Keewatin

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

a district of -wa'tin), a district Canada, bounded on the S. by Manitoba from its N. E. n the S. by Manitob corner to the W. shore of Lake Winnipeg her to the W. shore ; on the W. by the shore the W. by the show of the lake to near Norway House, whence the boundary ear Norway Hous goes in a N. direction to ry goes in a N. dire lat. 55°, at the point where it the point where intersects the Nelson river, and then passes son river, and the W. to the 100th degree of longi- , 100th degree of long tude which it follows N. to the limits of Canadian N. to the limits c territory; on the E. by a E. by a cor tinuation of the E. boundary of Manitoba contill of Manitob it reaches Hudson Bay, where it follows where it fol the coast line to the N. limits of N. limits o the Dominion; area, 756,000 square 756,000 squar miles. It is administered by the lieuthe lieu tenant-governor of Manitoba, but is nearly uninhabited, excepting by Eskiby Esk mos in the N. Hudson's Bay Compan posts are the only settlements. The Company tlements. The principal attraction is the game, large and the game, larg small, with which it abounds. The ich it abounds. The country is well watered and timbered in many tered and timbered in places, but is not suitable for culnot suitable for cul tivation to any extent. It embraces the ent. It embraces the N. part of Lake Winnipeg, with its im- Winnipeg, with its important fisheries. The Nelson river The Nelson river passes through well as province, as well as the Churchill. See HUDSON BAY. the province, as HUDSON BAY, KEFF, or EL-KEFF, a walled town of AFF, a walled town of Tunis, 95 miles S. W. of the capital, on W. of the capital, on the side of a steep hill. It was noted in Carthaginian times for its temple to Astarte. There exist a ruined temple, thermæ, and cisterns of Roman construction.