the Cabot Strait

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• Cabot Strait — ( fr. détroit de Cabot) is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Cape North, Cape Breton Island. It is the widest of the three outlets for the Gulf of Saint Lawrence into the Atlantic… …   Wikipedia

• Cabot Strait — a channel in Canada, connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean. 68 mi. (109 km) wide. * * * ▪ strait, Canada       channel (60 miles [97 km] wide) between southwestern Newfoundland and northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia,… …   Universalium

• Cabot Strait — Cab′ot Strait′ n. geg a channel in Canada, connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean. 68 mi. (109 km) wide …   From formal English to slang

• Cabot Strait — geographical name strait about 70 miles (113 kilometers) wide E Canada between SW Newfoundland & Cape Breton Island connecting Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the Atlantic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Cabot Strait — a channel in Canada, connecting the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean. 68 mi. (109 km) wide …   Useful english dictionary

• Strait of Belle Isle — The Strait of Belle Isle ( fr. détroit de Belle Isle (Beautiful Island)), sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits) is a waterway in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland,… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of the St. Lawrence — The Battle of the St. Lawrence involved a number of submarine and anti submarine actions throughout the lower St. Lawrence River and the entire Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Strait of Belle Isle and Cabot Strait from May to October 1942, September 1943 …   Wikipedia

• Cabot, John — orig. Giovanni Caboto born с 1450, Genoa? died с 1499 Italian navigator and explorer. In the 1470s he became a skilled navigator in travels to the eastern Mediterranean for a Venetian mercantile firm. In the 1490s he moved to Bristol, Eng., and,… …   Universalium

• Military history of Canada during the Second World War — The military history of Canada during the Second World War began with a declaration of war on Germany on September 10, 1939 and encompassed major campaigns in Italy [Canadian War Museum [http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/chrono/1931italian e.html The… …   Wikipedia

• The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Timeline of the Second Battle of the Atlantic — This is a Timeline for the Battle of the Atlantic (1939 1945) in World War II. 1939 September September 3, 1939: German submarine U.30 sinks the SS Athenia . This attack is interpreted by the United Kingdom as the start of unrestricted submarine… …   Wikipedia