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The Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, in the Côte-de-Beaupré RCM, 50 kilometres east of Quebec City (coordinates: 47º04’N 070º48’W). Covering 2,399 ha, the National Wildlife Area is a mosaic of landscapes at the junction of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Canadian Shield and Appalachians

The wildlife area is divided into four main physiographic units :

• The laurentian plateau
• The coastal plain
• The tidal marsh
• The intertidal marsh

These physiographic units, created by glacial and post-glacial events during the Wisconsin Era, owe their current appearance to modifications caused by climate, tides and waves.

Source: Canadian Wildlife Service

Physiography

• The Laurentian Plateau
• The Coastal Plain
• The tidal marsh
• The intertidal marsh

Also

• Climate
• Natural events