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Gaspé Bay (French: Baie de Gaspé) is a bay of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, located on the northeast coast of the Gaspé Peninsula, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec, Canada. [ 1 ] History
It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by Chaleur Bay and the Restigouche River. The name Gaspé comes from the Mi'kmaq word gespe'g, meaning "end", referring to the end of the land. [3] The Gaspé Peninsula is slightly larger than Belgium, at 31,075 square kilometres (11,998 sq mi). [4]
Jacques Cartier setting up a cross at Gaspé in 1534. Gaspé claims the title of "Cradle of French America", because on June 24, 1534, explorer Jacques Cartier halted in the bay after losing an anchor during a storm and claimed possession of the area by planting a wooden cross with the king's coat of arms and the sentence Vive le Roi de France ("Long live the King of France").
The administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created on December 22, 1987. It brings together two geographical units: the Gaspé Peninsula (20,102.69 km 2, 7,761.69 sq mi) and the Magdalen Islands archipelago (205.4 km 2, 79.3 sq mi).
Gaspé Bay, a bay located on the northeast coast of the namesake peninsula; Gaspé Peninsula, a peninsula where both the city and district are located; HMCS Gaspé, a Royal Canadian Navy shipname; Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the provincial region containing the Gaspé peninsula and the Magdalen Islands
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