Northumberland Strait

Geographical location

The Northumberland Strait (English Northumberland Strait) is a strait between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the Province of Prince Edward Iceland and part of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada. The western border of the strait begins at North Cape on Prince Edward Iceland and ends at the point Escuminac in New Brunswick. Its eastern border is set on Prince Edward Iceland and Chéticamp in Nova Scotia by the line between East Point.

The Northumberland Strait is one as they reached in some areas up to 25 ° C during the summer months, the warmest areas of the St. Lawrence Gulf, yet it is in the winter months from December to April, often covered by sea ice. At its narrowest point - the so-called Abegweit Passage - connecting the 13 km long Confederation Bridge since 1997, Prince Edward Iceland and the Canadian mainland.