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    Sable Island (French: île de Sable, literally "island of sand") is a small Canadian island situated 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia...
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  • Île Bonaventure Île Bizard Îles de Boucherville Île de la Visitation Île-des-Sœurs Île d'Orléans Île Dorval Île Jésus Île Notre-Dame Île Perrot Île René-Levasseur...
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  • the name was changed by the French at the end of the 16th century to île de Sable, which means Sand Island. The island is little more than a 40 km long...
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  • à Bonhomme-Bouchard (north part). The western shore of Île aux Lièvres includes Anse de Sable (northern part), Anse du Noyé and Anse à Arthur-Jean (central...
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    Île Brisseau Île Brunet Île Bryson Île Cadieux Île Cobb Île de Carillon Île du Centre Île du Chef Île du Chenal Blind Île du Chicot Îles à Cole Île du...
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    Moines Île Plate Île aux Rats Rouzic Le Taureau Île Tomé Île Verdelet Île de Batz Île Callot Île Carn Île Garo Glénan islands Île Saint-Nicolas Île Guenioc...
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    Cap-des-Rosiers, the tallest lighthouse in Canada: 34.1 M Île-Verte Lighthouse, built in 1809, third oldest in Canada Brandy Pot Lighthouse, Rivière-du-Loup...
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  • Saint Croix Island (French: Île Sainte-Croix), long known to locals as Dochet Island (/ˈduʃeɪ/), is a small uninhabited island in Maine near the mouth...
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    Newfoundland (Canada) Baccalieu Island, Bell Island, Fogo Island, Funk Island, Kelly's Island, Random Island Oak Island (Canada) Sable Island (Canada) Coastal...
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    île de Croÿ, île du Roland, îles Ternay, îles d'Après) Île de Castries Îles Leygues (north, including île de Castries, île Dauphine) Île Violette Île Australia...
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    Expulsion of the Acadians (category 1750s in Canada)
    Francophone colonies such as Canada, the uncolonized northern part of Acadia, Île Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island), and Île Royale (now Cape Breton Island)...
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    "chew'd" musket ball New Hampshire privateer with Île-Royale prizes is attacked by "Indians on Cape Sables," and later by canoes (driven off by swivel guns)...
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    Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, formerly île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Miꞌkmaq: Unamaꞌki) is...
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  • Thumbnail for La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Quebec
    of these islands is Dupas Island (Île Dupas), also known as Isle du Pads (or Isle du Pas), Île d'Angoulème, and Île du Richelieu at various times in the...
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    Seychelles (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Amirantes: Farquhar Atoll (comprising 10 islands—Bancs de Sable, Déposés, Île aux Goëlettes, Lapins, Île du Milieu, North Manaha, South Manaha, Middle Manaha...
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    Dandonneau Du Sablé. He was born on Île Dupas near Sorel, New France Jean Baptiste, with three brothers, Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye, François de La Vérendrye...
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  • Sable Island (French: L'Île de sable) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Johanne Prégent and released in 1999. The film stars Caroline Dhavernas as...
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    today mainland Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as well as Île-Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island), Île-Royale (Cape Breton Island), and other shorelines of the...
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    The Cape Sable campaign occurred in the fall of 1758 during the French and Indian War. The British sought to neutralize Acadian support for the French...
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    that Acadians and Île-Royale governor resist banishment of two priests Armstrong invokes treaty with Indigenous people near Cape Sable to get their help...
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    Saint-Basile. The Parish of Île-Perrot is split into the Municipality of Île-Perrot-Nord and the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot. The Township of...
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    Northwest France (Brittany, Normandy, Île-de-France, Poitou-Charentes and Pays de la Loire) the population of Canada increased to 55,000 according to the...
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    Forillon National Park (category Tourist attractions in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
    Forillon National Park (French: Parc national de Forillon), one of 42 national parks and park reserves across Canada, is located at the outer tip of the Gaspé...
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    Archipelago of Saint-Pierre Lake (category Archipelagoes of Canada)
    toponyms):. île aux Foins île du Mitan île du Sablé île aux Cochons île aux Castors île Dupas île Saint-Amour île Saint-Ignace île Ronde île Madame île aux Ours...
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  • (Wrocław) Sandy Island (disambiguation) Sable Island (French: île de Sable, literally "island of sand"), a 31 km² Canadian island situated about 175 km (109...
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  • Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. Urbanised in 2004, now G4T. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and forward sortation areas". Statistics Canada. March...
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    Maine remained contested territory. Prince Edward Island (Île Saint-Jean) and Cape Breton (Île Royale) remained under French control, as agreed under Article...
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    was awarded the Vale Canada contract for the Voisey's Bay Mine in Labrador. This contract required the use of De Havilland Canada Dash 8s which began to...
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  • haven Anticosti Island in 1835, at South Pillar and Ile Bicquette Île Bicquette [fr] in 1843, and at Ile Rouge in 1848. In 1813 the earliest lighthouse on...
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    maintained control of its colonies at Île Royale, Île Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island), Canada and Louisiana, with Île Royale being France's only territory...
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