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Éternité Bay

Coordinates: 48°18′23″N 70°19′13″W / 48.30639°N 70.32028°W / 48.30639; -70.32028
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Éternité Bay
Baie Éternité (French)
Éternité Bay is located in Quebec
Éternité Bay
Éternité Bay
LocationRivière-Éternité, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates48°18′23″N 70°19′13″W / 48.30639°N 70.32028°W / 48.30639; -70.32028
Part ofSaguenay River
Primary inflowsÉternité River
Managing agencySépaq
Max. length1 km (0.62 mi)
Max. width2.5 km (1.6 mi)

Éternité Bay (French: Baie Éternité, meaning Eternity Bay) is a bay located south of the Saguenay Fjord at Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Canada.[1][2] It is part of Saguenay Fjord National Park.

Geography

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Perpendicular to Saguenay River, it is 1.0 km (0.62 mi) wide by 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long. The Éternité River drains into it at the head of the bay.[3]

In front of Éternité Bay, the Saguenay fjord reaches its maximum depth there of 472 m (1,549 ft).[4]

Two capes are at the mouth of the bay along the Saguenay: Cap Trinité (411 m (1,348 ft)) to the northwest, Cap Éternité (454 m (1,490 ft)) at the South-East.

History

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On Cap Trinité is the statue of Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay.

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 21547". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Baie Éternité". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Éternité
  4. ^ Virtual Museum
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