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| ⚫ | '''Abegweit Passage''' is the narrowest part of the [[Northumberland Strait]], comprising the {{convert|13|km|adj=on}} wide portion between [[Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island]], and [[Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick]]. Tidal currents in this area can reach up to {{convert|4|knots}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nstya.com/reason.php |title=Where in the World is the Northumberland Strait? |website=Northumberland Strait Yachting Association |accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref> This portion of the strait is now spanned by the [[Confederation Bridge]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''Abegweit Passage''' is the narrowest part of the [[Northumberland Strait]], comprising the 13 |
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The word ''Abegweit'' is derived from the [[Mi'kmaq language|Mi'kmaq]] word ''Abahquit'', meaning "lying parallel with the land", or ''Epegweit'', "lying in the water". It is often loosely translated as meaning "cradled on the waves."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/placefinder/index.php3?cgndb=BADOH&formattype=&city=Abegweit%20Passage |title=Place names: Abegweit Passage |website=[[Natural Resources Canada]] |accessdate=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAvyE0pN5akC&q=mikmaq+abahquit&pg=PA33 |title=Place Names of Atlantic Canada |first=William Baillie |last=Hamilton |page=33 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |year=1997 |location=Toronto |isbn=0-8020-7570-3}}</ref> |
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The word ''Abegweit'' is derived from the [[Mi'kmaq language|Mi'kmaq]] word for [[Prince Edward Island]], ''Epekwit'k'', meaning "cradled (or cradle) on the waves." |
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 13 November 2023
Abegweit Passage is the narrowest part of the Northumberland Strait, comprising the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) wide portion between Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick. Tidal currents in this area can reach up to 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph).[1] This portion of the strait is now spanned by the Confederation Bridge.
The word Abegweit is derived from the Mi'kmaq word Abahquit, meaning "lying parallel with the land", or Epegweit, "lying in the water". It is often loosely translated as meaning "cradled on the waves."[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Where in the World is the Northumberland Strait?". Northumberland Strait Yachting Association. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Place names: Abegweit Passage". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1997). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 33. ISBN 0-8020-7570-3.
46°11′N 63°43′W / 46.183°N 63.717°W
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