Mingan Archipelago National Park
Beyond the 50th parallel, along the North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, lies a scattering of some thirty limestone islands and more than 1000 granitic islets and reefs. The territory, the "Mingan Archipelago", became a national park reserve in 1984. This necklace of land carved out of the limestone bedrock is the site of spectacular natural monuments which bear witness to the never-ending wear of the sea and of the centuries.
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seaside ragwort, seabeach groundsel (Senecio pseudoarnica)
Low Tide
Ornithologist Yves Aubry observing migratory shorebirds feeding at low tide.
Red Knot
Short-tailed Swallowtail (Paprlro brevicauda)
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Forest floor
Yellow Clintonia (Yellow Corn-lily, Blue-bead)
Clintonia borealis, Bunch Berry (Cornus canadensis)
Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) shell
