The geological structure was formed by the impact of an asteroid 214 million years ago. The asteroid is believed to have been about 5 km in diameter, and would have hit Earth at a speed of 17 km/s, the fifth most powerful known impact that Earth has seen. The impact of the asteroid formed a crater roughly 100 km in diameter, the centre of which forms the island known today. It became an artificial island when the Manicouagan reservoir was flooded in 1970, merging two crescent-shaped lakes: Mouchalagane Lake on the western side and Manicouagan Lake on the eastern side.[2]
The Manicouagan Reservoir and René-Levasseur Island are sometimes called the "eye of Quebec".
The island is currently the subject of an ongoing legal battle, as the InnuFirst Nation of Betsiamites is taking legal action to protect its indigenous land from logging. The Quebec Court of Appeal made a ruling on April 28, 2006, allowing Kruger Inc. to resume its logging activities.
The island is also the object of an environmental/ecological campaign lobbying the government of Québec to create a protected area spanning the entire island. The group, SOS Levasseur,[3] arose in 2003 partly from the interest that mainstream environmental groups in Québec demonstrated during environmental consultations. All groups recommended that René-Levasseur Island be protected in its entirety. The Island has been proposed as a Canadian National Park, an ecological reserve, a biodiversity reserve and an exceptional geological site. There seems to be an exceptional concentration of old-growth boreal forest stands on the island.
SOS Levasseur has been conducting research expeditions on the island since January 2005, whose aim is to identify old-growth forest stands and to obtain their protection under the Quebec Forest Law as Exceptional Forest Ecosystems (EFE).
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Fauna (MRNFQ), along with Kruger Inc., have already identified seven EFEs, spanning approximately 25 km2. SOS Levasseur has submitted seven more, surveyed in the summer of 2005, and is expected to submit many more from the 2006 and 2007 expeditions.
The MRNFQ has yet to recognize the seven sites proposed by SOS Levasseur.
As seen from space shuttle (north is to the lower right)
Referencesedit
^"Largest Lake Islands of the World". Retrieved 2007-01-01.
^Québec (ministère de l’Environnement) (April 2003), "La réserve de biodiversité projetée de l'île René-Levasseur" (PDF), Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (in French), Quebec City, p. 14, retrieved 2010-08-19
^"SOS Levasseur". soslevasseur.org. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
rené, levasseur, island, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, july, 2023, rené, levasseur, redirects, here, french, politician, rené, levasseur, large, island, centre, lake,. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2023 Rene Levasseur redirects here For the French politician see Rene Levasseur Rene Levasseur Island is a large island in the centre of Lake Manicouagan in Quebec Canada Its highest peak is Mount Babel at 952 m 3 123 feet which is contained in the Louis Babel Ecological Reserve With a total area of 2 020 km2 and a diameter of 50 7 km the island is several times larger in area than the annular lake in which it is situated Rene Levasseur Island is the world s second largest lake island the largest is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron 1 Rene LevasseurRene Levasseur Island is the large island in the centre of this image Image courtesy of NASA Rene LevasseurShow map of QuebecRene LevasseurShow map of Cote Nord region QuebecGeographyLocationManicouagan Reservoir Riviere aux Outardes Riviere Mouchalagane QuebecCoordinates51 23 50 N 68 41 30 W 51 39722 N 68 69167 W 51 39722 68 69167Area2 020 km2 780 sq mi Highest elevation952 m 3123 ft Highest pointMount BabelAdministrationCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionCote NordRegional county municipalityManicouaganThe geological structure was formed by the impact of an asteroid 214 million years ago The asteroid is believed to have been about 5 km in diameter and would have hit Earth at a speed of 17 km s the fifth most powerful known impact that Earth has seen The impact of the asteroid formed a crater roughly 100 km in diameter the centre of which forms the island known today It became an artificial island when the Manicouagan reservoir was flooded in 1970 merging two crescent shaped lakes Mouchalagane Lake on the western side and Manicouagan Lake on the eastern side 2 Hydro Quebec s Daniel Johnson dam on the Manicouagan River which created the Manicouagan Reservoir is the world s largest multiple arch dam The Manicouagan Reservoir and Rene Levasseur Island are sometimes called the eye of Quebec The island is currently the subject of an ongoing legal battle as the Innu First Nation of Betsiamites is taking legal action to protect its indigenous land from logging The Quebec Court of Appeal made a ruling on April 28 2006 allowing Kruger Inc to resume its logging activities The island is also the object of an environmental ecological campaign lobbying the government of Quebec to create a protected area spanning the entire island The group SOS Levasseur 3 arose in 2003 partly from the interest that mainstream environmental groups in Quebec demonstrated during environmental consultations All groups recommended that Rene Levasseur Island be protected in its entirety The Island has been proposed as a Canadian National Park an ecological reserve a biodiversity reserve and an exceptional geological site There seems to be an exceptional concentration of old growth boreal forest stands on the island SOS Levasseur has been conducting research expeditions on the island since January 2005 whose aim is to identify old growth forest stands and to obtain their protection under the Quebec Forest Law as Exceptional Forest Ecosystems EFE The Ministry of Natural Resources and Fauna MRNFQ along with Kruger Inc have already identified seven EFEs spanning approximately 25 km2 SOS Levasseur has submitted seven more surveyed in the summer of 2005 and is expected to submit many more from the 2006 and 2007 expeditions The MRNFQ has yet to recognize the seven sites proposed by SOS Levasseur Image gallery edit nbsp Rene Levasseur Island in the background nbsp Clearcutting on the island nbsp As seen from space shuttle north is to the lower right References edit Largest Lake Islands of the World Retrieved 2007 01 01 Quebec ministere de l Environnement April 2003 La reserve de biodiversite projetee de l ile Rene Levasseur PDF Bureau d audiences publiques sur l environnement in French Quebec City p 14 retrieved 2010 08 19 SOS Levasseur soslevasseur org Retrieved November 19 2014 See also editList of islands of Quebec Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Levasseur Island amp oldid 1212997151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
