Strait of Belle Isle

Geographical location

The Belle -Isle Strait (English Strait of Belle Isle, French Détroit de Belle Isle, sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits ) is a strait in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland.

The Belle- Isle- road has a length of about 125 km. Its width varies between 15 and 60 km.

The boat trip through this strait can be very dangerous with the Labrador current due to strong tidal flows and their interaction. In addition, drive 8 to 10 months a year ice floes by the Belle Isle Strait. Weather conditions can change very quickly. Strong winds and fog are often found here. The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a ship control system to avoid collisions. The tallest lighthouse in L' Anse Amour is Labradors.

On the north side of the street is the former Basque Walfängerstützpunkt Red Bay. The region is ecologically significant through their fish and Seevögelbestände.

The Belle- Isle- street is adjacent to the Cabot Strait and the Strait of Canso, the third and northernmost exit of the St. Lawrence Gulf. It is therefore part of the St. Lawrence seaway.

The name of the Straits refers to the island of Belle Isle, which lies at the eastern end and about equidistant from Table Head in Labrador and Cape Bauld, Newfoundland.

Newfoundland Labrador Connection

Seasonal ferries run between Blanc Sablon in the province of Quebec and St. Barbe, Newfoundland. The journey takes two hours. The idea of a fixed connection (fixed link) between Newfoundland and Labrador was voiced recently again after an attempt to build a tunnel for power cables under the Belle Isle Strait, had failed in the 1970s. A tunnel would be about 17 kilometers long and would reduce the dependence of Newfoundland by ferry to Nova Scotia. However, there is no powerful connection roads in the north toward Quebec. The only land connection between Blanc Sablon and Red Bay to Quebec via the 2012 finished gravelled Trans - Labrador Highway carries out further north, then at Goose Bay to the west, and requires a huge detour.

References

  • Auger, Réginald. Labrador Inuit and Europeans in the Strait of Belle Isle. From the Written Sources to the Archaeological Evidence. Collection Nordicana, No 55 Quebec City, Canada: Centre d' études nordiques, Université Laval, 1991.
  • Bailey, W. B., and H. B. Hachey. Hydrographic features of the Strait of Belle Isle. St. Andrews, NB: Atlantic Oceanographic Group, 1951.
  • Bock, Allan. Out of Necessity. The Story of sealskin boat in the Strait of Belle Isle. Shoal Cove East, Nfld: GNP Craft Producers, 1991.
  • Bostock, HH, LM Cumming, and Harold Williams. Geology of the Strait of Belle Isle Area, Northwestern Insular Newfoundland, Southern Labrador, and Adjacent Quebec. Ottawa, Canada: Geological Survey of Canada, 1983, ISBN 0-660-10608-6.
  • LeGrow, Keith Herbert. Distribution of Marine Birds in Relation to Water Masses and Fronts in the Strait of Belle Isle, Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001 ISBN 0 - 612-54902 -X.
  • McGhee, Robert, and James A. Tuck. An Archaic Sequence from the Strait of Belle Isle, Labrador. Mercury series. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1975.
  • Murphy, Joe. The Strait of Belle Isle Fixed Link. , 2004.
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