located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity pointe-aux-outardes
Baie - Comeau ( 2011 city population 22 , 113 ; CA population 28 , 789 ) is a city located approximately ___MASK39___ - east ___MASK66___ ___MASK43___ City in the Côte - Nord region ___MASK66___ the province ___MASK66___ ___MASK43___ , Canada . It is located on the shores ___MASK66___ the Saint Lawrence River near the mouth ___MASK66___ the Manicouagan River , and is the seat ___MASK66___ ___MASK81___ . An impact crater is an approximately circular depression in the surface ___MASK66___ a planet , moon , or other solid body in the Solar System or elsewhere , formed by the hypervelocity impact ___MASK66___ a smaller body . In contrast to volcanic craters , which result from explosion or internal collapse , impact craters typically have raised rims and floors that are lower in elevation than the surrounding terrain . Although Meteor Crater is perhaps the best - known example ___MASK66___ a small impact crater on Earth , impact craters range from small , simple , bowl - shaped depressions to large , complex , multi - ringed impact basins . Asteroids are minor planets , especially those ___MASK66___ the inner Solar System . The larger ones have also been called planetoids . These terms have historically been applied to any astronomical object orbiting the Sun that did not show the disc ___MASK66___ a planet and was not observed to have the characteristics ___MASK66___ an active comet . As minor planets in the outer Solar System were discovered and found to have volatile - based surfaces that resemble those ___MASK66___ comets , they were often distinguished from asteroids ___MASK66___ the asteroid belt . In this article , the term " asteroid " refers to the minor planets ___MASK66___ the inner Solar System including those co - orbital with Jupiter . Pointe - aux - Outardes is a village municipality in ___MASK43___ , Canada , on the southern point of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers . The place is named after a piece of land that juts out into the Saint Lawrence River and partially encloses the Outardes Bay : Pointe aux Outardes . It literally means `` Point of Bustards '' , but Outarde can also be translated as `` Canada goose '' . In fact , Canada geese and snow geese use the nearby Manicouagan River as a corridor in their annual migration and stopover at the point . The Innu called it Piletipistu Neshkâu , meaning `` point of the Partridge River '' . But the term Outardes was used on Guérard ' s map of 1631 and on Franquelin ' s map of 1685 to identify the river that flows past the point into the St . Lawrence . Pointe - aux - Outardes is exceptionally rich in flora and fauna . Among its salt marshes , more than 175 species of birds have been counted . Manicouagan Reservoir ( also Lake Manicouagan ) is believed to have been caused by the impact ___MASK66___ a meteor ___MASK66___ 5 kilometres diameter , producing the annular lake ( ringlike lake ) in central ___MASK43___ , Canada . The lake covers an area ___MASK66___ 1 , 942 km² , and its eastern shore is accessible via Route 389 . The lake island in the centre ___MASK66___ the lake is known as René - Levasseur Island , and its highest point is Mount Babel . The lake and island are clearly seen from space and are sometimes called the " eye ___MASK66___ ___MASK43___ ." With a volume ___MASK66___ , the reservoir itself is the fifth largest in the world by volume , although only can be used for hydro - electric power production . In 2007 , astronaut Marc Garneau nominated the reservoir for the CBC ' s " Seven Wonders ___MASK66___ Canada " competition . The Manicouagan ___MASK91___ is a ___MASK91___ in Côte - ___MASK80___ region ___MASK66___ ___MASK43___ , Canada . The ___MASK91___ originates in the Manicouagan Reservoir and flows approximately south , emptying into the Saint Lawrence ___MASK91___ near Baie - Comeau . The reservoir , also known as Lake Manicouagan , lies within the remnant ___MASK66___ an ancient eroded impact crater ( astrobleme ). It was formed following the impact ___MASK66___ a diameter asteroid which excavated a crater originally about wide , although erosion and deposition ___MASK66___ sediments have since reduced the visible diameter to about . The Manicouagan crater is the sixth - largest confirmed impact crater known on earth . The Manicouagan Crater is one ___MASK66___ the oldest known impact craters and is the largest ' visible ' impact crater on Earth , located primarily in ___MASK81___ in the Côte - Nord region ___MASK66___ Québec , Canada , about north ___MASK66___ the city ___MASK66___ Baie - Comeau . At roughly 213 - 215 million years old , Manicouagan is one ___MASK66___ the oldest large astroblemes still visible on the surface . Its northernmost part is located in Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality . The ___MASK31___ River ( Tuscarora : " Kahnawákye "; Mohawk : " Kaniatarowanenneh ", meaning " big waterway ") is a large river in the middle latitudes ___MASK66___ North America . The ___MASK31___ River flows in a roughly north - easterly direction , connecting the Great ___MASK58___ with the ___MASK51___ and forming the primary drainage outflow ___MASK66___ the Great ___MASK58___ Basin . It traverses the Canadian provinces ___MASK66___ Quebec and Ontario , and is part ___MASK66___ the international boundary between Ontario , Canada , and the U . S . state ___MASK66___ New York . This river also provides the basis ___MASK66___ the commercial ___MASK31___ Seaway . Côte - ___MASK80___ ( French for " ___MASK39___ Shore ", area 247 , 633 . 94 km² ) is the second largest administrative region by land area in ___MASK43___ , Canada , after ___MASK80___ - du - Québec . It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac . ___MASK47___ ( French : ) is a country in the ___MASK7___ half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK47___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK47___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , ___MASK43___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . ___MASK43___ ( pronounced or ) is the second - most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French - speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country , state , or other jurisdiction . Typically a country ' s official language refers to the language used within government ( e . g ., courts , parliament , administration ). Since " the means ___MASK66___ expression ___MASK66___ a people cannot be changed by any law ", the term " official language " does not typically refer to the language used by a people or country , but by its government .