| Gulf of St. Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| French: Golfe du Saint-Laurent | |
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 Bathymetry of the Gulf of St. Lawrence | |
| Coordinates | 48°36′N 61°24′W / 48.600°N 61.400°W |
| Type | Gulf |
| Basin countries | Canada Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) |
| Surface area | 226,000 km2 (87,000 sq mi)[2] |
| Average depth | 152 m (499 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 530 m (1,740 ft)[2] |
| Water volume | 34,500 km3 (8,300 cu mi)[2] |
The Gulf of St. Lawrence fringes the shores of the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, in Canada, plus the islands Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, possessions of France, in North America.[3][4]
The Gulf of St. Lawrence connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Pointe-des-Monts Lighthouse". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
This lighthouse is located in Baie-Trinité, in the hamlet of Pointe-des-Monts; it was classified as a monument and historic site on September 8, 1965.
- ^ a b c d "Atlantic region, Government of Canada, page 86" (PDF). publications.gc.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Claudine Loiselle; Jean Raveneau (December 1997). "The Environmental Atlas of the St. Lawrence" (PDF). Environnement Canada, Geography department. Université Laval. pp. 34 of 67. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
A River, Estuaries, a Gulf: The Great Hydrographic Divisions of the St. Lawrence
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Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence - Fisheries and Oceans Canadawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jean-Claude Therriault (2012). "The Gulf od St. Lawrence: Small Ocean or Big Estuary" (PDF). Fischeries and Oceans Canada (in French and English). Canadian special Publication of Fischeries and Aquatic Science. p. 359. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
the Gulf must be considered a complete and coherent systern: for example, what happens in the Gaspé current cannot be completely isolated from the phenomena that occur elsewhere. The degree of interdependence of the various areas remains to be explored.
- ^ "St. Lawrence River and Seaway". Great Lakes Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
. . . can be divided into three broad sections: the freshwater river, which extends from Lake Ontario to just outside the city of Quebec; the St. Lawrence estuary, which extends from Quebec to Anticosti Island; and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which leads into the Atlantic Ocean
- ^ "St Lawrence River". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
According to the Royal Proclamation of 1763, a line from the mouth of Rivière St-Jean on the north shore past the western tip of Île d'Anticosti to Cap des Rosiers on Gaspé marks the end of the river and the beginning of the gulf.