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The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'Île-aux-Marins.Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller in terms of area than the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, which lies to its northwest on Miquelon Island.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (/ ˈ m ɪ k ə l ɒ n / MIK-ə-lon), [4] is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [5] [6] An archipelago of eight islands, St. Pierre and Miquelon is a vestige of the once-vast territory of New ...
The settlement of Saint Pierre on Saint Pierre Island is the largest settlement in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. St. Pierre is separated from Miquelon-Langlade by a 6 kilometres (3.2 nmi) strait with very fierce currents. Fishermen call this section of ocean "The Mouth of Hell".
English: Map of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the French oversea collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with simplified bathymetric contours. Polyconic projection; NAD83 datum Central meridian: 056° 18' W; Origin latitude: 47° N; Scale: 1:2,000,000 (except bathymetric contours)
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Miquelon-Langlade (French pronunciation: [miklɔ̃ lɑ̃ɡlad]) is the larger but less populated of the two communes (municipalities) making up the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located 22 km (14 mi) to the south of Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. [4]
English: Blank administrative map of the overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France, for geo-location purpose. Français : Carte administrative vierge de la collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon , France , destinée à la géolocalisation.
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