Location Saint Lawrence River Width 2 km (1.2 mi) Province Québec | Archipelago Isle-aux-Grues Max length 7 km | |
Parish municipality Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues Similar Parc Régional Des Appa, Corporation de Développ, Étienne‑Paschal Taché House, Joly de Lotbinière Estate, Carrefour mondial de l'accordéon | ||
Pr paration kdm 4 archipel de l isle aux grues septembre 2014
Isle-aux-Grues (French for "island of cranes") is an island situated on the Saint Lawrence River, measuring about 7 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide. It is the only inhabited island among the twenty-one which make up the Isle-aux-Grues archipelago. Politically, it lies within Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues.
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- Pr paration kdm 4 archipel de l isle aux grues septembre 2014
- Map of Isle aux Grues Saint Antoine de lIsle aux Grues QC Canada
- Transportation
- Education
- Person connected to the island
- May 2010 plane crash
- References
Map of Isle-aux-Grues, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, QC, Canada
Transportation
The island has an airstrip which is the only access to the island during the winter. Isle-aux-Grues is also served by a ferry during the summer.
Education
Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day.
Person connected to the island
May 2010 plane crash
On May 19, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people initially. The fourth later died in hospital.
References
Isle-aux-Grues Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA