Anticosti

[ an-tuh-kaw-stee, -kos-tee ]

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noun

an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3,043 sq. mi. (7,880 sq. km).

Anticosti

/ ˌæntɪˈkɒstɪ /

an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)

On the evening of the twenty-second they were at some distance above the great Island of Anticosti.

Another vessel was wrecked on a dangerous shore of the Island of Anticosti.

It seems probable that none of the butterflies of Anticosti or Labrador produce a second brood.

If we go north-east as far as Anticosti, Labrador, or Newfoundland, we find true moors.

Once past Anticosti Island, the two Huron interpreters began to recognize the scenery.

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