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Quebec City, Quebec (429 words) |
 | The city is perched on Cap Diamant, a large rock outcropping at the edge of the Saint Lawrence River, whose topography encouraged its defensive use. |
| Quebec City is known for its Winter Carnival[?] and for the massive Château Frontenac hotel that dominates the skyline of the old town. |
| In April 2001, Quebec City hosted the Summit of the Americas to discuss the Free Trade Area of the Americas; it also hosted massive anti-globalization demonstrations, provoked both by the summit and by the decision to wall off a large portion of the historic city with a four-metre-high chain-link fence for the duration. |
| Quebec City - definition of Quebec City in Encyclopedia (1026 words) |
| Quebec City is served by Jean Lesage International Airport, which is located in the borough of Sainte-Foy. |
| The city is served by VIA Rail (Gare du Palais), and is the eastern terminus of the railway's main Quebec City-Windsor corridor. |
| Quebec City was captured by the British in 1629 and held until 1632. |
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