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Mingan Archipelago
Îles de Mingan
The Mingan Archipelago is an archipelago located east of Quebec, Canada. It consists of a chain of about 40 islands.

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Overview
The Mingan Archipelago is an archipelago located east of Quebec, Canada. It consists of a chain of about 40 islands. Starting but 124 miles from the end of the road along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River (Le Fleuve), the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada spreads about 109 miles eastward as it dots the coastline with over 2,000 islands and islets. To the southwest a 9 to 10 hour drive away lies Quebec City. Due south across a 12-mile channel is Anticosti Island and below Anticosti another 25 miles is the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula. To the east is a roadless coastline all the way to Newfoundland and Labrador. To the north are tundra, lakes, bog and rock. In late June it is still Spring. Politically, most of the islands lie in the town of Havre-Saint-Pierre, but the westernmost of the chain lie in the municipality of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan. The archipelago includes Île Niapiskau and its limestone monoliths.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands7
- Minor islands18
- Islets274
- Rocks & skerries171
Major islands
Île Niapiskau
- Area
- 4.6 km²
- High point
- 37 m
Île Nue de Mingan
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- High point
- 29 m
Île à la Chasse
- Area
- 16.6 km²
- High point
- 31 m
Île du Havre
- Area
- 8.6 km²
- High point
- 52 m
Île Saint-Charles
- Area
- 6.6 km²
- High point
- 33 m
Île Sainte-Geneviève
- Area
- 5 km²
- High point
- 41 m
La Grosse Romaine
- Area
- 2.1 km²
- High point
- 31 m
Minor islands
Île du Fantôme
- Area
- 1.9 km²
- High point
- 38 m
Île du Havre de Mingan
- Area
- 1.3 km²
- High point
- 24 m
Grosse île au Marteau
- Area
- 0.9 km²
- High point
- 34 m
Île de la Fausse Passe
- Area
- 0.53 km²
- High point
- 25 m
Île à Firmin
- Area
- 0.52 km²
- High point
- 27 m
Île Puyjalon
- Area
- 0.43 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Petite île au Marteau
- Area
- 0.34 km²
- High point
- 18 m
La Petite Romaine
- Area
- 0.33 km²
- High point
- 18 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- High point
- 17 m
Île Innu
- Area
- 0.25 km²
- High point
- 17 m
Petite Île Saint-Geneviève
- Area
- 0.19 km²
- High point
- 28 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.18 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Île Jaune
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Île aux Goélands
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 4 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 9 m
Île à Bouchard
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- High point
- 12 m
Rocks & skerries
On the chart above, at its closest zooms.
Listing 25 of 470; the rest are on the chart.
Figures
Comparative heights
- Île du Havre: 52 m
- Île Sainte-Geneviève: 41 m
- Île du Fantôme: 38 m
- Île Niapiskau: 37 m
- Grosse île au Marteau: 34 m
- Île Saint-Charles: 33 m
- Île à la Chasse: 31 m
- La Grosse Romaine: 31 m
- Île Nue de Mingan: 29 m
- Petite Île Saint-Geneviève: 28 m
- Île à Firmin: 27 m
- Île de la Fausse Passe: 25 m
- Île du Havre de Mingan: 24 m
- Petite île au Marteau: 18 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Île à la Chasse | 16.6 km² |
| Île du Havre | 8.6 km² |
| Île Saint-Charles | 6.6 km² |
| Île Sainte-Geneviève | 5 km² |
| Île Niapiskau | 4.6 km² |
| Île Nue de Mingan | 2.5 km² |
| La Grosse Romaine | 2.1 km² |
| Île du Fantôme | 1.9 km² |
| Île du Havre de Mingan | 1.3 km² |
| Grosse île au Marteau | 0.9 km² |
| Île de la Fausse Passe | 0.53 km² |
| Île à Firmin | 0.52 km² |
| Île Puyjalon | 0.43 km² |
| Petite île au Marteau | 0.34 km² |
| La Petite Romaine | 0.33 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.27 km² |
| Île Innu | 0.25 km² |
| Petite Île Saint-Geneviève | 0.19 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.18 km² |
| Île Jaune | 0.16 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.13 km² |
| Île aux Goélands | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
| Île à Bouchard | 0.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
Groups within
Photographs

Monolith on Niapiskau island, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada.
Arrondissement naturel de l'Archipel-de-Mingan, fr:Havre-Saint-Pierrefr:Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan (Canada). (Protection AN décrété. Voir la liste des lieux patrimoniaux de la Côte-Nord pour plus de détails).
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Monolith Niapiskau 01. Cephas / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Île Nue de Mingan. Hélène Grenier / CC BY-SA 3.0