Groswater Bay | |
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Kangerliorsoak ( Innu) | |
![]() A map of the
Lake Melville/
Hamilton Inlet/Groswater Bay system, showing Hamilton Inlet as inclusive of L. Melville and Groswater Bay as "Eskimo Bay" | |
Location | South central Labrador, at the entrance of Hamilton Inlet |
Coordinates | 54°20′00″N 57°39′57″W / 54.33333°N 57.66583°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Groswater Bay ( Inuttitut: Kangerliorsoak), [1] also known by other names, is a bay in south central Labrador, Canada. [2] Its Hamilton Inlet and Melville Lake extensions stretch 140 km (87 mi) inland.
Groswater Bay's name is a compound formed from French gros ("fat; thick; coarse, rough") and English water, reflecting the long history of using the area for fishing. [3] It has also been known as Ivucktoke or Aviktok ( Inuttitut: Aivitok); Eskimo or Esquimaux Bay ( French: Baie des Esquimaux, "Bay of the Eskimos"); and St Louis Bay ( French: Baie-St Louis). These names are also sometimes extended to Hamilton Inlet and even Lake Melville. [4]
Many birds nest here, including common eiders. [5]
The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.
Groswater Bay | |
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Kangerliorsoak ( Innu) | |
![]() A map of the
Lake Melville/
Hamilton Inlet/Groswater Bay system, showing Hamilton Inlet as inclusive of L. Melville and Groswater Bay as "Eskimo Bay" | |
Location | South central Labrador, at the entrance of Hamilton Inlet |
Coordinates | 54°20′00″N 57°39′57″W / 54.33333°N 57.66583°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Groswater Bay ( Inuttitut: Kangerliorsoak), [1] also known by other names, is a bay in south central Labrador, Canada. [2] Its Hamilton Inlet and Melville Lake extensions stretch 140 km (87 mi) inland.
Groswater Bay's name is a compound formed from French gros ("fat; thick; coarse, rough") and English water, reflecting the long history of using the area for fishing. [3] It has also been known as Ivucktoke or Aviktok ( Inuttitut: Aivitok); Eskimo or Esquimaux Bay ( French: Baie des Esquimaux, "Bay of the Eskimos"); and St Louis Bay ( French: Baie-St Louis). These names are also sometimes extended to Hamilton Inlet and even Lake Melville. [4]
Many birds nest here, including common eiders. [5]
The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.