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The Strait of Belle Isle (/ b ɛ l ˈ aɪ l / bel EYEL; French: Détroit de Belle Isle [detʁwa d(ə) bɛl il]) [2] is a waterway in eastern Canada, that separates Labrador from the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Belle Isle (/ b ɛ l ˈ aɪ l / bel EYEL, French: [bɛl il]; French for 'Beautiful Island') is an uninhabited island slightly more than 24 km (15 mi) off the coast of Labrador and slightly less than 32 km (20 mi) north of Newfoundland at the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle, which takes its name.
Looking across the Strait of Belle Isle in moonlight from Green Island Brook March 24, 2005. From left to right Point Amour Lighthouse, L'Anse-au-Loup and Capstan Island. The feasibility study into a Newfoundland–Labrador fixed link, resulting from the 2003 election promise by newly elected premier Danny Williams, was released in 2004.
The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two geographical regions, Labrador and the island of Newfoundland. [1] The province also includes over seven thousand small islands. [2] Labrador is the easternmost part of the Canadian Shield, a vast area of ancient metamorphic rock comprising much of northeastern North America.
The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two geographical parts: Labrador, connected to mainland Canada, and Newfoundland, an island in the Atlantic Ocean. [17] The province also includes over 7,000 tiny islands. [18] The highest point of the province is Mount Caubvick with the highest point on Newfoundland being Cabox.
Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador), an island between Labrador and Newfoundland Strait of Belle Isle, in which the island is situated; England Belle ...
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Icebergs and a narrow passage make the Strait of Belle Isle a hazardous body of water. At L'Anse Amour, the Gulf of St. Lawrence flows into the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Belle Isle. The wreck of one of the ships to go aground in the passage, HMS Raleigh, is located near Point Amour. A trail along the shore allows visitors to see the ...