Nearest city Sept-Îles, Quebec Governing body Parks Canada Area 151 km² Established 1984 Management Parks Canada | Visitors 28,862 (in 2007) Type Declared heritage site Province Québec Phone +1 418-538-3331 | |
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Location Havre-Saint-Pierre / Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada Official name Site patrimonial de l'Archipel-de-Mingan Address 1340 Rue de la Digue, Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC G0G 1P0, Canada Similar Hôtel du Hâvre Inc, Motel de L'Archipel, Gîte 4 Saisons, M R C de Minganie, Motel Le Relais | ||
Dream of a getaway in the mingan islands
The Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve is a national park reserve located in the eastern area of Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of Gulf of St. Lawrence. It features the Mingan Archipelago, a chain of around 40 islands.
Contents
- Dream of a getaway in the mingan islands
- First day mingan archipelago national park reserve
- Fauna
- References
The islands formed as the continent slowly rose after the last glaciation. Over the course of the last few thousand years, the limestone rocks were slowly eroded by the waves, the changing sea level and the winds, as well as seasonal freezing and thawing. The result is a unique set of limestone sculptures, which form the largest group of such monoliths in Canada.
Mingan Archipelago was represented in the 2011 documentary film series National Parks Project, with its film directed by Catherine Martin and scored by Sebastien Grainger, Jennifer Castle and Dan Werb.
First day mingan archipelago national park reserve
Fauna
Animals that inhabit this national park are beavers, river otters, muskrats, silver foxes, red squirrels, snowshoe hares, red foxes, ermines, certain species of bats and a number of small rodents. Occasionally, black bears and moose can be found on certain islands near the coast. Birds found on the islands include warblers, buntings, bald eagles, ospreys, passerines, eiders, terns, puffins, razorbills, and shorebirds. Marine animals that inhabit offshore are grey seals, minke whales, dolphins, harbour seals, humpback whales, porpoises, fin whales, and harp seals.