Anticosti Island
island in Quebec, Canada
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Summary
Anticosti Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,201 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: L'Île-d'Anticosti[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Jacques Cartier Strait[5], Honguedo Strait[6]
- Capital: Port-Menier[7]
- Owned by: Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Co.[8], Government of Quebec[9]
- Commons category: Anticosti Island[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anticosti Island[11]
- Population: 177[12]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18]
- Official name: île d'Anticosti[19]
- Native label: Natigôsteg[20], Natakuan[21]
- Different from: Anticosti[22]
- Length: 217 km[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 192 m[24]
- Area: 7941 km²[25]
- Width: 48 km[26]
- Perimeter: 530 km[27]
Why It Matters
Anticosti Island has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]