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What was the aboriginal name for present day Quebec City?
Stadacona
How was Quebec's name chosen?
Quebec City, founded by Samuel Champlain, was already a thriving Indian village called Stadacona. Its strategic location, several miles upriver from the large Ile d'Orleans, appealed to Champlain. The name QUEBEC is of Indian origin and means "where the river narrows." A look at the topography shows the St. Lawrence River narrowing to approximately one kilometer at Quebec City as compared to the mouth of the mighty river at the Gaspe Peninsula where it is 480 kilometers across.
Why is Canada name Canada?
in 1535, Jacques Cartier went down the St. Lawrence River. As he did the Iroquois pointed out the route to a the village of Stadacona, (Now Quebec City) and used the word "kanata," their word for village. Cartier then started using the word Canada to describe the settlement of Stadacona and the land surrounding it.
Is Quebec a lake name?
"Quebec" is the name of one of the ten provinces of Canada, and it is also the name of the capital city of that province, usually referred to as "Quebec City" in English. The Province of Quebec was one of the original four provinces of Confederation. Quebec City was founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. French is the first language of most people in Quebec. I'm not familiar with any lake named "Quebec."
What is the capital of Quebec City?
As the name implies, it is a city. Quebec city is the capital of the Province of Quebec
What is the name of the major city in Quebec?
Quebec City and/or Montreal
What is the name of the capital at the north-ouest of Quebec?
the answer is . . . Quebec city! ~Madeline1844 the answer is . . . Quebec city! ~Madeline1844
What Canadian city is the capital of a province with the same name?
Quebec (Quebec City) is the capital of the province of Quebec.
Which explorers crew found Quebec?
Quebec is one of the major provinces and cities in Canada. It is the home to much of the country's French speaking population. It was originally founded by Samuel de Champlain.
Which Canadian cities have 'city' in the name?
One is 'Quebec City', the capital city of the province of Quebec.
What was the name of Quebec city's NHL team?
It was the Quebec Nordiques....
What is the name of a Quebec City sports team?
The Quebec Nordiques were a hockey team in Quebec City in the 1970s. They moved to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche. Quebec City's junior hockey team is the Quebec Remparts.
