Cap Éternité

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Elevation347 m (1,138 ft)
Coordinates48°18′20″N 70°17′26″W / 48.30556°N 70.29056°W / 48.30556; -70.29056
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Cap Éternité
View of Cap Éternité from the upstream course of the Saguenay River.
Highest point
Elevation347 m (1,138 ft)
Coordinates48°18′20″N 70°17′26″W / 48.30556°N 70.29056°W / 48.30556; -70.29056
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Parent rangeLaurentian Plateau
Geology
Mountain typeCliff

Cap Éternité is a mountain in the municipality of Rivière-Éternité, the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, Canada. It overlooks, to the southwest, Éternité Bay while to the west is Cap Trinité. Reaching an altitude of 347 m (1,138 ft), it is part of Saguenay Fjord National Park.

The name of the cape was made official on December 5, 1968.[1] To the west of the bay, the Éternité River gave its name to the municipality of Rivière-Éternité.

View of Éternité Bay from Cap Éternité

Its impressive rock mass and steep cliffs make it a major tourist attraction site in the Saguenay Fjord National Park. Cape Eternity inspired painters, poets and writers, including Charles Gill (1871–1918)[2] and William Chapman (1850–1917).[3]

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