Английская Википедия:Groswater Bay

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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.

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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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