Magdalen Islands

The Magdalen Islands
Native name:
Menagoesenog
The Magdalen Islands
Map
Geography
LocationGulf of Saint Lawrence
Coordinates47°26′54″N 61°45′08″W / 47.44833°N 61.75222°W / 47.44833; -61.75222
Area205.53 km2 (79.36 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
ProvinceQuebec
Demographics
Population12,781 (2011)
Pop. density62.2/km2 (161.1/sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)
Area code(s)418, 581

The Magdalen Islands[1] (French: Îles de la Madeleine) 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Home". Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islands. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Les Îles de la Madeleine". Commission de toponymie Quebec (in French). Government of Quebec. 1968-12-05. Retrieved 29 February 2024. In 1534, Jacques Cartier explored the islands and left the first certain evidence of European visits to the archipelago
  3. ^ "Municipalities | Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine". Archived from the original on 2024-07-05.

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