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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

Further on, the road leads to where, through a deep gash in the mighty Laurentian Mountains, the Jacques Cartier river makes its troubled way to the broad St. Lawrence.

From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister

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