Pointe-Noire, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Pointe-Noire is an unincorporated community in the Canadian
province of Quebec
. It is within the city
of Sept-Îles
in the Sept-Rivières regional county municipality
and the Côte-Nord
region of eastern Quebec.
It is a shipping port and a terminal of the Chemin de fer Arnaud
railway.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is within the city
of Sept-Îles
Sept-Îles, Quebec
For the islands in north of Brittany, see JentilezSept-Îles is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is the northernmost town in Quebec with any significant population...
in the Sept-Rivières regional county municipality
Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Sept-Rivières is a regional county municipality of Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. Its county seat is Sept-Îles.-Geography:Sept-Rivières is located in the central part of Côte-Nord...
and the Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec...
region of eastern Quebec.
It is a shipping port and a terminal of the Chemin de fer Arnaud
Chemin de fer Arnaud
The Chemin de fer Arnaud is a Canadian short line railway operating in the province of Quebec.Opened in 1965, the railway operates a line running around Sept-Îles Harbour from Arnaud Junction, on the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway to ship loading facilities at Pointe-Noire.The railway is...
railway.