Key facts
- Location
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence
- Area
- 7,953.20 km (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
- Mont de La Hague
- Province
- Quebec
- Region
- Côte-Nord
- County
- Minganie
- Largest municipality
- L'Île-d'Anticosti
- Population
- 177 ( 2021 )
- Criteria
- Natural: viii
- Inscription
Article
Anticosti Island ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tikɔsti]) is a large but sparsely populated island belonging to the Canadian province of Quebec. It lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and is separated from mainland Quebec by the Jacques Cartier and Honguedo straits. Administratively, it forms a municipality of the Côte-Nord region.
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