Honguedo Strait
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| Honguedo Strait | |
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| Détroit de Honguedo | |
 Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspé, Saint-Maurice-de-l'Échouerie village,[1] municipal stop of the Old Factory | |
| Location | Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| Coordinates | 49°33′41″N 63°59′45″W / 49.56139°N 63.99583°W[2] |
| Basin countries | Quebec, Canada |
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The Honguedo Strait (French: Détroit d'Honguedo), the toponym designates the wide passage of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the Gaspésie peninsula and Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada.[3]
The name Honguedo first appeared in the reports of Jacques Cartier of 1535–1536. In the 16th century, it was known as the Saint-Pierre Strait, especially on maps by Gerardus Mercator (1569) and Cornelius Wytfliet (1597).
Only by the 20th century, Honguedo came into use, and in 1934, the Geographic Board of Quebec officially adopted it to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's arrival in North America. Yet, the origin of the name is uncertain; it may derive from the Mi'kmaq word for "gathering place", or from the Iroquois word hehonguesto, meaning "one's own nose".[3]
- About Honguedo Strait
Jacques Cartier (circa 1491-1557), Canada Post 3 cents stamp 1934, designed by George Arthur Gundersen (1910-1975)[4][5]
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gaspé, Saint-Maurice-de-l'Échouerie village,[1] municipal stop of the Old Factory
