Anticosti Island
Island at the junction of the Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"L'Île-d'Anticosti" redirects here. For the municipality, see L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec.
Anticosti is an island, in L'Île-d'Anticosti (Municipality), Minganie Regional County Municipality, administrative region of Côte-Nord, Quebec province, Canada.
Quick Facts Native name: Innu: Notiskuan - Miꞌkmaq: Natigostec, Geography ...
Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Coordinates | 49°30′N 63°00′W |
Area | 7,953.20 km2 (3,070.75 sq mi) |
Length | 222 km (137.9 mi) |
Width | 56 km (34.8 mi) |
Highest elevation | 306 m (1004 ft) |
Highest point | Unnamed point |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
County | Minganie |
Largest Municipality | L'Île-d'Anticosti |
Demographics | |
Population | 218 (2016) |
Criteria | Natural: viii |
Reference | 1686 |
Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
Area | 18,240 ha |
Buffer zone | 89,740 ha |
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The island is located at the junction of the Estuary of St. Lawrence estuary and its gulf which opens into the Atlantic Ocean.