Iles de la Madeleine

Magdalen Islands

The Magdalen Islands
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	47°26′54″N 61°45′08″W / 47.44833°N 61.75222°W / 47.44833; -61.75222
Area	205.53 km2 (79.36 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Province	Quebec
Demographics
Population	12,781 (2011)
Pop. density	62.2 /km2 (161.1 /sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC−4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−3)
Area code(s)	418 and 581

The Magdalen Islands (French: les Îles de la Madeleine [lezɪl dəla madˈlɛn]) form a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of 205.53 square kilometres (79.36 sq mi). Though closer to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, the islands form part of the Canadian province of Quebec.

The islands form the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Its geographical code is 01.

The islands also form the urban agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, divided into two municipalities. These are Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (2011 census pop. 12,291), the central municipality, and Grosse-Île (pop. 490). The mayors are Jonathan Lapierre and Rose Elmonde Clarke, respectively.

There are eight major islands: Amherst, Grande Entrée, Grindstone, Grosse-Île, House Harbour, Pointe-Aux-Loups, Entry Island and Brion. All except Brion are inhabited. There are several other tiny islands that are also considered part of the archipelago: Rocher aux Oiseaux, Île aux Loups-marins, Île Paquet and Rocher du Corps Mort.