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Grande-Entrée
Grande-Entrée () is a village in the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. It is located on Grande Entrée Island (Île de la Grande Entrée), part of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. The village is made up of two points of land facing each other which, between their arms, form a bay where boats can enter as if in a natural harbour, hence the name Grande-Entrée. Scottish people, Scots settled on the island at the end of the 18th century, but Basques, Basque fishermen had already stopped over there during the 16th century. An identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence was completed in 2008. References {{Authority control Communities in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Magdalen Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalen Islands
The Magdalen Islands (, ) are a Canadian archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the majority-anglophone Municipality of Grosse-Île, in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec. Geography The Magdalen Islands are the jagged remains of a vanished part of the mainland. Approximately in combined area, they form a string of islands and beaches in the southeastern part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The rocks that make up the island massifs are of three kinds: horizontal and soft sandstones, of a blood-red color, which give the archipelago a distinctive character. These red sandstones are juxtaposed with harder, grey sandstones, which also form cliffs in some places. Finally, volcanic actions created rounded, symmetrical domes like breasts, which were given the name of Demoiselles (or "young ladies"), though this is disputed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
