- L'Île-aux-Marins
L'Île-aux-Marins (literally "The Island of the Sailors"; before 1931 called "Île-aux-Chiens", literally "Island of the Dogs") is a small island in the
Atlantic Ocean . It is located off the coast ofSaint-Pierre and Miquelon and was a commune of it until 1945, when it was annexed by the commune of Saint-Pierre. It is 1500 meters long and its width varies between 100 to 400 meters. The highest point, Cape Beaudry, is only 35 meters tall.It was settled in 1604 but never reached a population of 200. Uninhabited since 1965 (except some people who live here from May to November), when the last of the families left for Saint-Pierre, it is also a
ghost town and has a number of unique buildings such as theChurch , theJézéquel house, the cemetery, a number of fishermen's homes, and the Archipélitude Museum located in the town's only school. The large hull of aship is on the northern side of the island and is accessible for photography.
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