Éternité Bay
Bay in Quebec, Canada
48°18′23″N 70°19′13″W / 48.30639°N 70.32028°W / 48.30639; -70.32028Éternité 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
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
On Cap Trinité is the statue of Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay.
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Baie Éternité seen from Cap Éternité -
Mouth of the Éternité River
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 21547". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Baie Éternité". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Éternité
- ^ Virtual Museum
External links
Media related to Éternité Bay at Wikimedia Commons
