The Charlevoix region, located in the province of Quebec, includes parts of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River and the Laurentians region of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands and bays.
Worthy of note are:
- the Haute-Gorges de la Rivière Malbaie
- the fjord of the Saguenay River
- Parc des Grands-Jardins
- Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area
The Charlevoix region was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1988.
Footnotes
Charlevoix is also a town in Michigan.