Refuge d'oiseaux de l'Île aux Basques
Île aux Basques Bird Sanctuary
48.1412° N, 69.2506° W
Refuge d'oiseaux de l'Île aux Basques, Quebec. 48.1412° N, 69.2506° W
Migratory bird sanctuary, 8.46 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/qc/refuge-d-oiseaux-de-l-ile-aux-basques/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Refuge d'oiseaux de l'Île aux Basques is a 8.46 km² migratory bird sanctuary 2.9 km west of Grève-Fatima, in Quebec.
- Area
- 8.46 km²
Conditions today
7.2 °C
Observed at Trois-Pistoles, as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
Today: A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40. Temperature steady near 8. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Trois-Pistoles (local forecast), as of 6:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:16 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 6:47 a.m.
- Sunset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:30 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:36 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:17 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Official record
- Designation
- Migratory bird sanctuary
- IUCN category
- III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Quebec Region
Names
- Île aux Basques Bird SanctuaryEnglish form