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Kegashka, population 138 (as of the 2011 census), is the easternmost point in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada to be reachable by road without passing through Newfoundland and Labrador. Quebec Route 138 reached the community on September 26, 2013 with the inauguration of a bridge across the Natashquan River. An unconstituted locality (as defined by Statistics Canada in the Canada 2011 Census) within the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, its name is also spelled Kégashka and Kegaska (the latter is preferred by the Commission de toponymie du Québec). ==Geography== Kegaska village is located about 60 km at the East of the town of Natashquan and 47 km (in direct line) at the west of the town of La Romaine. Kegaska is built on a point of land between two bays (Muddy Bay and Kegaska Bay). Located opposite of the village, the Black Isle (Île Noire, in French) is connected to the mainland by a bridge. This island has an old lighthouse used for navigation. Natashquan River forms the western boundary of the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. Between that river and the village of Kegaska, we find there (from West to East): * several small rivers that empty into the Gulf of St. Lawrence: de l'Étang (Pond), Long, Clay, Sam, Kegaska and Belley; * the "Pointe du Vieux Poste" (Tip of Old post), Cape Tiennot (Mont Joli is in back), Mistanekau beach, Ehkuahiniu rocks, Kegaska Harbour (havre Kegaska, in French), Muddy Cove and Kippin islands. The east side, between the Kegaska village and the Musquaro River, there is situated (from West to East): * Kegaska Bay, Mount Hatsheuiat Tshehkahkau, le Havre Mistassini (harbourg), the Pepihtnahu bay and the tip Musquaro (located on the west side of the mouth of the river Musquaro); * a series of islands up to 4 km away from the mainland: Island Black, Green Tshinahat, Parsons, Kakatshihipinukut, Uhatshistsh, Ketshinukuteuat, Tshiahkuehihat, Menahkunakat and islands kahakaut; * the area waterfowl gathering of part-Chicoutai Kégaska. The lake Kegaska (length of 11.7 km) is located 16 km northwest of the town of Kegaska and its mouth is in the south of the lake. It empties into the Kegaska river (20 km long) flowing at first on 7.7 km to the southwest; and 5.3 km to the east; and finally a segment of 7 km to the south, ending in a bay of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, at 7.2 km west of the village of Kegaska. Kegaska village is the eastern end of an over-1400km segment of route 138 which starts south of Montreal at the Quebec-New York State border. The road reached the village on September 26, 2013 following the inauguration of a bridge across the Natashquan River. It is currently not possible to drive beyond Kegaska by road; the 450km between Kegaska and Vieux-Fort is accessible by a weekly coastal ferry which runs from Rimouski. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kegashka, Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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