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ﾃ四e Brion
Brion Island (French: ''ﾃ四e Brion'') is a currently uninhabited island in the Magdalen Islands archipelago in the middle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and part of the municipality of Grosse-ﾃ四e, Gaspﾃｩsie窶禿四es-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada. It is the most northeast of the islands in the Magdalen archipelago, apart from the ''Bird Rocks'' (''Rochers aux Oiseaux'') twenty kilometres (12 miles) east-north-east. History Passing by the island in 1534, Jacques Cartier erected his second cross and named the island ''ille de Bryon'' after his principal expeditionary patron Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur de Brion and Admiral of France. Geography Haldimand Cliff (''Falaise Haldimand''), named for Frederick Haldimand Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB (11 August 1718 – 5 June 1791) was a military officer best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. From 1778 to 1786, he serv ..., is on the southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Saint Lawrence
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