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Saint Pierre and Miquelon (/ ˈ m ɪ k ə l ɒ n / MIK-ə-lon), [4] officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French: Collectivité d'outre-mer de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ e miklɔ̃] ⓘ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
It consists of three geological islands: Miquelon, Langlade and Le Cap, connected with tombolos. The communal seat is the settlement of Miquelon, on the northern tip, where the entire island's permanent population of 596 (as of 2022) is located. [2] Miquelon Airport provides flights to Montreal and to nearby Saint-Pierre Airport.
The islands are even closer to the long Burin Peninsula, which is situated just 25 kilometres (13 nmi) to the east. In addition, Green Island , which belongs to Newfoundland, is located about halfway between the southern part of Miquelon-Langlade and Newfoundland at 46°52′44″N 56°05′21″W / 46.87889°N 56.08917°W / 46. ...
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [lez‿il də la madlɛn]) is a municipality located in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, in Quebec, Canada. [4] It is located on the islands of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 250 km (160 mi) from Gaspé, 120 km (75 mi) from Prince Edward Island, 90 km (56 mi) from Cape Breton Island, and 150 km (93 mi) from ...
The Magdalen Islands [1] (French: Îles de la Madeleine, pronounced [il də la madlɛn]) are an archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the majority-anglophone Municipality of Grosse-Île, in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec, Canada.
French Polynesia: 318 123 14: Miquelon: Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 214 83 15: Île Foch: Kerguelen Islands: 206 80 16: Oléron: Atlantic Ocean: 190 73 17: Raiatea: French Polynesia: 173 67 18: Marie-Galante: Guadeloupe: 158 61 19: Île de la Possession: Crozet Islands: 153 59 20: Île des Pins: New Caledonia: 141 54 21: Ouvéa: New Caledonia ...
This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada. Arctic islands. Map of Canadian islands in the Arctic Ocean.
The capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon was the successful takeover of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a colony of France off the coast of Newfoundland, on 24 December 1941 by Free French Naval Forces. At the time, the islands' authorities had sworn their allegiance to the Vichy French government.