage here during fall migration to feed. The geese also pass through in spring. 700 plant species have been recorded (several rare), many reaching their northern limit of distribution. Approximately 75,000 people visit the area each year. Ramsar site no. 214. Most recent RIS information: 2001.
Administrative region: Quebec
National legal designation:
  • national wildlife area
Last publication date: 01-01-2001
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