The Baie des Ha! Ha! (English: Ha! Ha! Bay) is located in the municipality of Gros-Mécatina, in the Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, on the north shore of Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in the administrative region of Côte-Nord in eastern Quebec, Canada.[1]
| Baie des Ha! Ha! | |
|---|---|
  Baie des Ha! Ha! | |
| Location | Gros-Mécatina, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°59′15″N 58°56′15″W / 50.9875°N 58.9375°W |
| Type | Bay |
Geography edit
The Baie des Ha! Ha! is located on the north side of the village of La Tabatière and Baie-Rouge.
The entrance to the Baie des Ha! Ha! is bordered by the Red, Saint-Esprit, Ronde, Fecteau (largest) and Robertson Islets. Inside the bay, the main islands are: Jacobs and Woody. The Baie des Ha! Ha! is interconnected in its periphery with secondary and point bays (clockwise from the mouth of the bay): Fish Harbor, Pointe Seal, Terre Bay, Cap High, Anse Bastien, Anse Guillemette, Pointe du Sorcier, Pointe de la Rivière, Véco River, Baie Shoal, Baie Betty and Pointe Juniper (northeast shore).[2]
The "Baie des Ha! Ha!" is mainly supplied by the Véco River which drains the waters of Robertson Lake, Charles Lake, and Blais Lake.[2] The place called "Half Way Cabin" is located at the bottom of a bay facing Woody Island.
Toponymy edit
The term Ha! Ha! does not come under the trivial onomatopoeia, but probably from an alteration of a Montagnais toponym almost unpronounceable in French which means in Algonquin place where bark is exchanged. Other linguists think of a possible derivation of the term French haha meaning "unexpected obstacle on a path".[3]
The "Baie des Ha! Ha!" gave its name to the village of Baie-des-Ha! Ha! Which is now part of the municipality of Gros-Mécatina.[4]
The term "Baie des Ha! Ha!" was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[5]
See also edit
- Baie des Ha! Ha! (Saguenay River), bay of the Saguenay River in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region
References edit
- ^ Baie des Ha! Ha! on Commission de toponymie du Québec, page consulted on June 5, 2010
- ^ a b Bourque, Mylène; Provost, Virginie; Mazo, Gabriel (October 2009), Guide D'intervention En Matiere De Conservation Et De Mise En Valeur Des Habitats Littoraux D'interet En Basse-cote-nord (PDF) (in French), Comité ZIP Côte-Nord du Golfe, p. 96, retrieved 2019-09-29
- ^ Rivière Ha! Ha! - Commission de Toponymie du Québec[permanent dead link]
- ^ Baie des Ha! Ha! on Commission de toponymie du Québec, page consulted on June 5, 2010
- ^ Commission de Toponymie du Québec - Toponym Baie des Ha! Ha!