Chaleur Bay
or BAY OF CHA- LEURS (shäl-er'), an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, between Quebec and New Brunswick. The French fleet was here defeated by the British in 1760.
There are a number of islands in this bay, notably Shippegan, near its mouth.
The navigation is good and the mackerel fishery is important. The Restigouche river flows into the bay, as do numerous other large streams. Length from E. to W. 90 m miles, and greatest est breadth 20 miles. The bay is a great resort of fishermen, as its waters teem with many varieties of the finny tribe, including salmon. The bay, whose original name was Ecketam Nemauchi, or Bay of Fish, forms a single great harbor, destitute of shoals and reefs, and forming a safe refuge from storms and dangerous currents, as well as affording exceptionally safe anchorage.