Introduction
The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon archipelago is a small French territory, only 242 sq. km, located 22 km from the southern coast of Newfoundland, between 46° 45' and 47° 10' N and 56° 05' and 56° 25' W. It constitutes an enclave on the Saint-Pierre Bank within Canadian territorial waters. The archipelago is formed by a main island (Saint-Pierre) to the east, where the prefecture and administrative centre are located, by two more important islands (Miquelon and Langlade, joined by a N-S tombolo) as well as six other islands (Le Cap, Grand Colombier, Verte, aux Marins, aux Vainqueurs and aux Pigeons islands) and various islets and reefs (Aubert de la Rue 1970) (Fig. 2.4.1 ).
The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon archipelago.
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Dubois, JM.M. (2010). Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Islands. In: Bird, E.C.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8639-7_22
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