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Identification
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| Cemetery #
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3285
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| Caption fr.
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Épaves de la flotte de Walker (Pointe-aux-Anglais)
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| Caption eng.
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Admiral Walker Fleet Shipwrecks (Pointe-aux-Anglais)
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| Name fr.
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Épaves de la flotte de l'Amiral Walker, Pointe-aux-Anglais, Port-Cartier, Sept-Rivières, Côte-Nord, Québec
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| Name eng.
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Admiral Walker Fleet Shipwrecks, Pointe-aux-Anglais, Port-Cartier, Sept-Rivières, Côte-Nord, Quebec
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| GPS Name
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Flotte de Walker (Pointe-aux-A
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Address/Localisation
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| Situation
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Sur les rochers entourant l'Île-aux-Oeufs
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| Ward/Sector
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Pointe-aux-Anglais
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County
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Saguenay
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| Town
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Port-Cartier
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GeoEntity
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1171
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| M.R.C.
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Sept-Rivières
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Church proximity
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No
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| Region
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Côte-Nord
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Geographical coordinates
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| Latitude
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49.633602° (N49°38'00.96")
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Longitude
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-67.17038° (W067°10'13.368")
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| Altitude
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0 Metres (0 Feet)
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Precision
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Wide positioning: ±1 Km (±0.6 Mile)
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| UTM - Easting
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632,113.74 Metres
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UTM - Northing
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5,499,501.63 Metres
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| UTM - Zone
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19 U
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Borden code
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-
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Cadaster (Lots)
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| Land registry
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Special territory
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Confession/Denomination
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| Denomination
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Various/Maritime
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| Parish
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-
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History (dates)
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| Foundation
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1711
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Closed
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-
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| First burial
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-
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Last burial
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-
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| Parish creation
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-
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Count date
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1711
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| Visit date
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-
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Visited by
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-
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Characterization
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| Area
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-
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Perimeter
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-
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| Position vs church
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Isolated
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Spatial arrangement
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Various (ad sanctos, underwater, etc)
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| Columbarium(s)
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-
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Chapel
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No
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| Nb. of burials
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1,100
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Nb. of monuments
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-
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Status
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| Active
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No
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Confirmed
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Yes
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| Classification
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Various
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Archeology/History
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True
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| Record creation
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2017/01/06
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Last modification
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2018/04/02
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Notes
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| General
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Le 22 août 1711 huit navires de l'Amiral Walker, venu envahir Québec, se fracassèrent sur les rochers faisant entre 1100 et 1200 victimes, tous soldats ou matelots.
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Sources
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1160 - LAFRANCE, Jean. Les épaves du Saint-Laurent (1650-1760). Les Éditions de l'Homme, Montréal, 1972, 175 pages. [Book].
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