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Cap de la Madeleine

Cap de la Madeleine (käp du lä mädlen') [key], city (1991 pop. 33,716), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Maurice and St. Lawrence rivers. Newsprint and paper products, plywood, aluminum products, and clothing are manufactured there. The shrine and sanctuary of Notre Dame du Cap is in the city.

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