Chaleur Bay
Cha·leur Bay
C0228900 (shə-lo͝or′, -lûr′)Cha•leur′ Bay′
(ʃəˈlʊər, -ˈlɜr)n.
单词 | chaleur bay |
释义 | Chaleur BayCha·leur BayC0228900 (shə-lo͝or′, -lûr′)Cha•leur′ Bay′(ʃəˈlʊər, -ˈlɜr)n. Chaleur BayChaleur Bay(shəlo͝or`), inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, c.85 mi (140 km) long and from 15 to 25 mi (24–40 km) wide, between N N.B. and the Gaspé Peninsula, E Que., Canada. It is the submerged valley of the Restigouche River, which enters at its head. Chaleur Bay is a famous fishing ground for cod, herring, mackerel, and salmon, and there are many Acadian fishing villages on both coasts. Jacques CartierCartier, Jacques, 1491–1557, French navigator, first explorer of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discoverer of the St. Lawrence River. He made three voyages to the region, the first two (1534, 1535–36) directly at the command of King Francis I and the third ..... Click the link for more information. , who was the first European to visit (1534) the bay, named it. |
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