Groswater Bay

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
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"
Groswater Bay
Location in Labrador
Locationsouth central Labrador, at the entrance of Hamilton Inlet
Coordinates54°20′00″N 57°39′57″W
Native nameKangerliorsoak
Basin countriesCanada

Names

Groswater Bay's name is a compound formed from French gros ("fat; thick; course, 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]

Fauna

Many birds nest here, including common eiders.[5]

Legacy

The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.

References

Citations
  1. 1.
  2. "Groswater Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador". Atlas of Canada. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. Hamilton (1996), s.v. "Groswater Bay".
  4. 1 Archived 2018-01-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. "South Groswater Bay Coastline Rigolet, Labrador LB013". IBA Site Listing. Important Bird Areas in Canada. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

Bibliography
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