Longue Pointe (Quebec)

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Coordinates: 53°58′26.45″N, 79°04′44.60″W

Location of Longue Pointe

Longue Pointe (French for "Long Point") is a place located in northern Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chisasibi First Nation Category I Land (land for exclusive use by Cree) but has no permanent population. It is used by both Cree and Inuit natives as a harbour for their fishing boats.

It is the furthest northern point reached by road in Quebec, extending from the James Bay Road (north of the Grand River).

[edit] Location

Longue Pointe is about 25 kilometers (16 mi) north-west from Chisasibi on James Bay. It is accessible by a 48 kilometers (30 mi) gravel road from Hydro-Québec's La Grande-1 generating station, on the Grand River. The area overlooks James Bay (about 85 kilometers (53 mi) south from where it joins Hudson Bay). Early European fur traders frequented the these parts, around the start of the Hudson's Bay Company.

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La Grande-1 hydroelectric generating station	Sign showing distance to Longue Pointe	A portion of Longue Pointe Road	Longue Pointe, on James Bay
Longue Pointe, on James Bay (with James Bay in background)	Canoe rentals at Longue Pointe	Canoe rental office at Longue Pointe	Cree homes, located along the Longue Pointe Road