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Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies some 30 kilometers off the southeastern shore of Newfoundland. The eight Islands are the worn remnants of the ancient Appalachian mountains. They would more properly be termed rocks than islands for there is scarcely enough soil on them to bury a man let alone sustain him. The Grand Banks fishery, in particular the Cod, has been the nearly exclusive economic rationale for four centuries of human settlement on Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Only, Miquelon, the largest of the islands and Saint Pierre are currently inhabited. Another island, tiny Ile aux Marins (called l’ile aux Chiens prior to 1931), was once the site of a bustling outport but has been abandoned since 1956. We now now make some money as a quick place to escape to Europe for the rest of our North American Friends.

Intro Written Aug 17, 2003
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Ekahau Jul 27, 2007 at 4:12 AM

hi AALex thanks for the visit wonderful to see you again
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Confucius Aug 1, 2006 at 8:57 AM

I guess you didn't see the Koryo Tours package I posted in VT's North Korea deals. I could have warned you about the counterfeit US currency as well. You're in China now? Let's keep in touch!
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Faiza-Ifrah Oct 4, 2003 at 9:41 AM

good to see newcomers on VT. nice beginning. u have anice picture of urs for passport. hope to see u more often on the vt an lots n lots of pages. and thanx for viziting my page :-)