Cap-aux-Meules

Also known as Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec

thumb|Map of Cap-aux-Meules (near the centre of the image where the blue ferry lines converge). thumb|The MV Lucy Maud Montgomery|Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry, approaching the Cap-aux-Meules ferry terminal Cap-aux-Meules (, "Grindstone") is a former village, now a sector of the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. It is located on Cap aux Meules Island (Grindstone Island), part of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada.

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It is catalogued under topics including 2002 disestablishments in Quebec, Communities in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Former municipalities in Quebec.

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Place details

Locality: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Region: Québec
Country: Canada
Population: 12,190
Timezone: America/Halifax

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Official name: Cap-aux-Meules
Country: Canada
Located in: Quebec
Population: 2516
Image: Cap-aux-meules-marina-idlm2006.jpg

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inception: 1950-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2002-01-01
replaced by: Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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The sheltered port of Cap-aux-Meules is an important fishing harbour, as well as a commercial cargo and ferry terminal. The ferry company, Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA), operates a ferry service to Souris, Prince Edward Island, as well as a year-round cargo service to Matane and Montreal, Quebec.

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