Île aux Marins
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 47 '10 " N , 56 ° 8' 55" W | |
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| length | 1.5 km | |
| width | 400 m | |
| surface | 67 ha | |
| Highest elevation | Cape Beaudry 35 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
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The Île aux Marins (dt. Island of the Sailors ) is an uninhabited island east of Saint-Pierre in the Atlantic Ocean , which belongs to the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon archipelago and thus to France . It is less than a kilometer from Saint-Pierre. Until 1931 the island was called Île-aux-Chiens (German island of dogs ).
The island is about 1500 meters long and between 100 and 400 meters wide. The highest point, Cape Beaudry , is 35 meters high.
Since Saint-Pierre was already around 3000 BC. Was settled by the Inuit , the Île aux Marins was also discovered in early history . The Île aux Marins was first settled in 1604 and has been uninhabited since 1964, when the last inhabitants left the island. The island's highest population in the history of the island was around 600, with cod fishing being the main industry. There was no electricity on the island.
On November 18, 1929 , the island was hit by the Newfoundland Bank tsunami , which inundated parts of the flat island, ripping away some houses. There were no injuries.
Until 1945, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon consisted of three parishes, of which the Île aux Marins formed its own parish. In 1945 the community was incorporated into Saint-Pierre , so that the island has belonged to it ever since.
Some fishermen renovated their houses and the church built in 1874 in the 1980s, and a museum was set up in the former school. Some houses on the island will be inhabited again in the summer months. The island has become a popular destination for tourists.
Web links
- Map of the Île aux Marins (PDF; 405 kB) with buildings and neighboring islands
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- ↑ a b report on the archipelago in the FAZ