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Chedabucto Bay in Nova ScotiaChedabucto Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of mainland Nova Scotia between the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Canso next to Guysborough County. At the entrance to Chedabucto Bay is the town of Canso at the head is the community of Guysborough and on the other end is the town of Mulgrave.
History
Chedabucto Bay was formed by the drowning of part of an ancient river system and owes its origin and shape to position of the Chedabucto Fault, which runs across central Nova Scotia from the Bay of Fundy to the Canso peninsula.[1]
Raid on Chedabucto (1690)
La Rochelle merchants enjoyed a fishing monopoly in Acadia. Fort St. Louis was established by the Company of Acadia.[2] The principal ports were at Chedabucto, which accounted for fifty fishers in 1686. In 1690, Captain Cyprian Southack proceeded to Chedabucto to take Fort St. Louis at village of Guysborough which, unlike Port Royal, Nova Scotia, put up a fight before surrendering.[3]
The company encountered a variety of difficulties on the way to its final disappearance in 1702.[4]
On Wednesday, February 4, 1970 the Liberian-registered tanker Arrow ran aground on Cerberus Rock with a cargo of 108,000 barrels (17,200 m3) barrels of Bunker C fuel. The oil spilled into the bay. Out of the 375 statute miles (604 km) of shoreline, 190 miles (310 km) were contaminated with oil.[5]
References
- ^ Chedabucto Bay Geology
- ^ Brenda Dunn, p. 29
- ^ Brenda Dunn, p. 39
- ^ Daigle, Jean. 1650-1686: 'Un pays qui ne'est pas fait'. in Buckner, P. and Reid J. (eds). The Atlantic Region to Confederation: A History. Toronto University Press. 1994. p. 74.
- ^ Environment Canada, Liberian Tanker Arrow
Coordinates: 45°23′33.59″N 61°18′13.36″W / 45.3926639°N 61.3037111°W
Categories:- Bays of Nova Scotia
- Bays of the Atlantic Ocean
- Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
- Conflicts in Nova Scotia
- Guysborough County,Nova Scotia geography stubs
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