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Port Of Caraquet
The port of Caraquet (also called Caraquet wharf or Young's wharf) is a neighborhood in the city of Caraquet, in New Brunswick, Canada. Used for over two centuries, the port is at the center of the region's economy and history. It is one of the province's main fishing ports. Nowadays, the port is also one of the region's main tourist attractions and a cultural center. Location The city of Caraquet is built on a plateau bordering Caraquet Bay, which communicates to the east with Chaleur Bay. Most of the coastline consists of slopes or cliffs reaching up to fifteen meters high in some places. Only a few places are accessible by sea, mainly where the Petite Rivière Caraquet and the Brideau and Chenard streams flow into the bay. The thin strip of lowlands between these two streams was therefore a prime location for building a port, especially since it is one of the first accessible places after the Nepisiguit River, about fifty kilometers to the west, with the Capes preventing ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq language, Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord (New Brunswick), Rivière du Nord flow into the Caraquet Bay west of the town. On 1 January 2023, the town was greatly enlarged by annexing the village of Bas-Caraquet and all or part of seven Local service district (New Brunswick), local service districts; the annexed communities' names remain in official use. Revised census figures have not been released. Establishment Caraquet was first settled by Gabriel Giraud dit St-Jean who was a French trader and merchant. He married a Mi'kmaq woman and settled in Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick, Lower Caraquet. After the expulsion of the Acadians from southern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in 1755, some Acadians settled in Upper Caraquet. Led by Alexi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
