Geography of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Capital	Saint-Pierre 46°47′N 56°11′W / 46.783°N 56.183°W / 46.783; -56.183
Largest city	Saint-Pierre
Area
• Total	242 km2 (93 sq mi)
Population
• July 2007 census	7,036
• Density	25/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (176th)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a French overseas collectivity in the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere. It consists of an island archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland near North America. The collectivity shares a maritime boundary with Canada.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon are situated south of Newfoundland in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the North Atlantic Ocean. Their distance north-south from Newfoundland is 60 kilometres (32 nmi). The islands are even closer to the long Burin Peninsula, which is situated just 25 kilometres (13 nmi) to the east. In addition, Green Island, which belongs to Newfoundland, is located about halfway between the southern part of Miquelon-Langlade and Newfoundland at 46°52′44″N 56°05′21″W / 46.87889°N 56.08917°W / 46.87889; -56.08917, only 10 kilometres (6 mi) from both Langlade and St. Pierre.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is an archipelago of eight islands, Saint-Pierre (25 km²) and Miquelon-Langlade (216 km²) being the major ones. Collectively the area of the islands is 242 km², which is about the size of Brooklyn in New York City. The total coastline is 120 km. The territory also include the surrounding fishing areas in the North Atlantic Ocean.