Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Monoliths of the Mingan Archipelago
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 Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
Location in Canada
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
Location in Quebec
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| Location | Havre-Saint-Pierre / Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada |
| Nearest city | Sept-Îles, Quebec |
| Area | 151 km2 (58 sq mi) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Visitors | 28,862 (in 2007) |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
| Official name: Site patrimonial de l'Archipel-de-Mingan | |
| Type: | Declared heritage site |
| Designated: | 1978-11-15 |
| Reference #: | 93529 |
The Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve (French: Réserve de parc national de l'Archipel-de-Mingan) is a national park reserve located in the eastern area of Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of Gulf of St. Lawrence. It features the Mingan Archipelago, a chain of around 40 islands.
The islands formed as the continent slowly rose after the last glaciation. Over the course of the last few thousand years, the limestone rocks were slowly eroded by the waves, the changing sea level and the winds, as well as seasonal freezing and thawing. The result is a unique set of limestone sculptures, which form the largest group of such monoliths in Canada.
Mingan Archipelago was represented in the 2011 documentary film series National Parks Project, with its film directed by Catherine Martin and scored by Sebastien Grainger, Jennifer Castle and Dan Werb.
Fauna
Animals that inhabit this national park are beavers, river otters, muskrats, silver foxes, red squirrels, snowshoe hares, red foxes, ermines, certain species of bats and a number of small rodents. Occasionally, black bears and moose can be found on certain islands near the coast. Birds found on the islands include warblers, buntings, bald eagles, ospreys, passerines, eiders, terns, puffins, razorbills, and shorebirds. Marine animals that inhabit offshore are grey seals, minke whales, dolphins, harbour seals, humpback whales, porpoises, fin whales, and harp seals.
See also
In Spanish: Reserva parque nacional Archipiélago de Mingan para niños
