Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (Québec)
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Name (Latin)
Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (Québec)
Coordinates
-72.05 -72.05 46.6833 46.6833 (gooearth )
W0720257 W0720257 N0464100 N0464100 (geonames )
Associated country
Canada
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Exercices des métiers de la pierre ... 1988:p. following t.p. (Saint-Marc-des-Carrières)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 46°41ʹ00ʺN 072°02ʹ57ʺW)
- NLC 09-19-90(Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (Québec))
Wikipedia description:
Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁ(k) de kaʁjɛʁ]) is a town in Quebec, Canada, part of Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region. The place has earned the title of Rock Capital of Portneuf County because of its rock quarries that have played a significant role in the local economy. Even its name makes reference to these quarries (carrière means "quarry").
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