ÃŽle aux Chevaux is an island in
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off the southern coast of
Newfoundland
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,
Canada
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.
Location
ÃŽle aux Chevaux is in the north end of the
Grand Barachois Grand Barachois is a large natural lagoon in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It lies immediately south of Miquelon Island, and is formed largely by the 12 kilometre-long tombolo of La Dune.
See also
*Barachois
A barachois is a term used in Atlantic ...
, a lagoon between the islands of
Le Cap and
Miquelon
Miquelon-Langlade is the larger but less populated of the two communes (municipalities) making up the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located to the south of Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It consists of t ...
, fewer than 100 meters off the southern shores of the latter.
See also
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Geography of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a French overseas collectivity in the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere. It consists of an island archipelago, off the coast of Newfoundland, near North America. The collectivity shares a maritime bou ...
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List of Saint Pierre and Miquelon-related topics
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (french: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) is an overseas c ...
References
Islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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