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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.

    Monolith on Niapiskau island, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada.
    Monolith on Niapiskau island, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada.

    Cephas / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    470 landforms

    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.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands7
    • Minor islands18
    • Islets274
    • Rocks & skerries171

    Major islands

    7

    Minor islands

    18

    Rocks & skerries

    171

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 25 of 470; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m52 mÎle du Havre41 mÎle Sainte-Geneviève38 mÎle du Fantôme37 mÎle Niapiskau34 mGrosse île au Marteau33 mÎle Saint-Charles31 mÎle à la Chasse31 mLa Grosse Romaine29 mÎle Nue de Mingan28 mPetite Île Saint-Geneviève27 mÎle à Firmin25 mÎle de la Fausse Passe24 mÎle du Havre de Mingan18 mPetite île au Marteau
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Île à la Chasse: 16.6 km²Île à la ChasseÎle du Havre: 8.6 km²Île du HavreÎle Saint-Charles: 6.6 km²Île Saint-CharlesÎle Sainte-Geneviève: 5 km²Île Sainte-Genevi…Île Niapiskau: 4.6 km²Île NiapiskauÎle Nue de Mingan: 2.5 km²Île Nue de MinganLa Grosse Romaine: 2.1 km²La Grosse RomaineÎle du Fantôme: 1.9 km²Île du FantômeÎle du Havre de Mingan: 1.3 km²Île du Havre de M…Grosse île au Marteau: 0.9 km²Grosse île au Mar…Île de la Fausse Passe: 0.53 km²Île de la Fausse …Île à Firmin: 0.52 km²Île à FirminÎle Puyjalon: 0.43 km²Île PuyjalonPetite île au Marteau: 0.34 km²Petite île au Mar…La Petite Romaine: 0.33 km²La Petite RomaineUnnamed island: 0.27 km²Unnamed islandÎle Innu: 0.25 km²Île InnuPetite Île Saint-Geneviève: 0.19 km²Petite Île Saint-…Unnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandÎle Jaune: 0.16 km²Île JauneUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandÎle aux Goélands: 0.11 km²Île aux GoélandsUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandÎle à Bouchard: 0.1 km²Île à BouchardUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Île à la Chasse16.6 km²
    Île du Havre8.6 km²
    Île Saint-Charles6.6 km²
    Île Sainte-Geneviève5 km²
    Île Niapiskau4.6 km²
    Île Nue de Mingan2.5 km²
    La Grosse Romaine2.1 km²
    Île du Fantôme1.9 km²
    Île du Havre de Mingan1.3 km²
    Grosse île au Marteau0.9 km²
    Île de la Fausse Passe0.53 km²
    Île à Firmin0.52 km²
    Île Puyjalon0.43 km²
    Petite île au Marteau0.34 km²
    La Petite Romaine0.33 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Île Innu0.25 km²
    Petite Île Saint-Geneviève0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Île Jaune0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Île aux Goélands0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Île à Bouchard0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²

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