an island on the coast of France, in the arrondissement of L'Orient and department of Morbihan. Its extent is about 75 square miles; and it contains three towns and a number of villages, with 9000 inhabitants.

island of North America, at the mouth of the strait of the same name, between New Britain and the north end of Newfoundland. It is 21 miles in circumference, and 16 miles from the coast of Labrador. Long. 55.20. W. Lat. 52.5. N.