Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
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 Location within Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM. |
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| Coordinates: 51°25′N 57°08′W / 51.417°N 57.133°WCoordinates: 51°25′N 57°08′W / 51.417°N 57.133°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Settled | 19th century |
| Constituted | January 1, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Armand Joncas |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 376.50 km2 (145.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 247.63 km2 (95.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,118 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 11.5% |
| • Dwellings | 508 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0G 1W0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 138
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| GNBC Code | EOACK |
| NTS Map | 012P06 |
Blanc-Sablon is the easternmost community in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 1,118 inhabitants, it is the most populous community in the county municipality.
Blanc-Sablon is located on Blanc-Sablon Bay between the municipalities of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and L'Anse-au-Clair, Labrador.
Blanc-Sablon is located on the north coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near the entrance of the Strait of Belle Isle. Two significant bays, Brador and Blanc-Sablon, mark its shores and the headland that separates these bays are dominated by Mont Parent, a 100-metre (328 ft) high flat-topped hill named after Martin Parent, a local fisherman in the middle of the 19th century.
The estuary of the Brador River and Blanc-Sablon River has a lagoon designated barachois, separated from the sea by a sand or gravel. Seawater enters at high tide.
Facing the village of Blanc-Sablon, several islands are dotting the bay, and also in Brador Bay, forming the archipelago of Blanc-Sablon, including: Ile au Bois, Long, Basin and islands Parrots and Greenly housing the Bird Sanctuary of Brador Bay.
The municipality of Blanc-Sablon has several spikes protruding into the Gulf of St. Lawrence (listed from east to west): pointe Saint-Charles, pointe à Morel, pointe Lazy, tip "à la chasse", pointe "à la Barque", cap Crow and tip Jones.
Being at the eastern end of the Côte-Nord region, Blanc-Sablon is serviced by a ferry service for the communities along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting with the coastal communities of Saint-Augustin, Gros-Mécatina, Tête-à-la-Baleine, Harrington Harbour, La Romaine and Kegashka, as well as Anticosti Island at Port-Menier. This service is funded by the Government of Quebec. The ferry service mainly serves to fill the gap in Route 138, which remains unbuilt between Kegaska and Old Fort (in Bonne-Espérance).
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