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| Place | Cap-de-Rabast |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | L'Île-d'Anticosti; Minganie |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.951389 |
| Longitude | -64.15 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | G4X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | EFTMI |
Cap-de-Rabast is a locality in L'Île-d'Anticosti; Minganie, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a town. Cap-de-Rabast is located at 49.9514°N, 64.1500°W.
Cap-de-Rabast stands as a rugged sentinel upon the northern reaches of L'Île-d'Anticosti, where the land meets the vast, grey expanse of the St. Lawrence. It lies 51.2 km south-west of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC (from Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC: bearing 231°T), and is situated 20.6 km north-east of Port-Menier. The terrain here is shaped by the presence of the nearby Colline Makasti, which rises with a quiet, weathered stoicism above the surrounding scrub and limestone barrens. Inland, the landscape finds a different stillness at Lac Huit, a body of water resting six kilometers away in the dense, boreal quietude. When the light shifts toward dusk, the air carries a sharp, saline clarity, turning the jagged coastline into a silhouette of deep blues and charcoal shadows that seem to hold the weight of the island’s isolation. The history of Cap-de-Rabast reflects the solitary nature of the Minganie region, where the persistence of the sea and the forest has long defined the character of those who venture here. While the Rivière Gamache flows some nineteen kilometers distant, its presence is felt in the way the local ecosystem draws sustenance from the island’s intricate drainage. Life in Cap-de-Rabast moves in accordance with the seasonal migrations and the demands of a geography that resists easy development, favoring the slow, deliberate work of those who harvest the resources of the land and water. The silence here is never truly empty; it is a resonant, watchful presence that reminds any visitor of the immense, untamed scale of the wilderness that encompasses the entire island.
Cap-de-Rabast s’étire le long des rives impétueuses du Saint-Laurent, là où le vent sculpte le calcaire et rappelle aux hommes la rudesse d’une terre insulaire. À proximité, la silhouette de la Colline Makasti domine l’horizon, veillant sur ce littoral marqué par l’âpreté des éléments et le silence minéral. Le paysage est façonné par des présences d’eau discrètes, notamment le Lac Huit qui repose à six kilomètres de distance, tandis que le cours de la Rivière Gamache serpente à dix-neuf kilomètres pour rejoindre les profondeurs marines. La lumière du crépuscule dépose une teinte nacrée sur ces étendues, révélant la texture brute du relief et la solitude magnifique qui habite Cap-de-Rabast. Ici, l’air chargé d’embruns porte le souvenir des navigations anciennes et le labeur de ceux qui ont apprivoisé cette côte sauvage. La vie s’y déploie sans artifice, rythmée par la marée qui monte et redescend, effaçant les traces sur le sable avant que le jour ne se lève à nouveau. Cette portion de l’Île-d'Anticosti, en Minganie, préserve une identité farouche, loin des agitations du continent, où chaque rocher semble raconter une histoire de patience et de résistance face à l’immensité bleue qui s’étend sans fin.
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Explore Cap-de-Rabast, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.951389, -64.15. 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. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Cap-de-Rabast includes the postal code (G4X), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Cap-de-Rabast 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |