Groswater Bay facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Groswater Bay |
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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"
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 Groswater Bay
Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
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| 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 |
| Native name | Kangerliorsoak Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
Groswater Bay (Inuttitut: Kangerliorsoak), also known by other names, is a bay in south central Labrador, Canada. Its Hamilton Inlet and Melville Lake extensions stretch 140 km (87 mi) inland.
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. 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.
Fauna
Many birds nest here, including common eiders.
Legacy
The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.
See also
In Spanish: Bahía Groswater para niños
