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archipelago of the Îles de la Madeleine is located in the
middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, or more precisely: 215 km from
the Gaspé peninsula, 105 km from Prince Edward Island and
95 km from Cape Breton Island.
The archipelago is made up of about a dozen islands of which six
are connected to one another by long, thin, sand dunes. The Islands'
names (from north to south) are: île de la Grande Entrée
and Grosse-Île, île aux Loups, île du Havre aux
Maisons, Île du Cap aux Meules and île du Havre Aubert.
Two other larger islands are part of the archipelago as well: île
d'Entrée, located 10 km east of Havre-Aubert; île Brion,
16 km north of Grosse-Île.
By Airplane
Air traffic to the archipelago comes through the Îles de la
Madeleine airport (YGR), which is located on Havre aux Maisons Island.
This airport is owned and operated by Transport Canada. Thanks to
its commercial flights to and from major urban centres, it provides
the Madelinots with year-round transportation and supply services.
It also allows large numbers of visitors to fly to the Îles
de la Madeleine, an increasingly popular destination.
Several aviation companies offer daily flights to the Îles
de la Madeleine, with flights from Montréal, Québec
and Gaspé. Flight time can vary from one to four hours depending
on the departure city and the number of en-route stops.
By Car
If you are driving to the Îles de la Madeleine, you go first
to Souris (Prince Edward Island), where you can get a ferry to the
Islands. The ferry trip from Souris to Cap-aux-Meules takes 5 hours.
This ferry service is operational from April 1st to January 31st.
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