Éternité Bay
Éternité Bay (French: Baie Éternité, meaning Eternity Bay) is a bay located south of the Saguenay Fjord at Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Canada.[1][2] It is part of Saguenay Fjord National Park.
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| Location | Rivière-Éternité, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°18′23″N 70°19′13″W |
| Native name | Baie Éternité (French) |
| Part of | Saguenay River |
| Primary inflows | Éternité River |
| Managing agency | Sépaq |
| Max. length | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Geography
Perpendicular to Saguenay River, it is 1.0 km (0.62 mi) wide by 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long. The Éternité River drains into it at the head of the bay.[3]
In front of Éternité Bay, the Saguenay fjord reaches its maximum depth there of 472 m (1,549 ft).[4]
Two capes are at the mouth of the bay along the Saguenay: Cap Trinité (411 m (1,348 ft)) to the northwest, Cap Éternité (454 m (1,490 ft)) at the South-East.
History
On Cap Trinité is the statue of Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay.
Baie Éternité seen from Cap Éternité
Mouth of the Éternité River
References
- "Reference number 21547 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Baie Éternité". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Éternité
- Virtual Museum
External links
Media related to Éternité Bay at Wikimedia Commons
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