Brion Island
Encyclopedia
Brion Island is an uninhabited island
in the Magdalen Islands
archipelago
in the middle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
and part of the municipality of Grosse-Île
, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
, Canada
. It is the most northeast of the islands in the Magdalen archipelago.
erected his second cross and named the island ille de Bryon after his principal expeditionary patron Philippe de Chabot
, Seigneur de Brion and Admiral of France
.
, is on the southeast coast of the island.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the Magdalen Islands
Magdalen Islands
The Magdalen Islands form a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of . Though closer to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, the islands form part of the Canadian province of Quebec....
archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
in the middle of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean...
and part of the municipality of Grosse-Île
Grosse-Île, Quebec
Grosse-Île is one of two municipalities forming the urban agglomeration of Îles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region and the population is 539 as of 2009....
, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is the most northeast of the islands in the Magdalen archipelago.
History
Passing by the island in 1534, Jacques CartierJacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big...
erected his second cross and named the island ille de Bryon after his principal expeditionary patron Philippe de Chabot
Philippe de Chabot
Philippe de Chabot, Seigneur De Brion, Count of Charny and Buzançois , also known as Admiral De Brion, was an admiral of France.- Biography :...
, Seigneur de Brion and Admiral of France
Admiral of France
The title Admiral of France is one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, the naval equivalent of Marshal of France.The title was created in 1270 by Louis IX of France, during the Eighth Crusade. At the time it was equivalent to the office of Constable of France. The Admiral was responsible...
.
Geography
Haldimand Cliff (Falaise Haldimand), named for Frederick HaldimandFrederick Haldimand
Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB was a military officer best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War...
, is on the southeast coast of the island.
Natural history
Almost the entire island is encompassed by the Réserve écologique de l'Île-Brion. The Rochers-aux-Oiseaux federal migratory bird sanctuary encompasses several small islands to the northwest of Brion Island.