Aguanish Quebec Map

About Aguanish, Quebec

Aguanish is a municipality in Aguanish; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Aguanish is located at 50.2218°N, 62.0807°W.

Aguanish rests on the rugged Gaspé Peninsula, where the dense, boreal forest presses close to the restless Gulf of St. Lawrence. It lies 107.9 km east of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 91°T), and is situated 18.8 km west-north-west of Natashquan. Here, the land is a study in muted greens and greys, a terrain shaped by ancient glaciers and the persistent kiss of salt spray. Low, rounded hills, cloaked in spruce and fir, tumble down to a shoreline of weathered rock and pebble beaches, where the tide’s ebb and flow dictates the rhythm of the day. The air itself carries a distinct sharpness, a bracing mix of pine needles and the briny tang of the sea, and in the late afternoon, a peculiar, pearlescent light often settles over the landscape, softening the harsh edges and lending an ethereal glow to the scattered houses. The story of Aguanish is deeply intertwined with the bounty of the sea and the resilience of its people. For generations, fishing has been the lifeblood of this remote outpost, with cod and lobster forming the bedrock of the local economy, though the shifting fortunes of the catch have always demanded an adaptable spirit. Traces of earlier Indigenous presence linger in the very contours of the land, whispers of a time when these shores were navigated by canoe and sustenance drawn directly from the abundant waters. The village, though small, possesses a quiet character, a sense of enduring independence forged by its geographical isolation and the shared experience of living on the edge of this vast, northern sea. The distinctive call of the gulls, a constant soundtrack to life in Aguanish, seems to echo the enduring spirit of this place.

Aguanish se déploie le long d'une côte où le vent du golfe façonne le paysage avec une douceur persistante, une terre où l'horizon se noie souvent dans une brume nacrée au lever du soleil. Ici, les rivières, généreuses nourricières, serpentent à travers des terres qui portent encore le souvenir des labeurs agricoles, des champs labourés qui se teintent de l'ocre des sédiments déposés par les marées. Le rythme d'Aguanish est celui des saisons, ponctué par le va-et-vient des embarcations sur le fleuve, écho d'une histoire où la pêche et le commerce ont tissé la trame de son identité, une identité façonnée par les influences autochtones et les traces d'un passé acadien. Les collines douces, drapées d'une végétation résiliente, s'étirent vers l'intérieur, offrant des vues imprenables sur l'immensité bleue, une scène où la nature règne en maître, invitant à la contemplation silencieuse de sa beauté austère et sauvage.

About This Aguanish Map Page

Explore Aguanish, Quebec, Canada, with interactive street, satellite and terrain maps, complete with integrated Google Street View imagery. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Visitors can also search Google alongside Wikipedia and editorial summaries for additional local information and context.

Location data for Aguanish is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.