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The Baie des Ha! Ha! is a particularly developed cove over a length of eleven kilometres on the Saguenay River in the region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec, Canada. At the end of this natural corridor, which was originally called in French the "Grande Anse", then the "Grande Baie", there are the Ha! Ha! River and Rivière à Mars.
The "Ha! Ha! river" spills on the southwest shore of the Baie des Ha! Ha! at the edge of the Port-Alfred and Bagotville areas of Saguenay (city). This mouth is located at: 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the entrance to the Baie des Ha! Ha!; 17.2 kilometres (10.7 mi) south-east of downtown Saguenay (city);
The Baie des Ha! Ha! is interconnected in its periphery with secondary and point bays (clockwise from the mouth of the bay): Fish Harbor, Pointe Seal, Terre Bay, Cap High, Anse Bastien, Anse Guillemette, Pointe du Sorcier, Pointe de la Rivière, Véco River , Baie Shoal, Baie Betty and Pointe Juniper (northeast shore).
The Ha! Ha! River Park is located at the mouth of the Ha! Ha! River in the Grande-Baie sector. It was built three years after the 1996 floods. The park is best known for its main attraction, the Ha! Ha! Pyramid, which was created by artist Jean-Jules Soucy. The Place des Ha! Ha! is located on the river's eastern bank in the old riverbed.
Ha!; 19.1 km (11.9 mi) north-east of the dike on the Ha! Ha! River Located at the mouth of Lake Ha! Ha!; 27.6 km (17.1 mi) south-east of downtown Saguenay (city). From the confluence of the "Rivière des Cèdres", the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on 13.3 km (8.3 mi) generally towards the northeast, crosses Baie des Ha!
east side: Saguenay River, Anse à Poulette stream, Rouge stream; south side: Baie des Ha! Ha!, Ha! Ha! River, rivière à Mars. west side: Philippe stream, Gauthier River, rivière du Moulin, Rivière aux Rats, Chicoutimi River. The Benjamin river rises at the confluence of mountain streams (altitude:92 m (302 ft)). This source is located at:
85.0 km (52.8 mi) south-west of the confluence of the Saguenay River and the Saint Lawrence River. From the confluence of the "rivière à Pierre" and Lake Ha! Ha!, the current follows the course of the Ha! Ha! River on 38.9 km (24.2 mi) generally towards the north, crosses the Baie des Ha!
The term "Ha! Ha!" would not be a matter of onomatopoeia but rather a derivation of the term French ha-ha which means unexpected obstacle on a path. [1] In the province of Quebec, certain places also use this expression in their toponymy, in particular: another Ha! Ha! River in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean; the Baie des Ha! Ha! the Lake Ha! Ha!