Magdalen Islands Iles-de-la-Madeleine: On this day in Our Islands History

Friday, February 15, 2008

On this day in Our Islands History

In 1875, the first Magdalen Islands Municipalities were erected. They were Etang-du-Nord, Amherst (Havre-Aubert) and House Harbour (Havre-aux-Maisons).

- from the official website of the Magdalen Islands
Ephemerides by Lise Bouffard

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Description of Islands

The islands of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine Archipelago are the visible summits of an underwater ridge emerging from the sea. Sand dunes link these summits, which creates the Magdalen Islands. Each individual island is a rocky, mountainous outcrop characterized by the presence of high, rounded, bare-looking hills. These hills rise from a platform, which inclines gradually towards the sea. Islanders built their houses and farms on these gently sloping areas. The area of the Magdalen Islands is 202 km².