Québec City is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Americas, and the one that still feels closest to its roots.
Published Feb 12, 2018
Seven Island Bay (left side of the image) is one of the largest and best-protected harbors on Quebec’s north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Because this is both a deep-water port and ice-free year round, Sept-Îles is one of Quebec’s busiest ports. Locally produced materials (iron ore, alumina) comprise the bulk of port traffic, but Sept-Îles also acts as a trans-shipment point for goods moving to Europe, the Far East, and South America.
Published Jun 27, 2005
A thick river of smoke flowed southeast over New England from several forest fires burning out of control in southern Quebec, Canada, on May 31, 2010.
Published Jun 2, 2010
On June 19, 2013, the NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of a large wildfire burning in western Quebec.
Published Jun 20, 2013
This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from July 7, 2002, shows smoke from wildfires (red dots) in Quebec, Canada, drifting southward over the United States.
Published Jul 8, 2002
This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from July 8, 2002, shows smoke from wildfires (red dots) in Quebec, Canada, drifting southward over the United States.
Published Jul 9, 2002
The striking patterns in northeastern Canada’s flood basalts tell a story of continental collisions that played out almost two billion years ago.
Published Feb 27, 2020
In 2013, Landsat 8 captured views of a wildfire burning through boreal forests in western Quebec on June 22 and July 8.
Published Jul 14, 2013
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