Английская Википедия:Groswater Bay
Шаблон:Infobox body of water 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 Шаблон:Convert inland.
Names
Groswater Bay's name is a compound formed from French Шаблон:Lang ("fat; thick; course, rough") and English water, reflecting the long history of using the area for fishing.Шаблон:Sfnp It has also been known as Ivucktoke or Aviktok (Inuttitut: Aivitok); Eskimo or Esquimaux Bay (Шаблон:Lang-fr, "Bay of the Eskimos"); and St Louis Bay (Шаблон:Lang-fr). These names are also sometimes extended to Hamilton Inlet and even Lake Melville.[3]
Fauna
Many birds nest here, including common eiders.[4]
Legacy
The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.
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External links
- A map of Labrador with Hamilton Inlet shown excluding L. Melville
- "River Flow and Winter Hydrographic Structure of the Hamilton Inlet-Lake Melville Estuary of Labrador", which treats Hamilton Inlet as synonymous with Groswater Bay and exclusive of Lake Melville