Caraquet Bay

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Caraquet Bay
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Caraquet Island Lighthouse seen across Caraquet Bay
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Caraquet Bay
Coordinates 47°47′52″N65°00′01″W / 47.7977°N 65.0004°W / 47.7977; -65.0004 Coordinates: 47°47′52″N65°00′01″W / 47.7977°N 65.0004°W / 47.7977; -65.0004
Type Bay
Part of Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Basin  countriesCanada

Caraquet Bay is situated in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south by the town of Caraquet and the village of Bertrand, to the south by the parish of New Bandon, to the north by the village of Maisonnette and to the northwest by the Baie des Chaleurs. Caraquet Island is located between the two bays. There are a number of beaches on the bay, as well as oyster farms and the port of Caraquet. Caraquet Bay flows into the Caraquet River and the Du Nord River

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There are two theories about the origin of the bay's name. Either Caraquet is a word in the Mi'kmaq language meaning "where two rivers meet", or it comes from a type of ship, the carrack. [1] Governor Nicolas Denys was the first to mention Caraquet, in 1672. [2]

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References

  1. "Caraquet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. August 3, 2007 <http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9020221>.
  2. William Francis Ganong, The History of Caraquet and Pokemouche, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, 1948