The land that was called Shawmut by the local Algonquin inhabitants was named Boston(after Boston,
England) on September 17, 1630.
Québec sits at the narrowing of the St
Lawrence River(the word Québec means“narrowing” in the Algonquin language), which opens out to the estuary and gulf of St Lawrence where,
just a few hours from the city centre- and from mid-May to mid-October- it's possible to see thirteen species of whale, among them the blue, fin, humpback, killer and minke.