Anticosti Island
Anticosti is an island, in L'Île-d'Anticosti (Municipality), Minganie Regional County Municipality, administrative region of Côte-Nord, Quebec province, Canada.
Native name: Innu: Notiskuan - Miꞌkmaq: Natigostec | |
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Salmon fisherman on Rivière à l'Huile | |
Anticosti Island | |
| Geography | |
| 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) |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Criteria | Natural: viii |
| Reference | 1686 |
| Inscription | 2023 (45th Session) |
| Area | 18,240 ha |
| Buffer zone | 89,740 ha |
The island is located at the junction of the Estuary of St. Lawrence estuary and its gulf which opens into the Atlantic Ocean.
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