The Mingan Archipelago is an
archipelago
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located east of
Quebec
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, Canada. It consists of a chain of about 40
island
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s.
Starting but 124 miles from the end of the
road
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There are many types of ...
along the north shore of the
St. Lawrence River
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(Le Fleuve), the
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
The Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve (french: Réserve de parc national de l'Archipel-de-Mingan) is a national park reserve located in the eastern area of Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of Gulf of St. Lawrence. It features the Mingan ...
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
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. Due south across a 12-mile channel is
Anticosti Island
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and below Anticosti another 25 miles is the eastern tip of the
Gaspe Peninsula. To the east is a roadless coastline all the way to
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. To the north are
tundra
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, lakes,
bog and rock. In late June it is still Spring. Politically, most of the islands lie in the town of
Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre is a town on Pointe-aux-Esquimaux, which is on the Quebec north shore (Côte-Nord) of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada. Located along Route 138 some east of Sept-Îles, it is the largest town and seat of the Minganie RCM, ...
, but the westernmost of the chain lie in the municipality of
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan.
Includes ''Île Niapiskau'' and its limestone
monolith
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s.
References
External links
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada
Archipelagoes of the Atlantic Ocean
Landforms of Côte-Nord
River islands of Quebec
Islands of the Saint Lawrence River
Archipelagoes of Canada
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