Beyond the 50th parallel, along the North Shore of the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, lies a remarkably beautiful scattering of some forty limestone
islands and more than 1000 granitic islets and reefs. The territory,
the "Mingan Archipelago", became a national park reserve
in 1984.
This necklace of land carved out of the limestone bedrock is the
site of spectacular natural monuments which bear witness to the
never-ending wear of the sea and of the centuries. And there is
an abundance of life in this strange half-world: plants of variegated
hues and shapes, seabirds gathered in colonies, seals, dolphins
and whales, swarming the blue vastness in which the islands bathe.
Mingan Archipelago: a treasure to discover and preserve…
