Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Belle Isle (Old french for 'Beautiful Island') is an uninhabited island just off the coast of Labrador and north of the island of Newfoundland at the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle which takes its name. It lies on the shortest shipping lane between the Great Lakes and Europe, and also on the main north-south shipping route to Hudson Bay and the Northwest Territories.
Belle Isle rises to about 213 m (700 ft) at its highest point, 52 square kilometres in area, 16 km long and 5 km wide, located at. It is nearly 24 km (15 mi) from either coast, though slightly closer to the Labrador side of the Strait of Belle Isle, and has a lighthouse (supported by flying buttresses) at both its northern and southern ends.Officially uninhabited, there is some seasonal occupation during fishing season.
Belle Isle is the northernmost peak of the Appalachian Mountains, which extend in various shapes from Alabama in the United States over 2000 miles north to Newfoundland.
Ice patterns show that the island lies at the meeting point of two sea currents: The Labrador Current flows from the northwest, and a smaller current, driven by dominant westerly winds, flows from the southwest. Flow lines in sea ice give a sense of the movement of the ice. Ice floes embedded in the Labrador Current appear as a relatively open pattern. Sea ice with a denser pattern enters from the strait, banking against the west side of Belle Isle. Tendrils flow around capes at either end of the island, with an ice-free "shadow" on the opposite, downstream side. Eddies off the western coast in the ice patterns (indicated by curved arrows in the photo) show where the currents interact north and west of the island.
External links
* [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/environment/belle_isle.html Strait of Belle Isle ecoregion]
* [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/chbelle_isle_500.html Chart of The Strait of Belle Isle and Belle Isle by Captain James Cook ]
References
*cite web | url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17212 | title=Belle Isle, Canada | work=NASA Earth Observatory newsroom | accessdate=2006-04-27
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Newfoundland and Labrador — province of Canada: 143,501 sq mi (371,666 sq km); pop. 552,000; cap. St. John s: abbrev. NL or Nfld & Lab * * * Province (pop., 2001: 512,930), one of the four Atlantic provinces of Canada. Consisting of the island of Newfoundland and Labrador… … Universalium
Newfoundland and Labrador — This article is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. For the island that makes up part of it, see Newfoundland (island). For other meanings of Newfoundland , see Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Labrador … Wikipedia
Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador — Newfoundland and Labrador … Wikipedia
Belle Isle — may refer to:In Canada: * Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador), an island and straitIn England, UK: * Belle Isle, Leeds, an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire * Belle Isle (Windermere), island in Lake District, CumbriaIn the United States: * Belle… … Wikipedia
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador — Infobox Settlement official name = Red Bay other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = Red Bay seen from the harbor flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo =… … Wikipedia
Anchor Point, Newfoundland and Labrador — Infobox Settlement official name = Anchor Point other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = Anchor Point s south side flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo =… … Wikipedia
Assizes Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador — Assizes Harbour is a Canadian hamlet in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Located on the Strait of Belle Isle along the Labrador coast, the nearest community is Battle Harbour.ee also*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador … Wikipedia
Barge Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador — Barge Bay is a small Canadian settlement located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It is located on Belle Isle.ee also*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador … Wikipedia
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador — This page lists communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated towns or cities are recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada and can be found on List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador.… … Wikipedia
L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland and Labrador — L Anse Amour is a small town on the Strait of Belle Isle in Labrador, a part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2006, it has a population of 8.DemographicsThe figures below pertain to Division No. 10, Subd. A, which… … Wikipedia
