Anticosti

[ an-tuh-kaw-stee, -kos-tee ]

/ ˌæn təˈkɔ sti, -ˈkɒs ti /

an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for anticosti

On the 15th, he discovered the island now known by the name of Anticosti.

The Boys' And Girls' Library |Various
One of the ships was wrecked on the island of Anticosti, and William Longfellow, 299 with nine of his comrades, was drowned.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |Thomas Wentworth Higginson
By a singular want of judgment, moreover, he chose to follow the channel north of the Island of Anticosti.

Old Quebec |Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan
Anticosti was sighted by Jacques Cartier in 1534, and named Assomption.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 |Various

Once past Anticosti Island, the two Huron interpreters began to recognize the scenery.

Pioneers in Canada |Sir Harry Johnston

Anticosti

/ (ˌæntɪˈkɒstɪ) /

an island of E Canada, in the Gulf of St Lawrence; part of Quebec. Area: 7881 sq km (3043 sq miles)