Choc Bay is a
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
in
Gros Islet Quarter on the
island nation
An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
of
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
; it is along the northwestern coast of the island. The
Choc River flows into the bay.
History
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham's expedition built a fort overlooking the bay in 1664, but it was abandoned in 1666. The French then built a fort here in 1667.
See also
*
List of rivers of Saint Lucia
References
Bays of Saint Lucia
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