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L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The municipality consists primarily of Calumet Island (in French ''Île du Grand Calumet''), but also includes Lafontaine Island, French Island, Green Island, and numerous minor islets, all in the Ottawa River, some north of Renfrew, Ontario. Before December 22, 2007, it was called simply Grand-Calumet. The official name was changed to L'Île-de-Grand-Calumet, however, on July 5, 2008, it was changed again to use ''-du-'' rather than ''-de-''. This last modification was considered a correction rather than a name change.〔http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2008/Modif_dec07.pdf〕〔http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2008/modif_juil08.pdf〕 Its name is a reference to the ceremonial pipes smoked by the Algonquin who used to gather at the site in large numbers. Bordering on Whitewater Region, Ontario, the municipality is the co-location of some of the roughest sections on the Ottawa River, popular with kayakers and rafters. Three whitewater rafting companies based in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet take adventurers down the Rocher Fendu Rapids, known as the best whitewater rapids in Eastern North America. ==Geography== About long by wide, Calumet Island has an elevation of no more than above sea level. Agricultural land use is mostly concentrated in the centre of the island. Population centres are Rivière-Barry, Freshwater, Dunraven, Duffyville, Le Faubourg, Île-du-Grand-Calumet, and Tancredia.〔Atlas of Canada〕 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「L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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