Back مضيق بيل إيل Arabic Bell-Ayl (boğaz) Azerbaijani Estret de Belle Isle Catalan Détroit de Belle Isle (agianan sa Newfoundland and Labrador) CEB Belle-Isle-Straße German Estrecho de Belle Isle Spanish Belle Isleko itsasartea Basque Détroit de Belle Isle French Strjitte fan Belle Isle Frisian מצר האי בל HE
| Strait of Belle Isle | |
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| Location | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Coordinates | 51°30′N 56°30′W / 51.500°N 56.500°W |
| Type | Strait |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 125 km (78 mi) |
| Min. width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
The Strait of Belle Isle (/ˌbɛl ˈaɪl/; French: Détroit de Belle Isle [bɛl il])[1] is a waterway in eastern Canada, that separates the Quebec Labrador Peninsula, Quebec province, from Newfoundland island, Newfoundland and Labrador province.
- ^ "Strait of Belle Isle". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 13 December 1988. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
In addition to Grande Bay, this arm of the sea had notably borne the names of Friar Lewis, on maps from 1505, then Gulf of Chasteulx, Charles Streights and Passage du Nord which a cartographer describes as "subject to Glaces" later in the 16th and during the 17th century.
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