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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Anticosti is about 400 km north of Moncton. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gros Morne National Park, about 400 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Sept-Îles · about 26,000 peopleabout 240 km west
  • Charlottetown · about 42,000 peopleabout 370 km south
  • Corner Brook · about 21,000 peopleabout 390 km east
  • Moncton · about 91,000 peopleabout 400 km south
  • Rimouski · about 36,000 peopleabout 400 km west
  • New Glasgow · about 20,000 peopleabout 440 km south
AnticostiSept-Îles100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Anticosti and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesGros Morne National Park1Joggins Fossil Cliffs2Landscape of Grand Pré3Red Bay Basque Whaling Station4Old Town Lunenburg5Anticosti
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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