Country Canada RCM Montmagny Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 26.8 km² Local time Saturday 7:20 PM | Region Chaudière-Appalaches Constituted July 1, 1855 Postal code(s) G0R 1E0 Population 1,398 (2011) Province Québec | |
Weather -14°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Grosse ile quarantine station berthier sur mer quebec canada
Berthier-sur-Mer is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, east of Quebec City on Route 132.
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- Grosse ile quarantine station berthier sur mer quebec canada
- Map of Berthier sur Mer QC Canada
- History
- Geology
- References
Map of Berthier-sur-Mer, QC, Canada
History
Berthier-sur-Mer was named after Alexandre Berthier, a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, who was given title to this area in 1672, then known as the seigneury of Berthier-en-bas.
During the 19th century, Irish immigrants were quarantined at nearby Grosse Isle, now a National Historic site.
Geology
A strip of rather interesting underlying sedimentary bedrock maintains a relatively straight shoreline through which a natural harbour, quite round in shape, has been eroded. The bedrock is set at about a 60 to 80° angle and is composed of hundreds of very thin layers of red shale interspersed every meter or so with 5 to 10 cm layers of what appears to be limestone. It is quite dramatic in places where it hasn't been worn down by human activities.