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The hydraulic boat lifts of the Canal du Centre. Situated in the province of Hainaut, these 4 hydraulic lifts, built beginning of the XIXth century, are standing monuments to the Belgian Industrial revolution. These timeless masterpieces, listed by UNESCO, can be visited.
La Louvière is the capital of the Centre region, a former coal mining area in the Sillon industriel, between the Borinage to the West and the Pays Noir to the East.
Fifth Walloon town by its size, La Louvière takes pride in its industrial past: make the most of the canal, its folkloric traditions and its carnivals.
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Glaciers covered the entire province during the Quaternary period. Deglaciation began 15,000 years ago and is mainly responsible for the formation of thousands of lakes, for which Quebec is famous. Most of the province has an elevation of between 300 and 600 m above sea level. Only 7 per cent of the province is above 600 m. The highest mountains ar...
Within the province’s three physiographic regions are four distinct zones with different landscapes. These are the arctic tundra, the taiga, the boreal forest and the temperate forest (see Vegetation Regions; Forest Regions). All except the temperate forest are sparsely inhabited. The arctic tundra zone covers the territory from the 56th parallel t...
The arctic tundra is the natural habitat of the polar bear, fox and arctic hare. In the taiga the largest group of the deer family (Cervidae) is the caribou. Numerous species of animals like deer, coyotes, moose and lynx populate the boreal and the temperate forests. The lakes and rivers abound with fish, particularly trout, yellow perch, black bas...
Quebec is also known for its countless lakes and rivers. The province’s most important waterway and geographical feature is the St. Lawrence River, its estuary and the gulf. The main tributaries of the St. Lawrence River are, on the south shore, the Richelieu, Yamaska, Chaudière and Matapédia rivers. On the north shore, they are the Saint-Maurice, ...
Continental air masses are common in Quebec. Their temperatures are affected by marine currents. One of the most important of these is the cold Labrador current. It moves southward from Labrador to Newfoundland. It is the main cause of cool East Coast summers. The Gulf Stream is responsible for humid heat waves during the summer. Because of the fre...
Quebec has many natural resources. These include asbestos, gold, tellurium, titanium and columbium. Quebec’s subsoil also contains industrial minerals such as peat, limestone, silica, granite and mica. The province’s construction industry is self-sufficient with abundant supplies of stone, cement, sand and lime. There are three national parks in Qu...
La Louvière, town, Hainaut province, southwestern Belgium, on the Central Canal, about 11 miles (17 km) east of Mons. It has been a centre of coal mining since the 14th century. La Louvière is also a major centre of steel manufacturing and produces sheet metal, furniture, and ceramics.
The Assiniboine River (/ əˈsɪnɪbɔɪn / ə-SIN-ih-boyn; French: Rivière Assiniboine) [3] is a 1,070-kilometre (660 mi) long river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It is a tributary of the Red River.
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Capital of the Centre region, La Louvière, also named the Wolves city, is sure to delight those curious about history, culture and folkloric traditions. Let’s talk about its rich industrial past: the Canal du Centre, its hundred-year-old boat lift, the mining site of Bois du Luc.
