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Laurentian Mountains

American  

plural noun

  1. a range of low mountains in E Canada, between the St. Lawrence River and Hudson Bay.


Laurentian Mountains British  

plural noun

  1. Also called: Laurentides.  a range of low mountains in E Canada, in Quebec between the St Lawrence River and Hudson Bay. Highest point: 1191 m (3905 ft)

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Proulx grew up in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, the son and grandson of butchers.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022

Out the back windows, the radiant colors of a Quebec autumn lit up the Laurentian Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2019

Since 2012, he’s owned a lakeside cabin in the Laurentian Mountains, accessible only by boat.

From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019

To the north, the open end of the 12,750-seat stadium offers a sweeping vista of the Laurentian Mountains.

From Newsweek

There is a chain of little lakes—a necklace of lost jewels—lying in the forest that clothes the blue Laurentian Mountains in the Province of Quebec.

From The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Van Dyke, Henry