Île du Cap aux Meules
Île du Cap-aux-Meules, Grindstone Island, Cap-aux-Meules uhartea
47°23′N 61°54′W
Grindstone Island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The island is one of the Magdalen Islands of Quebec, Canada. The island is the second-largest island by area of the Magdalen Islands (les Îles de la Madeleine). The French name is official but rarely used in English.
Terrain
47°23′N 61°54′W
Overview
Grindstone Island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The island is one of the Magdalen Islands of Quebec, Canada. The island is the second-largest island by area of the Magdalen Islands (les Îles de la Madeleine). The French name is official but rarely used in English. Grindstone Island is the most important island of the archipelago. It has the hospital and other public services and is the port of arrival for tourists. The port is the departure point for fishing and touring other islands such as Entry Island. The island is divided into three parts: Cap-aux-Meules, Fatima, and Étang-du-Nord.
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Nearest islands
- Île du Havre aux Maisons16 km
- Île du Havre Aubert17 km
- Île d'Entrée20 km
- Île aux Loups22 km
- Île de la Grande Entrée34 km
- Big Island42 km
Also in Magdalen Islands
Île du Havre Aubert
57.7 km²▲ 130 m
Major islands
Île du Havre aux Maisons
31 km²▲ 90 m
Major islands
Big Island
30.8 km²▲ 90 m
Major islands
Île aux Loups
10.4 km²▲ 22 m
Minor islands
Île de la Grande Entrée
10.1 km²▲ 46 m
Minor islands
Brion Island
6.3 km²▲ 61 m
Minor islands
Île d'Entrée
3.9 km²▲ 174 m
Minor islands
Unnamed island
0.44 km²▲ 16 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Borgot lighthouse, also referred as L'Étang-du-Nord lighthouse or Cap-aux-Meules lighthouse, located in Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada.
L'étang du nord aux Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Fishing harbour of L'Île de Cap aux Meules, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipality), L'Étang-du-Nord (Village), Anse de l'Étang du Nord (Cove), fishing harbour at nightfall, Wednesday, July 19, 1978
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands Archipelago, Cap aux Meules Island, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipality), L'Étang-du-Nord (Hamlet), Anse de l'Étang du Nord (Cove), fishing harbour, July 11, 1978
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipality), Gulf of St. Lawrence, Route 199, the Havre-aux-Maisons bridge connects the islands of Cap aux Meules and Havre aux Maisons, Tuesday, July 25, 1978
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands Archipelago, Cap aux Meules Island, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipality), L'Étang-du-Nord (Hamlet), forest and rural areas, Tuesday, July 18, 1978.
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands Archipelago, Cap aux Meules Island, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipality), L'Étang-du-Nord (Hamlet), Anse de l'Étang du Nord (Cove), fishing harbour, July 11, 1978
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Magdalen Islands Archipelago, Cap aux Meules Island, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Municipality), L'Étang-du-Nord (Hamlet), forest and rural areas, Tuesday, July 18, 1978.
August 19, 2018
Hopîtal des Îles de la Madeleine
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Phare du Borgot. Gilles Desjardins / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Etang-du-nord. Annie St-G / Public domain
- 023 059 Iles Madeleine. G. Lapointe/Nichole Ouellette / CC BY-SA 4.0
- 022 128 Cap Meules. G. Laponte/Nichole Ouellette / CC BY 4.0
- 024 01 Havre aux Maisons. Nichole Ouellette/G. Lapointe / CC BY 4.0
- 023 081 Ile Cap aux Meules. G. Lapointe/Nichole Ouellette / CC BY 4.0
- 022 129 Cap Meules. G. Lapointe/Nichole Ouellette / CC BY 4.0
- 023 082 Ile Cap aux Meules. G.Lapointe/Nichole Ouellette / CC BY 4.0
- Cap-aux-Meules, Magdalen Islands, QC (30295715068). Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- 960616 17 Cap aux Meules. Nichole Ouellette / CC BY 4.0
- 960616 18 Cap aux Meules. Nichole Ouellette / CC BY 4.0
- Hopîtal des Îles de la Madeleine. ChristianT / CC BY-SA 3.0