Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Coordinates | 49°30′N 63°00′W / 49.500°N 63.000°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 |
Anticosti is an island located between the Jacques Cartier and Honguedo Straits, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in L'Île-d'Anticosti (Municipality), Minganie MRC, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada.
In a few years the buildings were erected in a strict order: residential houses, workshops, sawmills, school, church, supply stores.