Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is a French overseas collectivity consisting of several small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland. It is the only remainder of the former colonial territory of New France. The island of Miquelon was formed by the joining of three islands by sand dunes and Quaternary deposits. The climate is very damp and windy, the winters are harsh and long. The spring and early summer are foggy and cool. Late summer and early fall are sunny.