Groswater Bay

Groswater Bay
Kangerliorsoak (Inuttitut)[1]
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 / 54.33333; -57.66583Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 57°39′57″W / 54.33333°N 57.66583°W / 54.33333; -57.66583
Basin countries Canada

Groswater Bay is a bay in south central Labrador, Canada, at the entrance of Hamilton Inlet.[2]

Many birds nest here, including common eiders.[3]

The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nunatukavut.ca/home/files/pg/11x17_figuresmaps_and_family_trees_for_insertion_into_2010_land_claim_document.pdf
  2. ↑ "Groswater Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador". Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "South Groswater Bay Coastline Rigolet, Labrador LB013". IBA Site Listing. Important Bird Areas in Canada. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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