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Anticosti - Landsat photo
Anticosti - Landsat photo

Anticosti Island (French, Île d'Anticosti) is an island at the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in Quebec, between 49° and 50° N. The Landsat program is the longest running enterprise for acquisition of imagery of Earth from space French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French golfe du Saint-Laurent) the world's largest Estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk , and between 61° 40' and 64° 30' W. At 7,892. 52 km² (3,047. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 32 sq mi) in size, it is the 90th largest island in the world and 20th largest island in Canada. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of Islands in the world ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2500 km² (970 square miles This is a list of Canadian Islands as ordered by area. It includes all islands with an area greater than 2500 km²; (965 Square miles. Anticosti Island is separated on the north from the Côte-Nord region of Quebec (the Labrador Peninsula) by the Jacques Cartier Strait and on the south from the Gaspé Peninsula by the Honguedo Strait. Côte-Nord ( French for "Northern Shore" area 24762706  km², or 95609 Labrador Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Canada. It is bounded by the Hudson Bay to the west the Hudson Strait to the north the Labrador The Jacques Cartier Strait ( French Détroit de Jacques-Cartier) is a strait in eastern North America. The Honguedo Strait ( Fr Détroit d'Honguedo) is a Strait in eastern North America.

It is very large (217 km (135 mi) long and 16 km (10 mi) to 48 km (30 mi) wide—larger than the province of Prince Edward Island, but very sparsely populated (266 people in 2001), mostly in the village of Port-Menier on the western tip of the island, consisting chiefly of the keepers of the numerous lighthouses erected by the Canadian government. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Port-Menier Quebec is a small Fishing town located in Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an The coast is rocky and dangerous, and has only two safe harbours, Ellis Bay and Fox Bay. The largest lake on the island is Lake Wickenden, which feeds the Jupiter River. Lake Wickenden is the largest lake on Anticosti Island in the Saint Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada.

History

Salmon fisherman on riviere À l'Huile
Salmon fisherman on riviere À l'Huile

For thousands of years, Anticosti Island was the territory of the indigenous peoples who lived on the mainland and used it as a hunting ground. The term Indigenous Peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any Ethnic group who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest historical The Innu called it Notiskuan, translated as "where bears are hunted" and the Mi'kmaq called it Natigostec, meaning "forward land". The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of what other Canadians refer to as eastern Quebec The Míkmaq or Mi'kmaq (miːgmax sometimes spelled Micmac in English and formerly Mìgmaq ( Mi'gmaq) in Míkmaw) are a The French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed along its shore in the summer of 1534. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Jacques Cartier (December 31 1491&ndashSeptember 1 1557 was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France He called the place Assomption and provided its first written description. By the early 1600s France had officially seized the island and made it part of its colonial empire. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world Its first settlers arrived when in 1680 King Louis XIV gifted to Louis Jolliet the Seigneury of the Mingan Archipelago and Anticosti Island. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Louis Jolliet, also known as Louis Joliet with only one L ( September 21, 1645 &ndash 1700 was a French Canadian explorer The seigneurial system of New France was the semi- feudal system of land distribution used in the colonies of New France. The Mingan Archipelago is an Archipelago located east of Quebec, Canada. Equal to one-quarter the size of the country of Belgium, Anticosti thus became the largest island in the world to ever be privately owned. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Louis Jolliet erected a fort on Anticosti and in the spring of 1681 settled there with his wife, four children and six servants. His fort was captured and occupied during the winter of 1690 by some of the Massachusetts troops of William Phips during their retreat after an unsuccessful attempt to capture Quebec City. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Sir William Phips (or Phipps) ( February 2, 1651 February 18, 1695) was a colonial governor of Massachusetts. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province The Jolliet family retained ownership until 1763 when it became part of the British Empire under the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths In the ensuing years the island property changed hands several times, its owners generally using it for the harvesting of timber. For example, the French Canadian Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau owned it among other seigneuries and made money from them. Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau ( March 27, 1745 – September 18, 1809) was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose

Port-Menier, Anticosti Island, in 1922
Port-Menier, Anticosti Island, in 1922

In 1895 Anticosti was sold to French chocolate maker Henri Menier who also leased the shore fisheries rights. Port-Menier Quebec is a small Fishing town located in Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A chocolatier is someone who makes Confectionery from Chocolate. Henri Emile Anatole Menier ( July 14, 1853 - September 6, 1913) was a French businessman and adventurer and a member of the Menier Menier converted the island into a personal game preserve and named the Island's 70 metre high Vauréal Falls after the town of Vauréal in France where he owned a home. Vauréal is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France.

Henri Menier constructed the entire village of Port-Menier, built a cannery for packing fish and lobsters, and attempted to develop its resources of lumber, peat, and minerals. Port-Menier Quebec is a small Fishing town located in Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is one Species of Lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America. Peat is an accumulation of partially Decayed Vegetation matter. Many of the original houses still stand today. Menier also introduced a herd of 220 deer to the island. A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. The deer thrived and today the population exceeds 100,000 while the island's moose population is about 1,000. It has been reported that black bears, which rely on berries to bulk on for the winter, had lived on the island until the introduction, perhaps due to the deer eating the berries bare. [1]

Henri Menier died in 1913 and his brother Gaston became the owner of Anticosti Island. He used and maintained it for a time but eventually decided it was not an economically viable proposition and sold it to the Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Company in 1926.

In 1974, the government of Quebec purchased the island. With its 24 rivers and streams bountiful with salmon and trout, it is now a paradise for paleontologists, bird watchers, hikers, and a major draw for anglers and hunters, particularly those from the United States. Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. Trout is the common name given to a number of Species of Freshwater Fish belonging to the Salmonidae family Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal. Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage Angling is a method of Fishing by means of an "angle" ( hook) Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

References

  1. ^ "Revenge of the Venison", p. 18, Discover, August 2006.

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