Caraquet Bay

Caraquet Bay
Caraquet Bay
	Caraquet Island Lighthouse seen across Caraquet Bay
	Caraquet Bay
Coordinates	47°47′52″N 65°00′01″W / 47.7977°N 65.0004°W
Type	Bay
Part of	Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Basin countries	Canada

Caraquet Bay (French: Baie de Caraquet) is situated in the northeast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is bordered on the south by the town of Caraquet and the village of Bertrand, to the south by the parish of New Bandon, to the north by the village of Maisonnette and to the northwest by the Baie des Chaleurs. Caraquet Island is located between the two bays. There are a number of beaches on the bay, as well as oyster farms and the port of Caraquet. Caraquet Bay flows into the Caraquet River and the Du Nord River

There are two theories about the origin of the bay's name. Either Caraquet is a word in the Mi'kmaq language meaning "where two rivers meet", or it comes from a type of ship, the carrack.^[1] Governor Nicolas Denys was the first to mention Caraquet, in 1672.^[2]

References

^ "Caraquet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. August 3, 2007 <http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9020221>.
^ William Francis Ganong, The History of Caraquet and Pokemouche, New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, 1948