Gulf of Saint Lawrence: Quick Facts

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Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Havre-Saint-Pierre harbour

Map showing the routes of Jacques Cartier's first and second voyages to North America in the 1530s. Green arrows trace his 1534 journey, and red arrows trace his 1535-36 journey, both entering the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and traveling along the Saint Lawrence River past locations such as Anticosti Island, the Gaspe Peninsula, Stadacona (Quebec City), and Hochelaga (Montreal). Modern international and provincial boundaries are marked, and the map includes parts of present-day Canada and the northe

Map of Prince Edward Island showing its physical features, including bays, inlets, points, and rivers, as well as surrounding bodies of water such as the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait. Major locations like Cavendish Inlet, Malpeque Bay, Hillsborough Bay, and East Point are labeled. An inset locator map in the top right shows the island's position within eastern Canada.

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