Baie des Ha! Ha! (Côte-Nord)
| Baie des Ha! Ha! | |
|---|---|
  Baie des Ha! Ha! | |
| Location | Gros-Mécatina, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°59′15″N 58°56′15″W / 50.9875°N 58.9375°WCoordinates: 50°59′15″N 58°56′15″W / 50.9875°N 58.9375°W |
| Type | Bay |
The Baie des Ha! Ha! (English: Ha! Ha! Bay) is located in the municipality of Gros-Mécatina, in the Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, on the north shore of Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in eastern Quebec, Canada.[1]
Geography[]
The Baie des Ha! Ha! is located on the north side of the village of La Tabatière and .
The entrance to the Baie des Ha! Ha! is bordered by the Red, Saint-Esprit, Ronde, Fecteau (largest) and Robertson Islets. Inside the bay, the main islands are: Jacobs and Woody. 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, , Baie Shoal, Baie Betty and Pointe Juniper (northeast shore).[2]
The "Baie des Ha! Ha!" is mainly supplied by the Véco River which drains the waters of , Charles Lake, and Blais Lake.[2] The place called "Half Way Cabin" is located at the bottom of a bay facing Woody Island.
Toponymy[]
The term Ha! Ha! does not come under the trivial onomatopoeia, but probably from an alteration of a Montagnais toponym almost unpronounceable in French which means in Algonquin place where bark is exchanged. Other linguists think of a possible derivation of the term French haha meaning "unexpected obstacle on a path".[3]
The "Baie des Ha! Ha!" gave its name to the village of Which is now part of the municipality of Gros-Mécatina.[4]
The term "Baie des Ha! Ha!" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[5]
See also[]
- Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay River), bay of the Saguenay River in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region
References[]
- ^ Baie des Ha! Ha! on Commission de toponymie du Québec, page consulted on June 5, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bourque, Provost & Mazo 2009, p. 96.
- ^ Rivière Ha! Ha! - Commission de Toponymie du Québec[permanent dead link]
- ^ Baie des Ha! Ha! on Commission de toponymie du Québec, page consulted on June 5, 2010
- ^ Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Toponym Baie des Ha! Ha!
External links[]
- Landforms of Côte-Nord
- Bays of Quebec