Côte-Nord (French pronunciation: ​[kot nɔʁ], Canadian French: [kou̯t nɑɔ̯ʁ]; lit. 'North Coast'; land area 247,655.33 square kilometres (95,620.26 sq mi)) is the second-largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac.