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Map of the exclusive economic zone of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. France claimed a 200-nautical-mile (370 km; 230 mi) exclusive economic zone for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and in August 1983 the naval ship Lieutenant de vaisseau Le Hénaff and the seismic ship Lucien Beaufort were sent to explore for oil in the disputed zone. [40]
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 is an archipelago of eight islands, Saint-Pierre (25 km 2) and Miquelon-Langlade (216 km 2) being the major ones. Collectively the area of the islands is 242 km 2, which is about the size of Brooklyn in New York City. The total coastline is 120 km.
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]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon was a colony of France. It became an overseas territory in 1946, an overseas department on 1976-07-19, and then a collectivité territoriale (territorial collectivity) on 1985-06-11. Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a department code of 975, which is an extension of the French system. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is divided ...
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.
Saint Pierre Island, also spelt as Saint-Pierre Island, [3] is one of the three main islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It contains the town of Saint-Pierre , which lies on the island's east coast and is the main population centre of the island group.
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)