BAY OF CHALEUR
50° N, 62° W - North Atlantic Océan - Labrador
The Bay of Chaleur is located at the west of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. It is a submerged valley of the Restigouche river, surrounded by the chain of the Appalachian Mountains, which separates New Brunswick from the peninsula of Gaspé, in the province of Quebec.
The bay, 170 km long, was discovered in July 1534 by the French explorer Jacques Cartier; it widens gradually towards the East where it reaches 40 km broad.
The Bay of Chaleur is located at the west of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. It is a submerged valley of the Restigouche river, surrounded by the chain of the Appalachian Mountains, which separates New Brunswick from the peninsula of Gaspé, in the province of Quebec.
The bay, 170 km long, was discovered in July 1534 by the French explorer Jacques Cartier; it widens gradually towards the East where it reaches 40 km broad.
| Natural environment | Human environment |
| Coastline: Old submerged glaciated valley (fjord) | Language: French, English |
| Climate: Climate at very cold, very long and wet winter | Local economy : Tourism, craft industry, fishing |
| Temperatures: Annual average : 3,5 °C Thermal amplitude : from -13°C to 20°C | Demography: Population (inhab.) : 500 Density (inhab/km2) : 50 |
| Precipitations: Annual : 800 mm Distribution : All the year | Human Development Index: 0,937 |
| Biogeographic classification: Forêts tempérées de feuillus et conifères (Néartic) | Ecological Footprint: 8,84 |
| Natural heritage: The site paleonthologic of the national park of Miguasha, in the south-east of Quebec, on the southern coast of the peninsula of Gaspé, is regarded as the best world illustration of the period dévonienne known like "the age of fish. It goes up to 370 million years. Cultural heritage: Indian culture pluri-millénnaire, prehistoric fossils Coastal management: Program ZIP Baie of Chaleur Criteria retained by the club: BN 5 : Natural entity ; BC 3 :Testimony on a civilization (Indians) | |
