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NP 65

ST LAWRENCE PILOT
Gulf and River St Lawrence, east coast of Cape Breton Island, Cabot Strait and
Strait of Canso

FOURTEENTH EDITION
2003

PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

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named under the item and permission for its
reproduction must be obtained from the owner.

First published . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not known

Second edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1843
Third edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184647
Fourth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1860
Fifth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188182
Sixth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189495
Seventh edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1906
Eighth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1916
Ninth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1929
Tenth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1943
Eleventh edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955
Twelth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969
Thirteenth edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987

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PREFACE

The Fourteenth Edition of the St Lawrence Pilot has been prepared by M.J.Fagan, Master Mariner, and contains the latest
information received in the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office to the date given below.
This edition supersedes the Thirteenth Edition (1987) and Supplement No 5 (1999), which are cancelled.
Information on climate and currents has been based on data provided by the Meteorological Office, Bracknell.
The following sources of information, other than UKHO Publications and Ministry of Defence papers, have been consulted:

British
Fairplay World Ports Directory 2003
Lloyds Ports of the World 2003
Lloyds Maritime Guide 2002
The Statesmans Yearbook 2003
Canadian
ATL 100 Sailing Directions, General information Atlantic Coast, First Edition 1992
ATL 104 Sailing Directions, Cape North to Cape Canso, First Edition 2001
ATL 110 Sailing Directions, Cap Whittle/Cap Gasp to Les Escoumins, First Edition 1992
ATL 110 Sailing Directions, Cap Whittle/Cap Gasp to Les Escoumins and Anticosti Island, Second Edition 2002
ATL 111 Sailing Directions, St Lawrence River, le Verte to Qubec, Second Edition 1995
ATL 112 Sailing Directions, St Lawrence River, CapRouge to Montral and Rivire Richelieu, Second Edition 2001
Sailing Directions, Gulf of St. Lawrence, First Edition 1992
Sailing Direction, Great Lakes, Volume 2, Seventh Edition 1993
List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals, Atlantic Coast 2001
Notice to Mariners Annual Editions 2002 and 2003
Port Handbooks produced by Port Authorities
Charts
Symbols, Abbreviations, Terms, 1996
French
Instructions Nautiques, SaintLaurent, Grand Lacs, Nouvelle cosse 1996
American
Pub 140 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide), North Atlantic Ocean, First Edition 1997
Pub 145 Sailing Directions (Enroute), Nova Scotia and the Saint Lawrence, Eighth Edition 2000

Dr D W Williams
United Kingdom National Hydrographer

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way
Taunton
Somerset TA1 2DN
England
30th September 2003

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Explanatory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Index chartlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . facing 1
CHAPTER 1
Navigation and regulations
Limits of the book (1.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Navigational dangers and hazards (1.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Traffic and operations (1.14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Charts (1.30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Navigational aids (1.37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pilotage (1.52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Radio facilities (1.56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Regulations (1.73) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Signals (1.92) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Distress and rescue (1.99) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Countries and ports
Canada (1.109) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Principal ports, harbours and anchorages (1.123) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Port services summary (1.124) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Natural conditions
Maritime topography (1.129) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local magnetic anomalies (1.131) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Currents, tidal streams and flow (1.132) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sea level and tides (1.139) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sea water characteristics (1.141) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ice conditions (1.144) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climate and weather (1.145) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climatic tables (1.177) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meteorological conversion table and scales (1.185) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Through routes from the Atlantic Ocean to the St Lawrence River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CHAPTER 3
Gulf of St Lawrence, north shore Strait of Belle Isle to Cap Whittle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CHAPTER 4
Gulf of St Lawrence, north shore Cap Whittle to Rivire SaintJean including north coast of le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
CHAPTER 5
St Lawrence River, north shore Rivire SaintJean to Rivire Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
CHAPTER 6
Gulf of St Lawrence Cabot Strait and north coast of Cape Breton Island les de la Madeleine
and south coast of le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
CHAPTER 7
St Lawrence River south shore Cap Gasp to le Verte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
CHAPTER 8
St Lawrence River le Rouge to Cap Brl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

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St Lawrence River Cap Brl to Trois Rivires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
CHAPTER 10
St Lawrence River Trois Rivires to Montral and routes above Montral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
CHAPTER 11
Cape Breton Island east coast Cape North to Michaud Point including Great Bras dOr and Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . . 235
CHAPTER 12
Chedabucto Bay Lennox Passage Strait of Canso and Saint Georges Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
CHAPTER 13
Cape Breton Island northwest coast Prince Edward Island north coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
CHAPTER 14
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
CHAPTER 15
Gulf of St Lawrence, west shore Pointe Escuminac to Cap Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
APPENDICES AND INDEX
Appendix I Canadian Charts and Nautical Pubications Regulations 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix II Canada Shipping Act Extracts from Collision Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix III Canadian Quarantine Reporting Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Admiralty Sailing Directions are intended for use by vessels of 12 m or more in length. They amplify charted detail and contain
information needed for safe navigation which is not available from Admiralty charts, or other hydrographic publications. They are intended
to be read in conjunction with the charts quoted in the text.
This volume of the Sailing Directions will be kept up-to-date by the issue of a new edition at intervals of approximately 3 years, without
the use of supplements. In addition important amendments which cannot await the new edition are published in Section IV of the weekly
editions of Admiralty Notices to Mariners. A list of such amendments and notices in force is published in the last weekly edition for each
month. Those still in force at the end of the year are reprinted in the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

This volume should not be used without reference to Section IV of the weekly editions of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

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References to hydrographic and other publications

The Mariners Handbook gives general information affecting navigation and is complementary to this volume.
Ocean Passages for the World and Routeing Charts contain ocean routeing information and should be consulted for other than coastal
passages.
Admiralty List of Lights should be consulted for details of lights, lanbys and fog signals, as these are not fully described in this volume.
Admiralty List of Radio Signals should be consulted for information relating to coast and port radio stations, radio details of pilotage
services, radiobeacons and direction finding stations, meteorological services, radio navigational aids, Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System (GMDSS) and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) stations, as these are only briefly referred to in this volume.
Admiralty Maritime Communications is a comprehensive guide on all aspects of maritime communications for the yachtsman and small
craft user. It provides general information on Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), the management of VHF, Maritime
Safety Information, NAVTEX, Inmarsat and Radio Facsimile, and detailed information and procedures for marinas and harbours used by
small craft.
Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners contains in addition to the temporary and preliminary notices, and amendments and
notices affecting Sailing Directions, a number of notices giving information of a permanent nature covering radio messages and navigational
warnings, distress and rescue at sea and exercise areas.
The International Code of Signals should be consulted for details of distress and life-saving signals, international ice-breaker signals as
well as international flag signals.

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Remarks on subject matter

Buoys are generally described in detail only when they have special navigational significance, or where the scale of the chart is too small
to show all the details clearly.
Chart index diagrams in this volume show only those Admiralty charts of a suitable scale to give good coverage of the area. Mariners
should consult NP 131 Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Publications for details of larger scale charts.
Chart references in the text normally refer to the largest scale Admiralty chart but occasionally a smaller scale chart may be quoted where
its use is more appropriate.
Firing, practice and exercise areas. Except for submarine exercise areas, details of firing, practice and exercise areas are not mentioned
in Sailing Directions, but signals and buoys used in connection with these areas are sometimes mentioned if significant for navigation.
Attention is invited to the Annual Notice to Mariners on this subject.
Names have been taken from the most authoritative source. When an obsolete name still appears on the chart, it is given in brackets
following the proper name at the principal description of the feature in the text and where the name is first mentioned.
Tidal information relating the daily vertical movements of the water is not given; for this Admiralty Tide Tables should be consulted.
Changes in water level of an abnormal nature are mentioned.
Time difference used in the text when applied to the time of High Water found from the Admiralty Tide Tables, gives the time of the event
being described in the Standard Time kept in the area of that event. Due allowance must be made for any seasonal daylight saving time which
may be kept.
Wreck information is included where drying or below-water wrecks are relatively permanent features having significance for
navigation or anchoring.
Units and terminology used in this volume
Latitude and Longitude given in brackets are approximate and are taken from the chart quoted.
Bearings and directions are referred to the true compass and when given in degrees are reckoned clockwise from 000 (North) to 359
Bearings used for positioning are given from the reference object.
Bearings of objects, alignments and light sectors are given as seen from the vessel.
Courses always refer to the course to be made good over the ground.
Winds are described by the direction from which they blow.
Tidal streams and currents are described by the direction towards which they flow.
Distances are expressed in sea miles of 60 to a degree of latitude and sub-divided into cables of one tenth of a sea mile.
Depths are given below chart datum, except where otherwise stated.
Heights of objects refer to the height of the structure above the ground and are invariably expressed as ... m in height.
Elevations, as distinct from heights, are given above Mean High Water Springs or Mean Higher High Water whichever is quoted in
Admiralty Tide Tables, and expressed as, an elevation of ... m. However the elevation of natural features such as hills may alternatively be
expressed as ... m high since in this case there can be no confusion between elevation and height.
Metric units are used for all measurements of depths, heights and short distances, but where feet/fathoms charts are referred to, these
latter units are given in brackets after the metric values for depths and heights shown on the chart.
Time is expressed in the four-figure notation beginning at midnight and is given in local time unless otherwise stated. Details of local time
kept will be found in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.
Bands is the word used to indicate horizontal marking.
Stripes is the word used to indicate markings which are vertical, unless stated to be diagonal.
Conspicuous objects are natural and artificial marks which are outstanding, easily identifiable and clearly visible to the mariner over a
large area of sea in varying conditions of light. If the scale is large enough they will normally be shown on the chart in bold capitals and may be
marked conspic.
Prominent objects are those which are easily identifiable, but do not justify being classified as conspicuous.

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The following abbreviations are used in the text.

Directions
N
NNE
NE
ENE
E
ESE
SE
SSE

north (northerly, northward, northern,

northernmost)
north-north-east
north-east
east-north-east
east
east-south-east
south-east
south-south-east

S
SSW
SW
WSW
W
WNW
NW
NNW

south
south-south-west
south-west
west-south-west
west
west-north-west
north-west
north-north-west

Navigation
AIS
CVTS
DGPS
GPS
Lanby
MCTS

Automatic Indentification System

Cooperative Vessel Traffic System
Differential Global Positioning System
Global Positioning System
Large automatic navigation buoy
Marine Communications and Traffic Services
Centres

ODAS
Satnav
TSS
VMRS
VTC
VTS
VTMS

Ocean Data Acquisition System

Satellite navigation
Traffic Separation Scheme
Vessel Movement Reporting System
Vessel Traffic Centre
Vessel Traffic Services
Vessel Traffic Management System

Offshore operations
ALC
ALP
CALM
CBM
ELSBM
FPSO

Articulated loading column

Articulated loading platform
Catenary anchor leg mooring
Conventional buoy mooring
Exposed location single buoy mooring
Floating production storage and offloading
vessel

FSO
PLEM
SALM
SALS
SBM
SPM

Floating storage and offloading vessel

Pipe line end manifold
Single anchor leg mooring system
Single anchored leg storage system
Single buoy mooring
Single point mooring

Organizations
IALA
IHO
IMO

International Association of Lighthouse

Authorities
International Hydrographic Organization
International Maritime Organization

NATO
RN
UKHO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Royal Navy
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

RT
UHF
VHF
WT

radio telephony
ultra high frequency
very high frequency
radio (wireless) telegraphy

Radio
DF
HF
LF
MF
Navtex

direction finding
high frequency
low frequency
medium frequency
Navigational Telex System

Rescue and distress

AMVER
EPIRB
GMDSS

Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue

System
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

JRCC
MRCC
MRSC
SAR

Joint Rescue Cooperation Centre

Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre
Search and Rescue

MHWS
MLHW
MLLW
MLW
MLWN
MLWS
MSL

Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean
Mean

Tides
HAT
HW
LAT
LW
MHHW
MHLW
MHW
MHWN

Highest Astronomical Tide

High Water
Lowest Astronomical Tide
Low Water
Mean Higher High Water
Mean Higher Low Water
Mean High Water
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Lower High Water
Lower Low Water
Low Water
Low Water Neaps
Low Water Springs
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Times
ETA
ETD

estimated time of arrival

estimated time of departure

UT
UTC

Universal Time
Co-ordinated Universal Time

Units and miscellaneous

C
DG
dwt
DZ
feu
fm
ft
g/cm3
GRP
grt
gt
hp
hPa

degrees Celsius
degaussing
deadweight tonnage
danger zone
forty foot equivalent unit
fathom(s)
foot (feet)
gram per cubic centimetre
glass reinforced plastic
gross register tonnage
gross tonnage
horse power
hectopascal

kHz
km
kn
kW
m
mb
MHz
mm
MW
No
nrt
teu

kilohertz
kilometre(s)
knot(s)
kilowatt(s)
metre(s)
millibar(s)
megahertz
millimetre(s)
megawatt(s)
number
nett register tonnage
twenty foot equivalent unit

Vessels and cargo

HMS
LASH
LNG
LOA
LPG
MV
MY

Her (His) Majestys Ship

Lighter Aboard Ship
Liquefied Natural Gas
Length overall
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Motor Vessel
Motor Yacht

POL
RMS
Ro-Ro
SS
ULCC
VLCC

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Petrol, Oil & Lubricants

Royal Mail Ship
Roll-on, Roll-off
Steamship
Ultra Large Crude Carrier
Very Large Crude Carrier

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French terms and words found on charts and in Sailing Directions

French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English

French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English

anguille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
archipel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ardoise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
argent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
aviron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

eel
bay, cove
archipeligo
slate
silver
oar

le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
intrieur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
isthme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
baleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
barachois or barasway . . . . . . . . . . .
barre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
basse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bateau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
blanc, he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bleu, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
boue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

bay, gulf
whale
bank, sandbank
small, shallow natural harbour
bar
low
shoal
boat
white
blue
wood
mouth of river
mud
extremity, point
arm

cailloux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cap escarp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chausse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cinq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
clair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
colline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
corail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
coteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
crte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
crique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

stones, pebbles
canal, channel
duck
cape, headland
bluff
cable
bank, causeway
channel
five
clear
rounded hill
coral
coast
hill
neck
ridge
creek, inlet

jambe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . leg
jaune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yellow
jete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jetty

water
rock, breaker
church
east
estuary
pond, pool
outer

falaise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fleuve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fontaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fourch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

cliff
river
deep
spring
forked

galet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
golfe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
grand, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
gris, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
gros, se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

shingle
gulf
great
grey
course, large

haut, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
hune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

high, tall
a shoal
harbour
top

lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
lagune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
langue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

lake
lagoon
broad, wide
tongue

manche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
manglier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
marin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
massif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mridional, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
montagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
mouillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

channel
mangrove tree
sailor
compact group of mountains
southern
mountain
mountain
anchorage

noir, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . black
nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . north
occidental, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . western
oriental, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eastern
ouest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . west
passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
paltuvier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pninsule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
petit, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
piton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
plage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
plateau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
pont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
presqule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
promontoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

dtroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strait
digue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mole, breakwater
dos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back
eau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cueil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
glise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
estuaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
tang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
extrieur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

island, isle
islet
inner
isthmus

channel, pass, passage

mangrove
peninsula
small
peak
stone
peak
shore, beach
tableland or sunken flat
point
bridge
port, harbour
peninsula
promontory

quai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quay, wharf

rade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
rouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ruisseau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

roadstead
reef
river
rock
rock, generally abovewater
red
stream

sable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
septentrional, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
seuil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sommet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

sand
northern
sill
summit
south

tte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . head
tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tower
valle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vert, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vieil, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

valley
green
old, ancient
town

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LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPERTAINING TO NAVIGATION

While, in the interests of the safety of shipping, the UK Hydrographic Office makes every endeavour to include in its hydrographic
publications details of the laws and regulations of all countries appertaining to navigation, it must be clearly understood:(a) that no liability whatsoever can be accepted for failure to publish details of any particular law or regulation, and
(b) that publication of details of a law or regulation is solely for the safety and convenience of shipping and implies no recognition
of the international validity of the law or regulation.

ST LAWRENCE PILOT
CHAPTER 1
NAVIGATION AND REGULATIONS
COUNTRY AND PORTS
NATURAL CONDITIONS

NAVIGATION AND REGULATIONS

In some places, notably the N coast of Prince Edward
Island, the sea breaks heavily on the sand bars outside
harbours, making entry hazardous or impossible in bad
weather.
Coastal areas between Blanc-Sablon (5125N, 5710W)
and Sept-les (5012N, 6620W) are not surveyed to
modern standards and uncharted rocks or shoals may exist.
Mariners should exercise caution.

LIMITS OF THE BOOK

Chart 4404

Area covered
1

1.1
This volume contains Sailing Directions for the coastal,
inshore and inland waters of Canada within the limits
defined below:
Lat N

Long W

4519

6058

Thence E to Cranberry Island 4520

Light:

6056

Thence E to position:

4520

5700

Thence NW through Cabot Strait

to position:
4800

6000

Thence N to position:

4900

6000

Thence to position:

5115

5700

From Glasgow Head:

Ice, icebergs, icebreakers

Reference publications
1

Thence N, across the W end of the Strait of Belle Isle to

the coast of Labrador about 2 miles W of Forteau Point
(5125N, 5657W).
2

Ice in the Atlantic approaches

The St Lawrence River is described in full as far as

Montral (4540N, 7330W). A brief description continues
through the St Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes, which
are not covered.

NAVIGATIONAL DANGERS AND HAZARDS

Coastal conditions
Coastline
1

1.3
General information on ice, including a glossary of ice
terms, the dangers of icing, the formation and movement of
ice, and navigation in ice, is given in The Mariners
Handbook.
Mariners approaching the E coast of Canada and
navigating in the Gulf of St Lawrence and St Lawrence
River during the ice season are advised to consult the
Canadian Coast Guard Publication Ice Navigation in
Canadian Waters.

1.2
Parts of the coastline are deeply indented, rocky and
steep-to, making it dangerous to navigate close inshore,
particularly in fog, which is common in this area.

1.4
One of the chief hazards to which vessels are exposed
when approaching the E coast of Canada is the great
amount of ice in the form of icebergs, growlers and pack
ice which is carried S by the Labrador Current. For further
information on conditions on the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland and the Nova Scotia Banks see
Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot and Nova Scotia and
Bay of Fundy Pilot. See also general information in Ocean
Passages for the World.
All aspects of navigation in ice and of ice accumulation
on ships are described in The Mariners Handbook. In
Canadian waters the Canadian Coast Guard publication Ice
Navigation in Canadian Waters should be consulted. The
Canadian publication is available from:

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1675 Russell Road
PO Box 8080
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1G 3H6.

Risk of structural damage

1

1.5
The brittleness of steel is increased by low temperatures,
while structural stresses may be aggravated by natural
conditions and the state of loading of the vessel. Therefore,
when there is a combination of gale force winds, short
steep seas, very cold temperatures, high length/beam ratio
in vessels in ballast or part-loaded, Masters should
minimise longitudinal stresses by reducing speed and
distributing ballast.

Ice accumulation
1

1.6
Ice may accumulate on ships navigating in E Canadian
waters during the winter. Ice has been reported to form a
thickness of about 10 cms in 4 to 12 hours, when air
temperatures of less than 17C are combined with flying
spray. See The Mariners Handbook for details on the
causes of ice accumulation and the recommended course of
action.

International Ice Patrol

1

1.7
The International Ice Patrol is conducted by ships and
aircraft operated by the United States Coast Guard. It has
the primary objectives of collecting data and warning
shipping of the amount and extent of ice in the vicinity of
the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The area of main
interest lies between latitudes 39N and 49N and
longitudes 42W and 60W, the patrol being conducted
from late February or early March, when ice first begins to
move into the area, until about the end of June, when
summer melting clears it sufficiently again.
In addition to the main tasks scientific investigations of
meteorological and oceanographical conditions are
undertaken by the patrol whose activities are closely
co-ordinated with those of the Canadian Ice Service (1.8).
For full details of the International Ice Patrol, information
disseminated and of reports which it is obligatory for ship
masters to make concerning ice see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 3 (2) and The Mariners Handbook.
In particular, attention is drawn to the SOLAS
Convention which requires the Master of every ship which
meets dangerous ice to report it.
Caution. The work of the International Ice Patrol has
greatly reduced the dangers from ice in this region, but the
frequent long periods of fog and low visibility make it
impossible for the patrol to include the latest position of
every iceberg in their reports. The danger of collision with
ice therefore remains a very real one. Experiments have
shown that there is no instrument that can infallibly detect
every iceberg, and a good look-out is therefore essential. A
vessel should navigate at such a speed that collision can be
avoided should an iceberg be sighted ahead.

Ice operations in St Lawrence River between Qubec

and Montral
1

Canadian ice advisory service

1

moves towards the river estuary and the Gulf of St

Lawrence.
Ice forecasts and ice charts are issued daily for areas of
known marine activity and where ice is a navigational
hazard. These reports are distributed to Canadian
Coastguard Ice Operation Offices which are located with
the appropriate Vessel Traffic Service System for the
region, and are broadcast by radio and radio facsimile.
Details of broadcasts are contained in the Canadian Coast
publication Radio Aids to Marine Navigation Atlantic and
Great Lakes and in Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 3 (2). The Canadian publication is obtainable from
the address given at 1.33.
1.9
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Traffic and
Communication Service stations also provide ice
information on request and Ice Operations Offices provide
pre-departure ice information. For the area covered by this
volume the Ice Operation Offices are located with the
Eastern Canada Traffic System (ECAREG Canada) (1.11)
and St Lawrence Vessel Traffic Services Zone.
Ships encountering ice of any kind are requested to pass
reports to Ice Forecasting Central, Ottawa, through any
coast radio station, where they will be incorporated in the
daily ice bulletins and forecasts.
Ships navigating independently in the Gulf of St
Lawrence when ice is present are requested to report their
positions and progress to ICE HALIFAX at 0200 and
1200 UTC.
St Lawrence River. In the St Lawrence River from W
of longitude 6600W up to Montral, the movement of
shipping is under the general control of the Vessel Traffic
Services System (1.27) which also handles ice information
and advisory services.
Mariners are advised to obtain the latest ice information
prior to departure from ports in the St Lawrence River
during the ice season. If departing in the morning it is
advisable to await the early morning reconnaissance before
sailing, as an ice jam in the channel could force a vessel
aground.
Great Lakes. Vessels entering the Canadian waters of
the Great Lakes may obtain the same services through the
Coast Guard radio network in the area.
During the winter season, the routing systems are not
necessarily the best routes to follow in ice. Ice routing is
recommended.

1.8
Ice information is collected and collated by the Canadian
Ice Service Environment Canada for Canadian navigable
waters at a central office in Ottawa. During the winter
months ice starts to form in the St Lawrence River, then

1.10
Special conditions exist in this part of the river, where
broken ice brought down by the current is apt to
consolidate, forming extensive jams and ice dams which
cause a rapid rise in the water level and the threat of
serious flooding.
Icebreakers operate in the river throughout the winter to
keep a channel open for broken ice to move downstream.
This channel also permits the passage of ships, but it is
easily blocked if the ice on each side is dislodged from the
banks and shoals, either by natural causes or by the wash
of passing ships. Floating sheets (battures) of ice may
move across a channel and start a jam. During periods
when the formation of battures is particularly likely, it may
be necessary to impose speed restrictions in certain sections
of the river.
When an ice jam forms, it must be broken and the
channel restored as quickly as possible. This is done from

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downstream, so that ice loosened by the icebreakers can be

carried away by the current. At such times shipping should
keep clear of the jam so as not to hamper the icebreakers.
All available icebreakers are concentrated to do this, so that
ships cannot be assisted individually. Movements in the
vicinity may have to be restricted.

Icebreaker assistance
1

1.11
The Canadian Coast Guard provides an icebreaker
service for support of vessels navigating E Canadian
waters. Requests for assistance should be made through the
Eastern Canada Traffic System (ECAREG Canada) (1.9).
Details including the information required in order to obtain
assistance are given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 3 (2) and Volume 6 (5).
The number of icebreakers is limited and support cannot
always be given at short notice. So that best use can be
made of them, therefore, it is essential that the Vessel
Traffic Service System be kept informed of the positions
and intended movement of ships. Priority is given to ships
in the worst areas and to well-found, ice-strengthened
vessels fitted with RT at the principal conning position,
which is essential for rapid communication with
icebreakers.
For further information on icebreaker operations see the
Canadian Coast Guard publication Ice Navigation in
Canadian Waters.

Hovercraft
1

Submarine cables and pipelines

1.12
Submarine cables and pipelines are shown on the charts
and are mentioned in this book only if they are electric
power cables or are laid in depths of 50 m or less in places
where vessels are likely to anchor.
The Canadian Hydrographic Service does not
differentiate between cables that carry power and those that
do not.
1

1.13
Overhead cables are shown on the charts and mentioned
in this book, with vertical clearance or safe overhead
clearance as appropriate. Mariners are advised that the
actual clearance of an overhead cable may differ from its
charted value due to changes in atmospheric conditions,
water levels and in winter by the ice and snow conditions.
See The Mariners Handbook for further information,
including the radar response to be expected from overhead
cables.

General
1

Traffic

1.19
Throughout the year, large numbers of fishing vessels
are encountered on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and
on the Nova Scotia Banks. These vessels range in size
from large fish factory ships to small dories. Extreme
caution should be exercised when navigating on these
banks, particularly in conditions of reduced visibility. For
further information see the Newfoundland and Labrador
Pilot and the Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy Pilot.

Marine farms

Ferries
1

1.14
A number of ferry services cross the St Lawrence River
and Northumberland Strait. The usual tracks taken by the
ferries are shown on the charts and are mentioned in the
appropriate geographical chapters of the book.

Seaplanes
1

1.18
For Canadian regulations see 1.82.

Fishing

TRAFFIC AND OPERATIONS

1.17
Shipping may enter the Gulf of St Lawrence through the
Strait of Belle Isle, Cabot Strait or Strait of Canso; the first
and second named are deep water routes, and the last is
restricted by Canso Lock. See 2.6 for the seasonal effects
of ice in the Strait of Belle Isle.
Ocean-going vessels can ascend St Lawrence River to
the Port of Montral; thence the St Lawrence Seaway
carries traffic into the Great Lakes.

Dumping

Overhead cables
1

1.16
Hovercraft (air cushion vehicles) (non-displacement
craft), similar to those operated by the Canadian Coast
Guard, when fully cushioned may be greatly affected by
wind such that the aspect presented by their navigation
lights may not indicate their true direction of motion.
The all round yellow light required to be carried by an
air cushion vessel under Rule 23 of The International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) shall,
in Canadian waters, flash at a rate of about 120 times per
minute and be visible for a distance of at least 5 miles.
In addition to the above, mariners should bear in mind
that the noise of operation of air cushion vessels may
preclude the effectiveness of any sound signals made.

Routes

Cables and pipelines

number of serious incidents between vessels and seaplanes

has increased.
It should be understood that at a particular stage in
taking off, or in landing, a seaplane is committed and
unable to change its intended action at the last moment.
Also adverse weather conditions are generally more
restrictive to a seaplane on the water than to a ship.
Passing close to, or ahead of, a seaplane whose engines are
operating creates an obvious hazard.
Mariners should, where possible, avoid seaplane
operating areas, particularly in conditions of poor visibility.

1.15
There are a number of seaplane operating areas situated
in the area described in this pilot and in recent years the

1.20
The establishment of aquaculture facilities in Canadas
navigable waterways has reached high concentration levels
in many areas. Every mariner is advised to exercise caution
and give a wide berth to the yellow cautionary buoys
marking the perimeters of the approved aquaculture sites.
Any mariner wishing to obtain detailed information
concerning the positions of aquaculture facilities should
contact the regional Navigation Protection Program office
of the Canadian Coast Guard. For further information see
Canadian Annual Notices to Mariners.

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area covered by this volume is at Halifax, Nova Scotia

with a Marine Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) at Qubec City.
The Great Lakes are covered by Trenton RCC at Trenton,
Ontario.

Exercise areas
Defence exercises
1

1.21
Firing, bombing and other defence exercises take place
intermittently in a number of areas off the coast of Canada.
Details are promulgated by local Canadian Coast Guard
Marine Radio Broadcasts and may be advertised in local
newspapers.
The range authorities are responsible for ensuring there
is no danger to vessels in the practice area.
Warning signals, when shown, consist of red flags by
day and fixed or flashing red lights by night.
Full details are given in Canadian Annual Edition of
Notices to Mariners.

Ship movement reporting systems

Eastern Canada Traffic Zone
1

Submarine exercises
1

1.22
The Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic operates
several submarines, based at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mariners
are warned that they may encounter these submarines
anywhere off the E Canadian coast. The Mariners
Handbook and the Annual Edition of Canadian Notices to
Mariners give general information on the characteristics of
submarines and visual signals used to denote their presence.

St Lawrence Waterway Vessel Traffic Services Zone

1

Marine exploitation
Oil and gas fields
1

1.23
Considerable offshore exploration and exploitation of
seabed resources is taking place off the Canadian coast,
concentrated mainly off Nova Scotia (see Nova Scotia and
Bay of Fundy Pilot) and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland
(see Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot), and also in Lake
Erie. Positions of vessels and rigs are published in
Canadian Notices to Mariners, and the latest information
can be obtained from any Canadian Coast Guard Radio
Station.
Navigation safety messages are passed on VHF radio
channel 16 and continuous watch should be kept on this
channel while in the vicinity of exploration areas.

Pipelines
1

1.24
Gas from a damaged oil or gas pipeline could cause an
explosion or some other serious hazard. Pipelines are not
always buried and their presence may effectively reduce the
charted depth by as much as 2 m. Where pipelines are
close together, only one may be charted. Mariners should
not anchor or trawl in the vicinity of a pipeline; they may
risk prosecution if damage is caused. For further
information see The Mariners Handbook. See 1.73.

1.27
A vessel in-bound in the Gulf of St Lawrence enters the
St Lawrence Waterway Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Zone
on crossing longitude 6600W to the upper limit of
Montral Harbour. The Master is required by the St
Lawrence Waterway Marine Traffic Regulations to report by
radio to the VTS Centre at Escoumins and obtain traffic
clearance. Reports required thereafter, positions of the
Reporting Points, VHF Channels in use and other
information is given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 6 (5). The system is mandatory for vessels over
20 m (65 ft) in length, towing vessels where the tow is
20 m or more in length, or the overall length of vessel and
tow is 45 m or more, and air cushion vessel of 8 m or
more in length.
The granting of clearances to deep-draught vessels
transiting the river below Qubec is conditional on their
compliance with criteria set out in the Canadian Coast
Guard publication Vessel Performance in Confined and
Restricted Channels of the St Lawrence River.
Clearance above Qubec is conditional on compliance
with criteria regarding the vessels beam and the minimum
under-keel clearance required, published in Canadian
Notices to Mariners.

Local vessel traffic services

1

Canadian Coast Guard

1

1.26
The Eastern Canada Traffic Zone (ECAREG CANADA)
comprises Canadian coastal waters S of 60N, the Gulf of
St Lawrence and St Lawrence River E of 6600W.
Masters of vessels approaching the Eastern Canada
Traffic Zone are required to report by radio to ECAREG
CANADA 96 and 24 hours prior to entering the traffic
zone and obtain traffic clearance. The system is mandatory
for vessels of 500 grt and over, and all vessels carrying
pollutants or dangerous cargo, or towing such vessels.
Details of the system and the reports required are given
in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

1.28
Local vessel traffic services are established at Strait of
Canso (12.3), Northumberland Strait (Confederation Bridge)
(14.6), Straits of Belle Isle and Cabot Strait. For details see
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5). In the Great
Lakes ships may contact Seaway Long Point for up to date
information.

Automatic Identification System (AIS)

1.25
The responsibilities of the Oceans and Fisheries
Department of the Government of Canada for marine
navigation is undertaken by the Canadian Coast Guard with
its fleet of ships, helicopters, hovercraft and associated
shore services. These responsibilities include traffic
management, ice breaking, lighthouse supply, search and
rescue, and marine research.
The Canadian Coast Guard operate in all Canadian
waters from the Great Lakes to the northernmost channels
of the Arctic Islands and from the Queen Charlotte Islands
in the Pacific to Newfoundland in the Atlantic. The main
Coast Guard Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) for the

1.29
AIS is intended as a safety and efficiency enhancing
system the purpose of which is to: identify vessels; assist
in tracking vessels; simplify information exchange by
automation, and enhance situation awareness.
More information on AIS will be found in:
The Mariners Handbook
Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 1
Annual Notices to Mariners 17A.
The St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
implemented mandatory carriage of AIS in Seaway waters,
effective March 2003.

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explanation of LAT and other information see Admiralty

Tide Tables and The Mariners Handbook.

CHARTS
Admiralty charts
1

Datums for elevations

1.30
British Admiralty charts for this area are, in general,
based on the Canadian charts. In some areas, however,
detail is still dependent on nineteenth century British
Admiralty Surveys.
In certain areas where the British Admiralty charts show
insufficient detail for navigation close inshore these Sailing
Directions have been written using Canadian charts. If
used, these are quoted as reference charts in the text,
assuming that mariners wishing to navigate in these areas
will have provided themselves with the most suitable charts
with which to do so.
Canadian charts may be obtained from the publishing
authority shown in this volume and in the Catalogue of
Admiralty Charts. These charts are not issued by the
Hydrographic Department nor are they corrected by
Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

Horizontal datum
1

Canadian charts
1

1.31
The main approach routes and harbours are charted from
surveys conducted by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.
In some small harbours and in waters used infrequently by
shipping, the charted information may be based on surveys
pre-dating the beginning of the twentieth century. A few
Canadian charts in these areas are reproductions of British
Admiralty charts, and this is stated under the chart title.
Many charts are overprinted with Loran-C lattice. For
details of Canadian charts, the mariner should consult the
Canadian Publications and Admiralty Charts and Nautical
Publications.

General information
Responsible authority
1

1.32
The Canadian Charts and Publications Regulations are
given in Canadian Notices to Mariners, which list
Canadian charts and the corresponding charts from other
national catalogues, the use of which is considered
acceptable. Extracts from these regulations are reproduced
at Appendix I of this book, but without the list of charts.
See also the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to
Mariners. For further details see 1.84.

1.33
Canadian charts are obtainable from:
Canadian Hydrographic Service,
Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
615 Booth Street,
Ottawa,
Ontario K1A OE6.
Ships entering St Lawrence River can obtain charts and
publications from the pilot station at Anse aux Basques
(4819N, 6925W); requirements should be made known
when requesting the pilot.

1.38
The Canadian waters in the area of this book are divided
into three Coast Guard regions.
Maritimes Region. The E and N coasts of Nova Scotia
and Cape Breton Island; Bras dOr Lakes.
Laurentian Region. Gulf and River St Lawrence.
Central Region. Waters above Montral.

Lights
Maritimes Region
1

1.39
In the Maritimes Region the lights are exhibited all the
year round, except those listed as seasonal in the Admiralty
List of Lights.
All other lights under the control of the Canadian Coast
Guard are maintained in operation whenever navigation in
the vicinity is open.

Laurentian Region

Datums
Chart datums
1

1.37
The Canadian Coast Guard is responsible for
establishing and maintaining navigational aids, except those
which are privately maintained.
Any failure of a navigational aid in Canadian waters
should be reported by the quickest means to the Canadian
Coast Guard.

Organisation

Provision of Canadian charts

1

1.36
The most commonly used datum is North American
Datum, 1927 (NAD 27). The Canadian Hydrographic
Service is converting its navigational charts to North
American Datum, 1983 (NAD 83) which is considered
equivalent to the World Geodetic System (WGS), and this
datum will then be used for British Admiralty charts.
The difference in the position of the same point on the
ground defined by NAD 27 and NAD 83 is up to 60 m on
the Atlantic coast, reducing to 25 m at Montral.
Positions obtained from satellite receivers, which are
normally referred to WGS, must be converted to the
horizontal datum of the chart before plotting. A note giving
the latitude and longitude changes is being added to charts.
The notes will contain sufficient information to allow
conversion from one datum to another.

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

Canadian chart regulations

1

1.35
In tidal waters elevations and vertical clearances are
given above MHWS or MHHW. In non-tidal waters they
are given above chart datum. In the latter case, to obtain
the actual clearance the water level above chart datum must
be subtracted from the quoted vertical clearance.

1.34
Chart datum used for British Admiralty charts is the
same as that used for Canadian charts, and approximates to
the level of Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT). For an

1.40
In the Laurentian Region the majority of lights are
maintained in operation all the year round. A few
lighthouses on offlying islands are closed for the winter
and the main lights replaced by winter lights, as indicated
in the Admiralty List of Lights.

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Details of changes to be made for the winter season are

published every autumn by Canadian Notices to Shipping
and broadcast by radio as they occur.
2

Inland waters
1

1.41
In inland waters the lights are maintained in operation
while navigation in the vicinity is open.

Buoyage season

Emergency lights
1

1.42
Emergency lights are installed at certain major lights and
come into operation automatically on the failure of the
main light. These emergency lights exhibit a light with a
standard characteristic of group flash (6) 15 seconds, and,
on a dark night with a clear atmosphere, are normally
visible at 5 nautical miles.
Mariners should not confuse these lights with Reserve
Lights which normally retain the characteristic of the main
light but with a reduced range.
For details, see Admiralty List of Lights, Volume H.

1.43
Caution is necessary when evaluating the descriptions
given in this volume concerning landmarks, such as trees,
and the colour and shape of buildings and other marks.
New buildings may have been erected and old trees or
houses destroyed, so that marks, which may at one time
have been conspicuous on account of their isolation, shape
or colour, may no longer exist or may now be difficult to
identify.

Standard system

1.48
The conventional directions of lateral buoyage in these
waters are as follows:
Local direction. The direction taken by the mariner
when approaching a harbour, river estuary or other
waterway from seaward, or the direction of the
in-going tidal stream.
General direction. In a S direction along the Atlantic
coast.

Canadian Special Purpose buoys

1.44
Beacons and daymarks are described in the geographical
chapters of this book where appropriate and may differ
from the standard system in places.
A beacon is a fixed artificial navigation mark which can
be recognised by means of its shape, colour, pattern or
topmark; it may carry a light, radar reflector or other
navigational aid. In Canada unlit aids are known as
daybeacons.
The term daymark refers to a large unlit beacon but the
term is also used to denote a topmark or other
distinguishing mark or shape incorporated into a beacon,
lightbuoy or buoy.
Daybeacons in Canada are used where navigation at
night is negligible or where the conditions are such that it
is impracticable to operate a light. Reflective material is
applied to daybeacons to improve their identification at
night with the aid of a searchlight.
The lateral system for fixed artificial aids is based on
that used for buoyage.

Buoyage
General
1

1.47
The IALA Maritime Buoyage System Region B (red to
starboard) is in use for these waters. For a full description
of this system see The Mariners Handbook and IALA
Maritime Buoyage System published by the Hydrographic
Office.

Conventional directions of lateral buoyage

Beacons and daymarks

1.46
Large areas of Canadian navigable waters freeze over in
winter when many buoys are lifted, some being replaced
with winter spars. The movement of ice, and of
icebreakers, has been known to move buoys from their
charted positions. It should not be assumed that there are
no buoys present in an area even though the lights in the
vicinity have been extinguished for the season.

IALA System

Landmarks
1

visual bearings and radar distances of fixed shore objects,

by soundings, or by the use of satellite or radio navigation
systems whenever possible, rather than relying on buoys.
Due to their widespread use the term radar reflector is
not included in the description of buoys mentioned in the
text.

1.45
Mariners should not rely on buoys being in their charted
positions at all times. Buoys should be regarded as warning
markers and not as infallible navigation marks. The
position of any buoy may not be as charted due to storm,
collision, current, or undersea features such as shoals, reefs,
or ledges which tend to render the buoy being easily
displaced. Mariners should always navigate their vessels by

1.49
Canadian Special Purpose buoys do not have any lateral
or cardinal significance. Special purpose buoys may be lit
or unlit and be of a variety of shapes, they may also
display yellow reflective material. All special purpose
buoys may exhibit a yellow light flashing once every
4 seconds.
Special purpose buoys include:
Anchorage buoys used to mark the extremities of a
designated anchorage area.
Cautionary buoys used to mark areas such as racing
courses, exercise areas, seaplane bases etc.
Skin divers buoys used to mark areas in which skin
divers are operating.
Keepout buoys used to mark certain areas such as
swimming areas where boats are prohibited.
Information buoys used to display information such
as a locality name.
Control buoys used to indicate a speed limit, no
mooring etc.
Mooring buoys used for mooring or securing vessel,
seaplanes, etc.
Hazard buoys used to mark areas of random hazards
such as shoals and rocks.

Effect of ice on buoyage

1

1.50
Large areas of navigable waters freeze over in the winter
season and many buoys are lifted for this period; some of
these are replaced by spar or other type buoys. The details
of winter aids to navigation are promulgated in Canadian
Notices to Mariners. The movement of ice and the

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operation of icebreakers may move buoys from their

charted positions.

RADIO FACILITIES
Satellite navigation systems
Global positioning system

Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS) Buoys

1

1.51
ODAS Buoys, used for the collecting of weather and
oceanographical data, are moored in a number of locations
off the coasts covered by this pilot.
Large ODAS buoys should be given a clearance of at
least 1 mile, or 2 miles by vessels towing underwater
gear.
For further information see Appendix II and The
Mariners Handbook.

PILOTAGE

Differential Global Positioning System

General information
1

1.52
The Atlantic Pilotage Authority has a 24 hour centralised
Pilot Despatch Centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. All
requests for pilots, both compulsory and non-compulsory if
required, should be sent to this authority.
If direct communication with the Atlantic Pilotage
Authority in Halifax is not possible pilotage requests should
be made through any Canadian Coast Guard radio station
or VTS centre giving the address as the Atlantic Pilotage
Authority.
For further information see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 6 (5).

1.53
The pilotage authorities for these waters are:
Authority

Area

Atlantic Pilotage
Authority, Halifax,
Nova Scotia

Waters surrounding Nova Scotia,

Prince Edward island, New
Brunswick, Baie des Chaleurs.

Laurentian Pilotage
Authority, Montral

Waters surrounding the province

of Qubec, including St
Lawrence River as far as
Montral.

1.54
Information on pilotage procedures, including the
requirements for compulsory pilotage, notice required when
ordering pilots, boarding places and radio frequencies, is
given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Racons

Pilot boarding facilities

1.59
Satellite navigation systems are under the control of the
owning nation which can impose selective availability or
downgrade the accuracy to levels less than that available
from terrestrial radio navigational systems. Therefore
satellite based systems should only be utilised at the users
risk.

Other radio navigational aids

1.58
The Russian Global Navigation Satellite System
(GLONASS) is similar to GPS in that it is a space-based
navigation system which provides world wide position
fixing. The system is referenced to the Soviet Geocentric
Co-ordinate System 1990 (SGS90) and as for GPS
positions must be adjusted, if necessary, to the datum of
the chart being used.
For further information see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 2.

Caution

Procedures
1

1.57
DGPS compares the position of a fixed point, referred to
as the reference station, with positions obtained from a
GPS receiver at that point. The resulting differences are
then broadcast as corrections to suitable receivers to
overcome the inherent limitations of GPS.
For further information see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 2.

Global Navigation Satellite System

Pilotage authorities
1

1.56
The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS), a military
satellite navigation system owned and operated by the
United States Department of Defense provides world wide
position fixing.
The system is referenced to the datum of the World
Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) and therefore positions
obtained must be adjusted, if necessary, to the datum of the
chart being used.
For further information see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 2.

1.55
Canadian Pilot Ladder Regulations, which apply to every
Canadian ship, differ from the requirements of the
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974,
with respect to the height to the point of access to the ship.
Section 6 (3) of the Canadian Regulations states Where
the distance from the water to the point of access of the
ship is more than 5 metres, access from the pilot ladder to
the ship shall be by means of an accommodation ladder or
other equipment that provides equally safe and convenient
access to the ship.
It is strongly recommended by the Canadian authorities
that the height the pilot must climb by pilot ladder be
reduced from the 9 m stipulated in the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, to the 5 m
stipulated in the Canadian Pilot Ladder Regulations.
See also The Mariners Handbook.

1.60
There are several radar beacons (Racons) in the area
covered by this volume to aid both offshore navigation and
entry into harbours, and are indicated on the charts. Those
aids which are pertinent to coastal and inshore navigation
are included within the navigational text. For further
information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

Loran-C
1

1.61
Loran-C is a low frequency electronic position fixing
system using pulsed transmissions at 100 kHz. The system
has a greater range than its predecessor, Loran A, and also
provides considerably more accurate fixes. An area within
this volume is covered by the Canadian East Coast Chain.
See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

VHF direction finding service

1

1.62
Each VHF direction finding station is remotely
controlled by a Marine Communications and Traffic

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Services Centre. This service is for emergency use only as

the service uses Channel 16 VHF throughout. For details
see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

co-ordinators. Weather Warnings and routine bulletins are

broadcast through:
a) National coast radio stations.
b) SafetyNET (Enhanced Group Calling International
SafetyNET).
Details are given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 3 (2).

Radio stations
Coast radio stations
1

1.63
The Canadian Coast Guard maintains a communications
network between shore radio stations and ships in coastal
and inland waters. For details see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 1 (2).

Meteorological broadcasts by radio-facsimile

1

Radio navigational warnings

Long range warnings
1

National weather services

1.64
The area covered by this volume lies within the limits of
NAVAREA IV long range warning services. NAVAREA IV
warnings are issued by National Imagery and Mapping
Agency, (Attn: PTMN (Mail Stop D44)), 4600 Sangamore
Rd, Bethesda, MD 208165003, USA, through Boston
(NMF).
For full details of the service and broadcast details see
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 3 (2).

1.65
Canadian Coast Guard Traffic Centres issue Notices to
Shipping (NOTSHIPS) to inform mariners of changes in
navigational aids or other conditions which affect
navigation. Near-shore notices, affecting vessels less than
40 miles from the coast, are normally broadcast on VHF.
Offshore notices are broadcast on MF.
See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volumes 5 and 3.2
for further details.

International regulations
Submarine cables and pipelines
1

1.66
Local warnings cover the area within the limits of
jurisdiction of a harbour or port authority and may be
issued by those authorities. They may be issued in the
national language only and supplement the coastal
navigational warnings by giving information which the
ocean-going ship may normally not require. For broadcast
details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 3 (2).

1.67
Mariners may obtain medical advice by radio from the
International Radio-Medical Centre (CIRM) in Rome. For
further information, and for details of the coast radio
stations see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 1 (2).

Radio weather reports

METAREA IV warnings/bulletins

1.73
Mariners are warned that every care should be taken to
avoid anchoring or trawling in the vicinity of submarine
cables or pipelines on account of the serious consequences
which would result from fouling them. See The Mariners
Handbook for information on the International Convention
for the Protection of Submarine Cables, together with
advice on the action to be taken in the event of fouling a
cable or pipeline.

Pollution

Radio medical advice

1.72
See 1.103.

REGULATIONS

1.71
Weather information for the area covered by this volume
is available through the Internet.

Distress and rescue

Local warnings
1

1.70
For broadcast details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 3 (2).

Internet weather services

Notices to Shipping
1

1.69
The area covered by this volume lies within the
radio-facsimile broadcast coverage area of national coast
radio-facsimile stations. For details see Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 3 (2).

1.68
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has
established a global service for the broadcast of high seas
weather warnings and routine weather bulletins, through the
Enhanced Group Calling International SafetyNET Service.
METeorological service AREAS (METAREAS) are
identical to the 16 NAVAREAS within the World-Wide
Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS).
Each METAREA has a designated National
Meteorological Service responsible for issuing high seas
weather warnings and bulletins. The designated authorities
are not necessarily in the same country as the NAVAREA

1.74
The International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships 1973 was adopted by the International
Conference on Marine Pollution convened by IMO in 1973.
It was modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
and adopted by the International Conference on Tanker
Safety and Pollution Prevention convened by IMO in 1978.
The convention, as modified by the protocol, is known as
MARPOL 73/78.
The Convention consists of 6 annexes. Annex I (Oil),
Annex II (Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk), Annex III
(Harmful Substances carried at Sea in Packaged Form) and
Annex V (Garbage from Ships) are mandatory; Annex IV
(Sewage from Ships) and Annex VI (Air Pollution) are
optional.
MARPOL 73/78 and Annexes are described in detail in
The Mariners Handbook.

Traffic separation schemes

1

1.75
Traffic separation schemes exist for the through routes
between the Strait of Belle Isle (5140N, 5615W) and the
St Lawrence River, and between Cabot Strait (4720N,
5945W) and the St Lawrence River. Traffic separation

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schemes also lead in and out of Chedabucto Bay (4524N,

6029W) and Saint Georges Bay (4554N, 6144W).
These schemes are shown in magenta on the appropriate
charts and are referred to in the appropriate geographical
chapters of this book. All traffic separation schemes are
listed in the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to
Mariners, which indicates which schemes have been
adopted by IMO.
In the interest of safe navigation, the Canadian
Authorities recommend that through traffic should use the
traffic separation schemes, as far as circumstances permit,
by day and night, in all weather conditions. The provisions
of Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing
Collisions at Sea, 1972, apply; further rules are included in
the Canadian Collision Regulations, extracts of which are
given at Appendix II. The use of the scheme in and out of
Chedabucto Bay is compulsory.
Vessels engaged in fishing may be encountered
proceeding in any direction in or near the traffic separation
schemes. All vessels must comply with the Canadian
Collision Regulations.
Further information on traffic separation schemes is
given in IMO Publication Ships Routeing, in The
Mariners Handbook and Canadian Annual Notices to
Mariners.

Canadian regulations
Caution
1

1.76
The information on various Canadian regulations given
in this book is not exhaustive. Copies of these regulations
are available by post from:
Canadian Government Publishing Centre,
Supply and Services Canada,
Hull, Qubec, K1A 0S9.
Many of the regulations affecting the mariner are
referred to in Canadian Annual Edition of Notices to
Mariners.

Canadian collision regulations

1

1.77
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea, 1972 are modified for waters under Canadian
jurisdiction and are known as the Canadian Collision
Regulations.
Extracts from these regulations are given at Appendix II.

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil

Pollution Damage 1992 (CLC) came into force on the
29th May 1999 for all of Canada. All vessels covered by
the convention are now required to carry a certificate
showing that a contract of insurance, or other security that
satisfies the requirements of the 1992 CLC, is in force in
respect of the ship. It should be noted that the area of
application has been extended to include voyages to
offshore terminals within the Exclusive Economic Zone
and, therefore, the requirements for certification under the
1992 CLC may include ships that may have been exempt
under the 1969 CLC. A 1992 CLC certificate is required
for all seagoing ships carrying, in bulk as cargo, more
than 2000 tons (equivalent to 2040 tonnes) of: crude oil;
fuel oil; heavy diesel oil; lubricating oil or any other
persistent hydrocarbon mineral oil that enters or leaves a
port or offshore terminal within Canadian waters or the
exclusive economic zone of Canada.
A certificate can be issued by:
(a) the Marine Safety Directorate, Transport Canada
for Canadian vessels.
(b) for ships registered in States that are party to the
1992 CLC, by the government of that State.
(c) for vessels registered in States that are party to
the 1969 CLC, the 1992 CLC shall be issued by
either: the government of a State that is party to
the 1992 CLC; the government of the flag state or
by the Marine Safety Directorate, Transport
Canada.
(d) for vessels that are registered in States that are
not party to either the 1969 or 1992 CLC
convention: the government of a State that is
party to the 1992 CLC or the Marine Safety
Directorate, Transport Canada. Application forms
and additional information can be obtained from
any Transport Canada Maritime Safety Office.
Oil Spill Response. Amendments to the Canadian
Shipping Act now require oil tankers of over 150 grt and
all other vessels of over 400 grt, trading in Canadian
waters, to have in place an arrangement with a certified oil
spill response organisation. All such vessels must carry a
declaration naming the spill response organisation along
with the ships insurer and those persons authorised to
implement the vessels oil pollution emergency plan and the
clean up arrangement.

Closure of ports and Examination Service

Pollution of the sea
1

1.78
General information. The attention of mariners is
drawn to the provisions of the Canadian Oil Pollution
Prevention Regulations, Garbage Pollution Prevention
Regulations and the Pollutant Substances Pollution
Prevention Regulations. These regulations, which are
strictly enforced, expressly forbid the discharge from ships
of oil, oily mixtures, garbage or substances, listed in the
regulations as pollutants, into Canadian waters or fishing
zones.
Any discharge or the danger of a discharge of oil, oily
mixture, or a pollutant substance must be reported by the
quickest means available to a pollution prevention officer
or to a steamship inspector.
For further information a copy of the Canadian
Regulations should be consulted.
Air pollution regulations. Black smoke emissions by
ships are not allowed within 1 mile of the Canadian coast.

1.79
Closure of port. Should it be necessary for the
Canadian Department of National Defence to take control
of certain Canadian ports, the signals described at 1.81 will
be displayed at or near the ports concerned.
Masters of vessels approaching the entrance to a
controlled port should not enter a declared Dangerous Area
or approach boom defences without permission, nor should
they anchor or stop in a Dangerous Area or prohibited
anchorage unless instructed to do so.
Masters are advised to communicate with any Canadian
Government or Port Authority vessel in the area to
ascertain the recommended approach route to the port.
Examination Services Vessels and Traffic Control Vessels
wear the distinguishing flag of the Examination Service and
the Canadian National Flag.
The flag of the Examination Service consists of a flag
with a white and red centre, horizontally divided and a
blue border.

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1.80
If ordered to anchor in an Examination Anchorage,
Masters are warned that it is forbidden, except for the
purpose of avoiding an accident, to act as follows without
prior permission being obtained from the Examination
Officers:
Lower a boat.
Communicate with the shore or any other ship.
Move the ship.
Work cables.
Allow any person or thing to leave the ship.
Any passenger or member of the crew who has
embarked outside Canada must be examined by the
Canadian Immigration Officer before effecting admission to
Canada.
Other regulations in force. Nothing in these
precautionary regulations is to be taken as over-ruling any
regulations issued by local authorities at particular ports, or
by routeing authorities of the Canadian Department of
National Defence. See Marpol Annex 1, Reg. 26.
Vessels bound for Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway
are requested to change their shallow water ballast for
water embarked in ocean depths greater than 2000m and
report same to ECAREG. See Canadian Annual Notices to
Mariners.
1.81
Movement control signals. The following signals may
be displayed from a conspicuous position at or near the
ports concerned or by an Examination Service or Traffic
Control Vessel.
When exhibited by Examination Vessels these signals
will be carried in addition to normal navigation lights:
a) Entrance to the port prohibited.
By day.
Three red balls disposed vertically.
By night.
Three flashing red lights disposed vertically and
visible all round the horizon.
b) Entrance to the port permitted.
By day.
No signal.
By night.
Three green lights disposed vertically and visible all
round the horizon.
c) Movement of shipping within the port or
anchorage prohibited.
By day.
A blue flag.
By night.
A red light, green light, red light, disposed vertically
and visible all round the horizon.

Aids to Navigation Protection Regulations

1

1.83
Canadian regulations require that the Master of any
vessel that moves or damages an aid to navigation shall
report the fact to the Canadian Coast Guard by the quickest
means.

Canadian Charts
Regulations
1

and

Nautical

Publications

1.84
Regulations are in force concerning the carriage of
charts and publications in Canadian waters; see Appendix I.
A Provisional List of Charts is published in Canadian
Annual Notice to Mariners No 13 which lists the Canadian
charts to be used in any given area together with the
equivalent Admiralty chart acceptable under the regulations.
Any chart marked REFERENCE may not be used for
navigation in Canadian waters because the chart scale does
not comply with that required by the Canadian regulations.
Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners
No 21 provides an up to date summary of the regulations
with explanatory notes, and reprints Canadian Annual
Notice No 13 giving a brief synopsis. It must not be
assumed that when a Canadian chart is not quoted, the
Admiralty chart which is quoted will meet the requirements
of the Canadian regulations.
For details on how to obtain Canadian charts and
publications see 1.33.

Shipping Casualties Reporting Regulations

1

1.85
When in Canadian waters, any shipping casualty,
accident or dangerous occurrence should be reported by
radio to the Transportation Safety Board without delay. As
soon as possible thereafter a written report should be
forwarded. Copies of Shipping Casualties Reporting
Regulations may be obtained from any shipping office.
For further details see Canadian Annual Notice to
Mariners No 31, amended by Canadian Notices to
Mariners.

Advance arrival notification

1

Dumping at sea
1

form and fee. For more details mariners should contact

their ships agent. Heavy fines may be imposed for
contravention of the Act.
In the case of an emergency situation the requirement
for a permit is waived but a report must be made in the
prescribed form. Emergency situations are deemed to exist
only where there is danger to human life at sea or to any
ship or aircraft.

1.82
Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and
Regulations a permit is required before dumping at sea,
loading for the purpose of dumping at sea, for the disposal
of a substance at sea or on ice, or by incineration at sea.
Permits are issued on receipt of the appropriate application

1.86
The following vessels must request clearance 96 hours
prior to entering Canadian waters from seaward or as soon
as practicable where the ETA of the vessel in Canadian
waters is less than 96 hours after the time the vessel
departed its last port of call:
a). Of 500 gross tons or more.
b). Engaged in towing or pushing a vessel, where the
combined tonnage of the vessel and the vessel
being towed or pushed is 500 gross tons or more.
c). Carrying a pollutant or dangerous goods, or
engaged in towing or pushing a vessel carrying a
pollutant or dangerous goods.

Quarantine reporting requirements

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1.87
The Canadian quarantine reporting requirements are
given in Appendix III.

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Customs
1

1.88
Reporting requirements. A master or person in charge
of a vessel, upon arriving in Canada from a foreign port,
must immediately report to the nearest Custom office. In
case of emergency, and if Customs cannot be immediately
contacted, then the nearest office of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police should be notified. Customs officers also
assume immigration services and in certain ports represent
Health and Welfare Canada in the matter of exemption,
extension and issuing of de-ratting certificates.
Ports of entry for customs purposes are: Port
Hawkesbury, Sydney, Charlottetown, Summerside, Bathurst,
Campbellton, Caraquet, Newcastle, Baie Comeau,
Cap-aux-Meules, Chicoutimi, Gasp, Montral, Paspbiac,
Qubec, Rimouski, Rivire-du-Loup, Sept-les, Sorel,
Trois-Rivires.

Speed restrictions
1

1.89
Mariners are cautioned not to navigate at excessive
speeds in the St Lawrence River above Qubec, as the
vessels wash can cause damage on the river banks and may
be a danger to persons on the shore. Special danger points
are mentioned in the appropriate geographical chapters of
this book.
During the winter season, speed limits may be imposed
on vessels navigating between Trois-Rivires and Montral,
due to the effects of wash on ice (1.10).
Details of any speed restrictions are promulgated in
Canadian Notices to Mariners.

Fishing vessels
1

1.90
Conservation of marine mammals. The Federal
Department of Fisheries and Oceans is responsible for
ensuring the protection and conservation of marine
mammals within Canadian waters. The Fisheries Act
prohibits any form of harassment of cetaceans, including
repeated attempts to pursue, disperse, herd whales and any
repeated intentional act of negligence resulting in the
disruption of their normal behaviour. Harassing whales may
force them away from their habitat at critical times in their
annual reproduction and feeding cycles and may cause
them injury.

1.91
Mariners are advised that they are subject to the
Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations should they have to
stop within a sanctuary. The sanctuaries are shown on
Canadian charts. Within these sanctuaries it is prohibited to
hunt, disturb, destroy, take nests or have in ones possession
a bird or egg etc. It is also prohibited to have firearms or
any other hunting gear. Dogs and cats are not allowed to
be at liberty. Access is prohibited or restricted at certain
sites; consult Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment
Canada) if in doubt.

1.95
Canadian submarines conform closely to the warning
signals procedure applicable to British submarines. Their
indicator buoys are similar and operate on the same
frequency.
In the event of an accident involving a submarine the
nearest naval authority or coast radio station should be
informed immediately.
For further information see the Annual Summary of
Admiralty Notices to Mariners or the Annual Edition of
Canadian Notices to Mariners.

Lights on Canadian warships

1

SIGNALS

1.96
Mariners are cautioned that Canadian warships have
been exempted from the requirement to carry the second
steaming light prescribed by the International Regulations
for Collision Regulations at sea (1972), and that warships
may exhibit additional lights or signals; these are described
in the Annual Edition of Canadian Notices to Mariners.

Hydrographic and Seismic Survey Vessels

Fishing gear
1

1.94
A red flag, with a white diagonal stripe, is frequently
used to indicate scuba or other diving activity. This flag,
despite its general use, is not a substitute for the lights and
shapes required under The International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972); however, if sighted
vessels should keep well clear and proceed with caution.

Submarines

Migratory bird sanctuaries

1

1.93
For additional signals displayed by fishing vessels see
Annex II of Appendix II for the Canadian modification to
Rule 26 regarding additional signals for fishing vessels
fishing in close proximity, or in close proximity to another
vessel.

Diving operations

Protection of wildlife
1

a) By day; at the W end by a buoy with two black

square flags or one such flag over a black radar reflector;
at the E end by a buoy with an orange square flag or an
orange radar reflector; and if longer than 1 mile, by
additional buoys carrying either a white square flag, or
white reflector at intervals not exceeding 1 mile.
b) At night; at the W end by a buoy with two white
lights; at the E end, by a buoy with one white light; and, if
longer than 1 mile, by additional buoys exhibiting a white
light at intervals not exceeding 1 mile.
The direction in which the gear extends may be further
indicated by a buoy moored off each end carrying, by day,
a square white flag or white radar reflector and, at night, a
white light.
c) Anchored fishing gear which does not extend
horizontally is marked, by day, by a buoy with a square
blue flag or blue radar reflector and, at night, one white
light.
d) Fishing gear which is drifting is marked at each end
and at distances of not more than 2 miles along its length,
by day, by buoys carrying a green square flag or green
radar reflector and, at night, one white light.

1.92
In waters off the Atlantic coast of Canada fishing gear
extending horizontally in the sea is marked as follows:

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1.97
An orange buoy, usually attached to the end of the
buoyant cable sensing device, is towed astern of survey
vessels. The buoy displays a white light and carries a radar
reflector.

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Temporary signals
1

1.98
Canadian Government vessels temporarily employed on
Search and Rescue duties may display a square flag which
has an orange triangle on a yellow background.

DISTRESS AND RESCUE

General information
3

Radio monitoring
1

1.99
The radio watch monitoring international distress
frequencies, which certain classes of ship are required to
maintain when at sea, is one of the most important factors
in the arrangements for the rescue of mariners and other
people in distress at sea. For general information
concerning distress and safety, including helicopter
assistance, see Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to
Mariners and The Mariners Handbook.

Distress messages
1

Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems

1.100
The Global Maritime Distress System (GMDSS) enables
Search and Rescue authorities on shore, in addition to
shipping in the immediate vicinity of a vessel in distress, to
be rapidly alerted to an incident so that assistance can be
provided with the minimum of delay. The sea area covered
by this volume lies within the Search and Rescue regions
of Canada.
Details of the GMDSS and the associated coast radio
stations are given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 5.

Ship reporting systems

Automated Mutual-assistance VEssel Rescue System
1

1.101
The Automated Mutual-assistance VEssel Rescue
(AMVER) system, operated by the United States Coast
Guard, is a maritime mutual assistance organization which
provides important aid to the development and
co-ordination of Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts in many
offshore areas of the world. Participation in the system is
voluntary.
Details are given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 1 (2).

Canada Traffic Systems

1

1.104
All distress messages and requests for assistance should
be passed to the nearest Canadian Coast Guard radio
station or Vessel Traffic Services Centre.

Lifeboat stations
1

All Canadian Government ships and aircraft are

available for search and rescue duties when required, as are
all Canadian registered ships in accordance with the Canada
Shipping Act. In addition, the Canadian Coast Guard
operates a number of specialised vessels and small craft
whose prime mission is search and rescue.
The Rescue Co-ordinator is not authorised to order
vessels to undertake salvage but the RCC will attempt to
inform the stricken vessel and its owners, of the presence
of nearby vessels.
For further details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 5.

1.102
For information on Eastern Canada Traffic System
(ECAREG Canada) see (1.26).

1.105
Canadian Coast Guard lifeboats are stationed at the
following places:
Louisbourg (Nova Scotia) (4555N, 5958W)
100 mile range.
Cap-aux-Meules (les de la Madeleine) (4723N,
6151W) 100 mile range.
Souris (Prince Edward Island) (4621N, 6215W)
75 mile range.
Havre Saint-Pierre (Qubec) (5014N, 6337W)
75 mile range.
Summerside (Prince Edward Island) (4623N,
6348W) 75 mile range.
Rivire-au-Renard (Qubec) (4900N, 6423W)
75 mile range.
Shippegan (New Brunswick) (4745N, 6442W)
75 mile range.
Tadoussac (Qubec) (4808N, 6943W) 50 mile
range.
Qubec City (4649N, 7112W) 50 mile range.
Arun Class Lifeboats (length 1554 m) operate from the
stations mentioned above with 100 mile range. Cape Class
Lifeboats (length 1432 m) operate from the stations
mentioned above with 75 mile range.
The stations at Cap-aux-Meules, Souris, Havre
Saint-Pierre, Summerside, Rivire-au-Renard, Shippegan,
Tadoussac and Qubec City are operational from about 1st
May to 30th November.
In addition, during the ice season a patrol ship operates
in NE Gulf of St Lawrence.
Each of these stations are designated Search and Rescue
Stations.

VHF DSC
Rescue services
1

General information
1

1.103
The waters covered by this volume comprise two Search
and Rescue Regions (SRRs), with the dividing line at
Cornwall (4500N, 7443W) on St Lawrence River. Joint
Rescue Co-ordination Centres (JRCCs), constantly manned
by Canadian Forces and Canadian Coast Guard Officers,
are established at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and at Trenton,
Ontario, to co-ordinate search and rescue resources in their
respective SRRs. In addition, Marine Rescue Sub-Centres
(MRSCs) are maintained at St Johns, Newfoundland, and
at Qubec City to co-ordinate local marine search and
rescue operations.

1.106
As from 1st August 2003, all VHF DSC stations (Sea
Area 1) operating within the sea area of this book became
fully operational. Details are given in Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 5.

Patrol vessels and rescue craft

1

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1.107
A Department of Fisheries and Oceans vessel is
stationed at Richibucto, New Brunswick (4641N,
6451W) for search and rescue operations from 1st May to
30th November.
In the St Lawrence River between the Port of Qubec
and le dAnticosti, the Canadian Coast Guard operates at
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and rescue cutter stationed at Tadoussac (4808N,

6943W). The vessels are operational from about the end
of April until the beginning of November.
All these vessels keep constant watch on VHF Channel
16, 2182 kHz and on General Radio Service Channel 9
(citizens band).
Inshore rescue boats are based at various places in the
St Lawrence River between Qubec and Cornwall

(4500N, 7443W). These small units are operational from

about 15th May to 15th September.

Airborne liferafts
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1.108
Certain Canadian Armed Forces fixed wing aircraft and
helicopters are capable of dropping inflatable liferafts and
survival equipment.

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COUNTRIES AND PORTS

Government

CANADA
1

General description
1

1.109
Canada occupies the N and larger part of the North
American continent, bordered on the S by the United States
of America. Within these boundaries there are ten self
governing provinces and three territories with a total area
of 9 970 610 square kilometres of which 755 180 square
kilometres are fresh water, making Canada the second
largest country in the world and the largest in the western
hemisphere.
A notable feature of eastern Canada is the St Lawrence
Seaway, entered at Montral and allowing ocean-going
vessels access to ports in the Great Lakes.

National limits
1

1.110
Territorial sea. Canada claims a 12 mile territorial sea.
Contiguous zone. Canada claims a 24 mile contiguous
zone adjacent to the Canadian territorial seas. Within this
zone the Canadian authorities exercise control to prevent
the infringement of customs, immigration, sanitary and
fiscal regulations.
Exclusive Economic Zone. Canada claims a 200 mile
exclusive economic zone, which includes Fishing Zones 1
and 4 which are shown on Canadian charts.
For further information see the Annual Summary of
Admiralty Notices to Mariners and The Mariner s
Handbook.

Population
1

1.113
Most of the population of 31 081 887 (2001 census) is
concentrated near the S border, where the winter climate is
less severe and development is more advanced. The
combined population of the provinces of Nova Scotia,
Qubec, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island was
8 250 563 according to the 2001 census.

Language
1

History
1

1.112
Canada is a parliamentary democracy with a
constitutional monarchy, in which the Sovereigns authority
is delegated to a Governor General, who is appointed by
the Sovereign on the advice of the Canadian Government.
The Parliament of Canada comprises an Upper House, or
Senate, whose 105 members are appointed by the Governor
General, and an elected Lower House called the House of
Commons, that returned 301 members in the 2001 elections.
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are normally members
of the House of Commons.
There is a Lieutenant Governor, appointed by the
Governor General, in each of the ten provinces, who,
together with an elected Legislative Assembly is
responsible for local affairs.
Yukon Territory, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, the
three areas which do not have provincial status, are each
governed by a Commissioner with an elected Legislative
Council.

1.111
The Norsemen from Greenland discovered and briefly
settled in Newfoundland at the start of the eleventh century.
The land was discovered again by John Cabot in Matthew
in 1497, although fishermen from Portugal, Spain and
France are known to have been fishing these waters before
that date.
In 1534 Jacques Cartier entered the Gulf of St Lawrence
and took possession of the country for France.
Nova Scotia was occupied by the British in 1628, ceded
to France in 1632 and returned by the Treaty of Utrecht in
1713. The Hudsons Bay Companys charter, conferring
rights over the area round the Bay, was granted in 1670.
In 1759 Qubec was captured by the British under
General Wolfe and in 1763 Canada with all its
dependencies became British under the terms of the Treaty
of Paris.
The present federal state had its foundation in the British
North America Act of 1867. This British Act of Parliament
established the Dominion of Canada from the eastern
provinces of Ontario, Qubec, New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia, and made provisions for the later inclusion of the
other provinces and territories.
The last of these to join was Newfoundland in 1949,
making a federation of ten provinces and two territories.
The Canada Act, 1982 was the final Act of the British
Parliament in Canadian constitutional development. It
prepared the way for Canada to amend the constitution, and
this was done by the Canadian parliaments Constitution
Act, 1982, duly proclaimed in force by the Queen in the
same year.

1.114
English and French are both official languages in
Canada. Most of the French speakers live in the province
of Qubec, but there are some in other provinces, notably
New Brunswick.

Physical features of the eastern provinces

Nova Scotia
1

1.115
The province of Nova Scotia consists of a large
peninsula, connected to the mainland of New Brunswick by
an isthmus, 24 km wide. Cape Breton Island, the NE part
of Nova Scotia, is separated from the main part of the
province by the Strait of Canso, a narrow waterway leading
into the S end of the Gulf of St Lawrence.
The SE slopes of the mountains which run the length of
Nova Scotia are generally rocky, barren and wind-swept,
while the land facing the Gulf of St Lawrence consists
mainly of fertile arable plains and river valleys, which are
extensively farmed. None of the mountains attain an
elevation of more than 500 m and many of them are
covered with valuable timber.

New Brunswick
1

1.116
The province of New Brunswick lies on the W side of
the Gulf of St Lawrence. It is bounded on the N by Baie
des Chaleurs and separated from Qubec Province by
Rivire Restigouche. The terrain is generally undulating,
with a maximum elevation of 820 m in its central
highlands.

Prince Edward Island

1

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Prince Edward Island, the smallest province of Canada,
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from the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by

Northumberland Strait. The island has a gently rolling
terrain, rising to an elevation of about 137 m and is
extensively farmed, mainly by descendants of English,
Scottish and Irish settlers. Its rich red soil and red
sandstone formations are distinctive.

Place and Position

Qubec
1

1.118
Qubec is the largest province in Canada, extending N
from the United States border to Hudson Strait. Most of the
province lies to the N of the Gulf of St Lawrence and St
Lawrence River.
Many rivers flow into the St Lawrence River from high
land on its N side.
The Appalachian Mountains extend through the area of
Qubec S of the St Lawrence River, reaching elevations of
over 1000 m in the Chic-Chocs (Shickshock) Mountains of
Pninsule de Gasp.
Qubec City, the capital of Qubec Province and centre
of French-Canadian culture, lies on the St Lawrence River,
as does the great city and port of Montral.
1.119
The province of Ontario lies W of Qubec and extends
into the middle of Canada. Its S boundary has a fresh
water shoreline on the Great Lakes. The terrain is rugged
and rocky in the N, with gentler lowlands in the Great
Lakes and St Lawrence River regions.
Ottawa, the federal capital of Canada, is situated in the
SE part of the province; the great city and port of Toronto
lies on the N shore of Lake Ontario.

Agriculture and forestry

Ore loading terminal.

Anse Brochu, close SE of

Pointe Noire.
(5010N, 6628W) (5.74)

Ro-Ro terminal.

Havre de Port-Cartier
(5002N, 6647W) (5.99)

Artificial harbour.
Privately owned. Ore
and grain loading
port.

Baie-Comeau
(4915N, 6808W) (5.158)

Commercial port;
grain transhipment
terminal.

Port-Alfred
(4820N, 7052W) (5.297)

Industrial and
commercial port.

Chicoutimi
(4826N, 7104W) (5.328)

Industrial and
commercial port.

Qubec (4649N, 7112W)

(9.69)

Major commercial
port.

Trois-Rivires
(4620N, 7233W) (9.179)

Industrial and
commercial port.

Sorel (4603N, 7307W)

(10.32)

Industrial and
commercial port.

Montral (4532N, 7332W)

(10.139)

Major commercial
port.

1.120
Canada is one of the worlds largest exporters of farm
products, chiefly grain from the vast prairies of the interior.
Approximately 265 per cent (1995) of the land area is
classed as productive forest land making Canada a major
exporter of timber and wood products, including newsprint.

East coast of Cape Breton Island

Fisheries

Chedabucto Bay
(4526N, 6110W) (12.70)

Open anchorage for

large vessels.

Inhabitants Bay
(4534N, 6116W) (12.169)

Anchorage.

Sydney Harbour including

North Sydney and Sydney
(4616N, 6010W) (11.49)

Anchorage.
Commercial and
industrial port.

Chedabucto Bay and Strait of Canso

1.121
Extensive fishing is carried out on all the coasts of
eastern Canada, except during the winter freeze. Fish of all
kinds, including shellfish, are caught in great quantities.

Port Hawkesbury and

Industrial and
Mulgrave (4537N, 6122W) commercial port.
(12.179)

Minerals and energy

1

Pointe Noire
(5010N, 6630W) (5.71)

St Lawrence River

Industry and trade

Ore loading and

commercial port.

Saguenay River

Ontario
1

Remarks

Sept-les (5012N, 6623W)

(5.43)

1.122
Canada is one of the worlds largest producers of
minerals, oil and natural gas, and ranks among the first in
the world in mineral exports.
Hydro-electric schemes provide the main source of
electrical power, but coal, oil and nuclear power stations
also contribute.

East coast of Prince Edward Island

Cardigan Bay
(4610N, 6228W) (14.101)

Anchorage.

Georgetown
(4610N, 6232W) (14.105)

Commercial port.

Northumberland Strait

PRINCIPAL PORTS, HARBOURS

AND ANCHORAGES
1.123
Place and Position

Remarks

Pictou Harbour
(4540N, 6242W) (14.26)

Commercial port.
Anchorage.

Trenton and New Glasgow

(4536N, 6238W) (14.26)

Commercial and
industrial ports.
Marinas

Charlottetown
(4614N, 6308W) (14.195)

Commercial port
sheltered anchorage.

North shore of gulf and estuary

Baie des Sept-les
(5012N, 6628W) (5.43)

Sheltered anchorage.

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Place and Position

Remarks

Pugwash Harbour
(4551N, 6340W) (14.249)

Commercial port.
Anchorage.

Summerside Harbour
(4623N, 6348W) (14.288)

Commercial port.
Anchorage.

New Brunswick coast

Miramichi Inner Bay
(4707N, 6510W) (15.26)

Anchorage.

Miramichi River
Chatham (4702N, 6528W)
(15.49)

Industrial and
commercial port.
Silting

Newcastle
(4700N, 6533W) (15.49)

Industrial and
commercial port.
Silting

Sorel. Patent slip with transfer cables to six separate

belts (building and repair). Length of cradle 128 m, lifting
capacity 5100 tonnes (10.70).
Montral. Floating Docks with lifting capacity
27,941 tonnes when two sessions are connected together
(10.182).
North Sydney. Patent slip. Length of cradle 38 m, lifting
capacity 550 tonnes (11.74).
Georgetown. Patent slip. Length of cradle 475 m, lifting
capacity 670 tonnes (14.105).
Pictou. Patent slip. Length of cradle 988 m, lifting
capacity 3300 tonnes (14.26).
Port Hawkesbury. (12.179) Two patent slips, the largest
being 518 m long, 116 m wide capacity 900 tonnes.

Other facilities
Salvage services
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Baie des Chaleurs

Qubec (9.102).
Montral (10.182).

Caraquet Harbour
(4748N, 6456W) (15.119)

Commercial and
fishing port.

Bathurst Harbour
(4737N, 6540W) (15.182)

Commercial port.
(Silting)

Compass adjustment
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Sorel (10.71).

Restigouche River
Dalhousie
(4804N, 6622W) (15.243)

Deratting

Industrial port.
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Campbellton
(4800N, 6640W) (15.254)

Shipping port for

lumber.

Baie de Gasp

Douglastown
(4846N, 6423W) (15.305)

Anchorage.

Havre de Gasp
(4850N, 6427W) (15.289)

Sheltered harbour.

PORT SERVICES SUMMARY

Docking facilities
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Les Mchins. Dry dock. Length 244 m, breadth 274 m,
depth 762 m over sill at MHWS (7.73).
Qubec. Champlain Dry Dock. Length 3642 m, breadth
of entrance 32 m (bottom) 365 m (top), depth 121 m over
sill at MHWS (9.102).

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Deratting may be carried out and certificates obtained at:
Qubec (9.103).
Sorel (10.71).
Montral (10.183).
Exemption and extension Certificates only may be
obtained at:
Sept-les (5.83).
Havre de Port-Cartier (5.121).
Baie-Comeau (5.181).
Trois-Rivires (9.208).
Sydney (11.75).
Chicoutimi (5.328).
Gros Cacouna (8.87).
Havre-Saint-Pierre (4.98).
La Baie (5.297).

Measured distances
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Cardigan Bay (14.123).

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NATURAL CONDITIONS
MARITIME TOPOGRAPHY
General remarks
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The Gulf of St Lawrence receives drainage from the vast
land mass of E Canada. The two outlets to the Atlantic
Ocean are the Strait of Belle Isle between Newfoundland
and Labrador, and Cabot Strait between Newfoundland and
Nova Scotia.

Depths and seabed

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Water depths in the Gulf of St Lawrence are variable;
the S portion is for the most part fairly flat and shallow,
shelving very gradually out to the 100 m contour. Average
depths are of the order of 60 to 80 m, and the edge of the
shelf is 160 miles from the mainland at its widest point. In
the N part, depths are more variable, and the shelf reaches
50 miles at its widest point.
Separating these two margins is the Laurentian Channel
in which the depth is 400 to 500 m. This deep trough
extends from the mouth of the St Lawrence River, S of le
dAnticosti, out through the Cabot Strait and across the
entire continental shelf S of Newfoundland. Another deep
branch runs NE of le dAnticosti and extends up the NE
arm of the Gulf towards the Strait of Belle Isle. Glacial
erosion seems to have caused these troughs.
Sediments in the Gulf include coarse grained sandy
deposits inshore and on the shallow margins, whereas the
deep troughs contain much unsorted coarse material. Rock
outcrops also occur on the shelf areas.

Currents
South-eastern approaches
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1.131
Local magnetic anomalies are mentioned in the
appropriate geographical chapters. Significant anomalies are
also suspected to exist at a number of other locations in
this region, too numerous to mention.

General information

1.134
The predominant set through the strait is SSE, towards
the right flank of the Labrador Current. For much of the
year the main flow is concentrated on the Cape Breton
side, where it is known as the Cape Breton or Cabot
Current. Average rates are to 1 kn and on-shore sets are
often experienced.
On the N side of Cabot Strait currents are less constant,
and at times during the year there is a predominance of W
sets towards Cape Ray (4737N, 5918W). In winter and
early spring this current can be relatively warm, and
contributes towards maintaining some open water off the S
and W coasts of Newfoundland.

North-eastern arm of Gulf of St Lawrence

CURRENTS, TIDAL STREAMS AND FLOW

1.133
The Labrador Current passes Cape Race (4640N,
5305W) and sets SW throughout the year, as shown in
diagram 1.132.1. It is most constant during the winter
season. For further information see Newfoundland and
Labrador Pilot.
After long periods of E or NE winds, a current setting N
may be experienced along the E coast of Cape Breton
Island from Saint Anns Harbour to the vicinity of Cape
North.

Cabot Strait

MAGNETIC VARIATION AND

LOCAL ANOMALIES

Predominant direction. The mean direction within a

continuous 90 sector containing the highest proportion of
observations from all sectors.
Average rate, to the nearest kn, of the highest 50%
in the predominant sectors is indicated by the figures in the
diagram. It is emphasised that rates above and below those
shown may be experienced.
Constancy, as indicated by the thickness of the arrows
is a measure of its persistence. For example, low constancy
implies marked variability in rate and, particularly, in
direction.

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Remarks. The horizontal water movement throughout
the Gulf of St Lawrence is mainly a combination of the
current from the St Lawrence River and the tidal streams.
Upon these factors is imposed the effect of the formation
and disintegration of ice, which varies from year to year,
alternatively reducing and augmenting the flow.
The general anti-clockwise circulation, illustrated in the
diagram, is derived from all available ship observations.
These are sparse in the NE arm of the Gulf throughout the
year, and in all parts during the winter season.
The predominant currents in open waters are reasonably
well defined, but near the coasts the effects of bottom
topography, tidal streams and freshwater run-off lead to
very complex patterns in places.
Current diagram. In the current diagram (1.132.1), the
arrows indicate predominant direction, average rate and
constancy, which are defined as follows:

1.135
Observations in the region between the Strait of Belle
Isle and le dAnticosti are sparse, and those available are
restricted to the waters near the N shore, during the
relatively ice-free months from late spring to early winter.
There is some evidence in summer of SW sets from the
Strait of Belle Isle to Cap Whittle (5010N, 6004W) on
the N side, and of NE sets from near Saint Pauls Bay
(4951N, 5751W) to the Strait of Belle Isle on the S
side.

St Lawrence Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence

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The currents in the estuary set predominantly down
river, along the axis of the main channel. The average rate
of the top 50 per cent of these currents is about 1 kn, and
their constancy is at a moderate to high level.
Gasp Current. The main current from St Lawrence
River, after passing Pointe des Monts (4919N, 6723W)
follows the S shore and flows out of the estuary through
Dtroit dHonguedo. It tends to keep to the SW side of this
passage, but occasionally moves laterally towards the
centre. It is retarded or augmented by the in-going or
out-going tidal streams, respectively, its rates being
generally between to 1 kn. The current rose for Area

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A on the diagram indicates the stability of SE sets and

shows the frequency of sets in other directions.
Occasionally, for periods of up to 3 days, an in-going
current of up to kn replaces the Gasp Current.
The Gasp Current turns more S on passing Cap de
Gasp (4845N, 6410W) and joins a general
anti-clockwise circulation in the Gulf of St Lawrence,
passing between les de la Madeleine and Prince Edward
Island. As the current approaches the SW coast of
Newfoundland it is diverted, some going NE towards the
Strait of Belle Isle, and some towards Cape Ray.
Western part of Gulf of St Lawrence. The S and
SW-going current is increasingly augmented, after the end
of winter, by outflow from the many rivers and bays of
New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
There is a marked tendency for an anti-clockwise eddy to
develop in late summer and autumn to the N of Prince
Edward Island.
From spring to autumn the predominant rates tend to
increase slightly to just over 1 kn in the waters between
les de la Madeleine and the N point of Cape Breton
Island. On-shore sets are common on the NW coast of
Cape Breton Island, with tidal stream and current
sometimes combining in this effect.
le dAnticosti. In the vicinity of le dAnticosti the
out-going current from the St Lawrence Estuary passes both
to the N and S of the island, the S part being stronger. To
the N of the island it is probably swamped at times by the
W-going tidal stream, which runs for a longer period than
does the E-going stream.
There is some evidence of minor anti-clockwise eddies,
one being to the W of le dAnticosti, where a weak inflow
along the N shore of the Gulf is turned S across the main
out-going flow from the St Lawrence Estuary.

Strait, in the N and E parts of the Gulf, and at the entrance

to Dtroit dHonguedo.

St Lawrence River
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SEA WATER CHARACTERISTICS

Salinity
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Tidal streams
1

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In the open areas of the Gulf of St Lawrence the tidal
streams are subject to the influence of the wind. They are
all-defined and weak, with rates of less than 1 kn.

1.138
The predicted flow at a number of positions in the Gulf
of St Lawrence and St Lawrence River is given in
Canadian Tide and Current Tables and shown on the charts.
The information given is a combination of average current
and tidal streams.

SEA LEVEL AND TIDES

1.142
For an explanation of density as applied to seawater, see
The Mariners Handbook. Density values follow the same
trend as the salinity values. In winter low values are found
off the ice edge with values of 102600 in the extreme SW
of the region. In summer a value of 102325 is centred on
the Cabot Strait going up to 102375 in the SW of the
region. In the mouth of the St Lawrence and the N of the
Gulf of St Lawrence density goes up to 102500.

Sea surface temperature

Gulf of St Lawrence
1

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For an explanation of salinity as applied to seawater, see
The Mariners Handbook. In the winter months, the Gulf is
practically ice-bound. Off the ice edge, in the SW of the
region covered by this volume, salinity values will be at
their lowest. In the open waters to the extreme SW of this
region salinity values of 320 to 325 will be found.
In summer the salinity varies from a value of
315 centred on the Cabot Strait, up to 325 in the mouth of
the St Lawrence, the N of the Gulf and to the SW of the
region.

Density

Flow
1

1.140
A semi-diurnal tide progresses up St Lawrence River as
far as Lac Saint-Pierre (4610N, 7250W). Starting from
Sept-les, the crest of the tide takes about 10 hours to reach
Lac Saint-Pierre. The spring range increases from about
24 m at Sept-les to about 5 m at Qubec Harbour; after
this it diminishes to less than 03 m at Lac Saint-Pierre.
Above Qubec the effect of the river begins to be felt.
The period between HW and LW exceeds that between LW
and HW; the levels of HW remain roughly constant while
LW levels rise with increasing distance from the sea. The
LW level is higher at spring tides than it is at neap tides, a
situation which frequently occurs in the higher reaches of a
river.
In the river above Qubec, water draining off the land
may cause the level to vary by as much as 24 m, making
the tide relatively insignificant in the upper reaches.
Tide gauges are located at Saint-Franois, Lauzon,
Neuville, Portneuf, Deschaillons, Trois-Rivires,
Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montral. Up-to-date readings
from these stations can be obtained through the Vessel
Traffic Services System.

1.139
The tide propagated through Cabot Strait and Strait of
Belle Isle is mainly semi-diurnal, but diurnal tides
predominate in the SE part of the Gulf. At the S tip of les
de la Madeleine, and near Buctouche Harbour (4628N,
6437W) and Richibucto Cape (4640N, 6443W), the
tides are entirely diurnal.
The semi-diurnal tide progresses anti-clockwise round
the Gulf, HW in Cabot Strait coinciding with LW in the
estuary of St Lawrence River and vice versa. The
amphidromic point lies in about 4725N, 6200W off the
W coast of les de la Madeleine. At this point the range of
the semi-diurnal tide is zero and it increases outwards
towards the shores of the Gulf, reaching 09 m in Cabot

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Average distribution of sea temperature for February,
May, August and November is shown in diagrams 1.143.1
to 1.143.4. Lowest sea temperatures are experienced in
February and March, when they are below 0C throughout
the Gulf of St Lawrence and ice is widespread. From April
onwards water temperature rises, slowly at first but more
rapidly in June and July with highest temperatures in the
SW of the Gulf and lowest in the Strait of Belle Isle.
Maximum sea temperatures are reached in late August
or early September with values of 10C in the northern
parts of the Gulf and 16C or more in the SW part and in
the Cabot Strait. After August temperatures fall with
increasing rapidity to reach 0C again by December in the
N and in all other parts of the Gulf by January.

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Arrows indicate the predominant direction.
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experienced from year to year.

Pressure
Variability

ICE CONDITIONS

Formation and dispersal of ice

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Most of the ice in the Gulf of St Lawrence is formed
within the Gulf itself, usually attaining a thickness of about
1 m. Some freshwater ice is brought in by the St Lawrence
River. Sea ice up to 2 m thick from the Labrador Sea
enters through the Strait of Belle Isle in the NE, often
extending to about 60W.
Due to the various stresses acting on the ice, the Gulf is
never completely covered with a uniform, solid mass of
ice. Strong winds and tidal streams have a marked effect
on the bulk movement of ice, resulting either in ice jams or
extensive leads along the shores. Where ice is subject to
pressure, ridges may form, often exceeding 3 m in height.
Mean temperatures during the winter do not fall very far
below freezing point, so that prolonged spells of colder or
milder weather have a significant effect on the formation
and disintegration of ice, particularly near the beginning
and end of each ice season. This effect is not so apparent
in higher latitudes, where air temperatures are much colder.
In most seasons new ice first appears in the St Lawrence
River towards the end of December, then coastal ice forms
along the shallows of the New Brunswick coast, through
Northumberland Strait and in the Strait of Belle Isle. Ice
continues to develop and extend, so that by the end of
January the Gulf is virtually filled with pack ice. Ice
continues to thicken and extend until late February, when it
reaches the W coast of Newfoundland and drifts through
Cabot Strait into the Atlantic.
By late March melt of the river ice is almost complete,
whilst along the N shores and in the central Gulf
disintegration of the pack ice is well advanced. Ice through
Northumberland Strait and N of Prince Edward Island is
slow to clear, but by the end of April only a few patches
remain. Ice often persists in the Strait of Belle Isle
throughout May, and may remain in the E approaches until
the end of June.
The average date for Cabot Strait to open to general
navigation is about the middle of April, but this may vary
by as much as a month either way. This clearance is
usually preceded by a great rush of ice out of the Gulf of
St Lawrence, causing a block, known as The Bridge
between Saint Paul Island and Cape Ray. This usually lasts
for several days, but may remain for as long as three
weeks in exceptional years.
Large quantities of ice pass through the strait for many
days after navigation is open, particularly with N winds.

Winter
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From March to May the pressure gradient over the area
weakens as pressure falls over the USA and Canada. By
July the mid-summer pattern is established (as shown in the
diagram) with high pressure remaining over the Azores and
with relatively low pressure over Hudson Bay and the
Iceland area. The winter trough of low pressure across
Newfoundland migrates slowly northwards in spring and
summer as the most frequented depression track is also
displaced to the north. The general pressure field
corresponds with the predominantly SW winds which affect
the region in summer.

Autumn
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A gradual deepening of the Icelandic low from
September to November, coupled with increasing pressure
over the N American continent, restore the winter pressure
distribution and an associated increase in W and NW winds
over the area.

Depressions
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General information

1.147
General pressure distribution is a high pressure belt over
the Azores and the USA with a ridge extending from USA
to northern Canada. Low pressure in the Iceland area
results in an average pressure gradient from SW to NE
over the Gulf of St Lawrence. A trough of low pressure
extending NE from New Brunswick across Newfoundland
marks the broad path followed by the numerous
depressions which transit through or develop over this
region. The average pressure field for January is illustrated
in the diagram.

Spring and Summer

CLIMATE AND WEATHER

1.146
Although the average pressure distributions show a
simple seasonal fluctuation with only minor change in
pressure values, the day to day pressure variability is very
high. Large pressure falls and rises are to be expected as
lows move across the area; variability is greatest in January
and least in July. The average pressure distribution at mean
sea level in January and July is shown in the
accompanying diagrams 1.146.1 and 1.146.2.
There is a small regular diurnal variation of about
1 mb amplitude with maxima around 1000 and 2000 local
time and minima about 1400 and 1600; however it is
usually masked by the larger pressure changes caused by
development and movement of pressure systems.

1.150
Most depressions affecting this area have well-marked
and active frontal systems giving low cloud and rain or
snow.

Development and movement

1.145
The following information should be read in conjunction
with the relevant chapters in The Mariners Handbook.
Weather is highly variable from day to day. Rain, which
turns to snow in winter, is plentiful throughout the year.
Climate is cold, and average temperatures are
appreciably below the normal for this latitude. There is a
marked seasonal variation; winter is long and very cold,
but the brief summer from June to August may be quite
hot in the interior.

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The region is frequently affected by travelling
depressions and the diagram (1.151.1) illustrates typical
depression tracks across the area.
Lows may develop over the continent, approaching the
Gulf of St Lawrence from W to SW; or development may
occur off the E coast of USA subsequently reaching the
Gulf from S to SW. Almost all depressions have headings
between N and E.

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Depressions may already be fully developed when they

arrive in the area but a considerable number originate or
intensify over the Gulf of St Lawrence or in its vicinity;
the mariner should be alert for this eventuality and the
unexpected gales which may result. Occasionally a low will
become slow-moving or stationary for a time, thus
unexpectedly extending the period of stormy conditions.

mild air of the warm sector may give mist and rain. Cold
fronts bringing very cold unstable NW winds to the region
produce snow squalls which may be violent. They are often
followed by frequent and widespread snow showers. It is in
these strong cold NW winds that superstructure icing (1.6)
is to be expected, when spray and precipitation freeze on
contact.

Seasonal trend
1

Winds

1.152
In general depressions are less frequent and less intense
in summer than in winter. During summer there is a
tendency for depression tracks to be displaced farther to the
north than in winter.

Wind roses
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Fronts

Gulf of St Lawrence

Summer
1

1.153
In summer warm fronts preceded by drizzle and rain
usually bring warm moist SW winds over the cold waters
of the Gulf and river, often producing very low cloud or
fog. Cold fronts, sometimes with showers and squalls but at
other times with little associated cloud or precipitation,
bring cooler drier air from the NW to give clearer
conditions.

1.156
Over the open waters of the Gulf in autumn, winter and
spring winds from all directions may be experienced as
frequent depressions pass by; but the predominant wind
direction at this season is from the NW quadrant.
Summer from June to August is a period of light or
moderate winds, variable in direction but most frequently
from the SW quadrant.

Coastal waters

Winter
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1.155
The diagrams (1.155.1 to 1.155.4) show average
recorded frequencies of the various wind strengths from
different points of the compass in January, April, July and
October for several positions in and around the region.

1.154
In winter snow rather than rain is likely to precede the
arrival of the warm front, but after the frontal passage the

1.157
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character and variations of winds over the open sea, they
may become progressively modified on approaching within

Typical Tracks of Depressions (1.151.1)

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any direction is given according to the scale:
0% 10 20 30 40 50%
This scale is further subdivided to indicate the
frequency of winds of different Beaufort force
according to the legend:

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ANTICOSTI

GASP

1
NEWFOUNDLAND

Mont-Joli
les de la
Madeleine
Qubec

Prince Edward
Island
NEW BRUNSWICK

Montral

N OV

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70

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I
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<1

45

Longitude 65 West from Greenwich

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50

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50
55

Wind distribution JANUARY ( 1.155.1)

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60

EXPLANATION. The frequency of wind from

any direction is given according to the scale:
0% 10 20 30 40 50%
This scale is further subdivided to indicate the
frequency of winds of different Beaufort force
according to the legend:

4
Belle Isle
QUBEC

Wind direction is towards the circle centre. The

figure within the circle gives the percentage of
calms.

Sept
-le
s

50

50
4

<1

ANTICOSTI

GASP

NEWFOUNDLAND
les de la
Madeleine

Qubec

Prince Edward
Island

NEW BRUNSWICK
Montral

N OV

45
75

70

SC

A
TI

Longitude 65 West from Greenwich

Wind distribution APRIL ( 1.155.2)

28

2
45
55

50

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EXPLANATION. The frequency of wind from

any direction is given according to the scale:
0% 10 20 30 40 50%
This scale is further subdivided to indicate the
frequency of winds of different Beaufort force
according to the legend:

3
Belle Isle

QUBEC

Wind direction is towards the circle centre. The

figure within the circle gives the percentage of
calms.
Sept
-le
s

4
50

50
7

ANTICOSTI

GASP

NEWFOUNDLAND
les de la
Madeleine

Qubec

Prince Edward
Island

NEW BRUNSWICK
Montral

A
N OV

45
75

70

SC

OT

IA

45

Longitude 65 West from Greenwich

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50

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50
55

Wind distribution JULY ( 1.155.3)

70

75
55

65

60

EXPLANATION. The frequency of wind from

any direction is given according to the scale:
0% 10 20 30 40 50%
This scale is further subdivided to indicate the
frequency of winds of different Beaufort force
according to the legend:

<1

Wind direction is towards the circle centre. The

figure within the circle gives the percentage of
calms.

Belle Isle

QUBEC

es
t-l
ep

2
50

50
4

GASP

ANTICOSTI

1
NEWFOUNDLAND
les de la
Madeleine

Qubec

Prince Edward
Island

NEW BRUNSWICK
Montral

N OV

45
75

70

SC

A
TI

Longitude 65 West from Greenwich

Wind distribution OCTOBER ( 1.155.4)

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about 20 miles of a coast, as described in The Mariners

Handbook.
2

Topography
1

1.158
Topography is of particular significance in this area.
High ground near coastlines, such as that bordering the
shores of the St Lawrence river estuary and the N coast of
the Gulf, tends to deflect winds to blow along coastlines or
valleys. Increased wind strength in straits and around
headlands is also a feature.
Thus in the St Lawrence estuary, SW or NE winds are
more likely than other directions in summer. But in other
months W to NW winds increase in frequency as cold air
drains from the high ground to the N. Incidence of gales is
slightly lower than in the open waters of the Gulf.
In the deep valleys of Rivire Saguenay and the Strait of
Canso winds blow along the valleys generally in a direction
from high to low pressure, irrespective of the free wind
directions at either end of the valleys.

Thunderstorms
1

Land and sea breezes

1

1.159
Land and sea breezes are of minor significance only in
this area. In periods of quiet weather in summer an
on-shore breeze may arise in the heat of the day and a
slight offshore breeze may get up at night especially along
the N side of the St Lawrence estuary.
1

1.160
Squalls may occur at any time of year and particularly
in association with cold frontal passage.
In summer weak cold fronts may produce little cloud or
rain, and a sudden severe squall can arrive without warning
of approach.
In confined waters or near high ground topographical
effects can cause squally conditions when winds are strong.

Gales
1.161
This is a stormy area; a very large number of
depressions pass through or close to the region and gales,
which may be severe, are particularly frequent in winter.

1.162
Gales are frequent particularly in the N and storm force
winds are not uncommon. Gales may be prolonged,
possibly for several days when associated with
slow-moving lows.
Whilst gales occasionally occur in summer from June to
August, particularly in association with storms of tropical
origin (1.163) they are not frequent.

Storms

Tropical storms
1

1.165
The region is, on the whole, a cloudy one as the
climatic tables at the end of this chapter show; but there is
considerably more variability in cloud cover than the tables
might indicate.
Periods with overcast skies are common and may be
prolonged, particularly when moist SW winds over the cold
waters of the Gulf and river give rise to low stratus cloud
or fog. However, a veer of wind to NW often results in
well broken cloud of cumulus type, and skies may be
practically cloudless for a time in the N of the Gulf and in
the St Lawrence estuary.
In the summer months there are periods of settled
weather with many days of well-broken cloud and
sunshine.

Precipitation

Gulf of St Lawrence
1

1.164
Thunderstorms can occur at any time of year but they
are a rare event in winter, and even in summer they are
infrequent over the Gulf of St Lawrence. In the higher
reaches of the St Lawrence river estuary they are fairly
common in June, July and August when a thunderstorm
can be expected on some 4 to 7 days per month.
Squalls, which can be violent, are an occasional feature
of summer thunderstorms.

Cloud

Squalls
1

distributed throughout the depression circulation which also

tends to expand in size.
The storms of this type which reach the Gulf of St
Lawrence have generally undergone some modification by
the time they reach the area but nevertheless they may
produce very violent conditions with gale, storm and
occasionally hurricane force winds. The lows are usually
smaller than the large lows of middle latitude origin and
stormy conditions are confined to a relatively small area
around the centre of the depression. They usually travel
quickly towards NE or N, and they may give little evidence
of their approach. Ships lying near the depression track
may experience very rapid onset of stormy conditions.
For a detailed description of tropical storms and rules
for avoiding them see The Mariners Handbook.

1.163
The area is sometimes affected from June to September
by intense depressions which originate as tropical storms or
hurricanes in the Caribbean area.
As tropical storms move to higher latitudes they
gradually acquire the characteristics of middle latitude
depressions. There is some decrease in the extreme
violence of the strongest winds which in the tropical phase
are concentrated in a relatively narrow ring around the
storm centre or eye. Strong winds become more widely

30

1.166
This is a wet region and appreciable precipitation is to
be expected in all months.
In summer precipitation falls as rain but throughout the
winter months snow is more common than rain. In the N
of the region rain is comparatively rare from December to
March but in the SE rain is not infrequent in the milder
spells, even in winter. In most parts of the area snow is
first reported in October; last snowfall of winter usually
occurs in April or early May.
There is a wide variation in the character of the
precipitation ranging from drizzle to the torrential
downpours in intense depressions or thunderstorms, and the
severe snowstorms and blizzards of winter.
Average monthly and annual precipitation totals (rain
plus the water equivalent of snow) are given for several
coastal stations in the climatic tables at the end of this
chapter. Annual totals vary considerably across the region
and range from about 900 mm in the entrance to the St
Lawrence estuary to around 1400 mm in E Nova Scotia
(Sydney).
The seasonal pattern of precipitation varies across the
region.

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table for Montral which is one locality affected by this

type of fog.

Wettest time of year in the Gulf of St Lawrence is

during winter, from November to January. In Qubec and
Montral maximum precipitation falls in the summer
months from July to September, but there is a secondary
maximum in December.
Driest season in the Gulf is late spring and early
summer with the least falls in June. But farther up the river
estuary the driest time of year occurs rather earlier in
spring, between February and May.

Visibility
1

1.169
Visibility may be severely curtailed in very heavy rain
or in moderate snow falls. Visibility can be reduced to near
zero by more intense snow falls. The combination of strong
winds and poor visibility due to snow produce blizzard
conditions which can be highly dangerous.

Snow
1

1.167
Snow is usually lying on the ground in Nova Scotia
from about the beginning of December until mid-April. To
the N and NW this period becomes longer and on the N
shores of the Gulf snow cover may be expected from early
November to early May. These periods vary from one year
to another and may be as much as a month earlier or later
than those quoted above.
Occasional incursions of warmer air during winter,
especially in the SE, give rise to the phenomenon known
locally as silver thaw. Rain falling from relatively
warmer air at higher altitude may reach the ground where
temperatures are well below freezing point. The rain
freezes on contact with the ground, trees, buildings, wires
etc and covers them with a coating of ice. Ships
superstructures are also liable to be similarly affected.

Air temperature
Average
1

Fog and visibility

Fog
1

1.170
Average temperatures in this region are appreciably
below the normal for these latitudes. The area is
characterised by long cold winters and short warm summers
(June to August). Temperature statistics are given in the
climatic tables at the end of this chapter.
Because the region is frequently affected by depressions,
temperatures are highly variable from day to day. Large
temperature changes may occur within a few hours due to
the passage of warm and cold fronts; this happens more
often in winter than in summer.
Temperature is generally well related to wind direction.
S to SW winds bring milder air; W to NW winds are
associated with colder conditions, and in winter may bring
the extremely cold airstreams from the frozen interior of
the continent.

Seasonal variation

1.168
Fog (visibility less than 1000 m) is a major hazard in
this region. It is a common feature throughout the year
although there is considerable variability in incidence
according to season and locality. It is most prevalent in
spring and early summer when mild moist air blows over
the cold waters of the Gulf. See Diagram 1.168.1.
Sea fog or advection fog is the most usual type of fog
in this area, and is caused by the chilling of warm, moist
air as it blows over a cold sea surface. In the E part of the
Gulf of St Lawrence it is most frequent between February
and late July with an frequency of occurrence of around 10
to 15 per cent. This frequency steadily reduces to less than
5 per cent in the west of the area. At other times of the
year the percentage frequency of fog is between 2 to 7 per
cent.
Landlocked or leeward coastal waters are more likely to
be fog-free than other localities.
Clearance of sea fog generally occurs with the arrival of
cooler, drier air; the passage of a cold front often marks
the end of a foggy period.
Arctic sea smoke or frost smoke is another type of fog
which is sometimes observed in winter. It occurs when
very cold air blows over open water and has the
appearance of steam rising from the water surface. The fog
may be composed of ice crystals. Initially the fog layer
may be shallow but it can develop both vertically and
horizontally to constitute a serious navigational hazard.
Radiation fog affects the higher reaches of the St
Lawrence River and other sheltered and low-lying areas
well removed from maritime influence. It is caused by
cooling of the air below the point of saturation, particularly
on clear nights, and often disperses during the forenoon as
the sun rises in the sky. Incidence is most common in
winter and spring. This is well illustrated in the climatic

1.171
Seasonal variation is very large. The range of
temperature from summer to winter is the least in places in
the SE which are exposed to moderating maritime
influences. It is greatest on the northern shores of the Gulf
and in the upper reaches of the river estuary.
Thus at Sydney, Nova Scotia, average temperature
ranges from about 6C in February to 18C in July, a
difference of some 24C. At Qubec where the mean for
January is 12C and the July average is 19C, the range is
31C.

Minimum temperature
1

1.172
Throughout the region the average temperature is below
0C from December to March. Lowest temperatures are
reached in January and February when daily minimum
temperatures around 15C are to be expected in the St
Lawrence estuary and 20C in some localities on the N
shores of the Gulf. In extreme conditions the temperature
may fall well below 30C.
In the more temperate areas in the S and SE of the
Gulf, daily minima of about 10 to 12C are usual in
mid winter and falling to around 20C or lower in colder
spells.

Maximum temperature
1

31

1.173
Maximum temperatures are in July and August when
daily temperature normally reaches 20 to 25C in most
parts of the region and 15 to 20C in the cooler northern
shores of the Gulf.
With the exception of localities on the N Gulf coast,
temperatures are unlikely to fall below 0C in July and
August.

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70

65

60

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Belle Isle
QUBEC

20

30

es
t-l
ep

15

50
AN

TIC

OS

50

TI

10

GASP
NEWFOUNDLAND

Mont-Joli
les de la
Madeleine

Qubec

Prince Edward
Island
NEW BRUNSWICK

Ch

arlot
te t o w n

SC

Montral

N OV

I
OT

S y dney

45
75

70

Longitude 65 West from Greenwich

40

30
60

Percentage frequency of fog - JULY (1.168.1)

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Humidity

Daily variation

General information
1

1.174
Average values for several stations are given in the
climatic tables at the end of this chapter.
Over the open waters of the Gulf and estuary and at
stations on windward coasts humidity is often high,
particularly in spring and early summer when fog and low
cloud are prevalent.
Lowest humidities are found in the more landlocked
areas of the St Lawrence estuary and on leeward shores.

CLIMATIC TABLES
1

Wind direction
1

1.176
Humidity is usually highest around dawn when air
temperature reaches its minimum value. As temperature
rises, humidity falls to reach its lowest value during the
afternoon. At sea and on windward coasts, variation in
humidity is comparatively small from one time of day to
another. The more landlocked stations show a larger
fluctuation which becomes greatest in summer.

1.175
Wind direction is closely related to humidity. Winds
from a S point tend to be moist; W and NW winds are
usually dry. The veer of wind at the passage of a cold front
is commonly accompanied by a considerable drop in
humidity.

33

1.177
The climatic tables which follow give data for several
stations for which regular weather observations are
available for many years.
These data refer to the specific location of the observing
station and may not be representative of conditions to be
expected over the open sea or in approaches to ports in the
vicinity. Topography has an important influence on local
conditions and climate in this region.

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CHEVERY

1.178

50

50

MONT-JOLI

1.180

LES DE LA
MADELEINE

1.181

1.183

QUBEC

1.184
SYDNEY

MONTRAL

45
75

1.182

45
70

Longitude 65 West from Greenwich

60

Location of climatic stations (1.177)

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CHEVERY (HARRINGTON HARBOUR) (50 28 N, 59 38 W) Height above MSL 6 m
Climatic Table compiled from 10 to 20 years observations, 1960 to 2000
Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Mean lowest
in each month

0700

1300

Gale

Fog

Oktas

1012

17

30

78

75

122

18

19

6 17 22 18

12 10

6 17 32 14

10

February

1011

18

31

74

71

102

15

25 11

12 18

3 29 22

11

March

1012

13

27

78

76

114

15

22 17

4 12 11 16 16

7 22

5 32 12

11

April

1014

16

79

76

81

14

23 30

May

1013

11

80

77

85

13

16 29 10

June

1012

11

18

81

77

75

14

14 26 10

July

1011

15

22

85

81

100

15

August

1012

16

10

23

87

81

99

14

September

1013

14

20

87

79

93

October

1013

14

89

79

103

November

1013

10

14

85

75

December

1011

10

24

83

77

Means

1012

82

75

Totals

Extreme values

January

31 37

10


10

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

1300

1300
0700

0700

mm

Knots

8 21 22

5 12

8 26 12 10 15 21

10

10

6 17

5 20 15

7 15 24

7 19

6 10

7 13 13

6 17 27

10 17 10

7 10 27

4 10

3 11 13

7 16 40

10 13

4 12 30

7 10

5 11

7 27 36

13

16 13

3 10 26

8 17

7 18 36

6 12

14

16 15

6 16 11 17 13

7 14

4 13 28 10

136

15

16 11

7 12 18 21

9 17

6 24 20 13

10

126

16

26 15

20 19

5 12 17 15

18 18

6 16 10 13 10

9 15

5 12 27 10

10

1233

176

58



10
10
10

10



10
20


20

8 12 22


10

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

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No. of years
observations

24* 32

Average
fall

Mean highest
in each month

1300

Mean
daily min.

hPa

0700

Mean
daily max.

Average pressure
at MSL

Month

Average
cloud
cover

Thunder

Average
humidity

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

WMO No 71814

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Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 2000

60

70

64

April

1014

12

12

70

67

May

1014

11

20

69

67

June

1011

17

24

70

66

July

1011

19

11

27

77

August

1013

19

10

26

78

September

1013

14

21

October

1014

15

November

1013

December

1013

14

Means

1013

Totals

Extreme values

No. of years
observations

11

11

10

11

10

10

2 13 16 15 25 10 14

10

4 15 11 11 19 13 16

10

7 16

5 13 16 20

18 15 10

10

mm

Knots
14

22 24

2 17 22

69

11

24 24

1 13 22

81

12

20 23 16

3 12 17

93

15

22 18 30

96

15

12 15 34

92

13

13 12 29

72

91

13

10 13 29

71

100

14

14 13 25

82

70

112

14

12 17 20

81

70

101

14

16 19 16

16

78

67

100

13

28

73

66

107

15

73

67

1129

163

28* 32
_

32 36

15


15

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year



15
15

Thunder

66

26

Fog

30

Gale

11

1300

19

0700

1014

Calm

1014

March

NW

February

87

SW

62

SE

67

31

NE

Calm

20

NW

10

1014

SW

January

Oktas

SE

1300

NE

0700

Average
fall

Mean lowest
in each month

1300

Mean highest
in each month

0700

Mean
daily min.

1300


30

16 14 10

9 20 18

11

7 14

6 20 14 17

12

5 17 10 11 20 12 12

6 25 12 13 22

6 10

3 21 18 17 25

7 11

3 17 15 16 29

7 10 11

2 17 21 16 27

5 11 12 15

2 12 16 18 33

6 15 15 12

6 16 15

16 23 11

5 14 23

13

25 23

3 15 21

17 19 19

4 12 16


15

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

7 20 20

6 16 11 11 21 10 13

10

56



15
15
15

15

15

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hPa

0700

Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Mean
daily max.

Average pressure
at MSL

Month

Average
cloud
cover

Average
humidity

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

WMO No 71811

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MONT-JOLI (48 36 N, 68 13 W) Height above MSL 52 m
Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 2000
Average
humidity

Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Gale

Fog

Oktas

January

1015

15

27

74

72

80

17

6 13 15 16 23 15

4 14

7 25 26 10

11

11

February

1015

15

24

72

68

61

12

4 14 14 17 18 15

8 16

3 27 28 10

10

11

March

1015

10

20

73

69

66

14

9 12

8 12 13 16 13 13

9 23

3 20 27 10

10

11

April

1014

16

73

67

55

12

7 22

6 12

9 17 11 11

9 32

3 12 25

11

May

1014

14

24

73

62

80

15

8 20

5 10

8 19 17

10 33

2 12 26

11

June

1012

20

10

28

74

62

70

14

6 13

8 26 22

8 21

4 13 36

July

1012

22

13

30

76

66

75

13

9 38 21

August

1014

22

12

29

78

65

89

13

5 12 42 15

September

1014

16

25

79

67

82

12

October

1015

19

77

69

82

12

November

1015

14

12

76

70

79

13

December

1015

10

22

76

72

94

18

Means

1014

75

67

Totals

913

Extreme values

No. of years
observations

31* 27
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15


15

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year

mm



15
15

1300

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

0700

1300

Thunder

1300

Average
fall

0700

1300

Mean lowest
in each month

0700

Mean highest
in each month

hPa

0700

Knots

8 17

3 16 41

5 10

9 11

4 18 42

4 11 15 39 14

4 13

5 23 41

10

4 13 16 28 14

7 15

5 22 32 11

11

3 10

5 14 13 19 17 14

4 16

7 21 31 10

10

11

6 12 14 19 21 15

5 11

8 24 29 10

11

11

5 10

5 11 12 25 17 10

7 19

4 19 32

10

165

23



15
15
15

15

15


30


15

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

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Mean
daily min.

Average
cloud
cover

Mean
daily max.

Month

Average pressure
at MSL

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

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QUBEC (46 48 N, 71 23 W) Height above MSL 74 m
Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 2000
Average
humidity

Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Oktas

January

1017

16

29

75

70

90

18

9 12 14

| 18 28

7 11

9 21

3 30 26

10

February

1017

15

27

73

65

74

15

12 17 12

1 15 24

8 12

8 19

2 36 22

10

March

1016

10

21

75

63

85

13

12 16 18

1 12 19

9 13

9 25

3 30 18

10

11

April

1014

19

73

58

76

12

7 17 30

1 11 12

9 12

9 33

3 21 16

10

13

May

1014

17

27

72

51

100

14

7 16 28

1 15 15

6 10

7 25

4 30 15 10

10

13

June

1012

22

12

30

75

57

110

15

8 15 19

2 20 17

8 10

6 18

6 33 22

12

July

1013

24

14

31

81

61

119

15

8 11 14

2 22 20

6 15

5 14

4 35 23

August

1015

24

14

30

83

61

120

14

10 15 13

1 17 22

5 15

4 13

4 36 27

September

1016

18

26

84

63

124

14

12 14 12

| 16 23

8 14

6 14

4 31 24 13

11

October

1017

11

20

81

62

96

13

10 18 13

2 18 18

8 13

9 19

3 19 30 11

10

November

1016

14

14

81

69

106

16

9 15 15

1 17 25

7 10

2 12 22

2 19 27 10

10

December

1017

11

25

79

72

109

19

11 13 13

1 18 28

7 10

| 10 18

2 30 26

Means

1015

78

63

10 15 17

1 16 21

7 12

8 20

3 29 23

Totals

1209

178

122

12

Extreme values



15
15
15

15

15

No. of years
observations

32* 30
_

34 33

15


15

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year

mm



15
15

Fog

Gale

1300

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

0700

1300

Thunder

1300

Average
fall

0700

1300

Mean lowest
in each month

0700

Mean highest
in each month

hPa

0700

Knots


30


15

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

| Rare
{ All observations

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38

Mean
daily min.

Average
cloud
cover

Mean
daily max.

Month

Average pressure
at MSL

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

WMO No 71714

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MONTRAL (45 28 N, 73 45 W) Height above MSL 36 m
Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 2000

1300

Oktas

January

1018

13

26

75

69

63

15

14 18

5 18 22

11 18

5 18 28

February

1018

12

23

74

65

56

12

12 20

4 14 22

7 11

10 18

5 25 29

March

1017

14

18

74

62

68

12

15 21

3 16 18 10

8 18

7 22 26

April

1014

11

21

71

55

75

12

14 26

3 10

4 14 15 10

7 20

7 11

8 17 22

May

1014

19

28

71

54

68

12

11 21

4 12

8 19 15

4 14

6 10 13 26 19

June

1013

24

14

31

74

58

83

13

10 15

3 10

7 26 17

5 10 10 34 20

July

1013

26

17

32

10

77

59

86

13

7 10

7 30 22

August

1015

25

15

31

81

60

100

13

12 14

7 24 20

September

1016

20

11

28

84

62

87

12

12 13

4 10

9 19 16

October

1017

13

23

83

62

75

13

11 16

4 11

6 18 20

7 14

November

1016

16

11

80

68

93

16

8 18

6 11

5 17 24

December

1017

21

78

71

86

18

14 17

3 18 25

Means

1016

11

77

62

12 17

6 19 20

Totals

940

161

Extreme values

No. of years
observations

32* 27
_

34 32

15


15

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year



15
15

Fog

Gale

0700
Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

mm

Thunder

0700

Average
fall

Mean lowest
in each month

1300

Mean highest
in each month

0700

Mean
daily min.

1300

Knots


30

10

10

10

8 12 39 22

5 10 36 23

2 11 10 30 24

4 11

9 23 25

6 13

7 11

7 18 29

8 15

5 21 30

7 13

8 26 25

22

16



15
15
15

15

15


15

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

| Rare
{ All observations

CHAPTER 1

39

hPa

0700

Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Mean
daily max.

Average pressure
at MSL

Month

Average
cloud
cover

1300

Average
humidity

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

WMO No 71627

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LES DE LA MADELEINE (47 25 N, 61 47 W) Height above MSL 10 m
Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 2000

1300

Oktas

January

1013

18

83

81

89

19

6 10 16 23 23

5 10 13 29 22

February

1013

11

22

84

80

68

14

10

5 10 17 25 19

12

March

1013

16

86

81

71

15

10 10

7 14 16 20 13

13 10

April

1013

11

85

79

65

12

11 13 12 12 12

9 14 13

May

1014

10

19

81

73

63

12

8 13 12

June

1012

16

24

82

73

56

10

July

1012

20

14

26

82

74

63

10

August

1014

21

15

27

10

80

72

79

11

September

1014

17

12

22

80

73

72

11

10

October

1015

11

18

80

75

84

14

10

November

1013

13

80

77

98

15

December

1011

13

82

81

100

Means

1013

82

77

Totals

Extreme values

No. of years
observations

28* 22
_

30 28

15


15

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year



15
15

Fog

Gale

1300

0700
NW

SW

SE

NE

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

mm

Thunder

0700

Average
fall

Mean lowest
in each month

1300

Mean highest
in each month

0700

Mean
daily min.

1300

Knots
|

14

15

5 10 13 23 22

12

14

7 14

9 23 15

12

14

11 14 14 12 11

7 15 15

12

13

9 20 14 12 11

10 10 14

8 20 12 15 11

12

12

9 19 19 16 11

10

9 16 16 18 16

11

11

7 19 28 18

9 18 20 20 15

10

11

7 16 23 18 14

10

8 16 20 19 17

10

11

6 13 23 18 17

7 14 18 21 19

11

12

6 12 18 17 19

10

9 17 22 21

12

14

12

5 12 16 18 20

11

4 12 12 22 23

14

15

19

11

8 14 23 21

12

8 13 24 25

15

16

7 14 18 18 16

10

7 13 14 21 19

12

13

908

162

_ 10


30


15

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

44



15
15
15

15

15

| Rare
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CHAPTER 1

40

hPa

0700

Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Mean
daily max.

Average pressure
at MSL

Month

Average
cloud
cover

Calm

Average
humidity

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

WMO No 71709

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SYDNEY (46 10 N, 60 03 W) Height above MSL 62 m
Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 2000

1300

Oktas

January

1013

18

83

73

152

20

6 11 23 29 13

10

9 19 29 18

February

1012

10

21

83

71

125

16

15

4 10 23 25 11

16

7 16 25 18

March

1013

12

17

84

71

131

17

15

7 11 20 19 11

17 13

7 10 16 17 14

April

1013

16

81

71

125

14

19 10

9 10 10 14 14 11

May

1015

13

23

77

65

98

12

17 11

8 15 21 13

June

1013

19

26

76

63

91

12

13

6 14 29 17

July

1013

23

13

30

79

64

86

12

5 16 34 19

August

1015

23

14

30

81

64

97

12

6 13 32 20

September

1015

19

10

26

84

68

103

13

October

1016

13

21

85

70

138

15

November

1013

15

83

73

160

18

10

December

1011

11

14

84

74

173

22

Means

1011

82

69

12

Totals

1479

183

Extreme values

No. of years
observations

31* 21
_

33 27

15


15

Mean of highest each year

Mean of lowest each year



15
15

Fog

Gale

0700
Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

Calm

NW

SW

SE

NE

mm

Thunder

0700

Average
fall

Mean lowest
in each month

1300

Mean highest
in each month

0700

Mean
daily min.

1300

Knots


30

10

12

12

10

12

20 16 10 11 11 10 12 10

10

13

18 14

8 11 17 16 11

12

14 13

8 20 18 14

11

8 10

6 20 23 18

10

9 10

8 10 13 24 19

10

9 29 24 10

11

7 14 18 22 12

11

5 15 26 18 12

12

7 10 20 22 13

11

6 12 22 22 13

11

7 11 14 27 18

11

6 11 23 25 14

7 10 15 33 18

10

12

6 12 25 20 11

13 10

7 13 17 21 12

11

53



15
15
15

15

15


15

Highest recorded temperature

Lowest recorded temperature

| Rare
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41

hPa

0700

Number
of days
with

Mean
wind
speed

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Precipitation

Mean
daily max.

Average pressure
at MSL

Month

Average
cloud
cover

1300

Average
humidity

Temperatures

No. of days with

0.2mm or more

WMO No 71707

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METEOROLOGICAL CONVERSION TABLE AND SCALES

Fahrenheit to Celsius
Fahrenheit
0

733
678
622
567
511
456
400
344
289
233
178
178
122
67
11
+44
100
156
211
267
322
378
433
489

739
683
628
572
517
461
406
350
294
239
183
172
117
61
06
+50
106
161
217
272
328
383
439
494

744
689
633
578
522
467
411
356
300
244
189
167
111
56
0
+56
111
167
222
278
333
389
444
500

750
694
639
583
528
472
417
361
306
250
194
161
106
50
+06
61
117
172
228
283
339
394
450
506

F
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
+0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120

761
706
650
594
539
483
428
372
317
261
206
150
94
39
+17
72
128
183
239
294
350
406
461
517

767
711
656
600
544
489
433
378
322
267
211
144
89
33
+22
78
133
189
244
300
356
411
467
522

772
717
661
606
550
494
439
383
328
272
217
139
83
28
+28
83
139
194
250
306
361
417
472
528

778
722
667
611
556
500
444
389
333
278
222
133
78
22
+33
89
144
200
256
311
367
422
478
533

783
728
672
617
561
506
450
394
339
283
228
128
72
17
+39
94
150
206
261
317
372
428
483
539

1030
850
670
490
310
130
+50
230
410
590
770
950
1130
1310

1048
868
688
508
328
148
+32
212
428
608
788
968
1148
1328

1066
886
706
526
346
166
+14
194
446
626
806
986
1166
1346

1084
904
724
544
364
184
04
+176
464
644
824
1004
1184
1364

1102
922
742
562
382
202
22
+158
482
662
842
1022
1202
1382

Degrees Celsius
756
700
644
589
533
478
422
367
311
256
200
156
100
44
+11
67
122
178
233
289
344
400
456
511

Celsius to Fahrenheit
Celsius
0

C
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
+0
10
20
30
40
50

4
Degrees Fahrenheit

940
760
580
400
220
40
+140
320
320
500
680
860
1040
1220

958
778
598
418
238
58
+122
302
338
518
698
878
1058
1238

976
796
616
436
256
76
+104
284
356
536
716
896
1076
1256

994
814
634
454
274
94
+86
266
374
554
734
914
1094
1274

1012
832
652
472
292
112
+68
248
392
572
752
932
1112
1292

HECTOPASCALS TO INCHES
HECTOPASCALS
950

960

970

980

28

29

MILLIMETRES TO INCHES
0

990

10

20

05

500

0 5 10

20

1010

30

15

2
inches

1020

1030

70

25

40

50

60
70
inches

80

42

90
35

80

1050

31

(2) (for large values)

millimetres
1500
2000
1000
30

1040

30

INCHES
(1) (for small values)
millimetres
50
60
40

1000

2500
90

100

100
4

3000
110

120

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69

68

67

66

65

64

QUBEC

51

63

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

P ROV I N C E

52

51
2.8

4774

Ca
p

4767

W
h

le
itt

2.14

50

50

2.20

284

2.55

4777
Pointe des Monts

232B

49

49

4764

2.28

Cap Gasp

44
GASP

Escoumins

2.47

48

48

S. Paul Island

47

47

4766

2.41

232A

46

46

Scatarie Island

4763

45

45
71

70

69

68

67

66

65

Longitude 63 West from Greenwich

October 2003

60

59

58

57

56

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CHAPTER 2
THROUGH ROUTES FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER

GENERAL INFORMATION
(1.26) are in effect in the Gulf of St Lawrence and its
approaches. This is a mandatory system for vessels, or
towing vessels and tows combined, of 500 grt and over,
and all vessels which carry pollutants and dangerous
cargoes.
Traffic separation schemes, recommended for the use of
through traffic, are established for the entire length of the
routes from Strait of Belle Isle to Les Escoumins and from
Cabot Strait to Les Escoumins. These are shown in
magenta on the charts. See 1.75 for further information.

Chart 4404

Scope of the chapter

1

2.1
This chapter describes the through routes from the North
Atlantic Ocean to the St Lawrence River as far as the pilot
boarding area (4818N, 6924W) off Les Escoumins.
The chapter is divided into two sections:
Strait of Belle Isle to St Lawrence River (2.7).
Cabot Strait approaches to St Lawrence River (2.40).
The routes for trans-Atlantic shipping approaching Cabot
Strait are given in Ocean Passages for the World.
Details of coastal features, landmarks and lights are not
given in this chapter, but cross references are given to
paragraphs in the geographical chapter in which they are
mentioned.

Vessel Traffic Service

1

Exercise areas
1

2.2
The Gulf of St Lawrence is a submarine exercise area.
The W limit in St Lawrence River is 6800W. Details are
given in the Canadian Annual Edition of Notices to
Mariners.

Natural conditions

Pilotage
1

2.3
Pilotage is compulsory for passage up the St Lawrence
River above Les Escoumins (Escoumins on Chart 4777)
(4821N, 6924W).
Pilotage is not compulsory for the through routes below
Les Escoumins, but pilots are available, from Halifax; see
Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy Pilot.
Further information is given at 5.235 and in Admiralty
List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Traffic regulations
1

2.5
St Lawrence Waterway Vessel Traffic Services Zone
(1.27) covers the St Lawrence W from longitude 6600W
to the upper limit of Montral Harbour and includes
Saguenay River. The system applies to all vessels over
76 m in length, 198 m for pleasure yachts, and includes all
air-cushion vehicles and seaplanes on the water. For further
information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume
6 (5).

2.4
Eastern Canada Traffic Zone Regulations (ECAREG)

2.6
Fog is most prevalent in the Gulf of St Lawrence from
mid-spring to early summer. As water temperatures rise,
reaching their maximum in late August or early September,
the frequency of fog diminishes.
Ice. By the end of January the Strait of Belle Isle
becomes closed to normal traffic, causing trans-Atlantic
shipping to use Cabot Strait for entry into the Gulf of St
Lawrence. The Strait of Belle Isle is usually open for
shipping again in early June.
Further information is given in Chapter 1 as follows:
Ice conditions 1.144.
Canadian ice advisory service 1.8.
Canadian Coast Guard ice services, 1.9.

STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE TO ST LAWRENCE RIVER

GENERAL INFORMATION

STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE

TO CAP WHITTLE
General information

Charts 232B, 284, 4762, 4767, 4774, 4777

Charts 284, 4767

Area covered
1

Route

2.7
This section describes the through route from the inner
end of the Strait of Belle Isle (see Newfoundland and
Labrador Pilot) in the vicinity of Forteau Point (5125N,
5657W) to the pilot boarding area (4818N, 6924W) off
Les Escoumins, passing through Dtroit de Jacques-Cartier
N of le dAnticosti (4930N, 6300W).
The section is arranged as follows:
Strait of Belle Isle to Cap Whittle (2.8).
Cap Whittle to les aux Perroquets (2.14).
les aux Perroquets to Pointe des Monts (2.20).
Pointe des Monts to Les Escoumins (2.28).

2.8
From a position in the traffic separation scheme at the
inner end of Strait of Belle Isle, about 5 miles SSW of
Forteau Point (5125N, 5657W), the through route leads
SW for about 140 miles in the traffic separation scheme,
into the NE part of the Gulf of St Lawrence, to a position
S of Cap Whittle (5011N, 6007W).

Topography
1

45

2.9
Most of the mainland between Strait of Belle Isle and
Cap Whittle is under 120 m in elevation, and is much

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lower in many regions, but Collines de Bradore (Bradore

Hills) (5134N, 5710W) (3.3) are distinctive. le du Gros
Mcatina (Great Mecatina Island) (5048N, 5852W)
(3.77) and le du Petit Mcatina (Little Mecatina Island)
(5034N, 5918W) (3.102) are also distinctive.
The land in the vicinity of Cap Whittle is described at
3.122.
The W side of the island of Newfoundland is described
in the Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot.

CAP WHITTLE TO LES

AUX PERROQUETS
General information
Charts 4767, 4774

Route
1

Depths
1

2.10
An offshore bank with a least depth of 165 m (9 fm) in
position 50184N, 59048W, traversed by gullies, extends
SW from Strait of Belle Isle to a position about 20 miles
SSE of les Harrington (5028N, 5927W). The least
depth in the traffic separation scheme is 293 m (16 fm) in
position 50434N, 57590W.

Topography
1

Natural conditions
1

2.11
The climate can be severe, and much fog accompanies
the prevailing S winds.
Information on currents and tidal streams is given at
1.132, ice at 1.144 and weather at 1.145.

2.15
The mainland between Cap Whittle and the vicinity of
les aux Perroquets is generally less than 300 m in
elevation. Mont Saint-Jean (Mount Saint John) (5027N,
6416W), not marked, is the highest point in the area, with
an elevation of 438 m. Further details are given, for the
mainland coast at 4.4 and 4.59, for les de Mingan
(Mingan Islands) at 4.60, and for the N side of le
dAnticosti at 4.154.

Natural conditions
1

Principal marks
1

2.14
From a position S of Cap Whittle (5011N, 6007W)
the track leads about 165 miles W in the traffic separation
scheme through Dtroit de Jacques-Cartier, N of le
dAnticosti (Anticosti Island), to a position SW of les aux
Perroquets (5013N, 6412W).

2.12
Major lights:
Pointe Amour Light (white round tower, black band,
33 m in height) (5127N, 5651W).
New Frolle Peninsula Light (white tower, 12 m in
height) (5101N, 5706W).
Saint Mary Islands Light (les Sainte-Marie)
(50183N, 59394W) (3.125).
Rochers au Cormoran (Cap Whittle) Light (50098N,
60037W) (3.125).

2.16
Local magnetic anomaly exists in the area indicated on
the chart, SW of Pointe de Natashquan (5005N,
6144W). See 4.39 for further information.
Flow. The currents between Cap Whittle and Pointe
Heath (4905N, 6142W) are weak and much influenced
by the wind. Any W set along the N shore does not pass
through Dtroit de Jacques-Cartier, but swings S, passing
around the E end of le dAnticosti.

Principal marks
1

2.17
Major lights:
Rochers au Cormoran (Cap Whittle) Light (50098N,
60037W) (3.125).
Petite le au Marteau (Walrus Island) Light (5012N,
6334W) (4.92).
Cap de Rabast Light also known as Pointe Nord
(4957N, 6409W) (4.177).

Directions
(continued from 2.13)

Directions
1

2.13
From a position about 5 miles SSW of Forteau Point
(5125N, 5657W), the track leads SW, passing (with
positions from Pointe Amour Light):
SE of Greenly Island (13 miles WSW), thence:
NW of New Frolle Peninsula Light (28 miles SSW)
(2.12), thence:
SE of Flat Island (le Plate) (5045N, 5845W) from
which a light (3.76) is exhibited.
The track then leads a farther 30 miles SW before
turning WSW to pass:
SSE of Saint-Mary Islands Light (50183N,
59394W), thence:
SSE of Rochers au Cormoran Light (50098N,
60037W).
The track then leads to a position about 10 miles S of
Cap Whittle (5011N, 6007W).
(Directions continue at 2.18)

46

2.18
From a position about 10 miles S of Cap Whittle
(5011N, 6007W), the W-bound lane leads through
Dtroit de Jacques-Cartier, passing (with positions given
from Petite le au Marteau Light (5012N, 6334W)):
S of Petite le au Marteau Light, thence:
S of an ODAS light-buoy (special) (7 miles SSW),
thence:
N of Cap de Rabast Light (27 miles SW).
Thence the W-bound lane leads to a position about
10 miles SW of les aux Perroquets Light (25 miles W),
where the traffic separation scheme divides (2.20). The
E-bound lane passes about 4 miles N of le dAnticosti.
Useful mark:
Pointe de Natashquan Light (5005N, 6144W)
(4.41).
(Directions continue for the main route at 2.23, and
for the northern route at 2.24)

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area. The positions of the intersecting lanes can be seen on

the chart.
(Directions continue at 2.36)

Anchorages and landing places

1

2.19
Sheltered anchorage can be obtained in the following
natural harbours on the N shore:
Havre Sainte-Genevive (4.114) in St Lawrence Bay
(5015N, 6306W).
Havre Saint-Pierre (5014N, 6337W) (4.98).
Alongside berthing is also available.

Directions for northern route

1

LES AUX PERROQUETS TO

POINTE DES MONTS
General information
Chart 4774

Routes
1

2.20
The main route in the traffic separation scheme leads
about 125 miles WSW from a position at the W end of
Dtroit de Jacques-Cartier, about 10 miles SW of les aux
Perroquets (5013N, 6412W), where the separation
scheme divides, to a position in a precautionary area off
Pointe des Monts (4919N, 6723W).
The N branch of the traffic separation scheme leads
about 70 miles W from Dtroit de Jacques-Cartier to a
precautionary area in the approaches to Baie des Sept-les
(Seven Islands Bay) (5012N, 6627W) (5.47) and Havre
de Port-Cartier (5002N, 6647W) (5.99), whence it leads
a farther 60 miles SW to rejoin the main route off Pointe
des Monts.
The in-bound lane from the E, on the S side of the
river, joins these routes in the precautionary area.
The coastal routes and harbours are described in
Chapter 5.

Topography
1

2.21
The coast of the NW end of le dAnticosti is low, with
hills of moderate height close inland; see 4.175 for further
details. The terrain N of Pointe des Monts rises to high
hills inland; see 5.92 for further details.

Traffic regulations
1

2.22
Incoming vessels enter the St Lawrence Waterway Vessel
Traffic Services Zone (1.27) on crossing longitude
6600W. The reporting points, which are mandatory, are
shown on the charts. For further information, including
VHF radio channels, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 6 (5).

Anchorages and harbours

Charts 4775, 4778

North shore
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Directions for main route

(continued from 2.18)

(continued from 2.18)

2.24
From a position in the traffic separation scheme about
10 miles SW of les aux Perroquets Light (5013N,
6412W) the N route leads W, passing S of Rochers de
Moisie (Moisie Rocks) (50097N, 66077W).
Thence the track leads to a position in a precautionary
area about 3 miles E of le du Corossol Light (5005N,
6623W), in the approaches to Baie des Sept-les. See 5.34
for directions to Sept-les and 5.97 for directions to
Port-Cartier. The positions where other traffic lanes
intersect this route can be seen on the chart.
2.25
From the vicinity of the precautionary area, the track
leads SW, passing:
About 12 miles SE of le du Grande Caouis (4950N,
6700W) (5.127), from which a light is exhibited,
thence:
About 9 miles SE of le aux Oeufs (4937N,
6711W) (5.127), from which a light is exhibited,
thence:
About 5 miles SE of Pointe des Monts (4919N,
6723W).
The track leads through a precautionary area centred on
a position about 11 miles ESE of Pointe des Monts.
Caution. Crossing, merging and opposing traffic in other
lanes of the traffic separation scheme may be encountered
along this route, particularly in the vicinity of the two
precautionary areas. In the N, precautionary area traffic
bound for Havre de Port-Cartier (5002N, 6647W) (5.99)
crosses the separation scheme. The positions of the
intersecting lanes can be seen on the chart.
2.26
Useful marks:
Radio tower (4936N, 6716W) (5.133).
Radio tower (4931N, 6717W) (5.133).
Disused lighthouse (4920N, 6722W) (5.133).
(Directions continue at 2.36)

2.23
From a position in the traffic separation scheme about
10 miles SW of les aux Perroquets Light (5013N,
6412W) (4.125), the direct route for the St Lawrence
River leads WSW to a precautionary area about 11 miles
ESE of Pointe des Monts (4919N, 6723W). The route
merges with two other inbound lanes and meets outbound
traffic in the traffic separation scheme destined for Baie des
Sept-les. Thence the inbound lane leads SW passing about
5 miles SE of Pointe des Monts.
Caution. Crossing, merging and opposing traffic in other
lanes of the traffic separation scheme may be encountered
along this route and in the vicinity of the precautionary

2.27
Baie des Sept-les (5012N, 6627W) (5.58), capable
of accommodating large vessels at anchor or alongside.
Havre de Port-Cartier (5002N, 6647N) (5.110), a
deep water artificial harbour and fine weather anchorage.
Baie des Homards (4948N, 6706W) (5.137), an
anchorage with shelter from N winds only.

POINTE DES MONTS TO LES ESCOUMINS

General information
Charts 4774, 4777, 4782

Route
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2.28
From a position in the precautionary area, 11 miles ESE
of Pointe des Monts (4919N, 6723W) the in-bound lane
of the traffic separation scheme leads about 105 miles
WSW to a precautionary area 2 miles E of the pilot
boarding position (4818N, 6924W), off Les Escoumins.

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Other navigational aids

2.29
High land which extends W from Pointe des Monts
changes completely to a low terrain (5.186) SW of Pointe
Saint-Gilles (4912N, 6809W). See 5.204 and 5.220 for
details of the terrain farther SW.

Traffic regulations
1

2.30
Three crossing gates, between Matane (4851N,
6732W) and Baie-Comeau, about 32 miles N; Pointe
Michel (4855N, 6837W) and the coast 23 miles SE;
and Trois-Pistoles (4807N, 6910W) and Les Escoumins,
about 15 miles NNW, are shown on the chart. Vessels
crossing the separation scheme should use these crossing
gates and report their intentions to Escoumins Traffic on
the appropriate VHF channel. See note on the chart.

Directions
(continued from 2.23, 2.26, and 2.61)

Vessel Traffic Service

1

2.31
The Vessel Traffic Services Centre at Les Escoumins
maintains radar surveillance within a radius of 32 miles and
regulates traffic in the area. Vessel Traffic Services
reporting points are shown on the charts. See 2.5 and
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5) for further
information.

Tidal streams
1

2.32
About 1 mile S of Pointe des Monts, the in-going and
out-going tidal streams set W and E, respectively, with
maximum rates of kn.
About 2 miles N of Grosses Roches (4856N, 6710W)
directions are WSW and ENE, with maximum rates of
kn. Elsewhere directions are WSW and ENE, with
maximum rates of kn.
See also tidal information on the charts.

Chart 4778 plan of Baie Comeau

2.33
Pointe des Monts. Mean spring range about 29 m;
mean neap range about 15 m. For further information see
Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2.

Baie-Comeau
1

Principal marks
1

2.36
From a position about 5 miles SE of Pointe des Monts
(4919N, 6723W), where the main route from Dtroit de
Jacques-Cartier is joined by the N route, the inward-bound
lane of the traffic separation scheme leads SW, passing:
About 11 miles SE of Pointe de Manicouagan
(4906N, 6812W) (5.185), thence:
About 12 miles SE of Pointe Michel (4855N,
6837W) (5.185), thence:
NW of a light-buoy (ODAS) (IML4) (4840N,
6835W), thence:
About 8 miles NW of le Bicquette (4825N,
6854W) from which a light is exhibited (7.115),
thence:
About 5 miles SE of Pointe au Boisvert (4834N,
6909W) (5.204).
Thence the track leads to a precautionary area for Les
Escoumins pilot boarding area situated 1 mile SE of LAnse
aux Basques Light (4819N, 6925W) where the St
Lawrence River pilot is embarked. For further information
see 5.235 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).
(Directions continue at 5.241)

Anchorages and harbours

Tidal levels
1

2.35
Racons:
Pointe de Manicouagan Light (4906N, 6812W)
(5.188).
LAnse aux Basques Light (4819N, 6925W)
(5.239).

2.34
Landmarks:
Radar tower (4819N, 6925W) near Les Escoumins.
Water-tower (4820N, 6924W) (red lights) near Les
Escoumins.
Major lights:
Cap Chat Light (4905N, 6645W) (7.56).
Pointe de Manicouagan Light (4906N, 6812W)
(5.188).
Pointe Rocheuse Light (4844N, 6903W) (5.207).
LAnse aux Basques Light (4819N, 6925W)
(5.239).
Cap de Bon-Dsir Light (4816N, 6928W) (5.239).

2.37
The principal harbour on the N shore is Baie-Comeau
(4915N, 6808W) (5.158). Anchorage can be obtained off
the wharves on the W side of Baie des Anglais in depths
of 20 to 40 m but it is exposed to E and S winds.
Chart 4777

Baie aux Outardes

1

2.38
Good anchorage in W gales is available in Baie aux
Outardes (4859N, 6834W) (5.191).
Chart 4777 plan of Rimouski

Rimouski
1

2.39
Anchorage is afforded in Rimouski Road (4829N,
6831W) (7.119).

CABOT STRAIT APPROACHES TO ST LAWRENCE RIVER

section describes the through route from the approaches to
the strait from the S to Pointe des Monts, passing through
Dtroit dHonguedo (Gasp Passage) SW of le dAnticosti.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4404

Area covered
1

2.40
Routes from the North Atlantic to Cabot Strait (4724N,
5945W) are given in Ocean Passages for the World. This
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The section is arranged as follows:

Scatarie Island to Saint Paul Island (2.41).
Cabot Strait to Cap Gasp (2.47).
Cap Gasp to Pointe des Monts (2.55).

Anchorage
Chart 2042

Sydney Harbour
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SCATARIE ISLAND TO
SAINT PAUL ISLAND

2.46
Sydney Harbour (4612N, 6013W) (11.49), which
comprises a roadstead leading into the commercial ports of
North Sydney and Sydney and affords anchorage in the
approaches to North Sydney (11.72).

CABOT STRAIT TO CAP GASP

General information

General information

Charts 4763, 4764, 2666

Route

Charts 4764, 4766, 4762

2.41
From a landfall position E of Scatarie Island Light
(4602N, 5941W), the route for shipping entering Cabot
Strait leads NNW for about 75 miles to a position E of
Saint Paul Island (4712N, 6009W).

Route
1

Topography
1

2.42
The E coast of Cape Breton Island, from the vicinity of
Scatarie Island (11.93) to Point Aconi (4620N, 6018W),
is of moderate elevation, but farther W and N the terrain
becomes mountainous. Further details are given at 11.5 and
11.31.

Topography
1

Natural conditions
1

2.43
Flow. See 1.134 for information on flow in Cabot Strait.
Ice is not usually a serious impediment to shipping
outside the period from mid-February to mid-April. See
1.144 for further information.
Fog. See 1.145 and 1.168 for further information.

2.48
From Cap Gasp (4845N, 6410W) for a distance of
3 miles NW, limestone cliffs rise sheer from the sea to
heights of more than 200 m. Descriptions are given, for the
N coast of Cape Breton Island at 6.19, for Saint Paul
Island at 6.8, for les de la Madeleine at 6.29, and for the
S coast of le dAnticosti at 6.129.

Natural conditions
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Principal marks
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2.47
From a position about 6 miles ENE of Saint Paul Island
(4712N, 6009W) the route from the SW side of Cabot
Strait leads about 52 miles NNW to join the in-bound
traffic lane leading WNW from NE side of the strait in
position 4801N, 6039W. The merged track then
continues a farther 140 miles NW, in the traffic separation
scheme, to a position NNE of Cap Gasp (4845N,
6410W).

2.44
Landmarks:
Flint Island Lighthouse (4611N, 5946W) (11.80).
Saint Paul Island North Point Lighthouse (4714N,
6008W) (6.11).
Major lights:
Scatarie Island NE Point Light (4602N, 5941W)
(11.96).
Flint Island Light (11.80).
Sydney Low Point Light (4616N, 6008W) (11.34).
Saint Paul Island North Point Light (6.11).
Cape Ray Light (white 8-sided tower, red daymark
white band, 17 m in height) (4737N, 5918W).

2.49
Flow. The flow in this region is dominated by the Gasp
Current (1.136) setting SE through Dtroit dHonguedo.
West of a line drawn from Pointe du Sud-Ouest (Southwest
Point) (4924N, 6336W) on the S coast of le dAnticosti
to a position about 12 miles E of Saint Paul Island, the
current usually sets SSE at a rate of to 1 kn.
Occasionally this direction is reversed, or there may be a
cross-current setting either SE or SW with a rate of to
1 kn.
Ice fills the SW part of the gulf by early February in a
normal winter, and continues to spread E throughout the
month. Clearing becomes quite evident in the second half
of March, producing an open route in the central part of
the gulf during early April. See 1.144 for further
information.

Principal marks
Directions
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2.45
From a position E of Scatarie Island (4602N, 5941W)
the track into the Gulf of St Lawrence leads NNW, passing
ENE of Flint Island (4611N, 5946W) (11.78).
Thence the track leads to a position about 6 miles ENE
of Saint Paul Island (6.8), in Cabot Strait, entering the N,
in-bound, lane of the traffic separation scheme, as indicated
on the charts.
Useful mark:
Saint Paul Island South Point Light (4711N,
6010W) (6.11).
(Directions continue at 2.52)

2.50
Major lights:
Cape Ray Light (4737N, 5918W) (2.44).
Saint Paul Island North Point Light (4714N,
6008W) (6.11).
Cap des Rosiers Light (4851N, 6412W) (7.12).

Other navigational aids

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2.51
VHF emergency direction finding service:
Cap des Rosiers (4851N, 6412W).
Pointe Heath (4905N, 6142W).
For operating details see 1.62 and Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 2.

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This Vessel Traffic Services System is mandatory, and

reporting points are shown on the charts.
For further information, including VHF operating
channels, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).

Directions
(continued from 2.45)

Route from south-west side of Cabot Strait

1

2.52
From a position about 6 miles ENE of Saint Paul Island
the track leads NNW for about 52 miles, in the in-bound
lane of the traffic separation scheme, passing about
23 miles ENE of Rochers aux Oiseaux (Bird Rocks)
(4750N, 6109W) (2.53), where it joins the in-bound lane
of the route from the NE side of Cabot Strait.
Thence the track leads WNW across the Gulf of St
Lawrence, passing about 20 miles NNE of Rochers aux
Oiseaux, to a position about 34 miles NE of Cap Gasp
(4845N, 6410W) (7.10).
Caution. Traffic heading ESE may be met in the
vicinity of 4748N, 6029W, where the out-going traffic
lane is crossed.
(Directions continue at 2.61)

Natural conditions
1

Principal marks
1

Route from north-east side of Cabot Strait

1

2.58
Flow. See 1.138.
Ice. See 1.144.
2.59
Major lights:
Cap des Rosiers Light (4851N, 6412W) (7.12).
Rivire au Renard Light (4900N, 6423W) (7.12).
LAnse--Valleau Light (4905N, 6434W) (7.12).
Cap de la Madeleine Light (4915N, 6520W)
(7.28).
La-Martre-de-Gasp (4912N, 6610W) (7.44).
Cap Chat Light (4905N, 6645W) (7.56).

Other navigational aids

2.53
From an initial position about 33 miles NE of Saint Paul
Island (4712N, 6009W), the in-bound lane of this
branch of the traffic separation scheme leads WNW. It then
joins the route coming from the SW part of the strait in the
vicinity of 4801N, 6039W.
Useful mark:
Rochers aux Oiseaux (Bird Rocks) Light (4750N,
6109W) (6.124).

2.60
VHF emergency direction finding service:
Cap des Rosiers (4851N, 6412W).
Riviere au Renard (4900N, 6424W).
For operating details see 1.62 and Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 2.

Directions
(continued from 2.52)

Anchorage

Cap Gasp to Pointe des Monts

Chart 4766
2.54
Anchorage is available off Douglastown (4846N,
6423W) (15.305) in Baie de Gasp.

CAP GASP TO POINTE DES MONTS

General information
Charts 4766, 4774

Route
1

2.55
From a position in the traffic separation scheme NE of
Cap Gasp (4845N, 6410W) the route leads initially
WNW to the vicinity of 4922N, 6410W where a branch
of the traffic separation scheme continues WNW across the
estuary to the approaches to Baie des Sept-les (5012N,
6627W) (5.47). The in-bound lane for the St Lawrence
River leads W and then WSW, remaining about 12 miles
off the S shore, to a position in a precautionary area
centred on a position about 11 miles ESE of Pointe des
Monts (4919N, 6723W). Thereafter the traffic separation
scheme continues SW to Les Escoumins; see 2.28.

Dtroit dHonguedo to Baie des Sept-les

1

Topography
1

2.56
See 7.8, 7.10, 7.27, 7.39, 7.41 and 7.53 for descriptions
of the land between Cap Gasp and Cap Chat (4905N,
6645W).

Vessel Traffic Service

1

2.61
From a position in the in-bound lane of the traffic
separation scheme about 34 miles NE of Cap Gasp
(4845N, 6410W) (7.10) the track leads initially WNW to
position 4922N 6410W where the lane splits. The track
then leads W, passing:
About 11 miles N of Cap de la Madeleine Light
(4915N, 6520W), thence:
To a position 4928N, 6550W where the track leads
WSW, passing:
About 13 miles NNW of Cap Chat Light (4905N,
6645W), thence:
To a position about 5 miles SE of Pointe des Monts
(4919N, 6723W).
The track leads through a precautionary area centred on
a position about 11 miles ESE of Pointe des Monts.
Caution. Crossing traffic may be encountered in the
vicinity of position 4923N, 6430W at the intersection
with the ESE-going route from Baie des Sept-les.
(Directions continue for Les Escoumins at 2.36)

2.57
Incoming vessels enter the St Lawrence Waterway Vessel
Traffic Services Zone (2.5) on crossing longitude 6600W.

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2.62
From position 4922N 6410W where the lane splits
(2.61), the other branch of the traffic separation scheme
leads WNW across the estuary for about 90 miles to a
precautionary area 6 miles ESE of le du Corossol Light
(50 05 N, 66 23 W) (5.33). The precautionary area is
situated 5 miles SE of the entrance to Chenal du Milieu
(Middle Channel) (5.47).
Caution. Crossing traffic may be encountered in the
vicinity of 4947N, 6527W and the precautionary area,
the positions of which are shown on the chart.
(Directions continue for the approach to Baie des
Sept-les at 5.67)

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STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE TO CAP WHITTLE

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 232B

entirely barren, the rocky ground is covered with moss and

scrubby bushes.

Scope of the chapter

1

3.1
This chapter describes the waters off the S coast of the
provinces of Labrador and Qubec, from position 5121N,
5700W at the W end of Strait of Belle Isle to Cap
Whittle (5011N, 6007W). Anchorages, harbours and
settlements, accessible to small vessels, on the coast and
among the off-lying islands, and the passages leading to
them from the open sea are included. Inshore passages,
navigable by small vessels, along parts of the coast and
among the islands are also described.
Through route. Directions are given in Chapter 2 for a
through route and traffic separation scheme from Strait of
Belle Isle to St Lawrence River, shown in magenta on the
chart.
The chapter is divided into two sections:
Strait of Belle Isle to Cap du Gros Mcatina (3.8).
Cap du Gros Mcatina to Cap Whittle (3.99).

Depths
3

3.4
An offshore bank with a least depth of 165 m (54 ft)
over a rock (50184N, 59048W), traversed by gullies,
extends SW from Strait of Belle Isle to a position about
20 miles SSE of les Harrington (5029N, 5928W). The
least depth in the area betwen the two traffic separation
schemes is 293 m (16 fm) in position 50434N,
57590W.

Fishing
1

3.5
During the navigation season, from June to December,
the population is augmented by the crews of fishing vessels
and others employed in the fishing industry. The very
sparse resident population is scattered among the small
villages and fishing settlements.

Charts
1

Navigation

3.2
Cautionary notes on charts 284 and 232B refer to
limitations as to their use and differences in longitudes
used on those charts. See also information on British
Admiralty charts at 1.30.

Topography
1

3.3
The coast is indented with inlets and bays, and fringed
with islands, rocks and ledges which are frequently
steep-to. In some places the islands and rocks are so
numerous that only very small vessels can navigate among
them.
The mainland hills, except Collines de Bradore (Bradore
Hills) (5134N, 5710W), three round-backed mountains,
over 305 m high, and the high land near Cap du Gros
Mcatina (Cap Mcatina), close NW of Entrance Island
(5044N, 5900W), do not, generally, rise above 122 m
(400 ft), and are often much lower.
The only islands of considerable height are le du Gros
Mcatina (Great Mecatina Island) (5048N, 5852W) and
le du Petit Mcatina (Little Mecatina Island) (5034N,
5918W).
Both the mainland and the islands are of granite, with
no trees except at the head of some bays. When not

3.6
It is dangerous to approach this coast at night or in fog.
Even in good conditions great caution is required, as the
rocks and ledges which lie offshore frequently rise abruptly
to within a few feet of the surface, so that soundings may
give no warning of approach.
There are some harbours which may be safely entered
by vessels of appropriate size, but their approaches are
generally intricate and a good lookout should be kept for
dangers within the outer reefs.

Natural conditions
1

3.7
Tidal streams. Close inshore and among the islands the
flood stream sets weakly W and the ebb sets weakly E, but
both streams are much influenced by the wind.
Ice does not clear the coast before June and it forms
again in sheltered bays in September. Drifting icebergs are
common and may be encountered at any time.
Fog often accompanies the prevalent S wind during the
navigation season from early June to mid-December.
Except towards the end of the navigation season, when
it becomes frosty, it is warmer and less foggy in sheltered
bays.

STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE TO CAP DU GROS MECATINA

Mcatina (5044N, 5901W). The section is arranged as
follows:
Forteau Point to le de la Demoiselle (3.9).
le de la Demoiselle to le Mistanoque (3.30).
le Mistanoque to les Saint-Augustin (3.56).
les Saint-Augustin to Cap du Gros Mcatina (3.73).

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 284

Area covered
1

3.8
This section describes the waters between the inner end
(5125N, 5700W) of Strait of Belle Isle and Cap du Gros

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Radio tower (red lights) (5125N, 5712W), 65 m

(213 ft) high.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 3.35)

FORTEAU POINT TO LE
DE LA DEMOISELLE
General information

Baie de Blanc-Sablon

Chart 284, Canadian Chart 4470 (see 1.32)

Canadian Charts 4980, 4470 (see 1.32)

Route

General information

3.9
From a position about 5 miles SSW of Forteau Point
(5125N, 5657W), at the inner end of Strait of Belle Isle,
the route leads about 25 miles WSW, crossing the mouth of
a large bight, with several small harbours along its
shoreline to a position about 7 miles S of le de la
Demoiselle (Caribou Island) (5125N, 5738W).

Topography
1

3.10
The bare granite hills of the S coast of Qubec province
descend to flat, marshy ground on the E side of Baie de
Bradore (Bradore Bay) (5129N, 5715W). A large
waterfall 3 miles W of the NE corner of Baie de Bradore
may be visible from seaward.
Low promontories, with a green alluvial appearance,
separate the following inlets:
Baie des Belles Amours (5128N, 5726W).
Baie du Milieu (Middle Bay) (5127N, 5729W).
Havre des Cinq Lieues (Five Leagues Harbour)
(5126N, 5732W).

Principal marks
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3.11
Landmark:
Shrine (5125N, 5712W), 60 m (198 ft) high,
standing on a bluff, with a church spire, 2 cables
SW, are prominent.
Major light:
New Frolle Peninsula Light (5101N, 5706W)
(2.12).

Directions for approach to Baie de Blanc-Sablon from

east

Directions
(continued from Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot)
1

3.14
Description. Baie de Blanc-Sablon (5125N, 5708W)
partly sheltered by le au Bois and le Greenly (3.12) is a
generally safe anchorage, used by fishing vessels during the
navigation season, but SW winds can cause heavy seas in
the bay. Hills surround the bay, including a distinctive
saddle-shaped hill on the N side. A group of oil tanks close
W of the public jetty (3.20) on the W side of the bay can
be seen from a distance of 7 to 8 miles.
Rivire de Blanc-Sablon flows into the head of the bay,
at the E end of a sandy beach; elsewhere the shores are
rocky, with boulders. The settlement of Blanc-Sablon,
population about 350, is situated at the head of the bay.
Submarine cable is laid 180 m (591 ft) from the shore
at Pointe Morel (51248N, 58093W); a prohibited
anchorage sign is situated near the shore.
3.15
Local magnetic anomaly. Deflection of the magnetic
compass is reported in this area.
Tidal stream. The in-going stream usually sets W
through the bay at an average rate of 1 kn. The out-going
stream sets E. Wind can increase the rate of the tidal
streams to 2 kn. Wind against tide raises a heavy sea in
the channels, particularly between le au Bois and the
mainland, where conditions can be dangerous for boats.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 14 m; mean neap
range about 06 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2 for
the latest information.
Ice. Baie de Blanc-Sablon freezes over from about
mid-December to mid-May.

3.12
From a position about 5 miles SSW of Forteau Point
(5125N, 5657W), the track leads WSW, passing (with
positions from le Greenly):
SSE of le au Bois (1 miles E), flat-topped, 50 m
(165 ft) in elevation, thence:
SSE of Greenly Island, two hillocks joined by a low
plateau, thence:
SSE of Middle Ledges, which extend 8 cables S of
Pointe aux cueils (5126N, 5728W), inside
which there is no safe passage, thence:
SSE of Barrier Reefs (5125N, 5733W).
The track then leads to a position about 7 miles S of le
de la Demoiselle (Caribou Island) (5125N, 5738W),
which appears from S to be part of the mainland, keeping
clear of Haut-fond Whale (5122N, 5741W).
3.13
Useful marks:
Baie de Blanc-Sablon wharf head light (square
framework tower, 9 m in height) (5125N,
5709W).
Microwave tower (red lights) (5125N, 5706W),
183 m (598 ft) high.
Microwave tower (red lights) (5127N, 5713W),
146 m (241 ft) high.

3.16
From a position about 2 miles S of Pointe LAnse au
Clair (5125N, 5705W), the track into the bay leads NW,
passing (with positions from Pointe lAnse au Clair):
NE of Pointe de lAnse des Sables (2
miles SW),
the E point of le au Bois, thence:
SW of Pointe Saint-Charles (1 mile W), thence:
SW of Hauts-fonds Blandford (2 miles W) a rocky
bank, marked by CY2 Buoy (starboard hand) on
its SW side.
A vessel of deeper draught should pass SW of a 77 m
(25 ft) patch (2
miles W).

Directions for approach to Baie de Blanc Sablon from

west
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3.17
Blanc Sablon Leading Lights stand on the hillside,
5 cables NW of Pointe Saint-Charles:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
tower, 15 m in height) (51252N, 57071W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on similar
tower, 6 m in height) (231 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 2 miles W of le Greenly
(5123N, 5711W) (3.11), the alignment (063) of these
lights leads, in a least depth of 11 m (36 ft), through the W
entrance of Baie de Blanc-Sablon to the anchorage, passing
(with positions from le Greenly):

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SSE of Longue Pointe (2
miles N), surrounded with

rocky shoals, extending 5 cables seaward, thence:
SSE of the entrance to Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon,
marked by SABLO Light-buoy (safe water),
(1
miles N), thence:
NNE of a 7 m (23 ft) shoal, indicated by tide-rips,
5 cables SSW of Pointe Lazy (2 miles NNE)
(Pointe du Paresseux on Canadian Chart 4470),
thence:
SSE of a 35 m (11 ft) shoal extending 2 cables S of
Pointe Lazy, thence:
SSE of a jetty (3 miles NE) from which a light
(square framework tower, 9 m in height) is
exhibited. Oil tanks standing close W are visible 7
to 8 miles to seaward.
Shoal water lies close on each side of the leading line.
3.18
Useful marks:
Microwave tower (red lights) (5125N, 5706W),
182 m (598 ft) in height.
Microwave tower (red lights) (5127N, 5713W),
73 m (241 ft) in height.
Radio tower (red lights) (5125N, 5712W), 65 m
(213 ft) in height.

Anchorages and harbours

Anchorage
1

3.19
Anchorage can be found in depths from 11 to 21 m (36
to 69 ft), sand, on the alignment of Blanc Sablon Leading
Lights (3.17), about 7 cables from the front light. The
anchorage position is indicated on Canadian Chart 4980.

Canadian Chart 4470 (see 1.32)

Baie de Bradore
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Berths
1

3.20
A public jetty is situated on the W shore; length 279 m,
depth 72 m at its head. Vessels berth on the outer 70 m on
the N side and the outer 62 m on S side. Two freight sheds
stand at inner end of jetty. Strong tidal streams set past the
jetty.
A L-shaped fishermans pier, with a crane (907 kg
capacity), lies close N of the public jetty; its outer face is
55 m long with a depth of 4 m alongside. Another pier lies
about 5 cables farther N.

Communications

3.21
Sea. A regular service operates to Qubec during the
navigation season. A ferry service operates between
Blanc-Sablon and St Barbe, Newfoundland.
Airport about 2 miles NW of Blanc-Sablon.

Small craft
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Boats may be able to land in the following coves,

according to the weather:
Anse Brick House (Anse Grouville), on the NE side
of the island, about 4 cables ESE of Pointe de
lOuest, its NW extremity.
Anse des Sables (Sandy Cove), on the NE side of the
island, close N of its E extremity.
Rocher Cow House, a square rock by the side of a
small, deep creek, about 2 cables S of the NW
extremity of the island. This landing may be
usable when weather prevents landing on the NE
side.
3.24
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon. Fishing vessels may find
shelter in a narrow creek, between two granite spurs, close
E of Longue Point (5125N, 5712W) near the settlement
of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon.
The channel leading to Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon is
marked at its outer end by SABLO Light-buoy (safe water)
and by CY9 Light-buoy (spar) and CY10 Light-buoy
(spar). Local knowledge is essential.
A wharf is situated on the W side of Pointe au Diable,
6 cables ESE of Longue Pointe. Conspicuous ice silos stand
on the wharf.

3.22
LAnse au Clair (Anse Eclair), about 2 miles E of Baie
de Blanc-Sablon, contains a fishing establishment close
within an islet, about 2 cables W of the E entrance point.
The settlement of LAnse-au-Clair stands on the NW
shore, with a L-shaped breakwater wharf with a berth 30 m
long on the inside face and reported depths alongside of
37 to 61 m (12 to 20 ft). A wharf fronts a fish plant at the
inner end of the breakwater; it is 61 m long with reported
depths of 12 to 27 m (4 to 9 ft) alongside. A light
(51254N, 57040W) (round mast, 2 m in height) is
exhibited from the pierhead.
3.23
le au Bois (5123N, 5708W) (3.12) has a fishing
settlement with a flagstaff at the NW end of the island.

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3.25
General information. Baie de Bradore (Bradore Bay)
lies between Longue Pointe (5125N, 5712W) and Pointe
Rocheuse, 8
miles WNW. It is not suitable for large
vessels, as it contains many islets and rocks, and is
exposed to heavy seas in SW winds. There is shelter for
small vessels N of le du Bassin (Island of Ledges)
(5128N, 5716W), but better shelter can usually be found
in Baie de Blanc-Sablon (3.14), 6 miles SE.
Many small islands and ledges lie off the S and NW
coasts of le du Bassin, and vessels should not approach
within 1 miles on these sides. The E coast is separated
from the mainland by a channel with a least depth of 98 m
(34 ft), but vessels should also not attempt to pass N of the
island as rocks and shoals lie between le du Bassin and
the N shore of the bay.
Directions. The approach to the sheltered area at the E
side of Baie de Bradore is from S, through the channel
between le du Bassin and the mainland 5 cables E, passing
W of Perroquet (Perroque) Bank (5124N, 5714W).
Leading lights stand on the W side of La Falaise, a
promontory in the NE corner of the bay:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 15 m in height) (51295N,
57150W).
Rear light (orange rectangle and tower, 5 m in height)
(96 m from front light).
The alignment (005) of these lights leads in depths of
more than 10 m (33 ft) through the channel, passing (with
positions from Pointe Jones (51274N, 57149W)):
W of Rocher East (9 cables S), thence:
W of Rocher Gull (3 cables SSW), 03 m (1 ft) high,
and E of Rocher Bull (5 cables WSW), 06 m (3 ft)
high, thence:
Over a rock (5 cables NNW), with a depth of 104 m
(34 ft) over it, thence:
1 cable W of a rock (awash) (7 cables N).
Havre la Frgate (5128N, 5716W), between the N
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anchorage for small vessels. It is approached from the E by

rounding the N point of let Pigeon at a distance of at least
1 cable.
Berths:
A public jetty, 82 m long, on which there is a derrick,
stands 4 cables SE of La Falaise peninsula.
A public jetty (51281N, 57157W) charted on the
W side of an island, which lies 1 cable S of let
Pigeon, is in ruins.
Caution. A privately maintained unlit cautionary buoy,
marked EVPM16 is moored 755 ft (230 m) WNW of
the wharf.

Baie des Belles Amours

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3.26
General information. Baie des Belles Amours
(5128N, 5726W) lies between Pointe Rocheuse
(5128N, 5725W), a promontory which is low and green,
and Pointe des Belles Amours, 1 miles SSW, the W
entrance point to the bay, which is bare granite.
Pointe au Havre on the W side of the inlet, 1 miles N
of Pointe des Belles Amours, rises to a bare granite hill
with several cairns of stones on it.
Directions. Eastern Passage (5127N, 5725W), the
main entrance channel, is approached from the SE with
Pointe au Havre bearing 317, passing, (with positions from
Pointe Rocheuse):
SW of Rochers Flat (Flat Rocks) (5 cables to
1
miles SE), thence:
SW of Haut-fond Niobe (7 cables SSE), and a
dangerous rock 3 cables SE of the shoal, and:
NE of shoal patches (1 mile SSW) with a least depth
of 43 m (14 ft), over which the sea sometimes
breaks.
Directions. Western Passage, about 1 mile SW of
Eastern Passage, is suitable only for small vessels. This
passage passes close E of Pointe des Belles Amours and
enters Baie des Belles Amours from the S. Local
knowledge is required.
Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 9 to 12 m (30
to 40 ft). A recommended anchorage position (51278 N,
57262 W) is shown on the chart, about 5 cables SE of
Pointe au Havre (3.26).
Havre des Belles Amours (Belles Amours Harbour)
(5128N, 5727W), an inner harbour at the head of Baie
des Belles Amours, lies SW of Pointe au Havre (3.26). A
marine farm has been established in the bay. Local
knowledge is required.
Havre des Belles Amours can be entered by small craft,
passing N of a rock which dries 12 m (4 ft), 1 cables N
of Pointe au Havre. There is no passage between Pointe au
Havre and the rock drying 12 m (4 ft), except for small
boats.
Excellent shelter, with good holding ground, is available
in depths of 9 to 12 m (30 to 40 ft), mud, but space is
confined.

Havre des Cinq Lieues

1

Baie du Milieu
1

Point) (5126N, 5731W), the W entrance point, and

entered on the line of leading lights standing at the head of
the bay:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 11 m in height) (51279N,
57295W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in
height) (249 m from the front light).
The lights are visible on leading line only.
The alignment (358) of these lights leads into Baie du
Milieu, passing (with positions from Pointe des Cinq
Lieues):
W of Middle Ledges (1 miles E) (3.12), thence:
W of Pointe du Milieu (1
miles E), the E entrance
point to the bay, thence:
Close E of a rocky patch with a depth of 107 m
(35 ft) over it (1 mile ENE).
Thence the track leads N to a position S of a 49 m
(16 ft) depth (1
miles NNE).
Useful mark:
Pointe Peak (2 miles NE), a remarkable granite
promontory extending S from the head of the bay.
Berth. There is a public wharf at the head of the bay on
the E side.
Anchorage, sheltered from W winds, can be obtained
off West Cove (5127N, 5730W), in about 73 m (24 ft),
sand.
Small craft can find shelter, except in strong S winds,
in Anse de lIsthme, a cove at the E side of the head of
the bay in depths of 55 m (18 ft), mud, N of a reef that
lies on the S side of the cove. Local knowledge is required.

3.27
General information. Baie du Milieu (Middle Bay)
(5127N, 5729W) is separated from Baie des Belles
Amours by a low, green peninsula. It is a good but open
roadstead, with coves which provide havens for fishing
craft. The village of Middle Bay lies at the head of the
harbour.
Directions. The bay is approached from a position about
3 miles SSE of Pointe des Cinq Lieues (Five Leagues

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3.28
General information. Havre des Cinq Lieues (Five
Leagues Harbour) (5126N, 5732W), is only suitable as a
shelter for small craft. It is partly sheltered by reefs over
which the sea nearly always breaks, and has drying areas,
lying up to 1 mile offshore.
A considerable swell sets in with SW winds.
Directions. Chenal de lEst, the principal entrance
channel, is approached on a NNW heading, passing (with
positions from Pointe des Cinq Lieues (Five Leagues Point)
(5126N, 5731W)):
Between 1 and 2 cables WSW of Rcifs des Cinq
Lieues (1 cable SW), rocks 18 m (6 ft) high,
thence:
ENE of a rock drying 03 m (1 ft) (6 cables SW),
thence:
WSW of two rocks, which dry 12 m (4 ft) (5 cables
NW), lying close SW of Pointe South.
Thence the track leads into Baie des Cinq Lieues, the
inner part of Havre des Cinq Lieues.
With local knowledge, approach may also be made
through Chenal de lOuest, between Barrier Reefs
(1
miles SW) and Rcifs Blanches (1 miles W). Passe
Barrier (9 cables SW), the channel between Barrier Reefs
and a patch of reef which dries 12 m (4 ft), 7 cables NE, is
difficult and should not be attempted.
Useful mark:
Hill, isolated and precipitous, nearly 61 m (200 ft)
high, 7 cables N of Pointe des Cinq Lieues, is a
good landmark for the mariner approaching from
W.
Anchorage can be found in position 51265N,
57315W, 1 cables NW of Pointe South, in depths of 4
to 6 m (13 to 19 ft).

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Other names

Directions

3.29

(continued from 3.13)

Anse des Dunes (5126N, 5713W).
Anse Gigure (5126N, 5734W).
Anse Grand Plain (5126N, 5735W).
Anse North (5129N, 5727W).
Anse Wild (5125N, 5736W)
(Canadian Chart 4471).
Havre Yankee (5127N, 5716W).
Jobs Room (5125N, 5708W).
North Cove (5129N, 5727W).
Shallop Cove (5127N, 5729W).

LE DE LA DEMOISELLE
TO LE MISTANOQUE
General information
Chart 284, Canadian Charts 4471, 4472 (see 1.32)

Routes
1

3.30
Coastal route. The coastal passage from a position S of
le de la Demoiselle (Caribou Island) (5125N, 5738W)
to the vicinity of le Mistanoque (Mistanoque Island),
24 miles WSW, passes outside the many islands, rocks and
shoals in this area. There are extensive inner passages
among les des Esquimaux (Eskimo Islands), N and W of
le la Baleine (Whale Island) (5121N, 5741W).
Inner route. An inner channel, suitable only for small
vessels, leads between the mainland coast and the offshore
islands from the approaches to Baie du Vieux Fort
(5125N, 5749W) to le Mistanoque about 18 miles SW.

Topography
1

3.31
les des Esquimaux (Eskimo Islands) extend 13 miles
WSW from le de la Demoiselle to le Station. The islands
are bare of trees, except some near the coast. The larger
islands, being very steep and bare, appear to be higher than
they really are. Many rocks and ledges lie around the
islands and extend up to 1 miles to seaward of the outer
islands.
The coast from the SW end of les des Esquimaux to le
Mistanoque is steep-to and rises abruptly to granite hills a
short distance inland. Several narrow inlets with steep
granite sides indent the coastline; islets, rocks and shoals
lie up to 2 miles offshore.

Directions for inshore route from Baie du

Vieux Fort to le Mistanoque
(continued from 3.39)

Baie du Vieux Fort to le Inner

1

Flow
1

3.32
The flow in position 5120N, 5748W, near the S end
of Chenal du Vieux Fort, has been found to be
predominently N-going, at a rate of to kn.

Local knowledge
1

3.33
Local knowledge is required.

Navigational aid
1

3.35
From a position about 7 miles S of le de la Demoiselle
(5125N, 5738W) the coastal passage leads WSW,
passing:
SSE of le la Baleine (Whale Island) (5121N,
5741W), and rocks and shoals extending 1 mile
SSW. A light (orange rectangles on E and S sides
of square framework tower, 11 m in height) is
exhibited from the summit of the island. Thence:
SSE of les Tent (Tent Islands) (5121N, 5744W),
and rocks and shoals extending 1 miles S,
thence:
SSE of Rochers de lAmricain (Fort Rocks)
(51196N, 57482W), thence:
SSE of le Mermettes (Mermot Island) (51193N,
57506W), from which a light (orange rectangles
on SE and SW sides of a square framework tower,
6 m in height) is exhibited, thence:
SSE of Rcifs des les aux Chiens (5118N,
5754W), rocks with depths of less than 18 m
(6 ft), and shoal patches lying up to 1 mile SE
from the S extremity of les aux Chiens (Dog
Islands), thence:
SSE of Rocher Peril (Peril Rock) (51153N,
58053W), a small rock which dries 06 m (2 ft),
over which the sea almost always breaks, and SSE
of shoal patches lying up to 1 mile farther SW.
Rocks, over which the sea almost always breaks,
lie W of Rocher Peril. Sounding gives no warning
of these dangers, which should be given a berth of
at least 2 miles, unless local knowledge is
available.
The track then leads to a position about 5 miles SSE of
le Mistanoque, from which a light (square framework
tower, 5 m in height) (51153N, 58127W) is exhibited.
(Directions continue at 3.60)

3.34
Racon:
Mermot Island Light (51193N, 57506W).

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3.36
From a position in Baie du Vieux Fort (Old Fort Bay)
(5125N, 5749W) (3.50) an inshore channel, with a least
depth in the fairway of 13 m (43 ft) and a minimum width
of 1 cable, between 91 m (30 ft) depth contours, leads SW,
then WSW, between the offshore islands and the mainland,
passing:
WNW of le Lizotte (Camp Island) (5122N,
5752W), and:
ESE of le Net (Net Island), 3 cables W, thence:
NW of les Hautes (High Islands) (5121N,
5755W), thence:
NW of le Verte (5120N, 5756W), and:
SE of Rocher Hbert (51207N, 57566W), a rock,
with a depth of 46 m (15 ft) over it, close NW,
thence:
NNW of the NW rock (51177N, 58005W) of
Rochers aux Marsouins (Porpoise Rocks), two
black rocks, thence:
NNW of le crevisse (Crab Island) (51169N,
58066W), thence:
NNW of le Inner (Inner Islet) (51161N,
58092W).

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The track then leads WSW to the vicinity of 5116N,

5810W, between le Inner and le Chcatica (Shecatica
Island), 1
miles W.
Useful mark:
Le Boulet (The Boulet) (51166N, 58057W), a
smooth, green-topped islet, 27 m (88 ft) high.

le Inner to le Mistanoque
1

3.37
From the vicinity of 5116N, 5810W, the mariner may
proceed into Havre Mistanoque (5116N, 5813W) (3.54),
or rejoin the coastal passage SW, passing (with positions
from le Mistanoque Light (51153N, 58127W) (3.35)):
NW of Les Quatre Rochers (Four Rocks) (33 to
73 m (11 to 24 ft) high) (2 miles ENE), thence:
Between Rocher Mistanoque (6 cables ENE) and an
unnamed and dangerous rock (17 miles E), thence:
Either side of a 55 m (18 ft) rocky patch (11 miles
ESE).
Thence the track leads to a position on the coastal
passage S of le Mistanoque (3.35).

Small craft channels

Channels north and east of le de la Baie

Side channels
Canadian Chart 4471 (see 1.32)

Chenal la Baleine
1

3.38
From a position on the coastal route (3.35) SSE of les
Tent (Tent Islands) (5121N, 5744W), Chenal la
Baleine is entered close W of le la Baleine and leads N,
passing (with positions from le la Baleine (Whale Island)
Light (51214N, 57416W)):
W of Roches du Sud-Ouest (6 cables SSW), and:
E of a 55 m (18 ft) rocky patch (1 mile SW) thence:
W of le la Baleine Light (orange rectangles on E
and S sides on square framework tower, 11 m in
height), standing on the rounded hill summit of the
island, thence:
E of a 67 m (22 ft) rocky patch (7 cables NW),
thence:
W of a 46 m (15 ft) rocky patch (8 cables NNE),
and:
E of a 7 m (23 ft) rocky patch (1 mile NW).
Thence the track leads about 3 miles farther N to Chenal
Eskimo (51245N, 57419W), which leads into Passage
Champlain (3.45), between le Fair and le Stone. The S
end of Chenal Eskimo is constricted by a rock with a depth
of 09 m (3 ft), over it, lying close SW of le Fair.

Chenal du Vieux Fort

1

The lights are visible on the leading line only.

The alignment (011) of these lights leads through the
channel, passing (positions given from le Mermettes):
Close W of a 37 m (12 ft) rocky patch (2 miles
NNE), which lies in the channel, 5 cables W of le
du Vieux Fort (Old Fort Island) (5122N,
5747W), thence:
E of le du Canal (Channel Island) (2 miles N),
and:
W le Dunn (3 miles NNE), thence:
E of le Crumb (2 miles N), and:
W of le Woodlawn (3 miles NNE) and lets
Roberts, 3 cables farther N.
Thence the track passes E of le Tack (3 miles N) and
leads NW to a position in Baie du Vieux Fort (5125N,
5749W) (3.50) or ENE towards a channel N of le de la
Baie (Bay Island) (5123N, 5746W) (3.40).
(Directions continue for inshore passage from Baie du
Vieux Fort to le Mistanoque at 3.36)

3.40
From the N end of Chenal du Vieux Fort (3.39) a
channel runs ENE between le de la Baie (Bay Island)
(5123N, 5746W) and Pointe la Perche, 3 cables N, on
leading beacons and then either SE, on another set of
leading beacons in a least charted depth of 39 m (13 ft), or
N into Chenal de lOuest (3.41). Local knowledge is
required.
le Whitely leading beacons standing on SW end of le
Whitely:
Front and rear (orange daymark, black stripe, on
framework towers) (51239N, 57454W).
The alignment (068) of these beacons leads, in a least
charted depth of 48 m (16 ft), through the channel.
Pointe la Perche leading beacons standing on the N
side of Pointe la Perche:
Front and rear (orange daymark, black stripe, on
framework towers) (51240N, 57466W).
The alignment (299), astern, of these beacons leads
SE towards a beacon standing on the S end (51231N,
57440W) of le Thomas, thence into Chenal la Baleine
(3.38).
A vessel proceeding E of le Thomas should take care to
avoid two rocky shoals, with depths of 12 m (4 ft) over
them, which lie 2 cables SW and 4 cables W, respectively,
of the island.

Chenal de lOuest

3.39
From a position on the coastal passage S of le
Mermettes (51193N, 57506W) (3.35), Chenal du Vieux
Fort leads generally N, through the coastal islands W of le
du Vieux Fort (Old Fort Island) to Baie du Vieux Fort (Old
Fort Bay), 3 miles farther NNW, passing (with positions
from le Mermettes):
E of le Mermettes, clear of a rocky patch (2 cables
E), with a depth of 73 m (24 ft) over it, thence:
W of Rochers de lAmricain (Fort Rocks) (1 miles
E); for information on flow see 3.32.
Chenal du Vieux Fort Leading Lights stand near the E
entrance point of Baie du Vieux Fort:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 9 m in height) (51239N,
57482W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
3 m in height) (336 m from front light).

3.41
From the vicinity of Pointe la Perche (51240N,
57466W) (3.40), a channel leads N between le Devil,
2 cables NNE of the point, and le Stick, 2 cables farther
NE, into Chenal de lOuest (5126N, 5745W), and thence
to Baie des Esquimaux. The least charted depth is 67 m
(22 ft). Local knowledge is required.

Baie de Bonne-Esprance and Baie au Saumon

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3.42
Description. Baie de Bonne-Esprance (5125N,
5740W), the best harbour on this part of the coast, is
contained between the mainland and a group of bare
granite islands, many of which have piles of stones on their
summits. le de la Demoiselle (Caribou Island) (5125N,
5738W), on the E side of the bay, and le des Esquimaux

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(Eskimo Island) 2 miles W, both appear to be part of the

mainland when viewed from seaward.
Baie au Saumon (Salmon Bay) (5127N, 5736W) is
reached from the E side of Baie de Bonne-Esprance
through an unnamed channel. See 3.49.
Baie des Esquimaux (Eskimo Bay) (5127N, 5743W)
is reached from the W side of Baie de Bonne-Esprance
through Chenal Northwest (3.44) and Passage Champlain
(3.45).

Directions
1

3.43
Baie de Bonne-Esprance (5125N, 5740W) is
approached from a position on the coastal passage (3.35)
about 7 miles S of le de la Demoiselle (5125N, 5738W)
passing about 2
miles E of le la Baleine (Whale
Island) Light (51214N, 57416W) (3.38).
Salmon Bay Leading Lights standing near the shore at
the NE corner of Baie de Bonne-Esprance:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 15 m in height) (51258N,
57392W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
6 m in height) (249 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (349) of these lights leads through the
entrance channel in a least depth of 14 m (46 ft), passing
(with positions from le la Baleine Light) (51214N,
57416W):
E of Haut-fond Middle (Middle Shoal) (2 miles ENE),
and:
W of C10 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored about
5 cables farther ENE, thence:
E of Rocher Watch, (2 miles NE), and shoal water
extending 1 cables E from it, thence:
W of Rocher Bold (3 miles NE), thence:
E of Rocher Whelp (3 miles NNE).
The track then leads NW to a position in the middle of
Baie de Bonne-Esprance.
Useful marks:
Red beacon (framework tower) on SE part of le au
Saumon (Salmon Islet) (51244N, 57367W).
Red beacon on let Link (51232N, 57394W).
Rocher Goddard (12 m in height) (51234N,
57372W).
Stone Island Leading Lights standing on islands at the
W end of Baie de Bonne-Esprance:
Front light (orange trapezium black stripe, on square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (51249N,
57417W) on the N extremity of le Fair.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (493 m from front light) on the N
extremity of le Stone.
The alignment (278) of these lights leads across Baie
de Bonne-Esprance, passing 1 cables N of Rcifs
Anchor, 1 miles ESE of the front leading light, thence
into the E end of Chenal Northwest.

Anchorage
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3.47
Havre de Bonne-Esprance (51242N, 57405W) on
the S side of Baie de Bonne-Esprance, is sheltered by
Grande le to the W, and by le de Bonne-Esprance and
le Anchor to the E.
Good anchorage is available in depths of 22 to 29 m
(12 to 16 fm).

Alongside berth
1

3.48
Passage Champlain. A L-shaped public pier, with a
head 39 m in length and a cold storage plant nearby, lies
on the W side of Passage Champlain (3.45), 3 cables within
the S entrance.

Baie au Saumon
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Small craft channels

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le des Esquimaux (Eskimo Island) Leading Lights:

Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 14 m in height) (51252N,
57423W) on E side of le des Esquimaux.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
5 m in height) (139 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (297) of these lights leads through the
channel, with dangers close on each side.
From a position abreast Rivire Saint-Paul Light (white
framework tower, red bands, 4 m in height) (3.45), which
stands on the E side of the S entrance point to Passage
Champlain, the channel leads N into the narrows.
3.45
Passage Champlain (5126N, 5742W) separates le
des Esquimaux (Eskimo Island) from the mainland close E.
It is narrow at its N end with a minimum depth of 24 m
(8 ft) in the fairway. An overhead cable with a vertical
clearance of 134 m (44 ft) crosses the channel near its N
end. The passage is usable only by small coasting vessels
and local knowledge is required.
Saint-Paul Rivire light (framework tower, 4 m in
height) (5125N, 5742W) is exhibited on the E side of
Champlain Passage.
3.46
Other small channels lying between the islands on S
side of Baie de Bonne-Esprance, include:
Chenal Shallop (51238N, 57404W).
Passage aux Caribou (51248N, 57426W).
Passage Flagstaff (51234N, 57400W).
Passage Job (51240N, 57397W).

3.44
Chenal Northwest leads from the W end (51248N,
57410W) of Baie de Bonne-Esprance to the S entrance
to Passage Champlain (5126N, 5742W).

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3.49
General information. Baie au Saumon (Salmon Bay), is
a deep landlocked inlet about 2 miles NE of Baie de
Bonne-Esprance. Salmon Bay village is situated on the S
side of the entrance. Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Salmon Bay village is approached from Baie
de Bonne-Esprance through a channel, with least charted
depth of 55 m (18 ft), N of le de la Demoiselle. Leading
beacons at Salmon Bay village (51254N, 57370W), in
line bearing 121, lead from the E end of the approach
channel towards a public jetty.
Small craft channel. Chenal de lEst (5125N,
5737W) affords access into the bay for small craft from
the E side of le de la Demoiselle, in a least charted depth
of 24 m (8 ft).
Anchorage, 3 cables WNW of Salmon-Bay village, is
indicated on Canadian Chart 4471.

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Berth. A T-shaped public pier with a depth of 4 m

alongside its head is situated at Salmon-Bay village.

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Charts 4471, 4472 (see 1.32)

Baie du Vieux Fort

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3.50
General information. Baie du Vieux Fort (5125N,
5749W) extends inland for about 2 miles from
Escarpement du Vieux Fort, its W entrance point, and is
deep to within about 5 cables of its head. The settlement of
Baie-du-Vieux-Fort, population about 320, is on the W
shore of the bay, about 1 mile within the entrance.
A submarine cable is laid up to 100 m (328 ft) from the
shore W of the wharf; a prohibited anchorage sign is
exhibited near the shore.
Directions. Baie du Vieux Fort is entered from the S via
Chenal du Vieux Fort (3.39) and from the SW via the
inshore route described at 3.36.
Anchorage for a small vessel can be found in position
51251N, 57490W as indicated on Canadian Chart
4471.
Berth. A T-shaped jetty, from the head of which a light
is exhibited (square framework tower, 6 m in height)
(51253N, 57489W), extending from a promontory at
the village, is in ruins. A L-shaped jetty, 47 m long, is
situated close NE, with a fish processing plant nearby. This
jetty has depths from 03 to 49 m on its W side.

Baie Mistanoque and Havre Mistanoque

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Baie des Rochers

1

3.51
General information. Baie des Rochers (Rocky Bay)
(5119N, 5802W) is a narrow inlet extending 1 miles
NE between high, rocky shores. The bay is deep at its
entrance, and depths decrease gradually towards its head.
Port-Saint-Servan village, population about 170, lies on the
E shore, 1 mile within the entrance. Local knowledge is
required.
Directions. The best approach is from the W using the
inshore route described at 3.36. There are no known
dangers in the inlet or its immediate approaches.
Anchorage is available opposite Port-Saint-Servan, in a
depth of 20 m (11 fm), mud; see Canadian Chart 4471.
A small vessel can find good anchorage in the cove off
the village.

Baie des Homards

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3.52
General information. Baie des Homards (Lobster Bay)
(5120N, 5803W) is a narrow inlet extending 4 miles N
between high, steep shores. A marine farm is established in
the N part of the bay marked by a yellow buoy.
Directions. The best approach is from the W, using the
inshore route described at 3.36. The bay is entered W of
le Wright on which stands a beacon (white diamond
daymark on a pyramidal structure) (51178N, 58038W).
The track then leads N passing E of a 43 m (14 ft) shoal,
which extends from the W shore 1 miles N of le Wright.
Anchorage can be found in the inner part of the inlet in
a depth of about 25 m (14 fm), mud, but it is open to S
winds.

3.54
General information. Baie Mistanoque (5117N,
5813W), is a narrow inlet, 3 miles in length, with deep
water and mud bottom throughout. It is sheltered by le
Mistanoque close S of the entrance and entered through the
main channel to the W and a small craft channel to E,
between le Mistanoque and the mainland. le Mistanoque
and le Chcatica (Shecatica Island), close E, are difficult
to distinguish from seaward. Local knowledge is required
for these channels.
Havre Mistanoque (Mistanoque Harbour), at the entrance
to Baie Mistanoque, is formed by a small cove on the N
side of le Mistanoque.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 14 m; mean neap
range about 06 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2 for
the latest information.
Directions. Passe West, the W main entrance channel, is
approached from SE, passing between le de lEntre (Enter
Island) (5115N, 5814W) and le Mistanoque. There is a
least charted depth of 10 m (33 ft) in the fairway of the
narrow channel between le Mistanoque and the mainland
NW.
Small craft channel. Passe East affords access from E
passing N of le Chcatica in a least charted depth of 55 m
(18 ft) in mid-channel. The channel can also be entered
from SE between le Mistanoque and le Chcatica.
Useful mark:
Mistanoque Light (51153N, 58127W) (3.35), on
the SE side of the island.
Anchorages:
Havre Mistanoque. Sheltered anchorage can be
found in depths of 22 to 36 m (12 to 20 fm), mud,
with good holding ground. Shallow water is found
on the E side of the harbour, but space becomes
more restricted. A recommended anchor position is
shown on the Canadian chart.
Baie Mistanoque is deep in its outer part, but depths
decrease to 18 m (60 ft), mud, within 5 cables of
the head of the inlet.

Other names
3.55
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Baie Napetipi
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between high rocky shores. It is open to the S and,

although heavy seas do not reach the head of the bay, is
considered to be the least favourable inlet on this stretch of
coast.
Directions. The bay is approached from SW, from a
position on the inshore route (3.36) NW of le Inner
(51161N, 58092W), passing (with positions from le
Inner):
About 2 cables W of a rock (8 cables N), which dries
1 m (3 ft), thence:
W of an islet (2 miles N).
The track then leads in mid-channel for about 1 mile,
until N of the narrows.

3.53
General information. Baie Napetipi (Napetipi Bay)
(5118N, 5809W) is a narrow inlet extending 4 miles N

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Anse Bull (5118N, 5805W).

Anse de la Vieille Maison (5118N, 5807W).
Anse Grassy (5118N, 5806W).
Grande le (5124N, 5741W).
lot George (5123N, 5740W).
Charlie Knob (5123N, 5737W).
le du Monument (5123N, 5739W).
les Eider (5120N, 5751W).
le Fournel (5118N, 5803W).

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LE MISTANOQUE TO LES
SAINT-AUGUSTIN

General information
Chart 284, Canadian Charts 4472, 4473 (see 1.32)

Routes
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3.56
From a position SSE of le Mistanoque (5116N,
5813W) the coastal passage leads about 12 miles SW to a
position SE of les Saint-Augustin (St Augustin Chain),
passing outside the coastal islands, rocks and shoals.
Chenal du Carr (Square Channel) (5110N, 5821W)
affords access to inner channels, and connects with La
Grande Passe (3.78) and Grand Rigolet (3.81), which lead
SW between the coastal islands. Inner channels, some of
which are navigable by small vessels, extend as far as Baie
de Kingston (Carkewetchepe Bay) (5118N, 5826W) to
the N and Baie de Saint-Augustin (5112N, 5835W) to
the W.

Topography
1

3.57
The many islands, islets and rocks that fill the bight W
of le Mistanoque are of moderate height and partially
covered with moss.

Local knowledge
1

3.58
For safe navigation among the coastal dangers and in
the inner channels, local knowledge is essential.

Navigational aid
1

3.59
Racon:
Pointe du Nord Est Light (5110N, 5826W).

Directions
(continued from 3.35)

3.60
From a position about 5 miles SSE of le Mistanoque
from which a light (51153N, 58127W) (3.35) is
exhibited, the coastal passage leads SW, passing:
SE of Les Trois Rochers (Three Rocks) (5113N,
5816W), up to 55 m (18 ft) high, thence:
SE of Rocher Shag (Shag Rock) (4 m (13 ft) high)
(5111N, 5818W), thence:
SE of Banc du Chenal du Carr (85 m (28 ft) shoal)
(5110N, 5820W).
The track then leads to a position SE of Rocher Black
(Black Rock) (12 m (4 ft) high and smooth) (51083N,
58251W), which is one of the outer islets and rocks of
les Saint-Augustin (Saint Augustin Chain).
(Directions continue at 3.77)

Side channels
Chenal du Carr
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3.61
Route. Chenal du Carr is entered between le Dufour
(5111N, 5820W), 24 m (80 ft) in elevation, with a
remarkable round green hill in the middle, and Carr Saint
Augustin (Saint Augustin Square) a group of islets, rocks
and shoals, lying 2 miles SW.
Local knowledge is required W of les du Rat Musque
(5011N, 5824W).

Directions. From a position on the coastal passage

(3.60) the track leads to the vicinity of St Augustin
Light-buoy (safe water) (51105N, 58181W).
Pointe du Nord-Est Leading Lights stand near the NE
extremity of le de la Grande Passe:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on
framework tower, 4 m in height) (51105N,
58254W) on an islet 2 cables SE of the point.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
4 m in height) (273 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (269) of these lights leads into Chenal
du Carr, the sides of which are lined with rocks and
shoals, to a position about 2 cables S of the W-most island
(51107N, 58246W) of les du Rat Musque. The track
then leads WNW to a position about 1 cable N of Pointe
du Nord Est (Outer island) Light (orange rectangle on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (51106N, 58257W).
3.62
le Bursey Leading Lights are exhibited on the N end
of le Bursey at the W end of the channel:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (51106N,
58287W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
6 m in height) (483 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Thence, from the position N of Pointe du Nord Est, the
alignment (266) of these lights leads through the
channel, passing:
S of le Paul-Nadeau, (Dog Island) from the SE
extremity of which a light (2 orange rectangles on
framework tower, 4 m in height) (51108N,
58277W) is exhibited, and:
N of le Andy, about 1 cable S.
The track then continues generally W, passing N of le
Bursey to a position about 2 cables SW of CU2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), marking Rocher Clinch, and foul ground
extending 2 cables SW from the SW extremity of le
Paul-Nadeau.
3.63
le Paul-Nadeau Leading Lights stand on the W end of
that island:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 8 m in height) (51110N,
58289W) on the SW corner of the island.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
15 m in height) (539 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (044), astern, of these lights leads
between le Bursey and le Haynes, about 4 cables WNW,
to a position about 1 mile SW of the front leading light,
where the track leads (with positions from front light),
either:
W into Passage Saint-Augustin (1
miles WSW)
(3.64), or:
Continues SW to a position about 2 cables S of le
Pidgeon (2 miles SW) at the NE entrance to La
Grande Passe (3.78).
(Directions continue for Passage Saint-Augustin at
3.64 and La Grande Passe at 3.78)
Canadian Chart 4473 (see 1.32)

Passage Saint-Augustin
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3.64
Route. Passage Saint-Augustin leads WNW for 2 miles
into Baie de Saint-Augustin (5112N, 5835W) (3.70),

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passing between La Grosse le (5111N, 5832W) on the

N side, and le de la Conserverie and the mainland coast
on the S side. The least charted depth is 122 m (40 ft).
At the mid point of the channel, a branch leads SW into
Le Petit Rigolet (3.85).
Directions. The passage is approached from E.
le Tickle Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 3 m in height) (51104N,
58315W), standing on le Tickle.
Rear light (orange rectangle and tower, 6 m in height)
(624 m from front light), standing on le de la
Conserverie.
The front light is intensified on the leading line.
The alignment (271) of these lights, leads S of shoal
ground extending 1 cable S from le Haynes (51107N,
58302W) and N of Haut-fond Middle, 6 cables SW.
Thence the track leads N of le Tickle, at the S entrance
point to the passage.
Useful mark:
Saint-Augustin Passage Light (square mast, 8 m in
height) (51109N, 58341W), exhibited from a
wharf at Pointe la Truite.
Alternative route. A vessel may also proceed to Baie
de Saint-Augustin by passing E and N of La Grosse le
(River Island).
(Directions for Petit Rigolet are given at 3.85)

A rock with a depth of 34 m (11 ft) over it, on the

NE side of the channel, and:
A dangerous rock (51134N, 58189W), which lies
about 6 cables within the entrance.
The two islands in the middle of the harbour, 1 cable N
of the dangerous rock, should be rounded at a distance of
about 1 cable.
Small craft channel. About 1 mile within the entrance a
narrow channel, with a least charted depth of 73 m (24 ft),
runs NNW between le Cumberland and le Bayfield
(Sandy Island) to join the network of minor channels
among the coastal islands (3.56).
Anchorage can be found N of the two islands in depths
of 13 to 35 m (42 ft to 19 fm); good holding ground.

Havre Bayfield
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3.67
General information. Havre Bayfield (Sandy Island
Harbour) (51125N, 58220W) is a sheltered anchorage
for small craft, with good holding ground. Local knowledge
is required.
Directions. The entrance is approached from SE, passing
(with positions from Rocher Andrew (5111N, 5821W)):
NE of Rocher Andrew, and:
SW of le Dufour (8 cables ENE), and a rocky shoal
with a depth of 33 m (11 ft) over it, 3 cables S,
thence:
Close NE of les aux Oeufs (Egg Rocks) (6 cables
NNW), and:
SW of a dangerous rock (6 cables N).
The track then leads NW, between rocky shoals, and N,
passing E of le Lon (1 miles NNW).

Canadian Charts 4472, 4473 (see 1.32)

Havre Augustin

Baie de Jacques-Cartier
1

3.65
General information. Baie de Jacques-Cartier is entered
between le Mistanoque (5116N, 5813W) and le
Cumberland, 3
miles WSW. It contains many islands and
intricate channels and local knowledge is essential. Marine
farms are established in the bay N of le Brouague
(5116N, 5816W) and their S limit is marked by yellow
buoys.
Anchorage. Anse du Portage (51145 N, 58175 W), a
cove on the W side of the entrance to the bay, provides
sheltered anchorage. Two shoals, depths 49 m (16 ft) and
55 m (18 ft), lie in the middle of the cove.

Havre Cumberland
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3.68
General information. Havre Augustin (5109N,
5826W), a natural basin, surrounded by rocks, has depths
of 183 m (60 ft) and is accessible to coasters. Local
knowledge is required.
Directions. The harbour is approached from SE, passing:
NE of Rocher Black (51083N, 58251W) (3.60),
and:
SW of a rocky ledge that dries 12 m (4 ft), lying
2 cables NE.
The track then leads NNW through the channel, along
the W edge of les Saint-Augustin for about 7 cables, to the
E end of the harbour.

Passage Saint-Augustin

3.66
General information. Havre Cumberland (5113N,
5819W), a well-sheltered harbour, used mainly by small
craft, is the best and easiest of access along this part of the
coast. Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. The narrow entrance to Havre Cumberland,
between the SW side of le Cumberland (two round hills)
and the NE side of le de lAnse du Portage (Dukes
Island), is approached from SE, passing (with positions
from Les Trois Rochers (5113N, 5816W) (3.60)):
NE of Rocher Shag (1
miles SSW) and a patch
with 3 m (10 ft) over it, 3 cables N, thence:
SW of Les Trois Rochers, thence:
SW of le Lessard (73 m in elevation) (7 cables W),
surmounted by an orange beacon, and:
NE of a rock (1 miles W) which dries 12 m (4 ft).
After passing between the outer points of the entrance,
the recommended track runs close along the SW shore,
avoiding:

3.69
Berth. A public wharf (5111N, 5834W), from which
a light is exhibited (3.64), is situated on the S shore of
Passage Saint-Augustin at Pointe la Truite, 5 cables
WNW of le Driscoll. The wharf is of irregular shape in
three sections, with a shed, ramp, and oil tanks. The main
section is 62 m long, with a depth alongside of 69 m.
A public wharf on le de la Conserverie, 5 cables from
the E entrance to Passage Saint-Augustin, is not in use.

Baie de Saint-Augustin
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3.70
Anchorage. Baie de Saint-Augustin (5112N, 5835W)
provides anchorage, outside the entrance to Rivire
Saint-Augustin, which flows into its W side. A series of
three light-buoys (boat type), marked CSU2, CSU3, and
CSU4, are moored in the W part of the bay and lead
towards the river entrance.
Local knowledge is required.

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Saint-Augustin
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3.71
General information. Saint-Augustin (5113N,
5839W) is a small trading station, population about 740,
on the N side of the entrance to Rivire Saint-Augustin. An
overhead cable, with vertical clearance 55 m (18 ft), spans
the channel at Saint-Augustin.
Directions. A buoyed boat channel leads from the
vicinity of three light-buoys (3.70) through the shifting
sandbanks of the river mouth. A light (framework tower,
4 m in height) (51133N, 58387W) is exhibited from
the N entrance point to the river. A microwave tower
(elevation 267 m (877 ft), red lights) stands 1 mile N of the
light.
Berths. L-shaped public jetty, 18 m long at outer face,
depths alongside 03 to 06 m. Another jetty stands close
NW.
Facilities: medical clinic; post office.

Principal mark
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(continued from 3.60)

Other names
Anse Scallop (5120N, 5817W).
Baie Robin (5115N, 5818W).
Havre Marsal (5120N, 5815W).
le du Plongeur (Diver Island) (5115N, 5814W).
les Marsal (5115N, 5816W).
Rocher Howell (5110N, 5831W).
Rocher Shattler (5114N, 5816W).

LES SAINT-AUGUSTIN TO CAP

DU GROS MCATINA
General information
Chart 284, Canadian Charts 4473, 4474, 4469 (see 1.32)

Routes
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3.73
Coastal passage. From a position SE of les
Saint-Augustin (Saint-Augustin Chain) (5106N, 5828W)
the coastal passage leads about 30 miles SW to the vicinity
of Cap du Gros Mcatina passing outside a chain of
islands. Islets, rocks and shoals lie up to 2 miles to seaward
of the islands in places, and inner channels lead between
the islands.
Inshore passage. La Grande Passe and Grand Rigolet
comprise a continuous channel from the NW side of le de
la Grande Passe (Outer Island) (5109N, 5830W) to le
du Guet, 17 miles SW. The passage then leads a farther
12 miles SSW to the vicinity of Cap du Gros Mcatina.

3.77
From a position SE of Rocher Black (3.60), SE of les
Saint-Augustin, the coastal passage leads SW, passing (with
positions from le Plate (50452N, 58454W)):
Well clear and SE of the many islands, rocks and
shoals lying inshore of a line between les
Saint-Augustin and le aux Trois Collines (Treble
Hill Island) (5 miles N). le aux Trois Collines, is
rocky, with a ragged summit, light in colour, with
its upper half sparsely covered with vegetation.
Thence:
SE of le Plate, from which a light (3.76) is
exhibited. The island is flat, rocky, and
grass-covered on its N side. And:
SE of le du Gros Mcatina (Great Mecatina Island)
(5 miles NW), a large island, rising to 142 m
(466 ft) (530 ft on Chart 284) on its SW part, and
fissured from N to S, thence:
SE of Rochers aux Marmettes (Murr Rocks) (5 miles
SW), two flat-topped rocks, 27 m (9 ft) (4 ft on
Chart 284) and 37 m (12 ft) (5 ft on Chart 284) in
elevation, fronting the SE side of les aux
Marmettes (Murr Islands). The outer island is a
small, flat-topped rock, 20 m (66 ft) (85 ft on Chart
284) in elevation; the inner island is a rugged rock
22 m (71 ft) (80 ft on Chart 284) in elevation.
The track then leads to a position SE of Cap du Gros
Mcatina (9 miles W). The cape lies at the SE end of a
remarkable promontory, cut through with deep fissures
running NE/SW. A chain of small islands extends 2 miles
SE from the cape.
Vessels may also pass W of Haut-fond le Plate
(5 cables W), thence:
S of Haut-fond Quail (3
miles W), and:
N of Rcifs aux Marmettes (Murr Reef) (4 miles
SW), which dries 12 m (4 ft), but is difficult to
see.
(Directions continue at 3.103)

Directions for inshore passage

Topography
1

3.76
Major light:
le Plate (Flat Island) Light (framework tower, 24 m
in height) (50452N, 58454W) exhibited from S
summit of the island.

Directions for coastal passage

3.72
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3.75
Local deflection of the magnetic compass is reported to
occur in the vicinity of le Plate (5045N, 5845W) and
over the banks 10 to 20 miles S.

(continued from 3.63)

3.74
The mainland coast from Baie des Ha! Ha! (5057N,
5857W) to Cap du Gros Mcatina (Cape Mecatina),
12 miles S, is indented with small bays, some of which
afford anchorage and berthing for small vessels.
Numerous islands lie close to the coast.
Cap du Gros Mcatina is at the SE end of a
remarkable promontory, cut through with deep fissures
running NE/SW.
A chain of small islands extends 2 miles SE from the
cape.

La Grande Passe
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3.78
le Robin E Leading Lights stand on the NE corner of
the island:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 4 m in height) (51092N,
58330W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
5 m in height) (99 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.

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From a position about 2 cables S of le Pidgeon, the

alignment (269) of these lights leads N of Rocher Robin,
a rock with a depth of 15 m (5 ft) over it, lying 3 cables
ESE of the front light.
3.79
le du Petit Rigolet (Inner Island) Leading Lights,
3 cables SW of le Robin:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on square
framework tower, 4 m in height) (51088N,
58337W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on white
framework tower, 9 m in height) (155 m from front
light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (242) of these lights leads through the
narrow channel close SE of le Robin.
3.80
le Robin SW Leading Lights stand on the SW corner
of the island:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on
framework tower, 8 m in height) (51090N,
58334W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
5 m in height) (86 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (021), astern, of these lights, leads
through the narrow channel SSW of le Robin. The track
then leads SW through La Grande Passe, for about 3 miles,
between the SW part of le de la Grande Passe (Outer
Island) and le du Petit Rigolet, close N, passing:
SE of Brisants Cook (51066N, 58369W), and:
NW of Pointe Cook, 2 cables SE.
Then the channel widens and becomes Grand Rigolet.

le du Guet to Cap du Gros Mcatina

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Grand Rigolet
1

NW le Blue (7 cables S), and:

SE of an unnamed 91 m (30 ft) rocky patch (4 cables
S) and a 45 m (15 ft) rocky patch (8 cables SSW).
The track passes NW of le du Guet (1
miles SSW),
then leads SSW, passing:
WNW of a drying rock 2 m (6 ft), lying 1 cable W of
le du Guet and clear of shoal water extending
3 cables S, thence:
ESE of Rcif Fecteau, a rocky shoal (2 miles SW).
The track then leads SW to the vicinity of 5055N,
5954W. A narrow passage separates Rcif Fecteau from
Pointe Fecteau, 2 cables NW, on the NW side of the
channel.
3.82
Useful mark:
le du Guet Light (square framework tower, 5 m in
height) (50558N, 58528W) exhibited from the
W side of the island.

3.81
The recommended track lies in mid-channel, passing
(with positions from Brisants Cook (3.80)):
NW of le Pagouatchiou (7 cables S), and:
SE of le aux Graines (7 cables SW), thence:
Either side of Haut-fond Driscoll (about 2 miles SW),
lying in mid-channel, thence:
SE of Haut-fond Bessie (3 miles SW), a rocky patch,
thence:
NW of Pointe Whale Head, on the NW side of le
Lecouve (3 miles SSW), thence:
NW of Rocher Old Shag (51016N, 58426W), a
rock about 2 cables off le Mercer.
The recommended track then continues in mid-channel,
passing (with positions from Rocher Old Shag):
SE of Haut-fond Mary (7 cables W), a rocky patch,
thence:
Either side of Haut-fond Fox (11 cables SW), a rocky
patch, thence:
SE of an unnamed 79 m (26 ft) rocky patch (2 miles
WSW), thence:
NW of les Bun (2 miles SW), thence:
SE of an unnamed 79 m (26 ft) rocky patch (4 miles
SW), thence:
NW of les des Affliges (4 miles SW), and:
SE of Haut-fond McCann (5 miles SW), a rocky
shoal lying 5 cables NW of these islands, thence:
NW of le McCann (6
miles SW) with surrounding
islets and foul ground lying up to 4 cables NNE
and 2
cables W, thence:
SE of Rocher Dark (50574N, 58516W), thence
(with positions from Rocher Dark):

3.83
From the position 5055N, 5954W, 1 mile SW of le
du Guet, the inshore passage leads S, passing (with
positions from le de la Boule (The Boule) Light (square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (50502N, 58526W)),
exhibited from the NW end of le du Gros Mcatina:
W of an unnamed 45 m (15 ft) rocky patch
(4 miles N), and:
E of an unnamed 21 m (7 ft) rocky patch (4 miles
NNW), thence:
W of les aux Huards (Loon Islands) (2
miles N),
and:
E of le du Canard (Duck Island) (3 miles NW),
thence:
E of le Cormandire (2
miles WNW), from which
a light (square framework tower, 5 m in height)
(50515N, 58559W) is exhibited, thence:
W of an unnamed 49 m (16 ft) rocky patch (6 cables
NNW), thence:
E of le Godin (Green Island) (2 miles W), which is
21 m (70 ft) high, whence the track leads generally
SW, passing:
NW of Cap Round, the SW extremity of le du Gros
Mcatina (3 miles SSW), thence:
SE of lot aux Golands (Gull Island) (4
miles SW).
The track then leads either side of le Entrance
(Entrance Island), from which a light (square framework
tower, 6 m in height) (50441N, 59005W) is exhibited,
2 cables SE of Cap du Gros Mcatina (3.77). The channel
between le Entrance and le Dyke, close E, is wider and is
preferable. Local knowledge is required.
Alternatively, a vessel may pass through the much wider
and deeper channel between Rochers Outer (Outer Rocks)
(3 to 45 m high), lying 2 miles SE of the light, and les
aux Marmettes, 2 miles farther E.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 3.103)

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3.84
Passage Gagnon (5107N, 5833W) is a narrow
channel between le de la Grande Passe and le Wakeham,
leading from La Grande Passe (3.78) to the open sea, in a
least charted depth of 10 m (33 ft).
3.85
Le Petit Rigolet is a narrow passage, used by coasters,
leading from its entrance in Passage Saint-Augustin
(5111N, 5833W) (3.64) in a SW direction for 12 miles

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to Baie de Kcarpoui (Kecarpwei Bay) (5103N,

5849W).
3.86
Passage Fournier. From the vicinity of Pointe Tucker
(5107N, 5840W), Passage Fournier leads S from Le
Petit Rigolet, between le aux Graines and le Monger
(Long Island) close W, into Grand Rigolet.
3.87
Passage MacKinnon. From a position in Baie de
Kcarpoui (5103N, 5849W) (3.85), Passage Mackinnon
leads S for 2 miles between le Monger and le de
lIndien, connecting Le Petit Rigolet with Grand Rigolet.

Canadian Chart 4474 (see 1.32)

Havre du Gros Mcatina

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Anchorages and harbours

Baie des Ha! Ha!
1

3.88
General information. Baie des Ha! Ha! (Ha Ha Bay)
(5058N, 5857W) is deep in places but affords many
good anchorages. Its entrance is constricted by numerous
islands and shoals. The village of Baie des Ha! Ha! is
situated about 1 mile NW of Pointe Seal (Seal Point)
(50550N, 58575W), the W entrance point to the bay.
Local knowledge is required.
Anchorage. The bay is deep in places, but many good
anchorages may be found within.

Baie de la Tabatire

3.91
Havre du Gros Mcatina (50475N, 58510W) is an
inlet on the E side of le du Gros Mcatina. le Harris,
which lies 1 cable off the coast, provides some shelter from
E winds. Local knowledge is required.
An anchorage position is indicated on Canadian Chart
4474, near the head of the inlet, in depths of 13 to 33 m
(42 ft to 18 fm), mud.

Havre Gaumont

Canadian Chart 4474 plan of Baie de la Tabatire (see 1.32)

CT11 Light-buoy (port hand) is moored 1 cable SE of

the intersection of the outer and inner leading lines.
Berth. There is a public wharf on the W side of the
bay, 126 m long, least depth alongside 52 m (17 ft).
Refrigeration and seal oil storage tanks stand behind wharf.
Supplies: fresh water and diesel fuel are available in
limited quantities.

3.92
Havre Gaumont (5049N, 5851W), a narrow inlet at
the N end of le du Gros Mcatina, derives some shelter
from les MacKinnon, 7 cables NE. Local knowledge is
required.
An anchorage position is indicated on Canadian Chart
4474, near the head of the inlet, where there is good
holding ground in depths of 25 to 35 m (14 to 19 fm).

Baie des Moutons

3.89
General information. Baie de la Tabatire (5050N,
5858W) is a base for fish processing and seal oil storage.
The village of La Tabatire had a population of 458 in
1988. Local knowledge is required.
Flow. A weak and variable flow has been observed in
position 5051N, 5857W, at the approach to Baie de la
Tabatire, with a maximum rate of kn in a S direction.
Submarine cable. A submarine cable is laid up to
150 m from the shore N of a wharf mentioned below; a
prohibited anchorage sign stands near the shore.
Directions. The bay is approached from NE.
La Tabatire Outer Leading Lights, situated on the W
side of the bay:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 30 m in height) (50506N,
58585W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (157 m from front
light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (234) of these lights passes close NW
of CT7 Light-buoy (port hand) moored 1 mile NE of the
front leading light and about 1 cable NW of Haut-fond
Percy, 8 cables NE of the front leading light.
Useful mark:
le Cormandire Light (50515N, 58559W) (3.83).
3.90
La Tabatire Inner Leading Lights, situated on the
SW corner of the bay:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 15 m in height) (50502N,
58584W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
5 m in height) (76 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (193) of these lights leads into the
harbour.

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3.93
Description. Baie des Moutons (Mutton Bay) (5046N,
5902W) lies between high, steep granite hills, traversed
by large fissures. le Mitchell stands in the entrance to the
bay, providing shelter for Havre Portage, which lies NW of
the island.
Above Havre Portage there are narrows which connect
Baie des Moutons with Baie du Portage, a landlocked bay,
5 cables farther NW. Baie-des-Moutons village, population
183 in 1988, identified by a church, lies on the E side of
the narrows.
Depths. There is a least charted depth of 37 m (12 ft) in
the narrow channel NW of le Mitchell and charted depths
of 70 to 131 m (23 to 43 ft) in the channel SW of the
island.
Vertical clearance. An overhead cable with a vertical
clearance of 52 m (17 ft) and a bridge with a vertical
clearance of 18 m (6 ft) span the entrance to Havre
Portage.
Above Havre Portage the narrows are spanned by a
bridge, with a vertical clearance of 18 m (6 ft), and by an
overhead cable.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Leading lights stand on the W shore of the
narrows at the head of Havre Portage:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50462N,
59021W).
Rear light (white tower, orange top, 4 m in height)
(335 m from front light).
The alignment (322) of these lights leads through the
entrance, keeping close to the leading line, passing (with
positions from front light):
Close NE of Rochers Seal (1 miles SE), thence:
Over the W edge of a rocky bank with a least depth
of 36 m (12 ft) (1 miles SE), thence:
SW of le Mitchell (3 cables SE), and into the
harbour.

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Berth. A public wharf is situated on the W side of the

bay, there are rocks alongside except for a 14 m (46 ft)
section on its SW face.
Anchorage can be found about 1 cable NE of le
Mitchell, as indicated on Canadian Chart 4474.
Other facilities. Small hospital at Baie-des-Moutons
village.
Small craft may find shelter in a cove at the NE corner
of the bay.

Directions. The cove can be entered on either side of

let au Bois, which lies in the entrance, the N side being
preferable. There are dangers in the harbour and its
approaches, including a dangerous rock, lying 3 cables E of
let au Bois.

Havre Boulet
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Anse Galion
1

3.94
Anse Galion (50455N, 59015W) about 1 mile NW
of Cap du Gros Mcatina, provides anchorage in depths of
18 to 27 m (60 ft to 15 fm), with a mud bottom. The
anchorage position is indicated on Canadian Chart 4474.
Local knowledge is required.
There is a small settlement on the S entrance point to
the cove.

3.97
Havre Boulet (5047N, 5900W), contained between le
de Mcatina (Mecatina Island) and the mainland, provides
safe but confined anchorage for small craft. A vessel of
any size must moor head and stern, with hawsers to the
shore. Local knowledge is required.

Other names
3.98

Small craft

Havre de lAigle
1

3.95
Havre de lAigle (Eagle Harbour) (5103N, 5844W),
contained by le Monger and les de lAigle, provides
shelter for small craft but the approaches are intricate. It
has a least depth of 49 m (16 ft) in the N entrance and
101 m (33 ft) in the SW entrance. Local knowledge is
essential.
2

Havre aux Poissons

1

3.96
General information. Havre aux Poissons (Fish
Harbour) (5053N, 5859W) provides good anchorage for
small craft. Local knowledge is required.

Baie Querry (5059N, 5851W).

Baie Rouge (5049N, 5857W), a cove.
Goose Islands (les aux Outardes) (5054N,
5849W).
Havre de Mcatina (Mecatina Harbour) (5046N,
5901W).
le Buffitt (5046N, 5851W).
les des Cormorans (Shag Rocks) (5048N,
5857W).
le des Moutons (Mutton Island) (5046N, 5900W).
le Double Hill (5055N, 5851W).
les Jalobert (5107N, 5828W).
Passage Mercier (5102N, 5841W).
Rocher de la Boule (5050N, 5853W).
Rocher Mackinnon (5105N, 5832W).
Rocher Quail (5046N, 5851W).
Rocher Wakeham (5106N, 5831W).

CAP DU GROS MCATINA TO CAP WHITTLE

CAP DU GROS MCATINA
TO LES HARRINGTON

GENERAL INFORMATION

General information
Charts 284, 4767, Canadian Charts 4468, 4469, 4440 (see 1.32)

Area covered
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Canadian Chart 4469 (see 1.32)

3.99
This section describes the waters between Cap du Gros
Mcatina (5044N, 5901W) and Cap Whittle (5011N,
6007W), about 55 miles SW. The section is arranged as
follows:
Cap du Gros Mcatina to les Harrington (3.101).
les Harrington to Cap Whittle (3.121).

Route
1

3.101
The coastal passage from the vicinity of Cap du Gros
Mcatina (5044N, 5901W) to a position SE of les
Harrington, 24 miles SW, leads between the coastal islands
and the in-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme.

Topography
1

Topography
1

3.100
The coast between Cap du Gros Mcatina and Cap
Whittle is fringed with islands, rocks and reefs which lie,
in places, up to 8 miles from the mainland.

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3.102
The bay between Cap du Gros Mcatina and le du Petit
Mcatina, 15 miles SW, is encumbered with islands, rocks
and reefs. le Galuchon (Bald Island), 8 miles SW of Cap
du Gros Mcatina, is bare and rounded.
The S part of le du Petit Mcatina is high, descending
to a low, swampy terrain in the N part. The SE coast of

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the island between Pointe Antrobus (5034N, 5917W)

and Cap Mackinnon, 3 miles SW, is high and bold, with
beaches of white boulders.

W of le du Chat (2 miles N), and:

E of le Pierrot (2 miles NNW), thence:
E of le Renard (2 miles NNW).

Directions

(continued from 3.77 and 3.83)

3.103
From a position SE of Cap du Gros Mcatina the coastal
passage leads SW, passing:
SE of Rochers Fin (5036N, 5910W), two islets,
27 m (9 ft) and 34 m (11 ft) in height, situated
5 cables S of le Kanty, 72 m (236 ft) in elevation,
thence:
SE of Rocher Scale, 2 miles SW of Rochers Fin, with
shoal ground extending 5 cables farther S, thence:
SE of Pointe Antrobus (5034N, 5917W), the E
point of le du Petit Mcatina, and shoal ground
extending 4 cables SE from it, thence:
SE of Cap Mackinnon, 3 miles SW of Pointe
Antrobus.
The track then leads to a position SE of Cap Airey from
which a light (orange rectangle on framework tower, 6 m in
height) (50282N, 59275W) is exhibited.
Useful mark:
Entry Cliff Light (50293N, 59275W) exhibited
from the S side of le de lEntre (3.111).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 3.126)

Tte--la-Baleine
General information
1

3.104
General information. The small port of
Tte--la-Baleine is situated at the S end of le du Grand
Rigolet (Ouest) (5041N, 5914W). It is connected by
road with the village of Tte--la-Baleine, population 336
in 1988, which lies 3 miles NW, at the head of a partly
drying bay.
Route. From a position on the coastal passage,
Tte--la-Baleine is reached through the channels of Passe
Western which lead N and NW on the alignment of three
sets of leading lights, for about 6 miles between many
islands. Local knowledge is required.
Depth. The least charted depth in the fairway is 79 m
(26 ft).

3.106
Centre Leading Lights are exhibited from two small
islands W of le Beaulieu:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 3 m in height) (50397N,
59141W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
3 m in height), (422 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 2 cables NE of le Renard the
alignment (293) of these lights leads for a distance of
1 mile passing close S of a dangerous rock (50396N,
59134W), with a depth of less than 18 m (6 ft) over it,
lying close to the SW side of le Beaulieu.
3.107
Inner Leading Lights are exhibited from the S end of
le du Grand Rigolet (Ouest):
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50408N,
59146W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower
3 m in height) (96 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (330) of these lights leads, for a distance
of 1 miles to the vicinity of the wharf, 1 cable E of the
front leading light, passing close W of a shoal with a least
depth of 27 m (9 ft) over it, 6 cables SE of the front
leading light.
Useful mark:
Four oil storage tanks on the shore, 1 cable NE of the
front light.

Berths
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3.108
There is a T-shaped public wharf at le du Grand
Rigolet (Ouest), with an outer face 57 m long, and a least
depth of 67 m (22 ft) alongside. A light (square framework
tower, 6 m in height) (50408N, 59144W) is exhibited
from the E end of the wharf.
A T-shaped public pier lies 70 m W of the public wharf.

Directions for approaching Tte--la-Baleine

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Havre de Harrington

3.105
Leading lights stand on the NW end of le Vatcher
(Vatcher Island):
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50396N,
59120W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 5 m in
height) (110 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 2 miles SW of Rochers Fin
(5036N, 5910W) (3.103), the alignment (001) of these
lights leads through Passe Western, passing (with positions
from Rochers Fin):
W of Haut-fond Fin (5 cables W), close W of Pointe
Whale, and:
E of shoal ground (1
miles W), with least depth of
24 m (8 ft) over it, extending about 4 cables NE
from les aux Golands, thence:
W of Rocher Gore (8 cables WNW), thence:
E of Haut-fond Monger (1 miles NW), thence:

Canadian Chart 4468 plan of Havre de Harrington (see 1.32)

General information
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3.109
Description. Havre de Harrington (5030N, 5928W)
lies among les Harrington, a close group of islands,
5 miles SW of le du Petit Mcatina. The harbour, with an
anchorage and a jetty, lies on SE side of le Harrington,
(Hospital Island) the largest of the group.
The settlement of Harrington Harbour, population 311 in
1988, is situated on the SE side of le Harrington.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 15 m; mean neap
range about 07 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2 for
the latest information.

Climatic Table
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See 1.178.

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Communications. Regular sea services operate to

Montral and Qubec during the navigation season.
A daily air service operates from Chevery airfield, about
5 miles W of Harrington Harbour.

Directions
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3.111
Entrance channel. The main entrance channel is Dtroit
de lEntre between le de lEntre (Entry Island)
(50295N, 59280W) and le Schooner close S.
Leading lights stand on a narrow island close S of le
Harrington:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50296N,
59291W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 5 m in
height) (189 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (288) of these lights leads through
Dtroit de lEntre, in a least depth of 91 m (30 ft) (1992),
but there is a depth of 46 m (15 ft) close S of the leading
line.
3.112
Useful marks:
Entry Cliff Light (square framework tower, 9 m in
height) (50293N, 59277W) exhibited from the
S side of le de lEntre.
Light (square framework tower, 6 m in height)
(50296N, 59282W) exhibited from the NW
point of le de lEntre.
Microwave tower (elevation 121 m (396 ft), red
lights) (5030N, 5929W), on le Harrington.

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Charts 4468, 4469 (see 1.32)

Havre aux Livres

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Anse du Petit Mcatina

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Side channels
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3.113
The following minor channels lead between the islands
E of le Harrington:
Qubec Passe between le de lEntree (50295N,
59280W) and le du Jardin, 2 cables NE.
Schooner Passe between le Schooner (50292N,
59278W) on the N side and le du Cap, (Cape
Island) close S, and le Gull Cliff, close SW.

3.114
Sheltered anchorage may be found between le
Harrington and le de lEntre, in a depths of about 15 m
(49 ft), mud, but attention is drawn to the following
dangers (with positions from the light (3.112) on the NW
point of le de lEntre):
A rock (3 cables NNW), with a depth of less than
18 m (6 ft) over it.
A shoal patch (2 cables NNE), with a depth of
36 m (12 ft) over it.

Berth
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3.115
A wharf, 183 m long is situated 1 cables N of the SE
point of le Harrington. The outer berths on each side are
54 m long. There is a least depth of 24 m on the N side,
with 61 m on the outer face, and between 29 and 64 m
on the S side. A light (square mast, 8 m in height)
(50298N, 59286W) is exhibited from the end of the
wharf.
Two sheds and a fish plant stand on the jetty.

3.119
General information. Passe Aylmer (Aylmer Sound)
entered W of Cap Mackinnon (5031N, 5922W) contains
many reefs, rocks and shoals. The outermost danger is
Rcif Spray (awash) (50308N, 59235W). The sound is
navigable for 4 miles N of Rcif Spray. Local knowledge is
essential.
Flow. In a position 3 miles SW of Cap Mackinnon, at
the entrance to Passe Aylmer, the flow in summer has been
observed to set predominantly 250, at average rate of 1 kn,
maximum 2 kn.
Anchorage can be found as follows:
Rade Lou (5035N, 5923W), a roomy roadstead, N
to NE of les Doyle, with depths of 11 to 22 m
(36 ft to 12 fm), mud.
Havre Louisa, at the N end of Rade Lou, provides
anchorage for small coasting vessels, in depths of
from 5 to 16 m (16 ft to 52 ft), mud. The
anchorage is open to the S, but the seas are broken
by les Doyle.

Other names
3.120
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Port services
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3.118
General information. Anse du Petit Mcatina (Little
Mecatina Cove) (5034N, 5918W) is a narrow inlet on
the E side of le du Petit Mcatina, which leads about
5 cables SW between high, rocky and precipitous shores.
Anchorage. Although well-sheltered, with a muddy
bottom, the cove is not much used, being narrow and deep,
with depths between 176 m (58 ft) and 256 m (14 fms)
near the head at its widest part.

Passe Aylmer

Anchorage
1

3.117
General information. Havre aux Livres (Hare Harbour)
(5036N, 5919W), on the NE side of le du Petit
Mcatina, contains many dangers. Local knowledge is
essential.
Directions. The harbour is entered between the S end of
le Price (50357N, 59180W) and le Daly, about
2 cables W. There are depths of 146 m (48 ft) in the
entrance channel, but care should be taken to avoid a rock,
awash, in mid-channel about 3 cables within the entrance.
The channel between le Price and les Eden, 4 cables E,
should not be attempted.

3.116
Other facilities. There is a small hospital at Harrington
Harbour.
Supplies: fuel oils; fresh water; provisions.

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Baie des Rochers (Bay of Rocks) (5037N,

5917W).
Rcifs lizabeth (Elizabeth Reef) (5042N, 5907W).
Havre de la Croix (5032N, 5921W).
le Anderson (5038N, 5914W).
le Fox (5029N, 5929W).
les Gore (5037N, 5911W).
Rocher Single (Single Rock) (5035N, 5915W).

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depth of 158 m (52 ft) over them lying 1 miles

SE and SSE, thence:
SSE of Brisants South Makers (South Makers Ledge)
(15 miles SW), an islet.
The track then leads to a position SSE of Rochers au
Cormoran (18 miles SW), a group of above-water and
below-water rocks from which a light (3.125) is exhibited.
An isolated rock, having a depth of 92 m (30 ft) over it,
lies 1 miles SSE.
(Directions continue at 4.11)

General information
Canadian Charts 4468, 4440 (see 1.32)

Route
1

3.121
From a position SE of les Harrington (5029N,
5928W), the coastal passage leads generally SW, for a
distance of about 31 miles, between coastal islands and the
W-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme to the
vicinity of Cap Whittle (5011N, 6007W).

Side channels

Topography
1

3.122
The mainland coast is indented with numerous bays, and
fringed with islands, many of which are high and bluff.
From a little distance offshore, the islands merge with the
mainland, which rises to a range of hills about 183 m high,
with no distinguishable summits.
The S coast of le du Lac (Lake Island) (5011N,
6005W) is remarkable for its red craggy cliffs, more than
30 m in elevation, stained white by cormorants.

Depths
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3.123
Shoals and rocks, with depths of less than 185 m (61 ft)
in places, extend to a distance of 13 miles from the
mainland coast.

Flow
1

3.124
In a position about 1 mile N of Rochers au Cormoran
(Cormorant Rocks) (5010N, 6004W) the in-going stream
usually sets W and the out-going stream usually sets E, at
rates of to 1 kn, but both streams are much influenced
by the wind.

Anchorages and harbours

Dtroit Watagheistic

Principal marks
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3.125
Major lights:
Saint Mary Islands Light (les Sainte-Marie) (square
framework tower, 16 m in height) (50183N,
59394W) exhibited from the summit of the SW
island.
Rochers au Cormoran (Cap Whittle) Light
(framework tower, 15 m in height) (50098N,
60037W).

Directions
(continued from 3.103)

3.127
Deep water channels exist among the islands W of les
Sainte-Marie as follows (with positions from les
Sainte-Marie Light (3.125)):
Between the SW end of le Sainte-Marie (5 cables
SW) and a rock which dries 12 m (4 ft) (5 cables
W), lying close E of les Cliff.
Between a 7 m (23 ft) rocky patch (2 miles W) and a
103 m (34 ft) patch, 5 cables farther WSW, close
NE of les aux Perroquets.
Between les aux Perroquets and les Galibois
(4 miles W).
3.128
Caution. The area between les Galibois, les Marianne
(Southwest Islands) (7 miles WSW) and the mainland coast
has not been completely surveyed and is not safe for
navigation.
From les Marianne, to Cap Whittle, 12 miles SW,
navigation among the islets extending about 2 miles from
the mainland coast is practicable only for small craft. Local
knowledge is essential.

3.126
From a position SE of Cap Airey, from which a light
(50282N, 59275W) (3.103) is exhibited, the coastal
passage leads SW, passing:
SE of Rocher Noir (Black Rock) (50262N,
59266W), thence:
About 7 miles SE of les Sainte-Marie (5019N,
5938W), a close group of three islands,
practically forming one narrow island of steep
granite, 3 miles long. Thence (with positions from
les Sainte-Marie Light (3.125)):
SE of Rocher Roach (5 miles S), and shoal patches,
with a least depth of 183 m (60 ft) over them,
lying up to 3 miles SE, thence:
SE of Rocher Bent (8 miles SSW), with discoloured
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3.129
General information. Dtroit Watagheistic (Watagheistic
Sound) (5023N, 5951W) is a secure harbour which lies
between le Watagheistic and the mainland.
Caution. Undiscovered dangers may exist in the
approaches to Dtroit Watagheistic. Local knowledge is
required.
Directions. From a position about 1 mile S of Rcif du
Centre, (50205N, 59424W), the track to Dtroit
Watagheistic leads W to a position NW of Rocher Bold
(1 miles SW), whence the track leads NW, passing (with
positions from Rcif du Centre):
SW of Rocher Montcalm (2 miles WNW), and:
NE of a rock, 09 m (3 ft) in height (2
miles W), on
the N edge of Rcifs Cutter, thence:
NE of Rcifs Noirs (3 miles WNW), a ledge of low,
dark rocks, steep-to on their E side, thence:
Close SW of a 03 m (1 ft) rocky patch (3 miles NW).
Dtroit Watagheistic S entrance is then approached from
E passing either side of Rocher Kettle (4
miles WNW),
which lies in mid-channel. Thence the entrance channel lies
on either side of two islets which are situated 3 cables and
6 cables W of Rocher Kettle.
The channel through the N entrance (5025N, 5948W)
is narrow and intricate.
Anchorage may be found in Dtroit Watagheistic and its
vicinity as follows:
About 6 cables W of Rcifs Noirs (above), in depths
of about 18 m (60 ft), mud.
W of le Watagheistic, in depths of about 31 m
(17 fm), mud.

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Small craft can find good anchorage in Hamel Harbour

(5027N, 5948W) at the NE end of Dtroit Watagheistic.
Depths in the approach channel are between 3 m (18 ft) and
4 m (24 ft). An anchor position is indicated on Canadian
Chart 4468.

Havre Yankee
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3.130
Anchorage. There is fairly good anchorage, in depths of
33 m (18 fm), mud, off the W side of the NE island
(5020N, 5938W).
Boat harbour. There is a boat harbour and landing on
the N side of the SW island.

3.134
General information. Havre Yankee (50173N,
59470W), lies on the SE side of the largest island of les
Galibois, with an unnamed islet to the S. Local knowledge
is required.
Anchorage, open to the S, can be found about 4 cables
E of Havre Yankee, in a depth of 18 m (60 ft). The
anchorage position is indicated on Canadian Charts 4468
and 4440. Small craft may find better shelter N of the islet
mentioned above, depending on draught.

Havre de Ouapitagone
Small craft
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Rivire Ntagamiou
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3.131
General information. Rivire Ntagamiou (5029N,
5936W) enters the sea at Chevery, on the W side of the
entrance where there is an uncharted jetty, from which a
light (square framework tower, 5 m in height) (50282N,
59365W) is exhibited.
The current in the river is rapid and the bottom is rock.
Boats can ascend as far as the first falls, about 1 miles
above the entrance. Shelter for boats may be found 5 cables
inside the entrance, where the river widens. Local
knowledge is required.
3.132
Directions. The river is entered across a sand bar,
through a narrow, buoyed channel with a depth of about
09 m (3 ft). At times a heavy surf on the bar makes entry
dangerous. The channel entrance is marked by CS1
Light-buoy (port hand) and CS2 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) moored about 1 mile S of Chevery.
Useful mark:
les Ntagamiou (Netagamu Islands), 2 miles SE of
the river mouth, have a remarkable mound, 17 m
(55 ft) in elevation, on the largest island.

3.135
General information. Havre de Ouapitagone (Wapitagun
Harbour) (5012N, 6002W) is a narrow passage with
steep-to shores, separating le de Ouapitagone (Wapitagun
Island) from les de Ouapitagone du Large, a chain of
islands lying close SE. The latter are of bare granite and
appear from seaward as one island.
The harbour, which is suitable for small coasting vessels,
may be entered from E through Passe de lEst or W
through Passe de lOuest; both entrances are difficult, but
Passe de lOuest is the wider. Local knowledge is required.
Directions for Passe de lEst. The entrance (50123N,
60000W) to this channel lies between islands at the NE
end of les de Ouapitagone du Large, leading into the NE
end of Havre de Ouapitagone.
Useful mark:
Rocher Mistassini (50118N, 60004W), a
remarkable block of granite resembling a gun, on
top of one of the outer islands, is a good mark for
a vessel approaching Passe de lEst.
Directions for Passe de lOuest. The approach to the
entrance (50111N, 60033W) to this channel is
encumbered by many rocks and shoals that lie N of
Rochers au Cormoran (3.125).

Havre Blais
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3.133
General information. Havre Blais (5018N, 5947W)
is a well sheltered anchorage on the NW side of les
Galibois, with entrances at each end. Local knowledge is
required.
Directions for north-east entrance. The NE entrance,
which is the safer of the two, is approached by passing N
of Rocher Bold (50195N, 59441W).
Directions for south-west entrance. The SW entrance
is approached from SW, passing NW of a rock with a
depth of less than 2 m (6 ft), in the entrance channel.
Anchorage. There is good anchorage, about 1 miles
WSW of Rocher Bold, in depths of 20 m (11 fm), mud, as
indicated on Canadian Charts 4468 and 4440.

Other names
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le aux Mouches (Fly Island) (5025N, 5938W).
le de lAnse (Cove Island) (5023N, 5943W).
le Matchiatic (5016N, 5955W).
les Middle (Middle Islands) (5018N, 5947W).
(Not named on chart).
le Providence (5037N, 5914W).
Rcif Major (5028N, 5930W).
Rcif Mistassini (5013N, 5958W).
Rcifs Sainte-Marie (Saint Mary Reefs) (5012N,
5947W).
Rcifs Tender (5015N, 5947W).

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GULF OF ST LAWRENCE, NORTH SHORE CAP WHITTLE TO RIVIRE
SAINT-JEAN INCLUDING NORTH COAST OF LE DANTICOSTI
GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4762

Baie Washtawouka to Rivire Saint-Jean (4.58).

North coast of le dAnticosti (4.153).

Scope of the chapter

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4.1
This chapter describes the waters along the N shore of
the Gulf of St Lawrence from Cap Whittle (5011N,
6007W) to Rivire Saint-Jean (5017N, 6420W), a
distance of about 170 miles. The N coast of le dAnticosti
from Pointe de lEst (East Point) (4908N, 6140W) to
Pointe de lOuest (West Point) (4952N, 6431W), the W
extremity of the island, is also included.
The chapter is divided into three sections:
Cap Whittle to Baie Washtawouka (4.3).

Traffic separation scheme

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4.2
A traffic separation scheme from the Strait of Belle Isle
to St Lawrence River runs parallel to the N shore of the
Gulf and about 10 miles offshore, as indicated on the chart.
See Chapter 2 for further information.

CAP WHITTLE TO BAIE WASHTAWOUKA

Tidal streams

GENERAL INFORMATION
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Chart 4767

Area covered
1

4.3
This section describes the waters between Cap Whittle
(5011N, 6007W) and Baie Washtawouka, 73 miles W.
The section is arranged as follows:
Cap Whittle to Pointe Curlew (4.7).
Pointe Curlew to Baie Washtawouka (4.36).

CAP WHITTLE TO POINTE CURLEW

General information
Canadian Charts 4440, 4453 (see 1.32)

Route
1

Topography
1

4.4
The coast from Cap Whittle (5011N, 6007W) for
about 50 miles W is of bare granite, rising to steep hills
and ridges with rounded summits. The coast is sandy
between Rivire Kgashka (5011N, 6121W) and Pointe
de Natashquan and continues sandy a farther 6 miles N to
Havre de Natashquan. The land is seldom higher than 60 m
(200 ft) and slopes gradually to the shore.
The innumerable small islands, islets and rocks, which
lie up to 5 miles offshore in places, are higher towards the
mainland. Both the islands and the mainland are bare,
except in the bays and along the sandy stretches, which are
usually wooded.
Seen from a distance of about 12 miles offshore the
coast and offshore islands blend into an indistinguishable
outline, and only within about 4 miles of the outer rocks
can its broken and dangerous nature be seen.

4.7
The coastal route from the vicinity of Cap Whittle
(5011N, 6007W) to Pointe Curlew, 41 miles W, is
bounded on its seaward side by the in-bound lane of the
traffic separation scheme (4.2).

Topography
1

4.8
The mainland coast is deeply indented with bays and
inlets.
Between Cap Whittle and le la Brume, the waters up
to 5
miles offshore are filled with many islands, rocks
and shoals; channels lead through these dangers to the
principal bays.
West of le la Brume, islands, rocks and shoals extend
up to 3 miles offshore in places. A remarkable red
precipitous ridge of granite is situated W of Pointe du Cap
Rouge (5011N, 6107W).

Regulations
1

Navigation
1

4.6
The tidal streams are weak, irregular and influenced both
in rate and direction by the winds.

4.5
The coast is dangerous, especially at night and in fog.
The outer rocks, both above and below water, are steep-to,
so that soundings give no warning of the vessels approach
to them. However, depths of less than 90 m (50 fm)
generally indicate a position within 5 miles of the outer
dangers.
On clear sunny days the bottom may be seen, in depths
of 7 m (24 ft) or less.

4.9
Wildlife sanctuary. A bird sanctuary is established on
le la Brume (5010N, 6030W). For further information
see 1.91.

Principal marks
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4.10
Landmarks:
Hill (5017N, 6013W), elevation 88 m (290 ft).
Beacon (orange rectangular daymarks on S, E and W
faces), standing on the summit of le du Large
(5009N, 6018W).

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Major light:
Rochers au Cormoran (Cap Whittle) Light (50098N,
60037W) (3.125).

Baie Coacoachou
Canadian Chart 4452 plan of Baie Coacoachou (see 1.32)

General information
1

Directions
(continued from 3.126)

Directions
1

4.14
Baie Coacoachou (Coacoacho Bay) (5014N, 6018W)
is a narrow inlet, 7 miles W of Cap Whittle.

4.11
From a position SSE of Rochers au Cormoran, a group
of above-water and below-water rocks, from which a light
is exhibited (4.10), the track leads W, passing (with
positions from the beacon on le du Large (4.10)):
S of Rochers Whittle (drying 15 m (5 ft)) (6 miles
E), thence:
S of a patch (5 miles ESE), with a least depth of
95 m (31 ft) over it, thence:
S of Rocher Cairntorr (1 miles S), marked by C64
Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
S of a patch (2 miles SSW), with a least depth of
11 m (36 ft) over it, thence:
S of Brisants South (South Breaker) (rock, awash)
(2 miles WSW) and a patch about 5 cables
farther S, with a least depth of 79 m (26 ft) over
it, thence:
S of Breaker Rock (awash) (5 miles W), thence:
S of le la Brume (Fog Island) (8 miles WNW) and
the islets and rocks that extend 1 mile SE and
almost 1 miles SW from it.
Caution. Patches, with a least depth of 137 m (45 ft)
over them, lying about 2 miles SE and 2 miles ESE of
le la Brume, could be a danger to deep draught vessels.
There is also a patch, with a depth of 115 m (38 ft) over
it, 2 miles SSW of le la Brume.
4.12
The track continues W, passing (with positions given
from le Triples (Treble Island) (5010N, 6042W)):
S of les Triples, a close group of islets, from which
a light (4.13) is exhibited, thence:
S of Rochers aux Huards (2 miles WSW), thence:
S of Hauts-fonds Washicoutai (Washikuti Shoals),
(6 miles W), with patches up to 7 cables SE of
them, with depths of 46 m (15 ft) over them and
patches, 2 miles W of them, with depths of 7 m
(23 ft) over them, thence:
S of Pointe Chicoutai, also known as Cloudberry
Point (9 miles W) and a patch, 1 miles S, with
a depth of 37 m (12 ft) over it, thence:
S of a patch, 3 miles SW of Pointe Chicoutai, with
a depth of 11 m (36 ft) over it.
The track then leads S of islands, rocks and shoals with
depths of less than 11 m (36 ft) over them extending
1 miles offshore between Pointe Musquaro (14 miles W)
and Pointe Curlew (5011N, 6111W), to a position S of
Pointe Curlew. Isolated patches with depths of less than
165 m (54 ft) over them, extend nearly 4 miles SW from
Pointe Musquaro.
4.13
Useful mark:
les Triples Light (two orange rectangles on square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50101N,
60419W). The tower is prominent between
bearings 320 and 020.
(Directions continue at 4.42)

4.15
From a position on the coastal passage about 4 miles
SSW of the beacon on le du Large (5009N, 6018W)
(4.10) the approach channel leads N for about 7 miles,
between islands and rocks on each side, to the entrance of
the bay.
Pointe Milne Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 11 m in height) (50133N,
60189W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
and tower, 9 m in height) (296 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (004) of these lights leads to the
entrance of the bay, passing (with positions from the
beacon on le du Large):
Close E of a patch, (2 miles SSW) with a least
depth of 11 m (36 ft) over it, thence:
W of Rocher Cairntorr (4.11) (1 miles S), thence:
E of a patch (1 miles WSW), with a least depth of
49 m (16 ft) over it, thence:
W of le du Large and rocks and islets extending
7 cables NNW, and:
E of a patch (1 mile W), with a least depth of 97 m
(32 ft) over it, thence:
W of le des Loups (1 mile NNE) and a rocky patch,
5 cables W, with a least depth of 6 m (20 ft) over
it, thence:
E of Pointe Audubon (2 miles NNW) at the S
extremity of lots Audubon (3 miles NNW) and
rocks and shoals lying 5 cables E, thence:
W of Pointe Emery (3 miles N), the E entrance
point to Baie Coacoachou, which lies at the end of
a string of islands, extending about 1 mile SSW
from the mainland, and is low and may be difficult
to distinguish.
The track then leads NNE into the bay, passing (with
positions from the front light):
ESE of a patch (reported in 1941) (7 cables SSW),
with a least depth of 37 m (12 ft) over it, thence:
ESE of le du Crocodile (9 cables NNE), and:
WNW of isolated rocks, with depths of less than
18 m (6 ft) (8 cables and 1 mile NE) over them,
thence:
W of Rcif Milne (rocks, drying in parts) (1 miles
NNE) if proceeding towards Lac lOurs
(2 miles NNE), or:
SE of Rcif Milne if proceeding into Baie Tertiary
Shell (2 miles NE).
(Directions continue for Lac lOurs at 4.18
and for Baie Tertiary Shell at 4.19)

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4.16
With local knowledge, Baie Coacoachou may also be
approached from:
SE, passing through the channel, least charted depth
113 m (37 ft), between le du Large and the islets
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Loups, 1 mile NNE. The recommended track lies

slightly towards the NE side of the channel.
SW, passing SE of Brisants du Sud-Ouest (S.W.
Breaker) (50097N, 60247W) and either side of
Brisants South (4.11), 2 miles ESE.

Anchorage
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4.17
Baie Coacoachou provides anchorage in a depth of about
146 m (48 ft), mud, W of Rcif Milne and about 5 cables
N of Crocodile Islet. With strong NE winds a more
sheltered berth may be found farther S.

Lac lOurs
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4.18
General information. Lac lOurs (5016N, 6018W)
affords shelter to small vessels at the N end of Baie
Coacoachou.
Directions (continued from 4.15). From a position W of
Rcif Milne, the channel into Lac lOurs leads N, passing
(with positions from Pointe Tertiary) (5015N, 6017W):
E of a rock (6 cables NW) with a depth of 3 m
(10 ft) over it, lying on the W side of the entrance
channel, thence:
W of le des Esquimaux (9 cables NNW).
Anchorage, which is good, can be found in a depth of
about 125 m (41 ft), mud, clear of shallow water on the N
side.

Baie Tertiary Shell

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4.19
General information. Baie Tertiary Shell (5015N,
6016W) affords shelter to small vessels at the NE end of
Baie Coacoachou.
Directions (continued from 4.15). From a position SE of
Rcif Milne, the track into Baie Tertiary Shell leads NE,
through a narrow channel, passing:
SE of Pointe Tertiary, thence:
NE of a small drying rock, 2 cables E of the point.
Anchorage, which is good, can be found in depths of 7
to 12 m (23 to 40 ft), mud. The recommended anchorage
position is indicated on the Canadian Chart 4440.

Directions to Pointe du Petit Lac

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Havre Gethsmani
Canadian Charts 4453, 4452 plan of Havre Gethsmani
(see 1.32)

General information
1

4.20
Havre Gethsmani (5012N, 6041W) is an anchorage
on the S side of le en Dos-de-Cheval and le des
Lumires, situated about 2 miles NNE of les Triples (4.12).
It affords access to Pointe du Petit Lac (7 cables NNW)
which has a jetty and some facilities. The nearby settlement
of La Romaine (5013N, 6040W), in which there is a
church, lies at the head of a partly drying bay W of
Rivire Olomane. In 1988 the population of La Romaine
was 172.
4.21
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 11 m; mean neap
range about 05 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.

Directions to Havre Gethsmani

1

Havre Gethsmani Leading Lights stand near the W

end of le en Dos-de-Cheval:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50124N,
60413W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and
framework tower, 5 m in height) (80 m from front
light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (357) of these lights leads into Havre
Gethsmani, passing (with positions from the front light):
E of les Triples (2 miles SSW), and:
W of a shoal, about 1 mile E of les Triples with a
least depth of 3 m (10 ft) over it, thence:
About 3 cables E of a group of drying rocks (1 mile
SSW), thence:
Over a patch (7 cables S), with a least depth of 73 m
(24 ft) over it, thence:
W of a shoal (5 cables SSE), with a depth of 67 m
(22 ft) over it, thence:
W of a shoal (4 cables SSE), with a depth of 70 m
(23 ft) over it.
The track then leads to a position about 2 cables S of
Havre Gethsmani Front Leading Light.
4.23
Useful marks:
Gethsmani Anchorage Light (framework tower, 4 m
in height) (50122N, 60402W) exhibited from
an islet at the E end of le des Lumires.
Radio tower (red lights) 5 cables NNE of the leading
lights on le en Dos-de-Cheval.

4.22
From a position on the coastal passage S of les Triples
(5010N, 6042W) (4.12), the track leads NNE passing E
of les Triples.

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4.24
From a position about 2 cables S of the Havre
Gethsmani Front Leading Light (50124N, 60413W),
Pointe du Petit Lac is approached through a channel with
two legs, each marked by leading lights, W of le en
Dos-de-Cheval, in a least charted depth of 52 m (17 ft).
Pointe Mackenzie Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 3 m in height) (50128 N,
60419 W) on the point.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
and tower, 6 m in height) (105 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (325) of these lights leads through the
first leg of the channel, passing:
SW of shoal ground extending cable from the SW
side of le en Dos-de-Cheval, and:
Close NE of a rocky patch, with a depth of 45 m
(15 ft) over it, 1
cables SW of Havre Gethsmani
Front Leading Light, marked by CJ5 Light-buoy
(port hand).
4.25
Pointe du Petit Lac Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (50128N,
60414W) on the point.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
and tower, 3 m in height) (75 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (013) of these lights leads through the
second leg of the channel towards Pointe du Petit Lac.

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4.26
The anchorage at Havre Gethsmani is contained by le
en Dos-de-Cheval on the N side, and le aux Golands,
1 mile SSW, on the SE side, affording shelter except in S
and SW winds, in depths of between 116 m (38 ft) and
165 m (54 ft), sand and gravel.
Two anchorage positions are indicated on the Canadian
plan 3 cables W and 5 cables SW of Gethsmani
Anchorage Light respectively (4.23). Also indicated are
shallow patches with a least depth of 18 m (6 ft) over
them.

The track then leads NE, passing:

WNW of another dangerous rock (2 miles E), thence:
Between the small island (1 miles NE), fringed with
dangerous rocks, and an islet (2 miles NE).
N of the islet the track passes into a narrow channel,
with a least depth of 73 m (24 ft), leading to the head of
the bay.
4.33
Anchorage. A confined anchorage can be found at the
head of the bay, N of a small wooded islet, 38 m (126 ft)
in elevation, 5 miles NE of Pointe Chicoutai, depth 76 m
(25 ft), mud.
Canadian Chart 4453 (see 1.32)

Alongside berth
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Rivire Musquaro

4.27
A public jetty, 76 m long, 12 m wide, extends S from
the outer end of a causeway at Pointe du Petit Lac.

Facilities
1

4.28
At Pointe du Petit Lac public jetty:
Derrick, hand operated (1134 kg capacity).
Slipway for small craft close E of the jetty.
At La Romaine settlement: post office; first-aid station;
seaplane wharf S of the village.

4.34
General information. Rivire Musquaro (Musquaro
River) (5013N, 6104W) flows into the NW corner of a
bay, encumbered by islets and rocks, between Pointe
Chicoutai (5011N, 6056W) and Pointe Musquaro,
4 miles W. The small settlement of Musquaro is situated
on the E bank of the river. The river is intricate and the
stream is very rapid, making navigation dangerous, except
for very small craft. Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. The red granite ridge W of Pointe du Cap
Rouge (5011N, 6107W) is a landmark for locating the
river mouth.

Communications
1

Other names

4.29
Sea. Coastal vessels call during the navigation season.
Air. A regular air service operates.

4.35
1

Havre Bluff (Bluff Harbour) (5013N, 6032W).

Havre Jones (5013N, 6011W).
Rocher Grange (5008N, 6018W).

Small craft

POINTE CURLEW TO BAIE

WASHTAWOUKA

Canadian Chart 4440 (see 1.32)

Baie des Loups

1

General information

4.30
General information. Baie des Loups (5012N,
6015W) is obstructed by many dangers in its approaches.
Intricate channels exist between these dangers, and the bay
can only be entered, in case of necessity, with the greatest
caution. Small settlements exist on the shores of the bay.
Local knowledge is essential.

Canadian Chart 4454 (see 1.32)

Route
1

Canadian Chart 4452 plan of Baie Washicoutai (see 1.32)

Baie Washicoutai
1

4.31
General information. Baie Washicoutai (Washikuti Bay)
(5013N, 6053W) is encumbered with islets, rocks and
ledges on each side of the entrance, and across its mouth.
Local knowledge is essential.
4.32
Directions. From a position about 4 miles S of Pointe
Chicoutai (5011N, 6057W), the alignment (020) of
the E side of a small island and a prominent hill situated,
respectively, 1 miles NE and 7 miles NNE of the point,
leads NNE towards Baie Washicoutai, passing (with
positions from Pointe Chicoutai):
WNW of a patch (1 miles SE), with a depth of 7 m
(23 ft) over it, thence:
ESE of a patch (1 mile SE), with a depth of 7 m
(23 ft) over it, thence:
Close to a rocky patch (1 miles ESE), with a depth
of 91 m (30 ft) over it, and:
WNW of dangerous rock (1 miles E).

4.36
The coastal route from the vicinity of Pointe Curlew
(5011N, 6111W) to S of Baie Washtawouka
(Washtawooka Bay), 32 miles W, is bounded on its seaward
side by the in-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme
(4.2) and crosses the approach to Havre de Natashquan
(5011N, 6151W).

Topography
1

4.37
From about 6 miles W of Baie de Kgashka (Kegaska
Bay) (5011N, 6116W) to Pointe de Natashquan,
13 miles farther WSW, the rocky nature of the coast
changes to cliffs about 21 m (70 ft) high, fronted by sandy
beaches, and backed by thickly wooded country.
The main feature of the sandy coast between Pointe de
Natashquan and Havre de Natashquan, 7 miles NNW, is the
mouth of Rivire Natashquan.
The bight between Havre de Natashquan and Baie
Washtawouka is filled with many islets, rocks and shoals,
which extend up to 2 miles offshore, where small craft may
find shelter.

Depths
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4.38
Banc de Natashquan (Natashquan Cod Banks), with
depths of 20 to 73 m (11 to 40 fm), sand, gravel and shells,

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runs parallel to the coast, 6 to 11 miles offshore, from

abreast Baie de Kgashka to Pointe de Natashquan.

Beacon (white, 46 m in height) (50122N,

61598W) on an islet 1 miles NW of let Shag.
(Directions continue at 4.68)

Natural conditions
1

4.39
Local magnetic anomaly occurs in an area, indicated on
the chart, about 9 miles SW of Pointe de Natashquan;
magnetic variation has been observed to change by about
5.
4.40
Current. At a position 5 miles S of Pointe de
Natashquan, an E-going current with a maximum rate of
1 kn has been observed. A 1 kn E-going current is shown
on the charts 2 miles S of the point.
Tidal streams in the area are weak, but with the
in-going tide the flow is nearly equalised.
Winds may considerably affect both the rate and
direction of flow.

Baie de Kgashka
Canadian Chart 4452 plan of Baie de Kgashka (see 1.32)

General information
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Directions

Principal marks
1

4.41
Landmarks:
Radio tower (elevation 109 m (358 ft), red lights)
(50108N, 61160W) on le de Kgashka.
Pointe de Natashquan Lighthouse (square framework
tower, 10 m in height) (50050N, 61444W).

Directions
(continued from 4.13)

4.44
Baie de Kgashka (Kegaska Bay) (5011N, 6115W) is
an open shallow bay, with the village of Kgashka
(population 163 in 1988) on its W shore, and an anchorage
for small craft on its W side.
The NW shore of Baie de Kgashka is a sandy beach,
with a grassy isthmus leading to a rocky peninsula at its S
end. A bridge joins the peninsula to le de Kgashka
(Kegaska Island) at the W entrance point to the bay. Both
the island and the peninsula are partly wooded.

4.42
From a position S of shoals and islands extending up to
1 mile S of Pointe Curlew (5011N, 6111W) the coastal
passage leads WSW, passing (with positions from Pointe
Curlew):
SSE of a rocky patch, with a depths of 91 m (30 ft)
over it (4 miles WSW), thence:
SSE of a rocky bank with a least depth of 88 m
(29 ft) over it (7 miles WSW), thence:
Clear SSE of Rocher du Ruisseau (10 miles WSW),
thence:
SSE of Pointe de Natashquan, the S end of a
remarkable sandy promontory, from which a light
(50050N, 61444W) (4.41) is exhibited.
The track then leads NW, passing (with positions from
Pointe de Natashquan Light):
SW of Banc Cod with a least depth of 82 m (27 ft)
over it, extending 1 miles SW, thence:
SW of Brisants Landry (7 miles NW) a rocky patch,
with a depth of 46 m (15 ft) over it, over which
the sea breaks, thence:
About 3 miles SW of let Shag (11 miles NW), a
large black rock, and a patch with a depth of
43 m (14 ft) over it (1 mile W of let Shag).
The track then leads to a position S of islands and
shoals extending 1 miles S of Baie Washtawouka
(5013N, 6201W).
4.43
Useful marks:
Pointe de Kgashka Light (orange rectangle on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50105N,
61160W).
Beacon (orange daymark) on Rocher Noir (50117N,
61528W).

4.45
From a position S of Pointe de Kgashka (5010N,
6116W), Baie de Kgashka is approached from S and
entered between Pointe de Kgashka and le Verte, an
island partly covered in grass, 9 cables ENE of the point;
an orange beacon, facing N and E, stands at the E end of
the island.
Kegaska Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50118N,
61156W) on the NW shore of the bay.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
and tower, 6 m in height) (91 m from front light).
The leading lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (000) of these lights leads into Baie de
Kgashka anchorage, passing (with positions from the front
light):
Close E of CK1 Light-buoy (port hand) (1 miles S),
thence:
E of le de Kgashka, and:
W of Haut-fond Court (1 mile S), a rocky shoal over
which the sea breaks in heavy weather, thence:
W of le Noire (Black Island) (7 cables SSE) and foul
ground surrounding it to a distance of about
1 cable.

Anchorage
1

4.46
The only secure anchorage during S winds is found
2 cables NW of le Noire, between 76 m (25 ft) and
91 m (30 ft), mud, as indicated on the Canadian chart.
Lack of room and depth restricts its use to small craft only.

Berth
1

4.47
A T-shaped pier is situated near the NE point of le de
Kgashka. The outer face is 44 m long with a depth of
55 m alongside. A light (square framework tower, 6 m in
height) is exhibited from the NE end of the pier-head.
A fishermens wharf, 30 m long with depths of 23 m,
lies perpendicular to the SW inner end of the public wharf.

Facilities
1

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4.48
A slipway and pontoons for seaplanes are situated close
W of the fishermens wharf.
Medical dispensary at Kgashka.

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4.49
Fresh water at fishermens wharf.

lies very close to the leading line, about cable W of the

pierhead.
Useful marks:
Several conspicuous tanks stand on the E shore,
4 cables NNE of le Joncas Light.

Havre de Natashquan
Berths

Canadian Chart 4428 (see 1.32)

General information
1

4.50
Havre de Natashquan (5011N, 6151W), which is
enclosed between the mainland and a number of islands
and rocks, is accessible to small coasting vessels, and
comprises an anchorage and a pier. The village of
Natashquan, with a population of 401 in 1986, is situated
near the mouth of Petite Rivire Natashquan, about 1 mile
E of the harbour. Petite Rivire Natashquan affords shelter
for boats only. Local knowledge is necessary.

Facilities

Limiting conditions
1
2

4.53
Anchorage. The best anchorage is near the middle of
the harbour, 1 cables W of the pierhead, in a depth of
76 m (25 ft), mud, with the summit of le des Amricains
bearing 275, distant about 400 m, as indicated on the
Canadian chart. A shoal with a depth of 21 m (7 ft) over it
lies 3 cables W of the pierhead.
Alongside berth. A public pier, with a pierhead 20 m
wide and depths alongside between 18 to 40 m, extends
182 m from the E shore of the harbour.

4.51
Ice usually begins to form across the approaches during
the first week of January, and clears by the end of March.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 12 m; mean neap
range about 07 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.

4.54
Natashquan. Medical dispensary.

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4454 (see 1.32)

Rivire Kgashka

Directions
1

4.52
The harbour is approached from a position on the
coastal passage SSW of le Joncas Light (square framework
tower, 9 m in height) (50109N, 61507W).
Little Natashquan Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50116N,
60506W), on the N shore of the harbour.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (91 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (010) of these lights leads, in depths of
61 m (20 ft), through the buoyed channel into Havre de
Natashquan, passing (with positions from le Joncas Light):
Close E of Banc Charbonneau (4 cables SSW),
thence:
Close W of Rocher South Sphinx (2 cables SSW)
marked by CN2 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
thence:
Close W of Rocher North Sphinx (1 cable SW),
marked by CN4 Light-buoy (starboard hand), and:
E of shoal ground extending E from Rcifs Vigneault
(4 cables W), thence:
About cable E of the S rock of Brisants du Centre
(1 cables NW), thence:
Close E of CN7 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 cables
NNW) marking shoal ground, with a least depth of
36 m (12 ft) over it, thence:
Close W of CN8 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(2 cables N) marking drying rocks and shoal
ground on the SE side of the harbour.
A rocky patch, with a depth of 42 m (14 ft) over it,
marked by Natashquan Buoy (isolated danger) (4 cables N)

4.55
The entrance to Rivire Kgashka (Kegaska River)
(5011N, 6121W), about 3 miles W of Pointe de
Kgashka, affords shelter for small craft only.

Rivire Natashquan
1

4.56
General information. Rivire Natashquan (5007N,
6149W), which discharges a great deal of water in the
spring, is broad and shallow, and enters the sea through
channels on each side of le Sainte-Hlne, low and sandy,
3 miles NW of Pointe de Natashquan. A sand bar,
steep-to on its seaward side, extends W for about 7 cables
from the river mouth. A heavy surf usually runs on the bar.
A depth of 73 m (24 ft) was reported in 1987, about
8 cables SW of the S extremity of le Sainte-Hlne.
Directions. Small craft may enter Rivire Natashquan
through the channel S of le Sainte-Hlne, in a least depth
of 18 m (6 ft), which extends immediately within the
entrance channel. Small craft can lie alongside the steep
sandy river bank on the S side, about 5 cables within the
entrance. Above this point the river is navigable by boats
only.

Other names
4.57
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Baie Landry (5013N, 6155W).

Grande Baie (5013N, 6152W).
Havre Mistassini (5011N, 6110W).
les Kippin (5011N, 6118W).
Rocher des Fous de Bassan, also known as Gannet
Rock (5012N, 6154W).

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BAIE WASHTAWOUKA TO RIVIRE SAINT-JEAN

BAIE WASHTAWOUKA TO
POINTE DE LEST

GENERAL INFORMATION

General information

Charts 4767, 4774

Chart 4767, Canadian Charts 4455, 4456 (see 1.32)

Area covered
1

Route

4.58
This section describes the waters between Baie
Washtawouka (5013N, 6201W) and Rivire Saint-Jean,
91 miles W. The section is arranged as follows:
Baie Washtawouka to Pointe de lEst (4.64).
Pointe de lEst to le Firmin (4.89).
le Firmin to Rivire Saint-Jean (4.122).

4.64
The coastal route from a position S of Baie
Washtawouka (5013N, 6201W) to a position S of Pointe
de lEst, 38 miles W, lies seaward of the coastal rocks and
shoals. It is bounded on its seaward side by the in-bound
lane of the traffic separation scheme (4.2).

Topography
1

Topography
1

4.59
The coastal terrain is described at 4.65. The bays and
rivers along this coast give shelter to small craft only.
The mainland from Pointe de lEst (East Point)
(5017N, 6300W) to the mouth of Rivire Saint-Jean,
52 miles W, is generally low. Hills rise to 305 m (1000 ft)
some 7 miles inland, N of La Grande le (5013N,
6354W).
Mont Saint-Jean (5027N, 6416W), with three district
summits and an elevation of 438 m (1427 ft), lies about
11 miles NNE of the entrance to Rivire Saint-Jean and is
the highest land in the area.
4.60
les de Mingan, a chain of islands, lie 3 miles or less
from the mainland, from le Sainte-Genevive (5015N,
6304W) to les aux Perroquets, 45 miles W. The islands
are bold, some having cliffs on their N, E and W sides,
with a slope down towards the S, where reefs of flat
limestone extend seaward. They nowhere exceed an
elevation of 91 m (300 ft), and are generally much lower.
They are thickly wooded on their N sides, but often have
bare tracts towards the S.

Depths
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Tidal streams
4.61
The tidal streams are not strong among les de Mingan,
the rate rarely exceeding 1 kn, except in some very narrow
channels.
The tidal streams are much influenced by the wind, but
in good settled weather there is a constant alternation of
in-going and out-going streams in the waters between the
islands and the mainland, and also within 2 or 3 miles S of
the islands.

Directions
Coastal passage
1

4.62
Local magnetic anomalies occur in places among les de
Mingan.

Regulations
1

4.67
Landmarks:
Colline Saddle (Saddle Hill) (5021N, 6245W).
Radio tower (elevation 169 m (555 ft); red lights)
(50176N, 62480W), 2 cables NE of the church
at Baie-Johan-Beetz.
(continued from 4.43)

Local magnetic anomalies

1

4.66
Between Baie Washtawouka and Baie Pontbriand,
22 miles W, the 18 m (60 ft) depth contour lies up to
2 miles offshore; inside this line the whole area is foul,
with numerous islets, rocks and shoals. These extend about
1 miles offshore between Baie Pontbriand and Baie
Piashti (5017N, 6246W), and 1 mile offshore W of Baie
Johan-Beetz (5017N, 6248W).

Principal marks
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4.65
The coast from Baie Washtawouka to Pointe de lEst is
generally rocky and indented with many small bays and
coves, giving shelter to small craft. Sandy stretches extend
between the mouths of Rivire Aguanus (5013N,
6205W) and Rivire Nabisipi about 5 miles W. Behind the
coast the land is low, rising a short distance inland to
mounds and ridges not more than about 120 m (400 ft)
high.
A large number of bare islets and rocks lie up to 2 miles
offshore. A heavy sea breaks over the rocks, and in clear
weather they can be seen from aloft. It is not advisable to
approach this stretch of coast inside depths of 45 m
(25 fm).

4.63
National Park. les de Mingan (4.60) have been
proclaimed a National Park Reserve administered by Parks
Canada from an office in Havre-Saint-Pierre (4.98).

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4.68
From a position S of Baie Washtawouka (5013N,
6201W) the coastal passage leads W, passing (with
positions from Pointe Nabisipi (5014N, 6213W)):
S of Brisants Aguanus (Aguanus Ledges) (drying
rocks) (5 miles ESE), and the shoals, with a least
depth of 7 m (23 ft) over them, lying from 1 to
2 miles W, thence:
S of Rochers Nabisipi, extending 1 miles S from
Pointe Nabisipi, thence:
S of Pointe Pashashibou (4 miles WNW) and
Hauts-fonds Pashashibou (Pashashibu Shoals),
rocks, awash in places, extending 1 miles SSW,
thence:
S of le Bear (18 m (6 ft) high) (7 miles W) and
Rocher Jalobert, 5 cables farther WSW.

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4.69
The track then leads S of the rocks and foul ground
extending 1 miles offshore between Rocher Jalobert and
Rocher Gull (5015N, 6245W), across the entrance to
Baie Pontbriand (4.85), passing S of Baie Johan-Beetz
(5017N, 6248W) (4.72), whence the route for vessels
continuing the coastal passage W leads SW, to a position S
of Rochers Bowen (Bowen Rocks), a large area of rocks
and shoals lying about 3 miles S of Pointe de lEst (East
Point) (5017N, 6300W).
4.70
Useful marks:
Granite peninsula (48 m (156 ft) in height) (5016N,
6241W) on the SE side of Havre Watshishou
(Watshishu Harbour), appearing as an island from
seaward.
Beacon (white, square) (5016N, 6242W) on the S
end of the outer islet, about 5 cables SW of Havre
Watshishou.
Beacon (orange) near the SW end of the le Gull
(50163N, 62465W).
(Directions continue at 4.92)

SE of rocks extending about 1 cable S, thence:

Close NW of two patches, with depths of 55 m
(18 ft) over each of them (2 cables E).
1

Inshore passage
1

4.71
From the vicinity of Baie Johan-Beetz, an inshore
passage leads W for about 7 miles to the vicinity of Pointe
de lEst.
(Directions continue for East Channel at 4.95)

Anchorage
1

Baie Johan-Beetz
Canadian Charts 4456, 4452 plan of Baie Johan-Beetz
(see 1.32)
4.72
Baie Johan-Beetz (5017N, 6248W), provides
anchorage and a jetty for small coasting vessels. The
village of Baie-Johan-Beetz, population 112 in 1986, is
situated at the head of the bay, at the mouth of Rivire
Piashti.
The bay is exposed to S winds, which can raise a heavy
sea in the shallow parts of the entrance channel, and may
prevent a vessel leaving. Local knowledge is required.

Directions
1

4.76
The recommended anchor berth is indicated on the
Canadian charts, 3 cables NNW of the cairn on Pointe
Loizeau, in a depth of about 9 m (30 ft), mud.

Berth

General information
1

4.74
Inner leading lights:
Front light (orange rectangle with black stripe, on
square framework tower, 5 m in height)
(50170N, 62487W), exhibited from the jetty
on the W shore. This light is increased in intensity
on the leading line.
Rear light (orange trapezium, similar tower and
height) (125 m from front light).
The alignment (319) of these lights leads towards the
jetty, passing (with positions from the front light):
Close SW of a patch (reported 1977) (3 cables SE)
with a depth of 37 m (12 ft) over it, near the
intersection with the leading line (043), thence:
NE of a patch (2 cables SSE), marked by C81
Light-buoy (port hand), with a depth of 33 m
(11 ft) over it.
4.75
Useful marks:
Cairn, small, surmounted by a cross, on Pointe
Loizeau (50166N, 62482W) on the W side of
the entrance to Baie Piashti (4.88).
Two white tanks close WNW of the jetty.

4.73
Baie Johan-Beetz is approached from the SW in the
vicinity of C80 Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored
11 miles SSW of Pointe Tanguay (50168N, 62487W),
the W entrance point to the bay, and entered between shoal
patches on each side.
Baie Johan-Beetz Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50170N,
62479W) exhibited from the E side of the bay.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
9 m in height) (162 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (043) of these lights leads to the
entrance, passing (with positions from Pointe Tanguay):
Between rocky patches (7 cables SW and 8 cables
SSW), with depths of less than 18 m (6 ft) over
them, thence:
SE of a rocky patch with a depth of 52 m (17 ft)
over it, (5 cables SSW), thence:
Close NW of a rocky patch with a depth of 55 m
(18 ft) over it, (3 cables S), thence:

4.77
A T-shaped public pier, with a pierhead 43 m long and a
depth of 43 m alongside, extends from the shore on the W
side of Baie Johan-Beetz. The inner sides of the outer face
offer good berths for small craft. A slipway for small craft
is located S of the mouth of the river.
A barge 6 m by 12 m is anchored 28 m S of the pier
and used as a ferry landing. It is attached to the pier by
wire cables which prevent passage between barge and pier.
Yellow cautionary lights are exhibited from the NE and SE
corners.
Obstruction. An outfall pipe is laid to 145 m (475 ft)
offshore from a point 1 cable E of the pier. A buoy
(special) is moored at the outer end.

Facilities
1

4.78
Medical dispensary; slipway for small craft.

Small craft
le-Michon
1

4.79
General information. le-Michon (le Michon)
(5013N, 6202W) is a settlement at the head of a small
bay.
Facilities: public pier; slipway.

Rivire Aguanish
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4.80
General information. Rivire Aguanish (Aquanus)
(5013N, 6205W) is narrow and accessible to small craft
only. Local knowledge is required. Aguanish settlement,
population 408 in 1986, stands on the E side of the river.

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Directions. Aguanish Leading Lights:

Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 5 m in height) (50131N,
62051W).
Rear light (similar daymark, inverted, on framework
tower, 8 m in height) (479 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 10 miles WNW of Pointe de
Natashquan Light (4.41), the alignment (330) of
Aguanish Leading Lights leads NE of Brisants Aguanus
(4.68) to a position about 5 cables from the front light.
The channel into the river entrance, passing SW of the
front leading light, is very shallow.
4.81
Berths:
A small jetty is situated at Aguanish, on the E side of
the river. It is 18 m long and is reported to be in a
state of disrepair.
A L-shaped jetty is situated on the W shore
downstream of the bridge that crosses the river.
The outer face is 16 m long and the jetty is
accessible at HW only. The jetty is used by
fishermen.

island. An orange beacon stands on a point of land 3 cables

ENE.

Baie de la Grande Hermine

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Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Charts 4456, 4452 plan of Baie Piashti (see 1.32)

Baie Piashti and Baie Qutachou

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Rivire Nabesipi
1

4.82
General information. Rivire Nabisipi (Nabisipi River)
(5014N, 6213W) can only be entered by boats, in good
weather.

Baie Pashashibou
1

4.83
General information. Baie Pashashibou (Pashashibu
Bay) (5016N, 6221W) is shallow and filled with islets
and rocks. les Pashashibou (Pashashibu Islands), 27 to
76 m (9 to 25 ft) high, lie in the approaches to the bay,
making access difficult. Local knowledge is required.

Baie Jalobert
1

General information
Chart 4774, Canadian Charts 4456, 4429 (see 1.32)

Route
1

4.85
General information. Baie Pontbriand (5016N,
6233W) is shallow and obstructed by rocks across the
entrance, but these give no shelter. Local knowledge is
essential.

4.89
The coastal route from a position S of Pointe de lEst
(East Point) (5017N, 6300W) to a position S of le
Firmin, also known as Fright Island, 27 miles W, leads S of
le Sainte-Genevive (5015N, 6304W) and the islands
W. It is bounded on the S side by the in-bound land of the
traffic separation scheme (4.2).

Topography
1

Canadian Chart 4456 (see 1.32)

Corneille Island
1

4.88
General information. Baie Piashti (5017N, 6246W)
is open to the SW and joins Baie Qutachou (Qutachou
Bay), which extends NE. The bays contain many dangers,
but a small coasting vessel may find anchorage. Local
knowledge is essential.
A wharf adjoins a mica factory on a promontory 1 mile
N of le Gull (50163N, 62465W); in 1976 both were
in ruins.
Directions. From a position about 4 miles SW of Rocher
Gull (5015N, 6245W), Baie Piashti is approached from
SSW, passing between dangers on each side of the
entrance.
Leading line. The alignment (018) of Rocher Jaune
(50174N, 62469W) a rock at the N end of Baie
Piashti, and Colline Saddle (4.67), 4 miles NNE, leads into
Baie Piashti, passing (with positions from the centre of le
Gull):
Close E of a patch with a depth of 85 m (28 ft) over
it, (1 mile SW), thence:
W of a patch of rocks and shoals (4 to 6 cables W),
including Caye Boucher.
Useful mark:
Cairn on Pointe Loizeau (50166N, 62482W)
(4.75).

POINTE DE LEST TO LE FIRMIN

4.84
General information. Baie Jalobert (5016N, 6225W)
is open to S winds, but there is fairly good shelter for
small craft, which can lie close inshore. Depths of 11 m
(36 ft) may be found within 1 miles of the head of the
bay but Rocher Jalobert (50145N, 62248W) lies in the
entrance. Local knowledge is required.
Useful mark:
Beacon (white, square, 46 m in height) (50157N,
62256W), on an islet at the W side of the bay.

Baie Pontbriand
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4.87
General information. Baie de la Grande Hermine
(Grande Hermine Bay) (5017N, 6301W), N of Pointe de
lEst, is shallow and full of rocks and ledges. It is little
used.

4.86
General information. A small boat harbour is situated
near Corneille Island, which is not marked on the chart.
The entrance is marked by a small white square beacon
(46 m (15 ft) in height) (50164N, 62531W), on the

4.90
The mainland coast W of le Sainte-Genevive, the
E-most of les de Mingan, is of granite and limestone,
stratified in places.
The islands at the E end of les de Mingan lie close to
the coast and enclose a number of harbours. They comprise
a National Park (4.63).

Local magnetic anomaly

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4.91
Local magnetic anomaly exists 13 miles S of Pointe
lEau Claire (5012N, 6327W).

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Chenal de lEst

(continued from 4.70)

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4.92
From a position S of Rochers Bowen (5013N,
6300W) the coastal passage leads W, passing (with
positions from La Grande Pointe (50122N, 63269W)):
S of Haut-fond Collins (15 miles ESE), marked by
C84 Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
S of Rocher de la Garde (Garde Rock) (12 miles E),
which lies on a shoal spit with a least depth of
79 m (26 ft) over it, extending nearly 2 miles S
from le la Chasse, which is low and thickly
wooded, thence:
S of le Saint-Charles (3 miles E), which is bold,
with cliffs and wooded, and the rocky patches with
depths of 97 m (32 ft) over them that lie up to
9 cables SSE of the E end of the island; Anse
Shoal lies on the NE side of the island, thence:
S of le Herbe (1 miles E), a grassy islet standing
on Ammonite Reef. The reef has depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) over it and extends over 4 cables
S from Pointe Enrage (Ammonite Point), thence:
S of La Grande Pointe (also known as Clearwater
Point) from which a light (square framework
tower, 8 m in height) is exhibited, and a drying
reef which extends 3 cables S, thence:
S of Haut-fond lEau Claire (Clearwater Shoals)
(1 miles W), thence:
S of Petite le au Marteau (4 miles W), from which
a light (square framework tower, 26 m in height)
(50122N, 63336W) is exhibited from the S
end of the island, which is precipitous and steep-to
on N and E sides, with shoal ground extending
4 cables S, thence:
S of le Calculot (5012N, 6337W), a grassy
islet, on a shoal extending 1 mile S from the SE
point of le du Havre, which is wooded with cliffs
on its NE point.
The track then leads to a position S of le Firmin, a
wooded island, from which a light (50122N, 63413W)
(4.107) is exhibited at its S end.
(Directions continue at 4.126)

Chenal des Saints

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Side channels
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General information
1

(continued from 4.71)

4.95
Directions. From the vicinity of Pointe de lEst
(5017N, 6300W), Chenal de lEst is approached from
SE, passing (with positions from Pointe de lEst):
NE of Rochers Bowen (3 miles S), and:
SW of the rocks and shoals off the mainland shore in
the vicinity of Pointe de lEst, thence:
NE of Pointe de lEst, the E point of le
Sainte-Genevive (3 miles SW), thence:
NE of the drying reef that extends about 1 cables
from the NE coast of le Sainte-Genevive.
The channel then leads W, passing:
Around Pointe Nord-Est (Northeast Point) (3 miles
WSW), a bluff head on which stands a tower, at
the NE extremity of le Sainte-Genevive, and:
S of the rocks and shoals extending about 5 cables S
from Pointe Rouge (2 miles W).
The track then leads into Havre Sainte-Genevive.

4.93
Routes. Chenal des Saints (Saints Channel) (5013N,
6304W) and Chenal de lEst, 2 miles N, afford access
to the anchorages enclosed by le Sainte-Genevive
(5015N, 6304W) and le la Chasse, 1 mile WSW,
which comprise:
Havre Sainte-Genevive (4.114), on the NW coast of
le Sainte Genevive.
Havre de Betchouane (Betchewun Harbour) (4.115),
NW of le la Chasse.
Baie Saint-Laurent (Saint Lawrence Bay) (4.113).
Depths. Chenal des Saints is deep but there is a least
charted depth in Chenal de lEst of 146 m (48 ft).
4.94
Tidal streams between le Sainte-Genevive and le la
Chasse, and N to the mainland, are much influenced by the
wind.
The rates seldom amount to 1 kn and are usually much
less, except in the shallow and narrow channel between the
NW extremity of le la Chasse and the mainland, where
there is a tidal race at times.

4.96
Directions. From a position about 2 miles E of
Haut-fond Collins (5011N, 6304W) (4.92), marked by
C84 Light-buoy (starboard hand), Chenal des Saints is
approached from SE, passing (positions given from
Haut-fond Collins):
NE of offshore rocks and shoals extending SE from
le la Chasse (2 miles NNW), and:
SW of Les Saints (3 miles N), a rocky shoal,
including Le Saint Ouest, which dries, the W rock
of Rocher Saints, extending 1 miles SSE of le
Sainte-Genevive, thence:
Clear of an isolated patch (2 miles N) with a depth
of 11 m (36 ft) over it, lying in the middle of the
fairway, thence:
SW of a rock lying 2 cables S of the SW point
(3 miles N) of le Sainte-Genevive, thence:
SW of le de lAncre (4 miles N) and shoal water
extending 2 cables S.
The channel then leads NW into Baie Saint-Laurent,
which adjoins Havre Sainte-Genevive to E and Havre de
Betchouane to SW.
4.97
Useful marks:
Mont Sainte-Genevive (5018N, 6305W), a
flat-topped hill, 100 m (330 ft) in elevation.
Pointe de la Tte de Perdrix (5015N, 6309W), a
wooded, steep-sided hill, 48 m (158 ft) in
elevation.

Havre Saint-Pierre
Canadian Chart 4429 (see 1.32)

General information
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4.98
Position. Havre Saint-Pierre (5014N, 6337W) lies
between le du Havre and the mainland.
Function. It is a fishing centre and a loading port for
the Quebec Iron and Titanium Corporation (QIT-Fer et
Titane Inc.) The town of Havre Saint-Pierre had a
population of 3344 in 1986.
4.99
Topography. The mainland coast for a distance of about
2 miles NNW from La Grande Pointe (50122N,
63269W) is from 20 to 26 m (65 to 85 ft) high in places,
with cliffs. Thence, for about 2 miles farther W, there are

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prominent, steep banks of white sand and clay; thence to

Pointe aux Esquimaux about 3 miles farther W, the coast is
comparatively low.
Port limits. The port is bounded by lines drawn as
follows:
E limit. From Cap du Corbeau, the E extremity of le
du Havre, N to the mainland.
W limit. The meridian of 6338W.
4.100
Approach and entry. Havre Saint-Pierre can be
approached through one of the following channels between
the offshore islands and shoals:
From E through Chenal de la Vache Marine (Sea
Cow Channel) (5012N, 6331W) (4.105).
From SE through Chenal Walrus (Chenal de la Petite
le au Marteau) (5012N, 6334W) (4.106); this is
the recommended route.
From SW through the unnamed channel (5012N,
6340W) W of le du Havre (4.107).
From W through Chenal Quin (5015N, 6341W)
(4.108).
4.101
Traffic. In 2000, 37 ship movements were recorded,
totalling 1 817 440 dwt.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, CP 548, 886
Bathelet, Havre Saint-Pierre, Qubec, GOG 1PO.

Limiting conditions
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4.102
Deepest and longest berth: QIT ore loading wharf
(4.110).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 15 m; mean neap
range about 07 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.
Density of water. 1025 g/cm3.

Arrival information
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4.103
Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot station (4819N,
6925W) is located near Escoumins. For further
information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6.
Port operations. The port operates from April to
January.

Harbour
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4.104
General layout. The port facilities are at Pointe aux
Esquimaux on the N side of the harbour. The waters
between Pointe aux Esquimaux and le du Havre are
available for anchorage.
Tidal streams. The in-going tidal stream usually sets W
and the out-going usually sets E with rates of about 1 kn
but the streams are much affected by the wind and many
attain rates of 2 kn. During spring tides, a rate of up to
3 kn may be experienced off La Grosse Pierre, the NE
point of le du Havre.

Directions
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4.105
Chenal de la Vache Marine (Sea Cow Channel)
(5012N, 6331W), which lies between Haut-fond lEau
Claire (Clearwater Shoals) (4.92) and Rcifs au Marteau
(Sea Cow Shoals), about 1 miles W, is clear of dangers in
the fairway.
From a position about 3 miles SW of La Grande
Pointe (5012N, 6327W) (4.92), from which a light is
exhibited, the channel leads N, then W, passing (with
positions from the light):

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W of Haut-fond lEau Claire (1 miles W), and

rocky shoals extending a farther 9 cables W, and:
E of Rcifs au Marteau (3 miles W), rocks above
and below water, thence:
NE of Grosse le au Marteau (Sea Cow Island)
(4 miles ENE), and clear of reefs extending
2 cables off the coast and clear of a fish farm,
marked by buoys (private) close NE.
The track then leads W to Havre Saint-Pierre around the
N point of Grosse le au Marteau, on which stands a
beacon (orange), passing N of a shallow bank with a depth
of 54 m (18 ft) extending to 5 cables NNW of the
beacon.
4.106
Chenal Walrus (Chenal de la Petite le au Marteau)
(5012N, 6334W) has a least charted depth of 141 m
(46 ft) and is the recommended approach to Havre
Saint-Pierre. The channel is approached from a position
about 3 miles S of Petite le au Marteau, from the S end of
which a light (50122N, 63336W) (4.92) is exhibited.
Havre Saint-Pierre Leading Lights, standing on the
mainland:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 11 m in height) (50144N,
63357W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
18 m in height) (175 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (338) of these leading lights, leads
through Chenal Walrus, passing (with positions from Petite
le au Marteau Light):
WSW of shoal ground, with depths of less than 4 m
(13 ft), extending 1 cable S, and up to 2 cables W
of Petite le au Marteau, thence:
ENE of le aux Golands (1 mile W), low and grassy,
thence:
ENE of Cap du Corbeau (1 miles NW), bold, with
cliffs, keeping clear of shoals extending up to
1 cable offshore from the NW and N coasts of le
du Havre.
Thence the track leads NW of CM5 Light-buoy (port
hand) (2 miles NW), around La Grosse Pierre, 2 cables W
of the buoy, then W into Havre Saint-Pierre.
4.107
The unnamed channel (5012N, 6340W), W of le
du Havre, is clear of dangers, and is marked by light-buoys
on its E side. The channel is approached from a position S
of le Firmin, a wooded island, from the S end of which
a light (orange rectangle, on framework tower, 8 m in
height) (50122N, 63413W) is exhibited.
le Firmin Leading Lights, also known as Fright
Island Channel, standing on the mainland:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 8 m in height) (50154N,
63393W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
18 m in height) (296 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (010) of the leading lights leads through
the channel, passing (with positions from le Firmin
Light):
W of CM10 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (9 cables
ESE) marking the SW extremity of a bank that
extends about 1 mile S from Pointe de Chasse, the
W point of le du Havre, thence:
E of rocks and shoals extending over 3 cables E from
le Firmin, thence:

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Close W of CM12 Light-buoy (starboard hand)

(1 mile NE), thence:
In mid-channel W of le du Havre (1 miles NE) and
E of le du Fantme, high and wooded, 6 cables
W.
The track then leads to a position at the N end of the
channel, W of Havre Saint-Pierre.
4.108
Chenal Quin leads into the W end of Havre Saint-Pierre
between Pointe aux Morts (5015N, 6341W) and le du
Fantme, (le Quin) 7 cables S. The channel, marked by
buoys, has a least charted depth of 90 m (30 ft) in the
fairway, and a bottom of rock, gravel and sand. It is
approached from a position in Chenal de Mingan (4.143),
about 3 miles W of Pointe aux Morts.
Pointe aux Esquimaux Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 12 m in height) (50143N,
63368W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 18 m in
height) (238 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (096) of the leading lights leads
through Chenal Quin, passing between shoal ground on the
N side of the channel, marked by CM16 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) and Rcifs Quin, 2 cables S, marked by
CM17 Light-buoy (port hand) on the S side.
Useful mark:
Radio tower (red lights) 1 miles NNE of Pointe aux
Morts on Chart 4774 and Canadian Chart 4432.

Small craft
4.112
A small craft harbour enclosed by two breakwaters, with
a least depth of 27 m (10 ft) has been constructed in
position 50142N, 63363W, close E of the public wharf.
The harbour is approached from the SW in the white sector
of a light exhibited from near the centre of the E
breakwater.

Anchorages and harbours

Baie Saint-Laurent
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4.109
Anchorage is available throughout the 1 mile distance
between the harbour limits (4.99), in depths of from 13 to
29 m (42 ft to 16 fm), sand, but the best anchorage is S of
the line joining the N and NE points of le du Havre, in
depths of not more than 20 m (11 fm) as indicated on
Canadian Chart 4429.
4.110
Alongside berths at Pointe aux Esquimaux:
Berth

Length

Alongside depth

Public wharf at E
end of point

138 m

46 m to 70 m

Ore loading
(QIT-Fer et
Titane Inc) berth
at W end of
point

195 m between
dolphins, 43 m at
berthing face.

79 m to 106 m

4.114
General information. Havre Sainte-Genevive (5015N,
6306W) is sheltered and lies close NW of le
Sainte-Genevive.
Directions. The harbour is entered from E through
Chenal de lEst (4.95) and from W through Baie
Saint-Laurent (4.113).
Anchorage. The recommended anchor berth is in a
depth of about 165 m (54 ft), mud, between the N points
of le de lAncre and le Sainte-Genevive, as indicated on
Canadian Chart 4456.

Havre de Betchouane
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The dolphins are joined to one another by footbridges

and steel wire ropes.
Caution. There is an accumulation of shells alongside
the public wharf and depths may be less than charted.

4.115
General information. Havre de Betchouane (Betchewun
Harbour) (5014N, 6310W) is sheltered and lies NW of
le la Chasse. An inner harbour lies W of le Mouton
(50141N, 63104W), and a boat passage leads SW into
Baie des Grs (5014N, 6313W) (4.117). Strong tidal
streams run in this passage.
Directions. The harbour is approached from E through
Baie Saint-Laurent (4.113), passing close N of the N
extremity of le la Chasse, a bold mound, with cliffs,
avoiding the shoal ground extending 2 cables from Pointe
de la Tte de Perdrix (5015N, 6309W) (4.97), about
7 cables NW.
Anchorage can be found about 3 to 4 cables ENE of le
Mouton, in depths of 11 to 20 m (36 ft to 11 fm), mud.

Small craft
Baie Puffin
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Port services
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4.113
General information. Baie Saint-Laurent (5015N,
6308W) is shallow, with drying flats of sand, mud and
boulders filling its head. It is approached through either
Chenal des Saints (4.96) or Chenal de lEst (4.95).

Havre Sainte-Genevive

Berths
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Internal air services operate from the airport close E

of the town.
Rescue. A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
navigation season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

4.111
Repairs. Small repairs can be undertaken.
Other facilities: an overhead ore conveyor and loading
crane at the ore loading berth; hospital in the town.
Supplies: fresh water; provisions; fuel and lubricants
available by truck.
Communications:
Sea services operate to other ports on the N side of
the Gulf of St Lawrence.

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4.116
General information. Baie Puffin (5013N, 6315W)
is entered from S between Le Sanctuaire (Gun Island)
(50117N, 63132W), which is moderately steep-to on its
SW side and grass covered, and the E point of le
Saint-Charles 2 miles W. It is largely exposed to S winds,
but small coasting vessels may find shelter.
4.117
Baie des Grs (5014N, 6313W), in the NE corner of
Baie Puffin, affords fair but confined anchorage for small
craft in its NW part. The approach channel, between the
shoals E of Pointe des Grs (Ragg Point) and shoals W of
le la Chasse is narrow. Local knowledge is required.

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A boat passage, in which there are strong tidal streams,

leads to Havre de Betchouane (4.115) from the E side of
the bay. Local knowledge is also required.
4.118
Barachois de Gabriel (50125N, 63180W), is an
inlet on the NE side of le Saint-Charles which is open to
considerable swell from SE winds.
Anchorage can be found in a depth of 64 m to 13 m
(21 ft to 42 ft), mud, seaward of the shallow area at the
head of the inlet, with the deeper water about 2 cables off
the S shore.

Tide-rips
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4.124
Immediately W of La Longue Pointe, tide-rips form on
the in-going tide, where La Longue Pointe diverts the
W-going stream to the SW.

Principal mark
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4.125
Landmark:
les aux Perroquets Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower,
red top, 11 m in height) (50132N, 64124W),
stands on the NW islet of the group.

Baie des Trilobites

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4.119
General information. Baie des Trilobites (Trilobite Bay)
(5013N, 6322W), is approached from S, passing
between the W end of le Saint-Charles (4.92) and le de la
Fausse Passe (Whale Island) which is bold, with cliffs on S
and E sides, 8 cables W. The N and NW sides of the bay
are shallow, with the 11 m (36 ft) depth contour extending
up to 9 cables from the shore.
Anchorage is good and well sheltered, except from S
winds, in depths of 146 to 183 m (48 to 60 ft), clay.

(continued from 4.92)

Havre Saint-Charles
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4.120
General information. Havre Saint-Charles (5013N,
6320W) is contained in a cove on the N side of le
Saint-Charles, S of a drying bank that extends 5 cables
from the mainland. Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Havre Saint-Charles may be approached
either from E, through Baie Puffin (4.116), or from W,
through Baie des Trilobites (4.119).
Anchorage is secure for small craft in depths of 64 to
11 m (21 to 36 ft), mud.

Other names
4.121
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Anchor Island (5015N, 6305W).

Indian Point (Pointe du Sauvage) (5017N, 6307W).
Le Saint-Est (5014N, 6303W).
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LE FIRMIN TO RIVIRE SAINT-JEAN

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General information
Chart 4774, Canadian Charts 4432 4026 (see 1.32)

Routes
1

4.122
From a position about 5 miles S of le Firmin
(5012N, 6341W), the coastal route to a position S of
Rivire Saint-Jean, 25 miles W, leads S of les de Mingan.
Chenal de Mingan, an inner route N of the islands, is
described at 4.139.

Side channels
Canadian Charts 4432, 4429 (see 1.32)

Chenal de Niapisca
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Topography
1

4.126
From a position S of le Firmin, a wooded island,
from which a light (50122N, 63413W) (4.107) is
exhibited at its S end, the coastal passage leads W, passing
(with positions from the summit (elevation 63 m (205 ft))
of le aux Bouleaux (5015N, 6400W)):
S of le Niapiskau (le Samuel) (10 miles ESE), a
partly wooded island with three hills, and drying
reefs and foul ground extending 5 cables S, and:
Either side of a 180 m (59 ft) patch (11 miles ESE),
thence:
S of La Grande le (2 miles ESE), thickly wooded,
and rocks and foul ground, extending up to
7 cables from the S side, thence:
S of Rcif du Milieu (above-water rocks) (3 miles
SSE), thence:
S of le Nue de Mingan (5 miles SW) and shoal
ground that extends 3 cables S from it, thence:
S of le du Wreck (7 miles WSW), the SE-most of
les aux Perroquets, a group of four low, bare
islets; the largest and highest being the NW islet,
which has cliffs and a flat top and from which a
light (4.125) is exhibited. A 64 m (21 ft) patch lies
1 miles WSW of le du Wreck.
The track then leads to a position S of the entrance to
Rivire Saint-Jean (5017N, 6420W).
4.127
Caution. A heavy swell is found at times on Banc de
Mingan, a large rocky patch with a least depth of 146 m
(48 ft) over it, lying 5 miles SSE of les aux Perroquets
Light.
4.128
Useful mark:
Beacon (orange) (5012N, 6345W), faces S and E
on the S side of le Niapiskau.
(Directions continue at 5.16)

4.123
les de Mingan continue W in a line from le Firmin
to les aux Perroquets, 20 miles W. Several navigable
channels lead between the islands into Chenal de Mingan.
The mainland coast from La Longue Pointe (5015N,
6409W) to the mouth of Rivire Saint-Jean, 7 miles W, is
low, with a broad beach of sand.

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4.129
Description. Chenal de Niapisca (5012N, 6342W) is
a deep water channel, 7 cables wide, leading from the
coastal route (4.92) N into the E end of Chenal de Mingan
(4.143).
Topography. Some remarkable rocks, shaped like flower
pots, stand above the HW line on the SE side of le
Niapiskau (le Samuel).
Tidal streams. The in-going tidal stream in Chenal de
Niapisca sets N and the out-going sets S, but both streams
are much influenced by the wind.

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Directions. From a position about 2 miles S of le

Firmin Light (50122N, 63413W) (4.107), Chenal de
Niapisca leads NW, passing clear of dangers between
shoals extending up to 2 cables W from le Firmin and
5 cables E from le Niapiskau (le Samuel).

E of le aux Bouleaux (4 miles NW), which is high

and wooded.

Chenal du Rcif du Milieu

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Chenal du Fantme
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4.130
Chenal du Fantme (5013N, 6341W) is a deep water
channel, 1 cables wide, lying between le du Fantme and
the reefs that extend about 3 cables NNE from le
Firmin.
Local knowledge is essential.

Channel between le Niapiskau and le la Proie

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4.131
The channel between le Niapiskau (le Samuel)
(5013N, 6345W) and le la Proie, 5 cables W, is not
recommended.
Local knowledge is essential.

Chenal aux Bouleaux

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Chenal la Proie
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4.132
Description. Chenal la Proie (5013N, 6351W) lying
between le la Proie and La Grande le, is 2 cables wide
and clear of dangers.
Tidal streams. The in-going tidal stream sets N and the
out-going sets S, both with a rate of about 1 kn.
Directions. From a position about 1 mile S of le la
Proie, the track leads NNW in mid-channel between the S
point of le la Proie and La Grande le.
From a position about 6 cables within the S point of le
la Proie the recommended track lies slightly nearer the E
side of the channel. After clearing the N end of Chenal
la Proie, care should be taken to avoid Rocher la Proie
(5014N, 6350W), lying about 5 cables NNE of the NW
extremity of le la Proie.
4.133
Clearing lines:
La Grande le. For mariners approaching from the
W the line of bearing not more than 075 of le
Firmin Light (4.92), open S of the S extremity of
le Niapiskau (le Samuel), passes S of the
shoals extending 7 cables S from La Grande le.
Rocher la Proie. The alignment (190) of the SE
extremity of La Grande le with the NW edge of
le la Proie passes 2 cables W of Rocher la
Proie.

4.137
Description. Chenal aux Bouleaux (5013N, 6404W)
E of le Nue de Mingan, is 3 miles wide and clear of
dangers.
Directions. From a position about 3 miles SE of le Nue
de Mingan, the channel leads N, passing:
W of reefs that extend 6 cables W from the SW side
of Petite le aux Bouleaux (4.135), thence:
W of Le Pain de Sucre, also known as Rocher Hulk,
a remarkable low islet, resembling a hulk, near the
S end of rocks and foul ground that extend nearly
1 mile SSW and 7 cables W from a long low
point at the W end of le aux Bouleaux (4.135).

Chenal aux Perroquets

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Le Grand Chenal
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4.136
Description. Chenal du Rcif du Milieu (5012N,
6359W) lies between Petite le aux Bouleaux and Rcif
du Milieu, about 1 mile SSE. The channel is deep and clear
of dangers.
Topography. A remarkable rock, shaped like a flower
pot, stands on the SW point of Petite le aux Bouleaux.
Tidal streams. The in-going tidal stream sets SW
through the channel.
Directions. The channel is entered from SW, passing in
mid-channel between the SE point of Petite le aux
Bouleaux, and shoal ground extending 2 cables N from
the above water part of Rcif du Milieu.

4.134
Description. Le Grand Chenal (5012N, 6357W),
between La Grande le and Rcif du Milieu, about 2 miles
W, is clear of dangers and is a good approach to Havre de
Mingan (4.146).
Topography. On the W side of La Grande le, about
1 mile N of Pointe Sud-Ouest (5012N, 6355W), many
rocks shaped like flower pots, and others in the form of
arches, stand just above the HW mark.
4.135
Directions. From a position about 2 miles SW of La
Grande le, the channel leads N, passing (with positions
from Pointe Sud-Ouest):
W of drying reefs and foul ground extending 5 cables
from the point, thence:
E of Rcif du Milieu (4.126) (2 miles W), thence:
E of Petite le aux Bouleaux (3 miles WNW), which
is high, wooded and steep-to on E side, thence:

4.138
Description. Chenal aux Perroquets (5012N, 6410W)
lies between le Nue de Mingan and les aux Perroquets
2 miles W. The channel is deep and more than 1 mile wide.
Tidal streams. The in-going tidal stream sets S and the
out-going sets SE through the channel.
Directions. From a position about 3 miles S of les aux
Perroquets Light (4.125), the channel leads NE, passing:
SE of le du Wreck, the SE-most of the islets and
drying reefs at the SE end of les aux Perroquets
(4.126), thence:
SE of a 10 m (33 ft) depth, 5 cables NE of le du
Wreck, and:
NW of Llot, lying 1 cable SW of the SW side of le
Nue de Mingan, and rocky shoals extending up to
6 cables around it.

Chenal de Mingan
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Route. Chenal de Mingan is the broad passage
separating the W islands of les de Mingan from the
mainland between Pointe aux Morts (5015N, 6341W),
the N point of Chenal Quin, and La Longue Pointe, about
18 miles W. It is entered from S through a number of side
channels (4.129).
4.140
Topography. The mainland coast between Pointe aux
Morts and Pointe Paradis, 7 miles WNW, at the mouth of
Rivire Romaine, is fronted by drying mud and sand flats,
with scattered boulders, which extend 1 miles offshore.
le Moniac and le Moutange lie on the border of these
flats.

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Between Pointe Paradis (5017N, 6351W) and Havre

de Mingan, about 5 miles W, drying sand flats and shoal
ground with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft) extends up to
6 cables offshore in places.
Between Havre de Mingan and La Longue Pointe,
5 miles WSW, the coast is low and sandy.
4.141
Tide-rips (4.124) form W of La Longue Pointe.
4.142
Landmarks:
Radio tower (elevation 204 m (668 ft); red lights)
(5016N, 6341W) standing about 1 miles NNE
of Pointe aux Morts.
Radio tower (elevation 49 m (160 ft)) (5016N,
6408W), standing about 1 miles NE of La
Longue Pointe, with a church spire 5 cables SW.

The cove is entered from N, keeping closer to the W

shore, as depths of less than 55 m (18 ft) extend 1 cables
off the E shore. Local knowledge is required.

Havre de Mingan
Canadian Chart 4432 (see 1.32)

General information
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Directions
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4.143
From a position in Chenal Quin (4.108), Chenal de
Mingan leads W, passing across the N entrance to Chenal
de Niapiskau (Niapisca) (4.129) (with positions from the N
point of le Niapiskau (le Samuel) (5013N, 6345W)):
N of le Niapiskau, on the N point of which stands a
beacon (orange) on the slope of a partly wooded
hill, 44 m (145 ft) in elevation, thence:
S of Banc Moniac (2 miles NNW), thence:
S of Banc de la Romaine (2 miles NW), thence:
N of Rocher la Proie (3 miles W), thence:
N of La Grande le (4 miles W) 70 m (230 ft) in
elevation and thickly wooded.
4.144
The track then leads either NW to the E entrance to
Havre de Mingan (4.149), or W across the N entrance to
Le Grand Chenal (4.134) to a position N of le aux
Bouleaux (5015N, 6400W), whence the track leads
WSW, across the N entrance to Chenal aux Bouleaux
(4.137), passing (with positions from the summit (elevation
63 m (205 ft)) of le aux Bouleaux):
SSE of Rocher Wacouta (1 miles N), and a rocky
shoal, with a least depth of 55 m (18 ft), lying
2 cables farther SW, thence:
NNW of le Nue de Mingan (5 miles WSW), which
is wooded and steep-to on N side, thence:
Across the N entrance to Chenal aux Perroquets
(4.138), thence:
NNW of les aux Perroquets (8 miles WSW) (4.125),
and:
SSE of the shoal ground, with depths of less than
11 m (36 ft), extending nearly 2 miles off the
mainland coast between La Longue Pointe (6 miles
W) and the entrance to Rivire Saint-Jean
(13 miles W), thence:
To a position S of the entrance to Rivire Saint-Jean
(5017N, 6420W).
Useful mark:
Church spire (5016N, 6409W) at Longue-Pointe.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 5.16)
(Directions for Havre de Mingan are given at 4.149)

Limiting conditions
4.147
Depths. Least charted depth in:
E channel is 125 m (41 ft).
W channel is 64 m (21 ft).

Harbour
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4.148
General layout. Havre de Mingan is a narrow area
lying between le du Havre de Mingan and the mainland.
Berths are situated on the mainland side of the harbour.
Tidal stream. The out-going tidal stream sets strongly E
through the harbour, especially in the W entrance.

Directions for eastern entrance

1

4.149
The E entrance channel, with a least width of 2 cables,
lies between the NE side of le du Havre de Mingan,
which is wooded and precipitous, and the sand flats in the
mouth of Rivire Mingan.
Eastern Entrance Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe on square
framework tower, 12 m in height) (50174N,
64013W) at Mingan.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 20 m in
height) (189 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position N of the N extremity of La Grande le,
the alignment (288) of these lights leads 3 cables SSW of
Cayes Cochon (5017N, 6355W) and through the
channel to Havre de Mingan, passing:
Close NNE of the shoal, with depths of 73 m (24 ft)
over it, extending 8 cables E from le du Havre de
Mingan, thence:
SSW of CM28 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(50171N, 63595W), marking the edge of
drying flats in the mouth of Rivire Mingan.

Directions for western entrance

Anchorage
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4.146
Position. Havre de Mingan (5017N, 6401W) is a
well-sheltered harbour N of le du Havre de Mingan with
an E and a W entrance.
The village of Mingan, population 351 in 1986, is
situated on the mainland, about 7 cables NE of the W end
of le du Havre de Mingan.
The village of Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, population 612
in 1986, is situated about 1 mile NE of La Longue Pointe.
Topography. The mainland coast on the N side of the
harbour is low, with a beach of fine sand. Rivire Mingan
flows through drying sand flats into the E part of the
harbour. These flats provide some protection from the E.

4.145
Baie Quarry (Anse la Proie) (5013N, 6348W), a
small bay on the N side of le la Proie, provides
sheltered but confined anchorage for small vessels in
depths of about 13 m (42 ft), in the middle of the bay, as
indicated on the chart.

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4.150
The W entrance channel to Havre de Mingan, with a
least width of 1 cables, lies between the NW side of le du
Havre de Mingan and a sandy point on the mainland.
Western Entrance Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (50174N,
64007W) E of Mingan near Pointe Matsitew.

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Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on orange

framework tower, 15 m in height) (421 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (065) of these lights leads through the
channel, passing close NW of a rock, which dries 03 m
(1 ft), marked by CM21 BMING Light-buoy (W cardinal)
(50168N, 64027W).

The recommended anchor berth is indicated on the

Canadian chart, at the intersection of the alignments of the
Eastern Entrance and Western Entrance Leading Lights.
Alongside berth. A T-shaped pier extends SSE from
Mingan; the pier-head is 62 m long, with a depth of 94 m
alongside the E berth and 46 m alongside the W berth. A
warehouse is situated close to the pier. A slipway is
situated close W of the wharf.

Port services
Berths
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4.151
Anchorage in the main harbour area, which is about
1 mile long and 2 cables wide, affords shelter in depths
of 13 to 22 m (42 ft to 12 fm), fine sand.

4.152
Supplies. Fresh water available.
Communications. Coastal vessels call during the
navigation season. An air service operates from Mingan
Airport about 4 miles W of Mingan.

NORTH COAST OF LE DANTICOSTI

POINTE DE LEST TO POINTE CARLETON

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4762

General information

Area covered
1

Chart 4767

4.153
This section describes the waters on the N coast of le
dAnticosti between Pointe de lEst (4908N, 6140W)
and Pointe de lOuest (4952N, 6431W), 120 miles W.
The section is arranged as follows:
Pointe de lEst to Pointe Carleton (4.158).
Pointe Carleton to Pointe de lOuest (4.174).

Route
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Topography

Topography
1

4.154
The N coast of le dAnticosti between Pointe de lEst
and Falaise de Puyjalon, 72 miles WNW, is generally bold
and precipitous. Ridges sweep down to the coast from the
interior of the island, terminating in striking white
headlands, 122 m (400 ft) high in places.
The coast between Falaise de Puyjalon (4947N,
6312W) and Pointe de lOuest, the W extremity of the
island, is low and fringed with reefs of flat limestone.
Most of the land near the coast is wooded with dwarf
spruce. Inland the terrain is thickly forested and rises to a
central ridge about 305 m (1000 ft) high.
le dAnticosti is part of the province of Qubec and is
a national park.

Shelter
1

4.155
There are no harbours on the N coast of le dAnticosti,
but shelter may be found in bays along the E part,
especially between Cap Robert (4929N, 6220W) and
Cap de lOurs (Bear Head), 6 miles NW, where there is
excellent anchorage.
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4.156
The traffic separation scheme (4.2) passes around the
NW end of the island at a distance of less than 4 miles, as
indicated on the chart.

4.160
Between Pointe de lEst and Cap de la Table (4921N,
6154W) there is an almost constant flow S and SE, with
an occasional weak eddy setting NE close inshore.

Principal mark
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Weather
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4.159
The coast between Pointe de lEst and Cap Sandtop,
4 miles NW, consists of limestone cliffs. From Cap Sandtop
to Cap de la Table, 11 miles NW, the coast is indented with
several bays, with reefs and shoals lining the shore for
most of its length.
The most prominent inland feature is a ridge which runs
from a wooded bluff, 96 m (316 ft) high, 3 miles W of Cap
Sandtop, to Pointe de lEst. Two remarkable isolated
summits are situated on the ridge, close to its NW end.
Table Hill, a densely wooded summit, 79 m in height, lies
about 1 mile SW of Cap de la Table.
The coast between Cap Sandtop and Cap de lOurs
(4933N, 6227W) is indented with many open bays,
some of which provide anchorage.
From Cap de lOurs, bold cliffs, with several small bays,
continue WNW for a further 12 miles to Cap Observation.
From Cap Observation (4940N, 6242W) to Pointe
Carleton, 10 miles WNW, the coast is divided into three
bays, with a river flowing into the head of each.

Flow

Traffic separation scheme

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4.158
The coastal route from Pointe de lEst (East Point)
(4908N, 6140W), the E extremity of le dAnticosti, to
Pointe Carleton (Carleton Point), 61 miles NW, is clear of
charted dangers more than 7 cables offshore.

4.157
The climate of le dAnticosti is more moderate than
that of the mainland. Fog is frequent off the E part of the
island.

4.161
Landmark:
Cap de la Table Lighthouse (red and white 8-sided
tower, 12 m in height) (4921N, 6154W).

Directions
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4.162
From a position E of Pointe de lEst (East Point)
(4908N, 6140W), the coastal passage leads NW passing
(with positions from Pointe de lEst):
NE of Cap Sandtop (4 miles NW), a remarkable,
steep headland, appearing white from seaward,
with sheer cliffs S of it, thence:
NE of Reef Point (10 miles NW), which is low and
flat, and a 18 m (6 ft) patch lying about 7 cables
NNE, thence:
NE of Pointe du Renard (12 miles NW), with a flat
reef extending nearly 5 cables from it, thence:
NE of Cap de la Table (4921N, 6154W) from
which a light (4.161) is exhibited.
4.163
The track then leads WNW, passing (with positions from
Cap de la Table Light):
NNE of Cap James (3 miles WNW), thence:
NNE of Pointe Harvey (Harvey Point) (15 miles
WNW), thence:
NNE of Cap Robert (greyish-white cliffs, about
120 m (400 ft) high) (18 miles WNW), thence:
NNE of Cap de lOurs (4933N, 6227W),
greyish-white cliffs, 129 m (425 ft) high, which
resemble a bears head.
4.164
The track then continues WNW, passing (with positions
from Cap de lOurs):
NNE of Guy Point (4 miles WNW), thence:
NNE of Cap Observation (12 miles NW) (4.169) a
bold headland, somewhat resembling Cap de
lOurs (4.163), but with cliffs on the W side which
suddenly dip at the point and regain their former
height for a short distance on the E side.
The track then leads to a position NNE of Pointe
Carleton (22 miles NW), from which a light (white 8-sided
tower, red top, 12 m in height) (4944N, 6257W) is
exhibited.
(Directions continue at 4.178)

Chart 4767

Cap Observation
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Canadian Chart 4430 plan of Pointe Carleton (see 1.32)

Chart 4767

Baie du Renard
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Baie aux Golands

4.165
Baie aux Golands (Gull Cliff Bay) (4910N, 6142W),
a slight indentation between Pointe de lEst and Cap aux
Golands, a remarkable perpendicular bluff, 35 m (116 ft)
high, 2 miles NW, affords anchorage in depths of 13 to
22 m (42 ft to 12 fm), sand and rock.
Chart 4767

Baie Prinsta
4.166
Baie Prinsta (Prinsta Bay) (4921N, 6157W) affords
excellent anchorage near the head of the bay, sheltered
from most winds other than N, in depths of 9 to 16 m (30
to 53 ft), clay or mud. Local knowledge is required.

4.171
General information. Baie du Renard (Fox Bay)
(4917N, 6150W) lies between Reef Point (4.162) and
Pointe du Renard (Fox Point). A few houses stand on the S
shore of the bay, and a lobster cannery stands on the W
shore. A stream enters the bay through a sandy beach at its
head. Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Baie du Renard is entered from E, passing N
of the shoals extending about 7 cables NNE from Reef
Point.
Anchorage, sheltered from W, is available in the middle
of the bay, in depths from 4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft), mud.
Some protection from E is given by the shoals lying off
the bay.

Boat landing south of Cap de la Table

1

Canadian Chart 4430 plan of Baie Natiscotec (see 1.32)

Baie Natiscotec, Baie de la Tour and Baie de lOurs

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4.170
General information. Baie au Caplan (4943N,
6255W), with Rivire la Patate (Potato River) flowing
into its head is situated about 1 miles SSE of Pointe
Carleton Lighthouse (4.164).
A fishing lodge stands on the N side of the river
entrance, and a stranded wreck lies 9 cables NNW.
Anchorage sheltered from W winds, can be found about
6 cables N of the entrance to Rivire la Patate, in a depth
of about 73 m (24 ft), sand, as indicated on the chart.

Small craft

Canadian Chart 4430 plan of Pointe de lEst (see 1.32)

4.169
Anchorage can be found under the lee of Cap
Observation (4940N, 6242W) in W winds and fine
weather.

Baie au Caplan

Anchorages

Tour, immediately NW, by Pointe de la Tour (49305N,

62250W). Baie de lOurs lies farther NW, separated by
Pointe Easton (Easton Point) (49315N, 62265W). The
three bays together comprise a roomy roadstead, with
excellent holding ground, moderate depth of water, and
shelter from S and W winds.
Topography. There are sand and shingle beaches in the
bays, and the cliffs, which are perpendicular or
overhanging, are of greyish-white limestone, resembling
masonry towers.
Rivire Natiscotec enters Baie Natiscotec at a point
close S of Pointe de la Tour.
4.168
Anchorage. The best anchorage is found in Baie
Natiscotec about 1 mile ESE of Pointe de la Tour, in a
depth of 24 m (13 fm), brown mud.

4.172
At a position about 1 miles S of Cap de la Table
(4921N, 6154W), a break in the reef affords sheltered
landing for boats in moderate weather.

Anse Harvey

4.167
General information. Baie Natiscotec (Natiskotek Bay)
(4930N, 6224W), the S-most of three bays lying
between Cap Robert (4929N, 6220W) and Cap de
lOurs, 6 miles NW, affords the best anchorage on the N
coast of le dAnticosti. It is separated from Baie de la

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4.173
Anse Harvey (Broom Bay) (4926N, 6214W) lies at
the mouth of Salmon River. The alignment (205) of
leading marks (masts), situated close E of the river mouth,
leads into the bay.

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Major light:
Pointe Nord Light as above.

POINTE CARLETON TO
POINTE DE LOUEST

Directions

General information

(continued from 4.164)

Charts 4762, 4767, 4774

Pointe Carleton to Pointe Nord

Route
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4.174
The coastal route from Pointe Carleton (4944N,
6257W) to Pointe de lOuest, (6.128) 62 miles WNW, the
W extremity of le dAnticosti, is restricted by the
out-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme (4.2), which
closes to within 3 miles of the coast as it rounds the NW
side of the island. There are no charted dangers outside
1 mile from the coast.
From the vicinity of Pointe Nord (Cap de Rabast)
(4957N, 6409W) the route leads between the coast and
the E-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme. Mariners
navigating W may join the W-bound lane, which passes
about 8 miles N of the coast; see 1.75.
Details of the traffic separation scheme are shown on the
chart.

Topography
1

4.175
Low cliffs extend from Pointe Carleton to Falaise de
Puyjalon (4947N, 6312W), thence the coast to Pointe de
lOuest is low and lined with reefs of flat limestone
extending 1 mile offshore, increasing to 2 miles in the
vicinity of Anse Girard (4951N, 6338W) and Rivire
lHuile, 2 miles W.
The land rises to a central ridge a few miles inland,
reaching an elevation of 145 m (476 ft) at Makasti Hill
(4956N, 6417W).

Cap de Rabast to Pointe de lOuest

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Tidal streams
1

4.176
In the channel between Pointe Nord (Cap de Rabast)
(4957N, 6409W) and le Nue de Mingan, 15 miles N,
the in-going tidal stream sets W, and the out-going stream
sets E, but the direction is liable to considerable variation.
The W-going stream is slightly the stronger but rates,
measured at neaps, have not exceeded 1 kn.

Principal marks
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4.178
From a position NNE of Pointe Carleton (4944N,
6257W), from which a light (4.164) is exhibited the
coastal passage leads WNW, passing (with positions from
Falaise de Puyjalon (4947N, 6312W)):
NNE of Falaise de Puyjalon a prominent isolated
cliff, 140 m (462 ft) high, which appears as a
white patch on the land, and can be seen from a
distance of 20 miles in clear weather, thence:
NNE of Pointe au Naufrage (7 miles WNW) and
clear of the reefs which extend about 5 cables
offshore, thence:
NNE of Rivire lHuile (19 miles WNW), not
charted, with reefs extending 1 miles offshore,
and depths of less than 73 m (24 ft) extending
2 miles offshore in the vicinity, thence:
NNE of Pointe aux Kakawis (24 miles WNW), which
is fronted by a sloping heap of rock fragments.
The track then leads to a position N of Pointe Nord
(4957N, 6409W), which is of moderate height and
wooded and from which a light (4.177) is exhibited.

4.177
Landmarks:
Pointe Nord (Cap de Rabast) Lighthouse (white
8-sided tower, red top, 22 m in height) (4957N,
6409W).
Radio tower (red lights) (49515N, 64267W),
144 m (472 ft) in elevation. (Not shown on chart
4774).

4.179
From a position about 1 mile N of Cap de Rabast, the
track inshore of the E-bound lane of the traffic separation
scheme leads generally WSW, passing N of reefs and
shoals, with depths of less than 11 m (36 ft), extending up
to 1 mile offshore in places, to a position NW of Cap aux
Anglais (4954N, 6430W).
The track then leads SSW to a position W of Pointe de
lOuest from which a light (framework tower, 18 m in
height) (4952N, 6431W) is exhibited, and which is low
and wooded, with reefs extending 5 cables offshore.
It is advisable to keep in depths greater than 46 m
(25 fm) between Cap de Rabast and Cap aux Anglais.
Caution. South-bound traffic may be encountered
leaving the traffic separation scheme NW of Cap aux
Anglais.
(Directions for the coastal route off the S coast
of le dAnticosti are given at 6.135)

Other names
4.180
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Baie Sainte-Claire (4954N, 6430W).

Pointe des Hautes Falaises (Highcliff Point) (4953N,
6350W).

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SAGUENAY

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4774, 4777, 4782

given in the Canadian Annual Edition of Notices to

Mariners.

Scope of the chapter

1

5.1
This chapter describes the waters along the N shore of
St Lawrence River including:
Coastal passage between Rivire Saint-Jean (5017N,
6420W), and the entrance to Rivire Saguenay
(4807N, 6935W).
Rivire Saguenay from its entrance to the limit of
navigation for ocean-going vessels at Chicoutimi
(4826N, 7104W).
The chapter is divided into five sections:
Rivire Saint-Jean to Sept-les (5.8).
Sept-les to Pointe des Monts (5.91).
Pointe des Monts to Pointe Michel (5.144).
Pointe Michel to Pointe aux Vaches (5.199).
Rivire Saguenay and approaches (5.248).

Through route
1

Vessel Traffic Services

1

Topography
1

5.4
The traffic separation scheme on the N side of the
estuary provides the through-route from NW of le
dAnticosti to the approaches to Baie des Sept-les, about
75 miles W, thence SW into St Lawrence River, as
indicated on the charts. The scheme terminates off
Escoumins (4821N, 6923W).
Directions for the through-route are given in Chapter 2.
An inshore traffic zone has been established between Baie
des Sept-les and Escoumins.

5.2
The W limit of the Gulf of St Lawrence is taken to be a
line joining the mouth of Rivire Saint-Jean and Pointe de
lOuest, the W extremity of le dAnticosti, 26 miles SSW.
The St Lawrence River estuary continues W from this line.

5.5
Incoming vessels enter the St Lawrence River Vessel
Traffic Services Zone (1.27) on crossing longitude
6600W. For operating details and the positions of
reporting points see the chart and Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 6 (5).

Pilotage
1

5.6
Pilotage is compulsory above Escoumins.

Rescue
Exercise area
1

5.3
The Gulf of St Lawrence is a submarine exercise area.
The W limit in St Lawrence River is 6800W. Details are

5.7
A Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue cutter
operates in the area from about 15th May to 15th
November. See 1.105 for further information.

RIVIRE SAINT-JEAN TO SEPT-LES

from the sea in steep, though often rounded hills, either
bare or partly wooded with small trees. The hills near the
shore are from 61 to 91 m high, but about 2 miles inland
a range rises to an elevation of from 152 to 213 m.
The coast is not so bold as it appears from a distance,
there being many rocks off it, both above and below water,
several of which lie nearly 1 mile offshore.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4774

Area covered
1

5.8
This section describes the waters between Rivire
Saint-Jean (5017N, 6420W) and La Grosse Boule,
75 miles W, in the approaches to Sept-les. The section is
arranged as follows:
Rivire Saint-Jean to Pointe Manitou (5.13).
Pointe Manitou to La Grosse Boule (5.31).
Sept-les (5.43).

Depths
1

Topography
1

5.9
The appearance of the land from Rivire Saint-Jean to
Baie des Sept-les is slightly undulating, bold, unbroken,
and so uniform that it is very difficult to distinguish one
part from another when at a distance of 6 miles or more.
On nearer approach, the features of the coast can generally
be seen.
5.10
The coast between Baie de Magpie (5018N, 6427W)
and Pointe de Moisie, about 63 miles W, is rocky. It rises

5.11
The coastal areas along the N shore of St Lawrence
River, W of Baie des Sept-les, are not accurately surveyed
and uncharted shoals or rocks may exist. See warning on
the chart.
Unless bound for a place on the coast, it is not
advisable to approach the land inside depths of 73 m
between Baie de Magpie and Pointe Saint-Charles,
53 miles W.

Local magnetic anomaly

1

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5.12
Local deflection of the magnetic compass occurs in the
vicinity of this coast. The effect decreases to seaward, and
is not noticeable more than 5 miles offshore.

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Anchorages and harbours

Rivire Saint-Jean
1

General information
Chart 4774

Route
1

5.13
The coastal route from S of Rivire Saint-Jean (5017N,
6420W) to S of Pointe Manitou, 34 miles W, is bounded
on the S side by the in-bound lane of the traffic separation
scheme (5.4), which passes between 9 and 13 miles
offshore.

Baie de Magpie
1

Topography
1

5.14
The coast between the entrance to Rivire Saint-Jean
and the entrance to Rivire Magpie, about 5 miles WNW,
consists of white cliffs.
Mont Saint-Jean, 10 miles N of the entrance to Rivire
Saint-Jean, has three distinct summits and an elevation of
438 m, which is the highest land in the area.
The coast W of Baie de Magpie is described at 5.10.

Principal marks
1

5.15
Landmarks:
Microwave tower (elevation 134 m, red lights)
(5017N, 6437W).
Radio tower (elevation 75 m, red lights) (5017N,
6441W).
Church (white with red spire) (5016N, 6447W) in
the village of Rivire-au-Tonnerre (5.24).
les aux Perroquets Lighthouse (50132N,
64125W) (4.125).

Rivire Saint-Jean
1

Directions
2

5.19
General information. Baie de Magpie (5018N,
6427W), has white cliffs along its shores, and the
entrance to Rivire Magpie at its head. Rivire Magpie is
swift and turbulent; it is not navigable, even by boat. Local
knowledge is required.
A rocky shoal, which dries 15 m and over which the
sea nearly always breaks at LW, lies about 3 cables
offshore, E of the spire.
Magpie village, identified by a church spire (5018N,
6430W), is situated on the W side of the bay.
5.20
Directions. A patch with a depth of 113 m over it lies
in the approach to the bay, about 4 miles SE of the spire.
Anchorage. Good anchorage may be obtained in Baie
de Magpie, in depths of more than 13 m, but S winds
cause heavy seas.
Communications. Coasters run to Qubec and other
ports in the Gulf and River St Lawrence during the
navigation season.

Small craft

(continued from 4.128 and 4.144)

5.18
Rivire Saint-Jean (5017N, 6420W) affords good
anchorage seaward of the bar, on a bottom of sand and
clay. Depths decrease steadily on the approach to the bar
and a shoal with a depth of 27 m over it, extends about
1 miles SSE from the river entrance.

5.16
From a position S of the entrance to Rivire Saint-Jean
(5017N, 6420W) (5.18) the coastal passage leads W,
passing (with positions from Rivire-au-Tonnerre church
spire):
Either side of Banc Rouge (10 miles ESE), a rocky
shoal, thence:
S of Pointe au Tonnerre (1 miles E) on which
stands a radio tower, thence:
S of Rivire-au-Tonnerre church spire, and:
S of Rivire-au-Tonnerre Light (orange rectangle,
black stripe, on two sides of a framework tower,
6 m in height) (close W), thence:
S of a pile (3 miles WSW) standing 5 cables off the
coast, thence:
S of Sheldrake River Light (orange rectangle on
square framework tower, 5 m in height) (5 miles
W).
The track then leads W to a position S of Pointe
Manitou (17 miles W), the E entrance point to Rivire
Manitou (5.38).
5.17
Useful mark:
Radio tower (elevation 160 m) (5017N, 6503W).
(Directions continue at 5.34)

5.21
General information. Rivire Saint-Jean (5017N,
6420W) enters the sea between a sandy point on the E
side, and clay cliffs on the W side.
Boats can ascend the river for 6 miles in depths of 18
to 55 m, and coasters call at the settlement of Rivire
Saint-Jean, population 456 in 1986, near the river entrance.
An extensive sand-bar, with depths seldom greater than
09 m, lying about 5 cables outside the entrance, shifts with
every gale. Winds from S or W cause a heavy surf, making
entry impossible at the time.
The river is spanned by a bridge and two overhead
cables 1 miles upstream from the entrance. The overhead
cables have a vertical clearance of 77 m and 100 m.
5.22
Directions. Care should be taken to avoid the shoal
water that extends offshore between Rivire Saint-Jean and
Longue Pointe, 7 miles E, and the shoal that lies about
1
miles SSE of the river mouth with a depth of 27 m
over it.
5.23
Communications. Coasters run to Qubec and other
ports in the Gulf and River St Lawrence in the navigation
season.

Rivire-au-Tonnerre
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5.24
General information. Rivire-au-Tonnerre (5016N,
6447W) is a small fishing village and harbour, situated at
the mouth of the river of that name. In 1986 it had a
population of 606. The local industries are fish processing
and lumber.
The harbour consists of a natural, circular basin, about
1 cable in diameter. The entrance is about 50 m wide, with

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a depth of 13 m in places in the channel, and bordered by

rocks. Drying rocks and shoals obstruct the harbour. South
winds raise a sea making the approach difficult. Silting has
been reported in the harbour which can be carried offshore
during the spring run-off and results in varying depths
throughout the year. Depths may be less than charted.
5.25
Directions. Rivire-au-Tonnerre Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 8 m in height) (50166 N,
64468 W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (119 m from front light).
The lights are seasonal and visible on the leading line
only.
The alignment (359) of these lights leads into the
harbour, passing:
Close to Rivire-au-Tonnerre Light-buoy (safe water;
bell) (marked RAT) moored about 7 cables S of
the front leading light, thence:
Close W of a rock which dries 06 m, lying about
3 cables offshore.
5.26
Berths. A public wharf situated on the W side of the
harbour is formed in two sections. The N section, which is
in ruins, has a fish plant and is 56 m long; the S section is
57 m long. Depths alongside both sections vary between
14 m and 4 m. Electrical supplies are available.
Another wharf, situated outside the harbour, 6 cables E
of Rivire-au-Tonnerre, is in ruins and was closed to traffic
in 1979.
Supplies. Fresh water and provisions.

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General information
Charts 4774, 4775

Route
1

Topography
1

Rivire Sheldrake

5.27
General information. Rivire Sheldrake (Sheldrake
River) (5016N, 6455W) can only be entered in very
good weather, due to heavy surf, and is navigable by small
craft. There is scarcely any bar.
There are clay cliffs immediately within the entrance,
and the peculiar hills on each side of it are barren and
thickly studded with small round mounds.
Sheldrake, a fishing village, is situated on the coast, a
short distance E of the river mouth.
Local knowledge is required.
5.28
Directions. The entrance is approached from S, passing
(with positions from Sheldrake River Light (5.16)):
W of a rock (awash) (1 cable SW), thence:
E of a rock (awash) (1 miles W).
The river is entered through a narrow channel with a
depth of 09 m, close W of a long, narrow spit of sand,
which extends across its mouth. A fixed bridge spans the
river close inside the entrance.
The channel continues only for a short distance inside
the entrance.

Directions
1

5.29
Rivire la Chaloupe (Shallop River) (5017N,
6507W) affords shelter for boats, but it can only be
entered when there is no surf. Local knowledge is required.

Other name
5.30
1

5.33
Landmarks:
Microwave tower (red lights, height 100 m)
(50124N, 66197W).
le du Corossol Light (framework tower, 18 m in
height) (50053N, 66227W).

(continued from 5.17)

Rivire la Chaloupe
1

5.32
The nature of the coast and the land behind it are
described at 5.10; the following features may be observed:
Buchan River Falls (5018N, 6520W), not charted,
a conspicuous cascade over the coast about
7 cables NW of Pointe la Boucane (5018N,
6519W).
Waterfall, conspicuous, where Rivire Tortue, not
charted, enters the sea about 2 miles W of Pointe
la Boucane.
Three conspicuous red cliffs (5018N, 6526W).
Offshore islands. Cormorant Islets (5016N, 6535W),
are joined to the coast at LW and are not easy to
distinguish from seaward.

Principal marks
1

5.31
The coastal route from S of Pointe Manitou (5017N
6514W) to a position about 1 miles S of La Grosse
Boule, 42 miles W, in the approaches to Baie des Sept-les,
is bounded on the S side by the in-bound lane of the traffic
separation scheme (5.4), which closes the coast to within
5 miles at the W end of the waterway.

Dock village (5016N, 6441W).

Pointe Ridge (5016N, 6439W).

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5.34
From a position S of Pointe Manitou the coastal passage
leads WSW, passing (with positions from Pointe
Saint-Charles (5015N, 6549W)):
SSE of Rcif de la Pointe la Boucane (Buchan
Point Reef) (20 miles ENE), thence:
SSE of Cap du Cormoran (11 miles E), a high,
prominent bluff, thence:
SSE of the Cormorant Islets (9 miles E), with a patch
lying about 1 mile SW, with a depth of 27m over
it and another patch lying about 1 miles S of the
coast, with a depth of 91 m over it, thence:
SSE of Rcifs Saint-Charles which extend nearly
1 mile S from Pointe Saint-Charles, and are
steep-to on their seaward side, thence:
SSE of Pointe de Moisie (10 miles WSW), which is
low, sandy and marked by a white dome, thence:
SSE of Rochers de Moisie, two rocks on which the
sea usually breaks, 2 miles SW of Pointe de
Moisie.
The track then leads WSW to a position 5006N,
6618W in the precautionary area about 1 miles S of the
S point of La Grosse Boule.
5.35
Useful marks:
Four radio towers standing within 1 miles W of
Pointe de Moisie (5012N, 6605W).

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Radio tower (red lights) (5012N, 6609W) and a

radio tower 5 cables ESE.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at
5.97 and for the main approach to Sept-les
via Chenal de Milieu at 5.67)
(Directions for the through route to
Pointe des Monts are given at 2.25)

Rivire Moisie
1

Anchorages
Rivire Manitou
1

5.36
Good anchorage in depths of 17 to 27 m, mud, can be
found in fine weather about 1 miles SW of the entrance
to Rivire Manitou (5018N, 6515W).
Depths decrease steadily towards the land, and small
vessels may anchor farther inshore, W of a sandspit, in
sand and mud. For directions see 5.39.

Baie de Moisie
1

5.37
General information. Baie de Moisie (5016N,
6556W) is bordered by rocks along the E and N shores,
and has a beach of fine sand along the W shore.
Depths in the bay shoal gradually towards the shore,
except for a rocky patch, with a depth of 8 m over it, lying
about 7 cables SSW of Le Cormoran (5016N, 6552W).
Anchorage can be found in depths of 14 to 17 m about
8 cables from the head of the bay.
Small craft. Le Cormoran is an inlet which affords
shelter to boats. Local knowledge is required.

5.41
General information. Rivire Moisie (5012N,
6604W) is accessible to small craft only. The entrance is
obstructed by a sand-bar, which extends about 5 cables
seaward.
The terrain in the vicinity of the river, including Pointe
de Moisie, its S entrance point, is low and sandy.
Depths in the entrance channel vary with the seasons;
winds from S and E tend to block it up, and gales from
these quarters cause breaking seas at the river mouth,
where heavy tide-rips occur.
The river deepens and narrows about 2 miles upstream,
but rapids soon prohibit navigation. Local knowledge is
required.
The village of Moisie, population 1118 in 1986, is
situated on the W side of the river, 1 mile within its
entrance.
Vertical clearance. A bridge (vertical clearance 49 m)
and power cables (close N) (vertical clearance 41 m) span
the river about 2 miles upstream of the river entrance.
Berth. A public wharf is situated 2 cables W of Pointe
de Moisie. It is 38 m long, with a reported depth of 15 m
alongside its outer face.

Other names
5.42
1

Small craft

Blaskowit, Banc (5010N, 6540W).

Boucane, Banc la (Buchan Bank) (5008N,
6522W).
Moisie, Banc de (5010N, 6553W).
Perche, Pointe la (5015N, 6541W).
Pigou, Banc de (5009N, 6530W).

Rivire Manitou
1

5.38
General information. Rivire Manitou (5018N,
6515W) is a large stream, navigable by boats as far as
the first rapids, about 1 mile upstream. Local knowledge is
essential.
The entrance channel is, generally, about 50 m wide,
with depths of 15 m in the fairway, but both width and
depth vary with the seasons and the winds.
Strong S and W winds cause a heavy surf, making entry
impossible.
A sandspit extends SE from the NW entrance point,
with a small settlement nearby.
The river mouth can be identified by two prominent clay
patches, visible many miles to seaward, both sides of the
entrance.
5.39
Directions. The entrance is approached from S, passing
E of Rcif de la Pointe la Boucane, about 1 miles
WSW of the entrance. Thence the river is entered by
passing close along the shore at the SE entrance point,
which is rocky.

SEPT-LES
General information
Charts 4775, 4776

Position
1

Function
1

5.44
Sept-les has been developed as a major deep water
loading port for iron ore and is open throughout the year.
In 1986 it had a population of 25 637.
Sept-les is a port of entry for Canada.

Topography

Rivire au Bouleau
1

5.43
The port of Sept-les (5012N, 6623W), is situated on
the NE side of Baie des Sept-les. Other port installations
are at Pointe Noire and Anse Brochu, on the SW side of
the bay.

5.40
General information. Rivire au Bouleau (5017N,
6531W) is narrow and shallow at its mouth, where the
depths vary according to the weather. A spit of large stones
extends about 1 cables S from the E entrance point and a
rock, which dries 09 m, lies about 5 cables S of the
entrance.
The entrance is generally accessible to small craft, and
the river is navigable as far as the first rapids, about
3 cables upstream. Local knowledge is required.

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5.45
The off-lying islands, which lie within 5 miles of the
entrance to the bay, are high, steep and rocky. They are
thinly wooded and quite unlike any other islands in the
Gulf of St Lawrence.
The shores of Baie de la Boule, between Pointe de
Moisie (5012N, 6604W) (5.41) and Pointe aux Basques,
11 miles W, have broad sandy beaches along their whole
length.
The mainland peninsula on the S side of Baie des
Sept-les is higher than any of the islands, and appears as
an island from seaward.

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Port limits
1

Port radio

5.46
The port comprises all the waters of Baie des Sept-les
and extends seaward to embrace the off-lying islands. The
limits are indicated on the chart.

Notice of ETA

Approach and entry

1

5.47
Baie des Sept-les (5012N, 6627W) is approached
through deep water channels between the mainland and the
off-lying islands which give the bay its name; these
channels are:
Chenal de lEst (East Channel) (5011N, 6622W)
(5.76).
Chenal du Milieu (5007N, 6622W) (5.67), the
main approach.
Chenal de lOuest (West Channel) (5007N,
6627W) (5.79).
Traffic separation schemes, details of which can best be
seen from the charts, terminate at the entrance to Chenal du
Milieu.

5.48
In 2000, 220 ship movements were recorded, totalling
18 945 219 dwt.
5.49
Port of Sept-les Authority:
Postal address: 1 Quai Mgr-Blanche, Sept-les,
Quebec, G4R 5P3.
E-mail address: [email protected]

Depths
5.50
Depths less than currently charted are reported to exist
in the vicinities of Pointe Noire, le Grande Basque and le
Petite Basque. Mariners are advised to navigate with
caution in this area.

5.60
Two tugs are available, with a third from Port-Cartier if
required for very large vessels. Tug lines are normally
used. A tug is compulsory for any vessel registered in
Canada with 25 000 dwt or more.
Bassin des Remorqueurs, a tug harbour, is situated
within breakwaters on the extremity of Pointe aux Basques,
the N entrance point to Baie des Sept-les.

Quarantine
1

Deepest and longest berth

1

5.59
The pilot embarks at the N end of Chenal du Milieu in
the vicinity of 5010N, 6624W, as shown on the charts.
Pilotage and tugs are compulsory for all foreign vessels.
A docking master and tugs are compulsory for docking at
the ore wharves; the docking master boards inside the port
limits.

Tugs

Limiting conditions

5.58
Anchorage has been established in Baie des Sept-les in
the vicinity of 5012N, 6628W, in depths of 13 to 32 m,
mud, as shown on the charts. The swell in the anchorage
with strong S winds is considerable but not generally
dangerous.

Pilots

Port Authority
1

5.57
Notice of ETA for Sept-les should be signalled to the
Atlantic Pilot Authority 96, 72, 48, and 24 hours before
arrival. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).

Outer anchorages

Traffic
1

5.56
There is a port radio station at Sept-les operated by
Iron Ore Company of Canada; see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals, Volume 6 (5).

5.61
Sept-les is not a quarantine station; derat exemption
certificates can be issued. See 5.83.

Customs and Excise

5.51
The deepest berth is at Sept-les Wharf No 2. See 5.80
for details.

5.62
For customs purposes, Sept-les is a port of entry.

Harbour

Tidal levels
1

5.52
Mean spring range about 24 m; mean neap range about
12 m. For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables
Volume 2.

General layout
1

Density of water
1

5.53
The density of water in the harbour is 1025 g/cm3.

Maximum size of vessel handled

1

5.54
The bulk ore carrier World Gala, 282 642 dwt, draught
217 m, has used the port.

Marine farms

Arrival information

Port operations
1

5.63
Baie des Sept-les is an almost landlocked harbour
entered between Pointe la Marmite (5010N, 6626W)
and Pointe aux Basques 2 miles NE, with a deep water
anchorage area about 3 miles wide, and mud-banks around
its shores.
The port installations are situated at Sept-les (5012N,
6623W), on the NE side of the bay, and at Pointe Noire
and Anse Brochu on the SW side.
A bird sanctuary exists on le du Corossol.

5.55
The use of Quai des Ptroliers (5.80) is restricted to
vessels of 60 000 dwt or less and vessels alongside are to
leave the berth when the wind speed is 32 kn or more.

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5.64
Marine farms are established in positions shown on the
charts, marked by buoys (special):
In Baie des Sept-les in the vicinity of 5013N,
6629W.
In a bight (5009N, 6618W) on the NW coast of
La Grosse Boule. See 1.20.

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Natural conditions
1

5.65
Tidal streams in Baie des Sept-les seldom reach a rate
of 1 kn, and set as follows:
In-going stream. The greater part of the in-going
stream enters the bay through Chenal de lEst.
Out-going stream. The out-going tidal stream sets
fairly out of the bay, part of it passing through
Chenal de lEst, and part of it through Chenal du
Milieu.
Tidal streams in the main channels between the islands
seldom reach a rate of 1 kn. In the narrower channels,
including Chenal de lEst and Chenal de lOuest, a rate of
2 kn is reached at springs, or even more when influenced
by strong winds:
In-going tidal stream sets generally W through and
around the islands, and enters Baie des Sept-les
mainly through Chenal de lEst, very little stream
being felt in Chenal du Milieu; the in-going stream
sets SW through Chenal de lOuest.
Out-going tidal stream sets E through Chenal de
lEst, and S, then SE, through Chenal du Milieu;
the out-going stream sets NE through Chenal de
lOuest, and turns E on meeting the out-going
stream in Chenal du Milieu.
Wind. At night, in good weather, the wind is almost
always light and variable among the islands, particularly if
the wind in the offing is from the W.
Climatic table. See 1.179.

Berthing at Sept-les
1

Directions for Pointe Noire

5.66
Landmark:
Microwave tower (red lights) (50124N, 66197W)
(5.33).

Directions for approach to Sept-les

1

(continued from 5.35)

Chenal du Milieu
1

5.69
Iron Ore Company Leading Lights:
Front light (white diamond, red bands on mast)
(50117N, 66226W) on Wharf No 1.
Rear light (similar construction on mast, 24 m in
height) (280 m from front light).
The lights are privately maintained.
Clearing line. The alignment (098) of the leading
lights passes S of shoal water, with depths decreasing from
12 m on the NE side of the bay.
5.70
Iron Ore Company Wharf Leading Lights:
Front light (50113 N, 66223 W), on a building,
10 m in height, at the NW end of the berthing
face.
Rear light (white diamond, red bands) (496 m from
front light), close NW of Pointe aux Basques.
The lights are privately maintained, and are visible on
the leading line only.
The alignment (122) of the leading lights leads
towards the berth.
Chart 4776 plan of Pointe Noire

Principal mark
1

5.68
Useful marks:
lets Dequen Light (square framework tower, 6 m in
height) (50073N, 66260W).
Pointe la Chasse Light (square framework tower,
6 m in height) (50076N, 66271W).

5.67
From a position in the precautionary area about
1 miles S of le Grosse Boule (Great Boule Island)
(5008N, 6618W), the track through Chenal du Milieu
leads NW and N for 6 miles, passing (with positions from
le du Corossol Light):
NE of le du Corossol, thence:
NE of le Manowin (close N), and:
SW of le Petite Basque (2 miles NNE), thence the
track leads N, passing:
E of Pointe au Corbeau (4 miles NW), from which a
light (orange rectangle on framework tower, 6 m in
height) (50091N, 66255W) is exhibited, and:
W of La Grosse Pointe (4 miles N), from which a
light (square framework tower, 6 m in height)
(50092N, 66226W) is exhibited, thence:
E of Pointe la Marmite (4 miles NW), from which
submarine cables and a pipeline extend out to
2 cables.
The track then leads to the pilot boarding position
(5010N, 6624W) as shown on the chart.
There are no dangers in the fairway, but the land on
each side should be passed at a distance of more than
2 cables.

98

5.71
The line of bearing 214 within the white sector
(211217) of Pointe Noire Direction Light (framework
tower, 16 m in height) (50098N, 66292W), exhibited
from the shore, S of the W end of the jetty, leads to the
terminal.
5.72
Pointe Noire Ore Terminal East Lights in line:
Front light (black metal column, 2 m in height)
(50099N, 66288W), at the E end of Pointe
Noire jetty.
Rear light (mast) (213 m from front light), on the
causeway to the shore, near the middle of the jetty.
The lights are privately maintained.
The alignment (247) of these lights indicates the SE
limit of the dredged approach to the jetty, and passes close
SSE of D17 Light-buoy (port hand), moored about 3 cables
NE of the front light.
5.73
Lights in line on Pointe Noire Wharf:
Front light (mast, 16 m in height) (50099N,
66290W), on the middle of the jetty.
Rear light (mast) (173 m from front light) on the
shore.
The lights are visible on the leading line only, and are
privately maintained.
The alignment (180) of these lights indicates the
mid-point of the jetty.
The SW limit of the dredged approach to the wharf is
marked by D20 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored
2 cables NW of the W end of the wharf.
5.74
Pointe Noire. Anse Brochu Leading Lights:
Front light (tower) (50096N, 66276W).
Rear light (tower) (272 m from front light).

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The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
privately maintained.
The alignment (192) leads to the ro-ro berth.
5.75
Useful marks:
Water-tower (5010N, 6632W).
Three radio towers (red lights) (5012N, 6634W).

Berths
Alongside berths at Sept-les
1

Side channels
Chenal de lEst
1

5.76
Clearing line. From the coastal passage E of Rochers de
Moisie (5010N, 6608W), the alignment (261) of the S
point of le Grosse Boule (5008N, 6618W) and the N
extremity of le Manowin (5006N, 6624W) about
5 miles WSW, passes 1 miles clear of the S edge of
Rochers Moisie.
From a position S of Rochers de Moisie (5010N,
6608W), the approach to Chenal de lEst leads about
7 miles WNW, passing (with position from Rochers de
Moisie):
SW of Cayes de lEst (East Rocks) (4 miles
WNW), and:
NE of le Petite Boule (6 miles W).
The track then leads a farther 3 miles W into Chenal
de lEst which comprises two deep water channels, one on
each side of Rcif du Basque, a drying reef lying in
mid-channel between Pointe aux Basques (5011N,
6622W) and le Grande Basque, 5 cables S.
5.77
The recommended track into Baie des Sept-les leads N
of Rcif du Basque, passing about 1 cable clear of the
breakwaters of the tug harbour, Bassin des Remorqueurs, at
Pointe aux Basques; the channel is marked by light-buoys.
If using the channel S of Rcif du Basque it is
necessary to pass more than 1 cable clear of the N point of
le Grande Basque, and S of the light-buoys marking the
reef.
5.78
Useful marks:
Four radio towers standing within 1 miles W of
Pointe de Moisie (5012N, 6605W).
Radio tower (red lights) (5012N, 6609W) and a
radio tower 5 cables ESE.
Aero light (5013N, 6616W) occasionally exhibited
from Sept-les airport.
Three chimneys (heights 51 m) (50117N,
66206W).

Berth
Quai du Parc Urbain
(No 20) (1 miles NW)

Length (m)
pier: 86 L-shaped
head: 30

Depth (m)
2 to 48

Quai Monseigneur
Blanche (Nos 14 & 15)
(1 mile NW). Berths on
N side. Large freight
shed.

200

2 to 80

Quai des Ptroliers

(No 8) (9 cables NW).
Tanker berth.

98, extended by
dolphins to 153

117

Quai Pointe aux

Basques (No 7)
(8 cables NW) with
freight shed and bulk
cement handling plant.

183

76

(No 5) (7 cables NW).

Unloading.

244

98 to 104

(No 4) (6 cables NW).

Loading.

244

113

265 extended by
dolphins to 488

176

Iron Ore Company of

Canada:

Iron Ore Company of

Canada deep water
berth (No 2) (3 cables
NW). Detached jetty
with mooring dolphins
at each end.

Alongside berths at Pointe Noire

1

Chenal de lOuest
1

5.80
Alongside berths, listed from N to S, are as follows
(with positions from Pointe aux Basques (5011N,
6622W)):

5.79
From a position 1 mile S of Pointe la Chasse
(5008N, 6627W), the track through Chenal de lOuest
leads NE, passing:
SE of Pointe la Chasse, from which a light (5.68) is
exhibited, and:
NW of lets Dequen, (West Rocks) 8 cables ESE,
from which a light (5.68) is exhibited, keeping
more than 2 cables from the land on each side,
thence:
NW of a group of rocks, which cover only at very
high tides, lying close N of lets Dequen.
The directions for Chenal du Milieu (5.67) should then
be followed N. Care is necessary during the out-going tidal
stream, which sets E towards lets Dequen.

5.81
Pointe Noire. Wabush Mines Terminal (Minire
Wabush) (No 30) (5010N, 6629W) is a detached wharf
situated 2 cables W of Pointe Noire; length of berth 488 m,
least depth alongside wharf 108 m. The E end of the wharf
is used for mooring and general cargo, the W end for iron
ore loading with two travelling boom conveyors.
Anse Brochu. Quai de la Relance (No 40) Ro-Ro
terminal is situated about 8 cables ESE of the wharf at
Pointe Noire; length of berth 260 m, least depth alongside
127 m within 5 m of the wharf face. Berth No 41, 1 cable
E, is a railway ferry terminal, length 141 m and a least
depth alongside of 9 m (2000). The approach to the
terminals has been dredged to a depth of 133 m (2001).
Caution. Depths less than currently charted are reported
to exist in the vicinity of Pointe Noire. Mariners are
advised to proceed with caution in this area.

Port services
Repairs
1

5.82
Major repairs which do not require docking facilities can
be effected at Sept-les.

Other facilities
1

99

5.83
Cranes of up to 140 tonnes capacity; garbage and limited
oily waste disposal; hospital; derat exemption certificates.

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Sept-les Terminals at Iron Ore Company of Canada, Pointe-aux-Basques,

Quai des Ptroliers and Quai Monseigneur Blanche (5.80)
(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Sept-les Port Authority)

Sept-les Terminals at Iron Ore Company of Canada, Pointe-aux-Basques,

Quai des Ptroliers and Quai Monseigneur Blanche (5.80)
(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Sept-les Port Authority)

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shelter for boats. The entrance to the cove is obstructed by

rocks on the N side.

Supplies
1

5.84
Provisions; fuel oil; fresh water.

le Grande Basque

Communications
1

5.85
Sea. Regular services operate to ports in the Gulf and
River St Lawrence; ferries run to the S shore.
Air. Daily air services operate from Sept-les airport,
4 miles E of the city.

Small craft

Fishing boat harbour

La Grosse Boule
1

5.88
There are four private mooring buoys off the W coast of
le Grande Basque (5010N, 6622W).
Caution. Depths less than currently charted are reported
to exist in the vicinity of le Grande Basque and le Petite
Basque. Mariners are advised to navigate with caution in
this area.

5.86
A bight (5009N, 6618W) on the NW side of La
Grosse Boule provides shelter from S and E winds; local
knowledge is required. A marine farm is established in the
bight; see 5.64.

5.89
A basin, designated berth No 16, for fishing boats is
situated 1 miles NW of Pointe aux Basques (5011N,
6622W), close NW of Quai Monseigneur Blanche. The
total berthing length, including wharves and pontoons, is
440 m, with a minimum depth of 43 m.

Yacht marina
Anse la Marmite
1

5.87
Anse la Marmite (5010N, 6626W), a small cove
immediately S of Point la Marmite, provides excellent

5.90
A basin, designated berth No 17, for pleasure craft is
situated close NW of Quai Monseigneur Blanche. The
basin had depths of 27 m in 1984.

SEPT-LES TO POINTE DES MONTS

LA GROSSE BOULE TO
HAVRE DE PORT-CARTIER

GENERAL INFORMATION

General information

Chart 4774

Area covered

Chart 4775

5.91
This section describes the coastal waters on the NW side
of the estuary of St Lawrence River from La Grosse Boule
(5008N, 6618W) to Pointe des Monts, about 65 miles
SW. The section is arranged as follows:
La Grosse Boule to Havre de Port-Cartier (5.94).
Havre de Port-Cartier (5.99).
Havre de Port-Cartier to Pointe des Monts (5.126).

Route
1

5.94
The coastal route from a position 5006N, 6618W,
1 miles S of La Grosse Boule, leads 19 miles WSW to
Havre de Port-Cartier. South-west of le du Corossol the
coastal waterway lies in the inshore traffic zone, as shown
on the chart.

Topography
Topography
1

5.92
The coast between Pointe la Chasse (5008N,
6627W) and Pointe des Monts, 60 miles SW, is of
moderate height, the land near the sea consisting of small,
low, partially wooded hills.
Sandy beaches occur occasionally, and the sandy tracts
within them are always the most densely wooded parts.
The highest hills are, generally, far inland, except
between Rivire Pentecte (4947N, 6710W) and Pointe
des Monts, where there is a maximum elevation of 510 m
within about 6 miles of the coast.
There are no dangers for ships of moderate draught
outside a distance of 1 miles from this coast, which is
much bolder than its appearance suggests.

Principal marks
1

Depths
1

5.95
The islands in the approaches to Baie des Sept-les, and
the mainland peninsula on the S side of the bay between
Pointe la Chasse (5008N, 6627W) and Anse de la
Grande Coule, 2 miles WNW, are described at 5.45.
The mainland shore between Pointe la Chasse and
Pointe aux Jambons, (previously known as Pointe
Sainte-Marguerite) (Marguerite Point) 12 miles WSW, is
low and sandy.

5.93
Although there are considerable depths off every point,
soundings generally give warning of approach to the land.

5.96
Landmarks:
Microwave tower (red lights) (50133N, 66421W),
position approximate, 342 m in elevation.
Microwave towers (red lights) (50103N,
66443W), position approximate, 329 m in
elevation.
Hill (elevation 99 m) (5003N, 6645W), about
8 cables N of Pointe aux Jambons.

Directions
(continued from 5.35)

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5.97
From a position 5006N, 6618W, 1 miles S of le
Grosse Boule, the coastal passage leads WSW, passing
(with positions from le du Corossol Light):
SSE of le du Corossol, thence:
SSE of Pointe la Chasse (3 miles NW), from
which a light (5.68) is exhibited, and across Baie
Sainte-Marguerite, thence:
SSE of Pointe aux Jambons (14 miles WSW), which
is of moderate height and rocky, and a drying rock
(15 m), 3 cables S.
The track then leads to the pilot boarding position
(50003N, 66468W) 1 mile SSW of Havre de
Port-Cartier.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 5.130,
and for Havre de Port-Cartier at 5.116)

Traffic
1

Port Authority
1

Controlling depth
1

Rivire Sainte-Marguerite

5.98
General information. Rivire Sainte-Marguerite
(5008N, 6636W), which flows into the head of Baie
Sainte-Marguerite, provides shelter for boats.
Rivire Sainte-Marguerite-en-Bas village, stands on the
W side of the river mouth. A sandy beach extends for a
considerable distance on each side of the entrance.
Directions. The entrance channel, with a depth of 08 m,
is approached across a shifting sand-bar at the river mouth.
Depths within the entrance increase to about 18 m. The
river then leads through many drying sand-bars to Clarke
City, a wood pulp manufacturing centre, about 4 miles
upstream.
Overhead cable. An overhead power transmission cable,
with a vertical clearance of 16 m, spans the river about
2 miles within the entrance.
Facilities at Clarke City include: capacity for small
repairs; a hospital.
Useful mark:
Radio tower (red lights) (5009N, 6637W),
elevation 155 m.

5.107
North Wharf (Ore terminal): maximum length 303 m,
width 53 m and draught 146 m.
South Wharf (Grain terminal): maximum length 274 m,
width 42 m and draught 143 m.

Arrival information
Port radio
1

5.108
Compagnie Minire Qubec Cartier operates a VHF
radio station at Havre de Port-Cartier. For operating details
see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Notice of ETA
1

5.99
Havre de Port-Cartier (5002N, 6647W) lies 2 miles
W of Pointe aux Jambons.

5.109
ETA should be reported 72, 48 and 24 hours before
arrival; amendments of more than 1 hour should be
signalled immediately.

Outer anchorages
1

5.100
Havre de Port-Cartier is an artificial harbour, used
mainly for shipping iron ore and grain. There are also oil
handling and general cargo facilities. The town of
Port-Cartier, 2 miles W of the port, had a population of
7070 in 2002.
The port is not a customs port of entry, nor a quarantine
station.

Approach and entry

1

5.106
Density of harbour water is 1021 to 1025 g/cm3.

Maximum size of vessels handled

Position

Function

5.105
Mean spring range about 24 m; mean neap range about
14 m. For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables
Volume 2.

Density of water

General information

5.104
The entrance channel is dredged at its inner end to a
depth of 166 m (1970) over a width of 122 m; at the
harbour entrance the dredged width is reduced to about
91 m.
The minimum depth inside the harbour is 152 m.

Tidal levels

HAVRE DE PORT-CARTIER

Chart 4778 plan of Port-Cartier

5.103
Port Authority is Compagnie Minire Qubec, Cartier
Services Maritime, 30 Route 138, Port-Cartier Qc, G5B
2H3.
E-mail address: [email protected]

Limiting conditions

Small craft

5.102
In 2000, 232 ship movements were recorded, totalling
17 494 215 dwt.

5.101
The harbour is approached from SSW through an
approach channel, the outer end of which is marked by
Port-Cartier Light-buoy (safe water), moored about
1 miles SSW of the harbour entrance.

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5.110
Anchor berths, in depths of 20 to 33 m have been
established S of the harbour, as follows (with positions
from Port-Cartier Front Leading Light (50022N,
66468W) (5.116):
Anchor berth
A

Position
172, 1 miles

145, 1 miles

125, 1 miles

155, 1 miles

174, 1 miles

208, 2 miles

215, 3 miles

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The holding ground is reported to be good, but the

anchorages are tenable only in fine weather.
The nearest secure anchorage is in Baie des Sept-les
(5.43) 16 miles NE.

Hazard
1

Pilotage
1

5.111
Pilotage is compulsory except for vessels of less than
1067 m in length. A pilot employed by Compagnie
Minire Qubec Cartier, who is available day and night,
boards at position 50003N, 66468W, about 06 miles E
of the fairway buoy and 1 miles ESE of Cascades Wharf
(5.114).

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 5.97)

Main entrance channel

Tugs
1

5.112
There are two tugs. The use of tugs is compulsory for
vessels in excess of 1158 m in length.

Regulations concerning entry

1

5.113
Vessels over 2896 m in length may only dock during
daylight.

Harbour
General layout
1

5.114
Havre de Port-Cartier main harbour consists of one
basin, 762 m long and 137 m wide, with wharfage on its N
and S sides, with smooth rock bottom.
Cascades Wharf (Qubec Rayonier Quay) (5001N,
6649W), a privately owned facility for loading pulp and
paper, extends SSE from the end of a curved causeway,
1 miles WSW of Havre de Port-Cartier. It is accessible
throughout the year.
A submarine pipeline extends 3 cables S from the jetty.

5.115
An air bubble system for ice control is installed on the
harbour bottom and the use of an anchor in the harbour is
prohibited.

5.116
Leading lights:
Front light (yellow diamond, black cross, on square
framework tower) (5002N, 66469W), exhibited
from the roof of a building.
Rear light (yellow diamond, black cross, on
framework tower, 23 m in height) (495 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
privately maintained.
From the pilot boarding position, the alignment (016)
of these lights indicates the centre line of the entrance
channel, passing (with positions from the front light):
ESE of two circular caissons on the W side of the
entrance, from which a light (grey mast) (5 cables
SSW) is exhibited on the outer caisson, and:
WNW of the head of an arm extending SW from the
shore on the E side of the entrance, from which a
light (grey mast, 5 m in height) (4 cables S) is
exhibited at the outer end.
Useful marks:
Radio tower (elevation 81 m; red lights) very close
NW of the front leading light.
Grain elevator (4 cables SW), with eight silos,
standing on the promontory S of the basin.

Port Cartier from E (5.114)

(Original dated 2001)
(Photograph Compagnie Minires Qubec)

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Cascades Wharf entrance channel

1

Other facilities

5.117
Rayonier Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
triangular framework tower, 4 m in height)
(50011N, 66489W), near the root of the
causeway.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height), (369 m from front light).
The lights are privately maintained and are visible on
the leading line only.
From a position on the coastal route S of Cascades
Wharf, the alignment (005) of these lights leads through
a buoyed channel towards the wharf, passing (with
positions from the outer end of the wharf):
E of shoal ground (1 cables SW), with a least depth
of 70 m over it, marked by KA13 Light-buoy
(port hand), and:
W of a rocky shoal (1 cable SSW), with a least depth
of 70 m over it, marked by KA12 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), thence:
Clear of a patch (91 m W), with a least depth of
98 m over it.
The leading line passes between anchor berths F and G
(5.110) off Havre de Port-Cartier.

Supplies
1

Berth
N Wall:

Length (m)

Depth (m)

Nos 1 & 4 iron ore

loading; discharging,
bentonite, limestone,
coke breeze at E end.

762 in total

152

No 2 grain and oil

discharge berth.

305 m from W
end of wall

152

No 3 grain loading and

general cargo berth.

146 m from E
end of the wall

152

5.123
Sea. Regular communication with Montral and
intermediate ports during the navigation season.
Air. The nearest airport is at Sept-les, 60 km to the E.

Small craft
Rivire aux Rochers
1

Main harbour
1

5.122
Fuel oil; fresh water; provisions.

Communications

Berths

5.118
Alongside berths are located on the N and S walls of
the harbour basin as follows:

5.121
Medical clinic; facilities for reception of oily waste and
garbage disposal are available; derat exemption certificates
issued.

5.124
Rivire aux Rochers (5001N, 6652W) flows into Baie
de lAbri, 3 miles WSW of Havre de Port-Cartier. There
is a least charted depth of 03 m in the W entrance on both
sides of La Grosse Caye.
Port-Cartier-Ouest village, with a church, is situated on
the W side of the river entrance.
A disused jetty, in ruins, projects from the SE corner of
le du Quai (5001N, 6652W), at the river mouth. le du
Quai is joined to le Patterson by a bridge with a vertical
clearance of 32 m.
5.125
Berths. A ramp and a public wharf (50011N,
66524W) used by local fishermen, are situated on the W
shore of the river. Private pontoons extend about 1 cable N
from the public wharf on the W shore and a road bridge,
with a vertical clearance of 34 m, lies close N. Local
knowledge is essential and the current is strong, especially
around LW.
The E entrance to Rivire Dominique, between the town
of Port-Cartier and le McCormick, is spanned by an
overhead cable (50012N, 66518W), with a vertical
clearance of 02 m.

S Wall:

No 5 general cargo berth 64 m from E

for coastal vessels on
end
S side of S wall.

HAVRE DE PORT-CARTIER
TO POINTE DES MONTS
General information
Charts 4774, 4775

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Route
1

It is mandatory to allow 09 m under the keel at all

times at these berths.

Cascades Wharf
1

5.119
The berth, 168 m in length, with a depth of 118 m
alongside is situated on the W side of the quay, and is
marked by two fixed blue lights at each end.

Topography
1

Port services
Repairs
1

5.126
The coastal route from the vicinity of the pilot boarding
position 50003N, 66468W, off Havre de Port-Cartier,
leads about 48 miles SW and SSW to Pointe des Monts, in
the inshore traffic zone.

5.120
Minor repairs can be undertaken.

104

5.127
The coast between Pointe aux Jambons (5002N,
6644W) and le du Grand Caouis (Caoui), 16 miles SW,
is low and fringed with small islets. A sandy beach extends
between Rivire Pentecte, 7 miles SW of the island, to
Pointe aux Anglais, 6 miles S of the river and the coast
is generally low and wooded.
The coast from le aux Oeufs (Egg Island) (4937N,
6710W) to lets Caribou, 8 miles S, has no off-lying
dangers. For the remaining 12 miles to Pointe des Monts
the shoreline is more broken, with outlying reefs.

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Radio tower (red lights) (4949N, 6710W),

elevation 178 m, position approximate.
Microwave tower (red lights) (4947N, 6710W),
elevation 111 m, position approximate.

Natural conditions at Pointe des Monts

1

5.128
Current. A SE-going current of about kn may be
expected about 1 mile S of Pointe des Monts.
Tidal streams:
Interval from HW Pointe
au Pre

Set

-0500

W-going starts

-0200

Maximum W-going

+0100

E-going starts

+0400

Maximum E-going

le aux Oeufs to Pointe des Monts

1

The maximum rates are kn.

Tidal levels
1

5.129
Pointe des Monts. Mean spring range about 29 m;
mean neap range about 15 m.
For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables,
Volume 2.

Directions
(continued from 5.97)

Port-Cartier to le du Grand Caouis (Caoui)

1

5.130
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(50003N, 66468W), 1 mile SSW of Havre de
Port-Cartier, the coastal passage leads SW, passing (with
positions from le du Grand Caouis (4950N, 6701W)):
SE of Pointe Jambon (5 miles NNE) and les de
Mai, which extend 8 cables NNE, and a 04 m
shoal which extends 5 cables SE; a rock which
dries 03 m is shown on this shoal on Chart 4774.
Thence:
SE of le du Grand Caouis (5.134), which is grey
granite and nearly bare, and from which a light
(white 8-sided tower, red top, 11 m in height)
(49496N, 67004W) is exhibited from its S
point. A 146 m deep rocky patch lies about
8 cables ESE of the light.
Useful mark:
Microwave tower (red lights) (4953N, 6704W),
elevation 158 m, position approximate.

Anchorages
Chart 4778 plan of Baie des Homards anchorages

le du Grand Caouis (Caoui)

1

le du Grand Caouis (Caoui) to le aux Oeufs

1

5.131
From the position SE of le du Grand Caouis (Great
Cawee Island) (4950N, 6701W) the track then leads
SSW, passing (with positions from le du Grand Caouis):
ESE of Rocher Caouis (Cawee Rock) (2 m high)
(3 cables S), thence:
ESE of le du Petit Caouis (Little Cawee Island)
(1 miles SW), lying 8 cables SE of Pointe Luc
(Sproule Point), and across the entrance to Baie
des Homards (5.137), thence:
ESE of Pointe aux Anglais (English Point) (11 miles
SW), a low, wooded and sandy point, with steep-to
rocks extending 3 cables offshore, thence:
ESE of le aux Oeufs (22 m in elevation) (14 miles
SSW) (5.138), two low, granite islands, close
together, wooded on their E sides, and Rcif
Northeast, rocks drying 22 m in places, extending
about 6 cables NE. A light (white 8-sided tower,
red top, 11 m in height) (49373N, 67106W) is
exhibited near the S end of the island.
Useful marks:

5.132
From the position SE of le aux Oeufs (4937N,
6711W) the track then continues SSW, passing (with
positions from le aux Oeufs):
ESE of lets Caribou (8 miles S) (5.142), two islets,
with reefs and rocks extending 5 cables offshore,
thence:
Clear of Banc Comeau (14 miles SSW) lying
1 miles E of the S entrance point to Baie de la
Trinit (5.140), thence:
ESE of Rcif Steamship (17 miles SSW), lying just
inside the 37 m depth contour.
The track then leads to a position clear SE of a bank,
with a depth of 32 m over it, extending 8 cables SE from
Pointe des Monts (20 miles SSW).
Caution. There are depths of more than 200 m within
1 mile of Pointe des Monts, and soundings give no warning
of approach to the shore. It is advisable to keep in depths
of more than 37 m from the vicinity of lets Caribou to
Pointe des Monts.
5.133
Useful marks:
Microwave tower (red lights) (4936N, 6716W),
elevation 197 m, position approximate.
Microwave tower (red lights) (4931N, 6717W),
elevation 100 m, position approximate.
Microwave tower (red lights) (4925N, 6718W),
elevation 69 m, position approximate.
Disused lighthouse (white tower, red bands) (4920N,
6722W), 7 cables NE of Pointe des Monts.
(Directions for coastal passage continue at 5.147)

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5.134
General information. Small coasting vessels may find
shelter NW of le du Grand Caouis (4950N, 6701W).
Local knowledge is required.
Tidal streams run fairly through the channels inshore of
le du Grand Caouis and le du Petit Caouis, 1 mile SW,
the in-going stream setting SW and the out-going stream
setting NE. The rate of the tidal stream rarely exceeds
1 kn, and is generally much less.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 24 m; mean neap
range about 12 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.
5.135
Directions. The anchorage may be approached from SE
through the channel between le du Grand Caouis, from
which a light (5.130) is exhibited and le du Petit Caouis,
passing:
SW of Rocher Caouis, 3 cables S of le du Grand
Caouis, thence;
Close to the W extremity of le du Grand Caouis.
Anchorage may be found in restricted space, about
1 cable off the NW side of le du Grand Caouis, in a depth
of 13 m, mud, with good holding ground. The anchorage is
sheltered from winds between WSW and NE, through N.
There is some shelter from E winds, but the swell rolls
round the island and SW winds cause a heavy sea.

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5.136
Small craft. Boats can find secure anchorage in Le Fer
Cheval, a cove, unnamed on the chart, on the N side of
le du Grand Caouis, but its entrance is narrow.
Haut-Fond du Grand Caouis, rocky, lies about 3 cables
NE of the entrance to the cove.

Baie des Homards

1

5.137
General information. Baie des Homards lies between a
drying reef extending 4 cables SW of Pointe Luc
(4949N, 6704W) and Cayes Rouges (Crooked Islands),
3 miles SW, a group of islets and rocks. It is an open
roadstead, sheltered from N winds only. Onshore winds
cause a heavy sea, often accompanied by thick weather.
Anchorage can be found SW of the drying reef, about
1 miles E of the SE islet of Cayes Rouges, in a depth of
22 m, fine sand over clay.
Smaller vessels may anchor about 1 miles NE of the
SE islet of Cayes Rouges, in a depth of about 9 m.

(4925N, 6718W) provides anchorage, in moderate

depths, with good holding ground.
The municipality of Baie-Trinit, marked by a
microwave tower (red lights), elevation 69 m, and a church,
about 5 cables E, (not shown on Chart 4774) with a
population of 646 in 2002, is situated at the mouth of
Rivire de la Trinit, at the N end of the bay.
Anchorage. The recommended anchorage position is in
a depth of 10 to 20 m, sand, with the church at
Baie-Trinit bearing 329, distance 12 miles.
Small craft can anchor close under the S point of the
bay, in depths of 55 m, but local knowledge is required.
Berth. A public wharf, length 93 m, is situated on the
NE side of the bay. Part of the head and the E side of the
wharf are filled with rocks. Depths at the S end of the
wharf change continuously owing to silting and may be
less than charted. There is a slipway adjacent to the inner
end of the wharf. Ruins of an old breakwater lie E of the
wharf.

Small craft

Chart 4778 plan of le aux Oeufs anchorages

le aux Oeufs
1

5.138
General information. Vessels can find anchorage in
confined but deep waters, sheltered from all but S winds
which are seldom strong, in the area between le aux Oeufs
(4937N, 6711W) and the flats that extend E from the
mainland. Local knowledge is required.
Tidal streams. The rate of the tidal streams between le
aux Oeufs and the mainland is from to 1 kn, the
in-going stream setting S, and the out-going stream
setting N.
A part of the out-going stream sets NE through the
narrow channel between le aux Oeufs and Rcifs aux
Cormorans, 5 cables N, an area of rocks, 4 m in elevation;
part of the in-going stream comes in through the same
channel.
5.139
Anchorages. A recommended anchorage is shown on
the chart in a position with the S end of le aux Oeufs
bearing about 120, distance 4 cables, in a depth of about
24 m, clay.
Alternative anchorage, in a depth of 17 m, sand, lies
close W of this position.
A good scope of cable is advisable, as violent squalls
come off the land at times.
Caution. It is not advisable to anchor N of a line
joining the middle of le aux Oeufs and the mainland
WNW. A submarine cable is laid from the N end of le
aux Oeufs, NW to the mainland; a sign on the island
indicates its position.
Boats may find anchorage in the basin formed between
le aux Oeufs and Rcifs aux Cormorans, in a depth of
54 m. Local knowledge is required.
Chart 4774

Charts 4774, 4778 plan of Baie des Homards anchorages

Rivire Pentecte
1

Chart 4774

lets Caribou
1

5.142
General information. lets Caribou (4929N, 6714W),
two islets, with reefs and rocks extending 5 cables offshore,
afford shelter for boats in sandy coves.
A village, with a church, (not shown on Chart 4774) is
situated on the mainland abreast the islets.

Other names

Baie de la Trinit
1

5.141
General information. Rivire Pentecte (4947N,
6710W) enters the sea 1 miles SW of Cayes Rouges
(5.137), and provides shelter for small craft.
The first reach of the river leads S, with a narrow sandy
ridge separating it from the sea. Steep cliffs of sand and
clay form the banks for a distance of 2 miles, which is
the limit of navigation by boats. Local knowledge is
required as there is continual silting.
Rivire-Pentecte village, marked by a church spire, is
situated on the E side of the entrance. It had a population
of 640 in 2002.
Directions. The river mouth is approached from SE and
entered between a rocky point 27 m high on the E side,
and a sandy point on the W side.
Wharf and pier. A partially ruined wharf lies along the
E bank of the river, near the church, close inside the
entrance; a pier extends about 90 m from its NW end.

5.140
General information. Baie de la Trinit (Trinity East)

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Chart 4777
5.143
Cayes
Cayes
Petite
Pointe

Joncas (4925N, 6717W).

Noires (4922N, 6719W).
Rivire de la Trinit (4932N, 6714W).
Poulin (4923N, 6718W).

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Anchorages and harbours

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4777

Grande Anse Saint-Augustin

Area covered
1

5.144
This section describes the coastal waters on the N side
of St Lawrence River from Pointe des Monts (4919N,
6723W) to Pointe Michel about 55 miles WSW. The
section is arranged as follows:
Pointe des Monts to Baie des Anglais (5.145).
Baie Comeau (5.158).
Baie des Anglais to Pointe Michel (5.185).

POINTE DES MONTS

TO BAIE DES ANGLAIS

Chart 4777 plan of Godbout

Godbout

General information
Chart 4777

Route
1

5.145
The coastal route from Pointe des Monts (4919N,
6723W) to Baie des Anglais, about 28 miles W, is
bounded to seaward by the in-bound lane of the traffic
separation scheme (5.4), which passes within 4 miles of
Pointe des Monts, before diverging from the coast and
passing about 15 miles SE of Baie des Anglais.

Topography
1

5.146
At Pointe des Monts the land begins
sparsely wooded granite hills, up to 300 m
form the N coast of St Lawrence River as
Saint-Pancrace (4915N, 6805W).
The shore is steep-to, and soundings give
of approach to land.

to rise, and
in elevation,
far as Pointe
little warning

Directions
(continued from 5.132)
1

5.149
General information. Grande Anse Saint-Augustin
(Saint Augustin Cove) (4919N, 6725W), about 1 mile W
of Pointe des Monts, is a small cove with an islet at its
head, occasionally used by small craft sheltering from E
winds. The cove shallows rapidly at its head. A line drawn
between the islet and the E point of the cove marks the
limit of a drying area. There is a depth of 41 m (13 ft)
near the middle of the entrance.
Anchorage can be found off the middle of the cove, in
depths of 18 to 22 m, clay.

5.147
From a position clear SE of a bank, with a depth of
32 m over it, extending 8 cables SE from Pointe des Monts
(4919N, 6723W) the coastal passage leads W, passing
(with positions from Pointe des Monts):
SSE of a drying sandbank extending 5 cables from
the entrance to Rivire Godbout (9 miles W),
which is marked by K14 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) moored close to its SE edge, thence:
SSE of Pointe la Croix (Cape Saint Nicholas)
(17 miles W), a bare and very bold granite
headland.
The track then leads to a position SE of Pointe
Saint-Pancrace (28 miles W), from which a light (orange
rectangle on square framework tower, 11 m in height)
(49152N, 68047W) is exhibited, at the E entrance to
Baie des Anglais.
5.148
Useful marks:
Orange beacon (49194N, 67324W), on the coast
6 miles W of Pointe des Monts.
Godbout Wharf Light (red and white framework
tower, 7 m in height) (49193N, 67355W)
(5.152).
(Directions continue for Baie des Anglais at
5.176, and for coastal passage at 5.190)

5.150
General information. Godbout (4919N, 6736W), on
the W side of an unnamed bay, 8 miles W of Pointe des
Monts, is a village, with a population of 390 in 2002, and
a ferry terminal. A light (red and white framework tower,
7 m in height) is exhibited from the outer end of the ferry
terminal wharf, which is approached from SE. Local
knowledge is required.
Tidal streams off Godbout are irregular, frequently
setting towards the shore.
5.151
Anchorage can be found about 7 cables NE of the
entrance to Rivire Godbout (5.153), sheltered from W
winds, in depths from 10 to 40 m, sand and pebbles. It is
advisable to approach at slow speed, with the anchor
lowered to the required depth, as the bottom is steep-to.
Small vessels can anchor on the edge of the bank, off
the mouth of a little stream that flows into the NE corner
of the bay, with the stream bearing 010; in this position
there is good shelter, even from E winds.
5.152
Berths. Godbout ferry terminal is protected from S by
the ferry wharf which extends 150 m NE from the terminal.
Boulders which cover at HW extend along the S side of
the wharf. There is a least depth of 46 m alongside the
berth on the N face.
A ruined public wharf, with about 60 m of berthing
space on its N side and a least depth alongside of 21 m, is
situated 150 m N of the ferry wharf. Its S side is lined with
boulders.
Other facility. A ramp is located at the inner end of the
N side of the ruined public jetty.
Supplies: fuel oil; water; provisions.
Communications:
A ferry service runs to Matane (7.74) on the S side
of St Lawrence River.
Regular sea services run to Qubec during the
navigation season.

Small craft
Rivire Godbout
1

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5.153
General information. Rivire Godbout (4919N,
6736W), about 1 mile SW of Godbout, flows into the sea
over a partially drying sand-bar. The channel through the
sand-bar is reported to have a depth of about 06 m.

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Grande Baie Saint-Nicholas

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5.154
General information. Grande Baie Saint-Nicolas (Baie
Saint Nicholas) (4918N, 6746W) is a narrow inlet,
completely landlocked, extending about 1 miles NE
between granite hills, 150 to 210 m in elevation. Local
knowledge is essential.
An overhead cable with vertical clearance of 34 m,
spans the bay at the entrance.
5.155
Directions. The entrance is approached from S, passing:
W of a bank of drying sand and boulders which
extends about 3 cables seaward from the E
entrance point, with a very large boulder near its S
end, which never completely covers, and:
E of a rocky spit that extends 90 m from the shore,
with a small wooden cross on it.
Thence the inlet is entered through a narrow channel,
dredged to a depth of 24 m over a width of 23 m.
The bottom in the entrance is of sand, with a few large
stones, which can be seen and avoided.
5.156
Anchorage for coasters can be found, in a depth of
15 m, with good holding ground, between the spits off the
entrance to the inlet, on the following lines of bearing:
Rocky point with cross, on W side of entrance
bearing 355.
E entrance point bearing 067.
Small craft can find sheltered anchorage in the inlet,
which is less than 2 cables wide at its widest part, with a
maximum depth of 16 m and a sandy bottom.

Function
1

Port limits
1

2
3

5.157
General information. Anse Saint-Pancrace (4917N,
6803W), is a deep, narrow inlet, providing shelter for
coasters and small craft. The shores of the inlet are steep
and rise to an elevation of 244 m.
Directions. Anse Saint-Pancrace is approached from SE,
avoiding Rocher Comeau, which lies 6 cables SE of the W
entrance point, by keeping a waterfall on the W side of the
cove open of the W shore.
The entrance to the cove is about 3 cables wide,
narrowing to 1 cables, and widening again to 2 cables.
A light (orange rectangle on square framework tower,
11 m in height) (4915N, 6805W) is exhibited from the
point.
Anchorage can be found in depths of 27 to 37 m, fine
sand, where the cove widens.
Berths. Pontoons, owned by Club Nautique de
Baie-Comeau, are situated in the NE part of the inlet.
Useful mark:
Microwave tower (red lights) (4918N, 6804W),
elevation 328 m, position approximate.

5.160
The outer limit of the port is the line joining Pointe
Saint-Pancrace (4915N, 6805W) and Pointe Saint-Gilles,
4 miles SW.

Approach and entry

1

5.161
The approach to Baie-Comeau, between Pointe
Saint-Pancrace and the NE edge of Battures de
Manicouagan (Manicouagan Shoal) (5.186), 2 miles SSW,
is open and clear of dangers.

Traffic
1

5.162
In 2000, 168 ship movements were recorded, totalling
3 642 442 dwt.

Port Authority
1

Anse Saint-Pancrace
1

5.159
Baie-Comeau is a customs port of entry but not a
quarantine station. The port, which is open throughout the
year, serves the industries of the area, including a
newsprint mill, an aluminium smelter and a grain
transhipment terminal. The rail ferry service to Matane
(7.74) operates from Baie-Comeau.
In 2002, the town of Baie-Comeau had a population of
25 554.

5.163
Port Authority and port operator is Transport Canada.
Postal address: PO Box 331, Baie-Comeau, Quebec,
G4Z 2H1.

Limiting conditions
Controlling depths
1

5.164
Controlling depths vary between 122 and 84 m
depending on the dredged depths on the approaches to
wharves.

Deepest and longest berths

1

5.165
Deepest and longest berths are situated at Cargill
wharves. See 5.179 for dimensions of berths.

Tidal levels
1

5.166
Mean spring range about 31 m; mean neap range about
16 m. For further information, see Admiralty Tide Tables
Volume 2.

Density of water
1

5.167
Density of water in the harbour is 1000 to 1025 g/cm3.

Arrival information
BAIE-COMEAU
General information

Port radio
1

Chart 4778 plan of Baie-Comeau

Notice of ETA

Position
1

5.158
The port of Baie-Comeau (4915N, 6808W) lies on
the W shore of Baie des Anglais.

5.168
Mont-Joli Radio (VCF), VHF channel 16, is used to
communicate with the Port Authority (5.163).

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5.169
ETA should be signalled, through the agent, 72, 24 and
4 hours before arrival, including requirements for fuel and
stores.

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Outer anchorages
1

5.170
Anchorage can be found E of the wharves, in depths of
20 to 40 m, mud, but a heavy sea rolls into Baie des
Anglais with E winds. An obstruction with a least depth of
94 m over it lies at the end of an outfall in position
49138N, 68077W.

Pilots
1

5.171
The pilot/docking master boards from a tug about
5 cables SW of Pointe Saint-Pancrace (4915N, 6805W).
The use of a tug and the services of a harbour
pilot/docking master are compulsory for a ship berthing at
Cargill-Reynolds wharves. At other wharves pilotage is not
compulsory, but is recommended.

Entering Reynolds wharves in Anse du Moulin

1

Tug
1

5.172
A tug is available operated by Eastern Canada Towing
Ltd.

Quarantine
1

5.173
Vessels bound for the port may request pratique by radio
from the Quarantine Station at Montral. Baie-Comeau is
not a quarantine station.

General layout
5.174
The shores of Baie des Anglais are high and rocky. The
port facilities at Baie-Comeau are grouped at three places
on the W side of the bay as follows, from S to N (5.179):
Public wharves, including rail ferry berth.
Socit Canadienne de Mtaux Reynolds Limite,
private wharves in Anse du Moulin.
La Compagnie des Crales Cargill Limite, private
grain terminal wharves.

Chart 4778 plans of Public and Cargill-Reynolds Wharves

5.179
The principal berths at Baie-Comeau are as follows:
Berth

Length (m) Depth (m)

Public wharves

Directions for entering harbour

No 1 (N end of main arm, inner 155

side).

91

No 2

155

86

No 3 (Spur at SW end of main 135

arm, with ferry ramp on W
side).

88

NE arm with ro-ro ramp.

220

88-92

Wharf in ruins (N of ro-ro ramp).

180

79

Berth No 1 at outer end of S 164

wall:

94

Berth No 2 at inner end of S 179

wall (dredged 1984):

101

Berth No 3 on N side of basin 168

(dredged 1984)

101

Socit Canadienne de Mtaux

Reynolds wharves

(continued from 5.148)

Entering Baie des Anglais

1

5.178
Cargill Grain Terminal Leading Lights:
Front light (orange square, white stripe, on a tank)
(49153N, 68081W), in the vicinity of a grain
elevator.
Rear light (similar construction on framework tower,
3 m in height) (229 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only, and are
privately maintained.
From a position about 6 cables SE of Baie des Anglais
front leading light (5.176), the alignment (237) of these
lights leads to a position close N of the piers at the
entrance to Rivire aux Anglais.

Berths

Principal marks
5.175
Landmarks:
Church spire (138 m in height) (49144N,
68086W).
Microwave tower (190 m in height) (49140N,
68085W).
Paper mill with chimneys (63 m in height)
(49134N, 68091W).
Microwave tower (134 m in height) (49131N,
68092W).
Major light:
Baie-Comeau Wharf Head Light (framework tower,
9 m in height) (49142N, 68077W).

5.177
Port-du-Moulin Leading Lights:
Front light (orange square, white stripe, on tank)
(49149N, 68083W).
Rear light (similar construction, on concrete base)
(182 m from front light).
The lights are privately maintained.
From a position about 1 mile SE of Baie des Anglais
front leading light (5.176), the alignment (239) of the
Port-du-Moulin lights leads, in a least depth of 94 m, to
Socit Canadienne de Mtaux Reynolds Limite private
wharves at Anse du Moulin.

Entering Cargill Grain Terminal

Harbour

The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
privately maintained.
From a position SE of Pointe Saint-Pancrace, from
which a light (49152N, 68047W) (5.147) is exhibited,
the alignment (312) of these leading lights leads into the
bay, passing about 1 miles NE of KD14 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), moored 3 miles SSE of Pointe
Saint-Pancrace.
Useful mark:
A cross (80 m in height) (49131N, 68091W).

5.176
Baie des Anglais Leading Lights:
Front light (orange square, black stripe, on framework
tower, 15 m in height) (49161N, 68078W),
standing on a small promontory.
Rear light (similar construction on metal tower, 3 m
in height) (220 m from front light).

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Baie-Comeau Dock No 1 (5.179)

(Original dated 1982)
(Photograph Canadian Hydrographic Service)

Baie-Comeau Dock No 2 Anse du Moulin (5.179)

(Original dated 1982)
(Photograph Canadian Hydrographic Service)

Baie-Comeau Dock No 3 Cargill Grain Terminal (5.179)

(Original dated 1982)
(Photograph Canadian Hydrographic Service)

Other facilities

Cargill Grain Terminal

SE Pier (discharging berth)

212

84 (NW
side)

NW Pier (loading berth)

178

122 (NW
side) 116
(SE side)

5.181
Issue of de-ratting and exemption certificates; hospital at
Baie-Comeau.

Supplies
1

5.182
Fuel oil; provisions; fresh water by pipeline at all berths
between April and October.

Communications
Port services
1

Repairs
1

5.180
Minor work can be undertaken locally.

110

5.183
Sea. Regular services run to ports on N shore of Gulf
and River St Lawrence. A daily ferry runs to Matane (7.74)
on the S shore (April to January); the ferry route is shown
on Chart 4777.

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Air. Regular services operate from the airport 5 miles W

of Baie-Comeau.

Small craft
1

5.184
Marina. A marina, enclosed by breakwaters from which
three lights are exhibited, is situated about 8 cables NE of
the paper mill (5.175). The approach to the entrance
(49137N, 68080W), leading from E, is dredged to a
depth of 4 m (1985) and marked by KC1 and KC3 Buoys
(port hand).

BAIE DES ANGLAIS TO

POINTE MICHEL

Directions
(continued from 5.147)

General information

5.190
From a position SE of Pointe Saint-Pancrace, from
which a light (49157N, 68047W) (5.147) is exhibited,
at the E entrance to Baie des Anglais, the coastal passage
leads initially S, passing (with positions from Pointe de
Manicouagan Light):
E of KD14 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (8 miles NE),
thence:
SE of K30 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (3 miles
SE), moored about 8 cables off the SE edge of
Battures de Manicouagan.
The track then leads WSW to a position SE of K32
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4853N, 6838W) marking
the edge of shoal ground extending about 5 cables SE from
the sandy beach S of Pointe Michel (5.217).
(Directions for coastal passage continue at 5.208)

Chart 4777

Anchorage

Route
1

5.185
The coastal route from Baie des Anglais (4915N,
6806W) to Pointe Michel, about 28 miles SW, is
bounded to seaward by the in-bound lane of the traffic
separation scheme (5.4) which passes 11 miles SE of Pointe
de Manicouagan (4906N, 6812W).

Baie aux Outardes

1

Topography
1

5.186
The coast SW of Pointe Saint-Gilles (4912N, 6809W)
changes completely in character, becoming low and
wooded, with a sandy shore, fronted by extensive drying
flats of sand and gravel.
The S side of Pninsule de Manicouagan, between
Pointe de Manicouagan, which is low and thickly wooded,
and Pointe aux Outardes, 11 miles WSW, has a broad sandy
beach with the extensive drying banks of Battures de
Manicouagan offshore.
These drying banks continue W, as Battures aux
Outardes, into the N part of Baie aux Outardes (4900N,
6835W).
The coast in the vicinity of Pointe Michel is low,
sandy and difficult to distinguish at night; shoal ground
extends about 7 cables seaward.

Tidal streams and sea conditions

1

5.187
Off Battures de Manicouagan the tidal streams are fairly
regular; the maximum rate of both streams is about 2 kn;
see tidal arrows on the chart.
There is often a heavy sea off Battures de Manicouagan,
particularly when the wind is against the tidal stream, with
tide-rips off the S and E parts of the bank giving an
exaggerated impression of the strength of the tidal stream.

Small craft

Principal mark
1

5.188
Major light:
Pointe de Manicouagan Light (framework tower, 30 m
in height) (4906N, 6812W).

Rivire Manicouagan
1

Other navigational aid

1

5.191
General information. The N part of Baie aux Outardes
(4900N, 6835W) is filled by the drying sandbanks of
Batture aux Outardes; shoal ground extends 1 mile from the
W shore.
The waters of the bay are frequently covered by a
surface layer of white earth in suspension, giving the
appearance of shallow water. A vessel passing through this
layer displaces it, leaving a blue streak in its wake.
5.192
Tidal streams in Baie aux Outardes seldom exceed a
rate of 2 kn, the in-going stream being the weaker.
The directions of the tidal streams on the W side of the
bay are reversed by the effect of the river at its head, so
that the in-going stream sets N and NE, and the out-going
stream sets SW and SE.
5.193
Directions. From a position about 5 miles SE of Pointe
Michel (4855N, 6837W) (5.190), the track into Baie
aux Outardes leads N, passing E of the shoal ground
surrounding Pointe Michel, keeping in depths of not less
than 20 m, as the coastal bank is steep-to.
Clearing line. The line of bearing less than 332 of
Pointe de lAnse des Aulnes (49006N, 68368W), a
rocky point on the W side of the bay, passes E of the shoal
ground off Pointe Michel.
5.194
Anchorage. Good anchorage, well sheltered from W
gales, in a depth of 25 m, mud, can be found with:
Pointe Michel bearing 192.
Pointe de Manicouagan bearing 065.
Small vessels can anchor closer inshore, in a depth of
11 m.

5.189
Racon:
Pointe de Manicouagan Light (as above).

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5.195
The mouth of Rivire Manicouagan, between Pointe
Saint-Gilles (4912N, 6809W), which is high, rocky and
marked by a beacon, and Pointe-Lebel, which is low and
thickly wooded, 3 miles SW, provides anchorage for small
craft. The river is entered over a bar from ENE, with a
least charted depth of 03 m. Boats can navigate to the first
falls, about 3 miles up river. Local knowledge is essential.

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The town of Hauterive, not charted, lies on the N shore,

4 miles WSW of Pointe Saint-Gilles.
Tidal streams set as follows:
The out-going tidal stream sets E over the bar at a
rate of about 1 kn. The in-going tidal stream sets
W at nearly the same rate.

Rivire Betsiamites
1

Rivire aux Outardes

1

5.196
General information. Rivire aux Outardes flows into
the NE corner of Baie aux Outardes, between Pointe aux
Outardes (4903N, 6828W) and Pointe Jos-Caron,
1 miles NW. Both points have church spires in their
vicinities.
The entrance to the river is approached through an
intricate channel with a least depth 06 m, which crosses
Batture aux Outardes about 3 miles W of Pointe aux
Outardes; it is used by local boats only.
Local knowledge is essential.

5.197
General information. Rivire Betsiamites flows into the
SW side of Baie aux Outardes, through a bar of drying and
shifting sandbanks, N of Pointe Michel (4855N,
6837W).
Within the bar, the channel follows a mid-river course,
with depths of from 09 to 12 m. The river is navigable by
boats for a distance of 40 miles, but a great deal of water
is discharged, especially in the spring season, and the flow
can reach a rate of 4 kn in the narrows. A road bridge and
an overhead cable, with a vertical clearance of 12 m, cross
the river about 3 miles upstream. Local knowledge is
essential.
Betsiamites village is situated around a small bay within
the N entrance point to the river.

Other names
5.198
1

Blanche, le (49032N, 68332W).

Mine, le de la (49029N, 68331W).

POINTE MICHEL TO POINTE AUX VACHES

POINTE MICHEL TO POINTE AU
BOISVERT

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4777, 4782

Area covered
1

5.199
This section describes the coastal waters on the NW side
of St Lawrence River from Pointe Michel (4855N,
6837W) to Pointe aux Vaches, about 63 miles SW. The
section is arranged as follows:
Pointe Michel to Pointe au Boisvert (5.203).
Pointe au Boisvert to Escoumins (5.219).
Escoumins to Rivire Saguenay (5.231).

General information
Chart 4777

Route
1

Unexploded ordnance
1

5.200
Unexploded ordnance is reported to lie in an area
extending from 2 to 5 miles offshore, between Anse aux
Basques (4819N, 6925W) and Pointe John, 8 miles
SW; the limits of the area are indicated on the chart.
If ordnance is netted or trawled, the Coast Guard should
be informed immediately.

Topography
1

Pilotage
1

5.201
Pilotage is compulsory for passage up the St Lawrence
River above Escoumins (4821N, 6924W).
Further information is given in Admiralty List of Radio
Signals, Volume 6 (5).
2

Vessel Traffic Service

1

5.202
St Lawrence Vessel Traffic Service (1.27) covers the St
Lawrence River W from longitude 6600W to the upper
limit of Montral Harbour and includes Saguenay River.
The system applies to all vessels over 76 m in length,
198 m for pleasure yachts, and includes all air-cushion
vehicles and seaplanes on the water. For further information
see Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).
A radar surveillance centre is situated near Escoumins.
This station is equipped with VHF communications and
surveillance radar with a range of 32 miles.

5.203
The coastal route on the NW side of St Lawrence River,
from Pointe Michel (4855N, 6837W) to Pointe au
Boisvert, 30 miles SW, is bounded to seaward by the
in-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme (5.4), which
passes Pointe au Boisvert at a distance of about 4 miles.

5.204
The coast between Pointe Michel and lets Jrmie,
7 miles WSW, is low and sandy, with patches of white clay
to be seen N of the islets.
The
coast
between
lets
Jrmie
and
Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf, 20 miles farther SW, is rocky and
backed by hills that rise to an elevation of 245 m. A
prominent ridge of white granite, 137 m in elevation, runs
parallel to the coast, about 4 miles inland. Clay cliffs
commence S of Forestville (4844N, 6904W) and
continue for about 5 miles to the entrance to Rivire
Portneuf.
From Rivire Portneuf to Pointe au Boisvert, 5 miles
farther SSW, the land is well wooded, with comparatively
low hills about 2 miles inland. Pointe au Boisvert is low
and sandy; a clump of trees stands near its SE extremity,
but is separated from it at HW.

Depths
1

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5.205
Depths of less than 5 m extend up to 1 miles offshore
in places between Pointe Michel (4855N, 6837W) and
the entrance to Rivire Portneuf, 25 miles SW.
Drying sandbanks extend up to 1 miles offshore
between Rivire Portneuf and Pointe au Boisvert.

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Tidal streams
1

5.206
The rate of the in-going tidal stream off Pointe au
Boisvert is from 1 to 2 kn at springs, but this does not
extend far from the shore.

Principal marks
1

5.207
Landmarks:
Microwave tower (red lights, 127 m in height)
(4852N, 6851W).
Microwave tower (red lights, 99 m in height)
(4844N, 6905W), at Forestville, and:
Water tower (red lights, 123 m in height), about
5 cables E.
Major light:
Pointe Rocheuse Light (square framework tower,
15 m in height) (48444N, 69029W).

Baie Verte
Chart 4777 plan of Baie Verte

General information

Directions
(continued from 5.190)

Coastal passage
1

18 m over them, extending about 1 miles

offshore, and steep-to, between the entrance to
Rivire Portneuf (5.218) and Pointe au Boisvert.
The track then leads to a position SE of K48 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) (11 miles SSW).
It is advisable to keep in depths not less than 55 m
when passing SE of Battures Gulnare and Banc de
Portneuf.
5.209
Clearing line. The line of bearing of about 250 of the
N extremity of le Laval (4845N, 6902W), 76 m in
elevation, which is round and rocky and on the S side of
which stands a beacon (orange), kept just open S of Pointe
Orient, 2 miles NE, passes SE of Battures Gulnare.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 5.222)

5.208
From a position SE of K32 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(4853N, 6838W), marking the edge of shoal ground
extending about 5 cables SE from the sandy beach S of
Pointe Michel (5.217), the coastal passage leads SW,
passing (with positions from Pointe Rocheuse Light):
SE of lets Jrmie (13 miles NE), a rocky islet,
12 m in elevation, and a shoal with a depth of
07 m over it, 1 miles ESE, thence:
SE of Battures Gulnare (9 miles NE), a narrow ridge
of rocks about 2 miles in length, lying 1 miles
offshore in the vicinity of Cap Colombier, a rocky
peninsula from which a light (square framework
tower, 9 m in height) (48492N, 68526W) is
exhibited, thence:
SE of Battures aux Gibiers (5 miles NE), marked by
a beacon (orange), on the shore, thence:
SE of K38 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (3 miles E),
thence:
SE of Banc de Portneuf (9 miles SSW), an extensive
area of drying sandbanks, with depths of less than

5.210
Position. 4844N, 6903W, W of Pointe Rocheuse.
Function. Baie Verte is a ferry terminal and the loading
port for the wood pulp and paper mills of Forestville,
population 3894 in 2002, 7 cables W.
Approach and entry. The bay is entered from E
through a dredged channel, marked by light-buoys, on a
line of leading lights.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Harbours and Ports,
Room 121, 104 Dalhousie Street, Quebec, G1K 4B8.

Limiting conditions
1

5.211
Controlling depth. The least depth in the entrance
channel is 42 m.
Density of water is 1025 g/cm3.

Arrival information
1

5.212
Port radio. Mont-Joli Radio (VCF), VHF channel 16, is
used to communicate with the Port Authority (5.163).
Outer anchorage. Good anchorage in depths of 11 to
13 m, sand and mud, is available 2 miles SE of the
harbour, keeping clear of a submarine cable leading SE
across St Lawrence River.

Baie Verte (5.213)

(Original dated 1978)
(Photograph Canadian Hydrographic Service)

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Pilotage is not compulsory, but a pilot and tugs are

available.

Harbour
1

5.213
General layout. The harbour is protected from the E by
a breakwater. Protection from the W and SW is provided
by a rock breakwater, with a private wharf (5.215) on its E
side, which extends S from the shore at the head of the
bay, and by a training wall, which covers at HW, extending
S beyond the head of the wharf.

Directions
1

5.214
Forestville Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 6 m in height) (48441 N,
69038 W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, white
bands, 5 m in height) (241 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From the vicinity of K38 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(5.208), the alignment (261) of these lights leads through
the channel, marked by KE2 and KE4 Light-buoys
(starboard hand) and KE3 Light-buoy (port hand), into the
harbour. At the inner end of the channel the track passes
close S of Pointe Rocheuse, E breakwater, marked by a
beacon on the S end, and from which a light (5.207) is
exhibited, about 1 cable N.

POINTE AU BOISVERT TO ESCOUMINS

General information
Charts 4782, 4777

Route
1

Port services
1

5.216
Repairs. Minor repairs can be undertaken.
Supplies: limited quantities of fuel oil; fresh water is
available in summer months only; fresh provisions.
Communications. A small airport is situated 1 miles
W of Forestville.

Anchorages and harbours

5.220
Between Pointe au Boisvert (5.204) and lets Boiss,
two wooded islets, 11 miles SW, the shores of Baie de
Mille Vaches are bordered by Hauts-fonds de Mille-Vaches,
extensive mud and sand flats, with many large boulders,
especially in the SW part.
The coast for a distance of about 1 mile S of
Sault-au-Mouton (4832N, 6915W), and for about 1 mile
N of Petite Romaine river entrance (4829N, 6917W) is
backed by wooded, clay cliffs, with the intervening portion
backed by cultivated land, and many dwellings.
The sand and mud flats, with some islets, continue SW
of lets Boiss to Escoumins, 5 miles farther SW. This
section of the coast consists of wooded, clay cliffs, with a
road running along the top.

Principal mark

Pointe Michel
5.217
Anchorage can be found, with fair shelter from NE
winds, SW of Pointe Michel, with a beacon (radar
reflector) (4854N, 6840W) bearing 064, distant
1 miles, in depths from 10 m to 30 m.

5.219
The coastal route on the NW side of St Lawrence River,
from Pointe au Boisvert (4834N, 6909W) to Escoumins,
17 miles SSW, is bounded to seaward by the in-bound lane
of the traffic separation scheme (5.4), which passes about
5 miles SE of Pointe au Boisvert.
The in-bound lane converges with the coast as it
approaches its termination at the pilot boarding area off
Anse aux Basques (4819N, 6925W). Details of the
traffic separation scheme are shown on the chart.

Topography

Berths
5.215
A wharf, 138 m in length, owned by Compagnie de
Papier Daishowa, for loading pulpwood forms the E side of
the W breakwater. A mobile ramp for the ferry lies on the
E side of the inner end of the wharf.

The village of Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf, population 990

in 2002, is situated on a steep, sandy bank, at the S
entrance to the river, facing Barre de Portneuf.
Obstructions. A submarine pipeline is laid across the
river between the public wharf and the marina.
Close upstream of the marina there is an overhead
power cable with a vertical clearance of 57 m and a bridge
with a vertical clearance of 25 m.
Caution. Strong E winds cause a considerable swell and
heavy surf on the shore. Mariners anchoring close to the
shore must be prepared to move at short notice.

5.221
Landmark:
Water-tower (red lights) (4820N, 6924W), 88 m in
elevation.

Directions
(continued from 5.208)

Small craft
Rivire Portneuf
1

5.218
General information. Rivire Portneuf enters the sea
between Pointe des Fortin (4838N, 6905W) and Barre
de Portneuf, a very low, sandy peninsula that extends about
2 miles S. The N part of Barre de Portneuf is occasionally
covered at very high tide. The entrance channel, marked by
light-buoys, leads to a marina on the N bank and a public
wharf and ramp on the S shore opposite, about 3 cables W
of the point. The channel nearly dries and numerous
shallow channels carry the river to the sea across Banc de
Portneuf (5.208). Flooding, silting and storms affect the
depths at the river mouth. Local knowledge is essential.

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5.222
From a position SE of K48 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
moored 1 miles off Pointe au Boisvert (4834N,
6909W), the coastal passage leads SW, passing:
SE of Hauts-fonds de Mille-Vaches, drying flats that
fill Baie de Mille Vaches, and foul ground that
extends 1 mile seaward of these flats in places,
thence:
SE of lets Boiss (lets Penchs) (4825N,
6919W), two islets 12 m in elevation, thence:
SE of Grande Caye Brisson (4824N, 6920W)
and Petite Caye Brisson, 1 cable SW.
The track then leads to a position about 1 mile SE of
the S entrance point to Baie des Escoumins, where there is

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a wharf (5.227) from the head of which a light (moveable

structure, 10 m in height) (48208N, 69234W) is
exhibited.
5.223
Useful marks:
Church spire (4834N, 6914W) on Les Crans
Rouges, a red granite point, at Saint-Paul-du-Nord.
le Bicquette Light (white round tower, 23 m in
height) (4825N, 6854W) (7.113).
(Directions continue at 5.241)

Sault-au-Mouton
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Anchorages and harbours

Baie de Mille Vaches
1

5.224
Anchorage. Good anchorage can be found SE of
Sault-au-Mouton (4832N, 6915W) (5.229), in depths of
15 to 20 m, sand and mud.

Baie des Escoumins

1

5.225
General information. Baie des Escoumins (4821N,
6924W), lying S of Pointe de la Croix, dries out
completely, except for shallow drainage channels from
Rivire des Escoumins, at its head.
The small town of Escoumins, population 2136 in 2002,
is situated N of the river mouth.
5.226
Anchorage. Vessels loading at Escoumins may anchor in
depths of 11 m on the bank which extends about 3 cables
NE from the S entrance point to the bay. The holding
ground is poor.
It is reported that vessels cannot remain at anchor in this
position in strong E winds.
Directions. It is advisable for a vessel intending to
anchor to approach at slow speed, sounding frequently, as
there are depths of well over 100 m at a distance of only
1 cable from the bank.
Useful mark:
Church (brown granite; silver steeple) (4821N,
6924W), with a white statue standing on the
ground in front.
5.227
Berths. Escoumins public jetty, 120 m long, which
extends E from the S entrance point to the bay is in ruins
and its use is prohibited except for a mobile ramp for the
ferry at its inner end.
Communications. A seasonal passenger and car ferry
plies between Escoumins and Trois-Pistoles (4808N,
6910W) (7.142) on the S shore of St Lawrence River.
The ferry track is indicated on the chart. The schedule of
the ferry to Trois Pistoles is governed by the time of HW
at Trois Pistoles.

Small craft

La Petite Romaine
1

5.228
General information. Saint-Paul-du-Nord village
(4834N, 6914W) with a population of 896 in 1986, is
grouped around a church about 4 miles W of Pointe au
Boisvert. Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The recommended approach track across the
flats, which dry for a distance of 2 miles from the village,
is on a line of bearing 315 of the church; in this direction
there are fewer boulders on the flats.

5.230
General information. La Petite Romaine (4829N,
6917W) is a river with drying mud-flats in its mouth, on
which small craft lie for loading timber. There are depths
of 3 m up to the river entrance at HW. Local knowledge is
required.

ESCOUMINS TO RIVIRE SAGUENAY

General information
Chart 4782

Route
1

5.231
The coastal route from Escoumins (4821N, 6924W)
to Rivire Saguenay, 17 miles SW, on the NW side of St
Lawrence River, leads to the outer end of the Rivire
Saguenay approach channel (5.254). It contains the
Escoumins pilot boarding area, which occupies a radius of
2 miles from Anse aux Basques (4819N, 6925W). The
limits of the pilot boarding area are indicated on the chart.
This waterway is also the main route for in-bound traffic
proceeding farther up St Lawrence River.

Topography
1

Saint-Paul-du-Nord
1

5.229
General information. Sault-au-Mouton (4832N,
6915W) is a lumber village, population 792 in 1986, at
the mouth of the river of that name, 4 miles WSW of
Pointe au Boisvert. It is marked by a church spire. A
waterfall, 24 m in elevation, is clearly visible from SE
through the river entrance, but is obscured from other
directions. Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. It is reported that leading beacons, privately
maintained and occasionally lighted, mark an approach
channel, 30 m wide and cleared of boulders to a depth of
1 m.
Berths. A small pier, in ruins, 77 m long, stands at the
S side of the river entrance. The berth alongside the pier
dries, but the approach channel can be used at HW. Two
other piers, in ruins, stand near the river mouth.
Sault-au-Mouton and Saint-Paul-du-Nord have
amalgamated with the municipality of Longue-Rive with a
population of 1410 in 2002.

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5.232
The coast between Escoumins and Cap de Bon-Dsir is
steep-to, with depths of over 100 m only 1 or 2 cables
offshore. Cap de Bon-Dsir is a granite headland. From
Cap de Bon-Dsir to Baie des Petites Bergeronnes,
5 miles farther SW, the coast is bordered by Batture
Thophile, drying flats, which extend more than 5 cables
offshore in places. The flats are steep-to with a fringe of
reefs of large boulders; several bare islets stand on the
flats.
The coast is backed by low cliffs, and becomes wooded
near Baie des Grandes Bergeronnes (4814N, 6933W),
which is separated by a wooded peninsula from Baie des
Petites Bergeronnes, 1 mile SW.
5.233
The coast between Baie des Petites Bergeronnes and
Pointe aux Vaches, 6 miles farther SW, is thickly wooded.
For the first 2 miles it rises gradually to the coastal hills
but farther SW it is high and bold.
The sandy nature of the Saguenay district begins SW of
Baie du Moulin Baude (4809N, 6940W), the high clay
cliffs and sand ridges being very distinctive from seaward.

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For about 2 miles S from Baie des Petites Bergeronnes

the shore is fringed by a drying reef about 1 cables wide,
edged with large boulders and steep-to on the outer side.
Farther SW, off Pointe aux Vaches (4808N, 6941W),
shoal ground and rocky patches extend offshore to Rochers
du Saguenay (rocky patches) 3 miles E of the point.
A prominent waterfall and the remains of an old power
house are situated near the mouth of Rivire du Moulin
Baude, about 1 mile NNE of Pointe aux Vaches; the noise
of the waterfall can be heard at a considerable distance.

Principal marks

Unexploded ordnance
1

5.234
The unexploded ordnance area (5.200) lies from about 2
to 5 miles offshore.

Pilotage
1

5.235
ETA. Vessels proceeding up St Lawrence River are
required to embark a pilot at Escoumins, sending ETA 24,
12 and 6 hours in advance. Vessels sailing downstream
embark the pilot at Qubec. Vessels are to give 4 hours
notice to change pilots at Qubec, Trois-Rivires, and
Montral. For further details see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 6.
Clearance must be obtained from Escoumins VTS (1.27)
before entering the pilot boarding area, and will not be
granted until the preceding ship is well clear. Priority is
given to outward-bound vessels. Ships manoeuvring to
embark or disembark pilots should not navigate inside the
200 m depth contour.
Pilot boarding. The pilot boards off Anse aux Basques
(4819N, 6925W) (5.243) in the pilot boarding area
shown on the chart. Steerage way must be maintained,
otherwise the pilot vessel will not come alongside;
appropriate instructions will be given from the pilot vessel
on VHF.

Traffic regulations
1

5.236
The in-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme (5.4)
terminates at the pilot boarding area; the out-bound lane
leaves the pilot boarding area E of Anse aux Basques.
Details are shown on the charts.

5.240
Racon:
Anse aux Basques Light (4819N, 6925W) (5.239).

Directions
(continued from 5.222 and 2.36)
1

Tidal streams
1

5.239
Landmarks:
Water-tower, (red lights) (4820N, 6924W), 88 m in
elevation.
Pilot station (red and white building) (4819N,
6925W) at Anse aux Basques, with a radar tower
close by.
Cap de Bon-Dsir Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower,
with red upper part) (48163N, 69281W).
Spire (aluminium) (4815N, 6933W), at
Grande-Bergeronnes.
Sand patches, triangular in shape (4813N, 6934W)
are visible from a considerable distance, especially
in the morning sun.
White granite patches (4811N, 6937W) lie close
together on the cliffs, on the side of a sharp peak,
129 m in elevation, which is distinctive from the
NE.
Orange beacon (48096N, 69398W) at Baie du
Moulin Baude.
Major lights:
Anse aux Basques Light (square framework tower,
9 m in height) (4819N, 6925W).
Cap de Bon-Dsir Light as above.
Haut-fond Prince Pier Light (white round tower, red
bands) (4807N, 6937W).
le Rouge Light (4804N, 6933W) (7.154).

Other navigational aid

Measured distance
5.237
There is a measured distance between 5 cables SW and
1 miles SW of Cap de Bon-Dsir (4816N, 6928W), as
shown on the chart.
North-east limit marks. The alignment (310) of
light-beacons (orange triangles, point up (point down on
rear beacon), black stripe, on red and white square
framework towers) (48163N, 69294W); lights visible in
line only.
South-west limit marks. The alignment (310) of
light-beacons (similar construction as NE limit
light-beacons) (48156N, 69303W); lights visible in line
only.
Distance. 1853 m.
Running track. 040/220.

on each side of le Rouge (4804N, 6933W), abreast the

entrance to Rivire Saguenay.
The in-going tidal stream is the stronger, the out-going
stream being deflected towards the S shore by the flow
from Rivire Saguenay.
The in-going tidal stream does not extend more than
6 miles off the N shore below Baie des Grandes
Bergeronnes (4814N, 6933W), and the closer to that
shore, the stronger the tidal stream. Off Baie des Grandes
Bergeronnes the rate is 2 to 3 kn at springs.

5.238
The tidal streams are regular, with a rate increasing as
the comparatively narrow passages are approached that lie

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5.241
From a position about 1 mile SE of Escoumins Wharf
Light (4821N, 6923W) (5.222) the coastal passage leads
SW through the pilot boarding area off Anse aux Basques
(5.243), from which a light (5.239) is exhibited. The track
then passes (with positions from Cap de Bon-Dsir
(4816N, 6928W)):
SE of Cap de Bon-Dsir and the lights (1 mile W and
1 miles WSW) marking the measured mile
(5.237), thence:
SE of the coastal flats (5.232) between Cap de
Bon-Dsir and Baie des Petites Bergeronnes
(6 miles SW).
The track then leads to a position 4807N, 6935W, in
the vicinity of Saguenay Light-buoy (safe water), about
1 mile SE of K54 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (10 miles
SW), marking the SE side of Rochers du Saguenay.
(Directions continue for approach to Rivire Saguenay
at 5.259, and for St Lawrence River at 8.24)

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Rochers du Saguenay
1

5.242
Anchorage can be found on Rochers du Saguenay
(4808N, 6936W), with Haut-fond Prince Pier Light
(5.239) bearing 193, distant 2 miles, in a depth of 15 m,
mud. See position on the chart.
Anchorage is also available between Rochers du
Saguenay and the coast NW, with Haut-fond Prince Pier
Light bearing 176, distance 3 miles, in a depth of 11 m,
mud and sand, about 7 cables from the shore. Depths
increase rapidly outside this position. See position on the
chart.

Small craft
Anse aux Basques
1

5.243
General information. Anse aux Basques (4819N,
6925W) is the base for Escoumins pilots.
Directions. The cove is entered on the alignment
(301) of Anse aux Basques Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on red and
white framework tower, 5 m in height) (48191N,
69249W) exhibited from the head of the pilot
station wharf on the N shore.
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (69 m
from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.

Baie des Petites Bergeronnes

1

Baie des Grandes Bergeronnes

1

shallow channels from the river that flows into its head.
The boulders have been cleared away in certain parts of the
flats across the entrance to the cove, making it accessible
to small craft at HW. Local knowledge is required.
The village of Grandes-Bergeronnes, population 640,
containing a mica mine and a sawmill, is situated at the
head of a narrow inlet N of the bay. A road bridge crosses
the river at the village, which is marked by a prominent
church spire (5.239).
5.245
Directions. The bay is entered through a buoyed channel
in the flats, marked in its E side by KJ2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand; boat type) (48133N, 69332W). The
channel, dredged in 1997 to a depth of 20 m, is 30 m wide
and leads generally NNW to a 50 m wide basin at Pointe
John, where there is a public wharf with pontoons and a
marina.
5.246
Anchorage. A small hole, with a depth of 18 m, in
which boats occasionally anchor, lies off Pointe John, the
NE entrance point to the bay.
Berths:
Basin at Pointe John contains a public wharf, length
110 m, with pontoons and a marina.

5.244
General information. Baie des Grandes Bergeronnes
(4814N, 6933W), dries out completely, except in the

5.247
General information. Baie des Petites Bergeronnes
(4813N, 6935W), which is accessible to small craft near
HW, dries out well beyond its entrance points, the flats
being fringed with very large boulders. The E entrance
point, Pointe Sauvage, is marked by a conspicuous white
boulder. A shallow stream which flows into the head of the
cove has been cleared to enable small craft to enter
towards HW. Local knowledge is required.

RIVIRE SAGUENAY AND APPROACHES

the other, up magnificent reaches many miles long, they
produce a scenery which, although wild and barren, is full
of grandeur and beauty. The hills are generally bare, but
the valleys, through which rapid streams descend, are
thickly wooded. Above Cap de la Mer (4826N, 7054W)
the terrain and channel becomes much more typical of a
river entrance.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4780, 4781, 4779

Area covered
1

5.248
This section describes the navigable waters of Rivire
Saguenay from Saguenay Light-buoy (safe water) (4807N,
6936W), off the entrance to Rivire Saguenay, to
Chicoutimi, Port Saguenay, about 60 miles WNW. The
section is arranged as follows:
Approaches to Rivire Saguenay (5.254).
Pointe Noire to Pointe au Boeuf (5.267).
Pointe au Boeuf to Cap de lOuest (5.286).
Baie Des Ha! Ha! and Port-Alfred (5.297).
Port Saguenay (5.328).

Depths
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Topography
1

5.249
Rivire Saguenay discharges the waters of Lac
Saint-Jean, in the interior of Qubec Province, and enters
St Lawrence River between Pointe Rouge (4808N,
6942W) and Pointe Noire, about 1 mile SW. The river
resembles a narrow mountain loch, between 6 cables and
2 miles wide, for the first 50 miles above its mouth.
The mountains, which rise abruptly from the water, form
precipitous headlands, more than 300 m high in places,
where the river cuts through them. When seen one beyond

5.250
A bar lies 2 miles E of the entrance to the river.
Within the bar the depths increase, and for the first
50 miles there are depths of over 100 m very close to the
precipitous shores for long stretches. There are occasional
anchorages, but they are some miles apart, and the depths
in them are considerable.
The river is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as
Chicoutimi (4826N, 7103W). Above Chicoutimi the
river is navigable by small craft for a further 6 miles.

Ice
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5.251
Ice forms in Rivire Saguenay from mid-December until
the end of March. The ice covers the whole width of the
river and forms fast ice attached to the shore. Vessels
navigating the river need to be ice strengthened. At the
mouth of the river the mixing of the waters produces an
ice free zone.

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Tidal streams
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5.252
Tidal streams of variable direction are encountered in the
mouth of Rivire Saguenay, with rates of 6 to 7 kn at
spring tides. On the change of tidal streams, there are
heavy tide rips over the bar at the entrance to the river.
When the ebb tide is coincident with an E gale, a cross sea
is raised which is particularly dangerous for small craft.
With strong NW winds, during the flood, the sea becomes
very choppy with breakers. Above the entrance the flow is
predominantly out-going. The effect of the in-going tidal
stream is soon lost, except as a weak stream close to the
shore and, perhaps, at a depth of several metres.

Principal marks
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Vessel Traffic Services

1

steering. These tidal streams, when opposed by a NE gale,

cause an exceedingly high cross and breaking sea, enough
to sink a boat, and dangerous even for small vessels.
Out-going rates can attain 7 kn.
On the in-going tidal stream at such times, there is no
more sea than in other parts of the river.

5.253
Vessels entering Rivire Saguenay are required to report
to Escoumins VTS Centre (Escoumins Traffic) on passing
the reporting points, which are indicated on the chart and
listed in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

5.258
Landmark:
Orange beacon (48096N, 69398W) at Baie du
Moulin Baude.
Major lights:
Cap de Bon-Dsir Light (48163N, 69281W)
(5.239).
Haut-fond Prince Pier Light (4807N, 6937W)
(5.239).
le Rouge Light (4804N, 6933W) (7.154).

Directions
(continued from 5.241)

APPROACHES TO RIVIRE SAGUENAY

General information

Main channel
1

Chart 4779

Description
1

5.254
The main channel into the entrance to Rivire Saguenay
from a position 4807N, 6935W, about 1 miles ENE of
Haut-fond Prince Pier Light (4807N, 6937W), leads
about 5 miles W to a position NE of Pointe Noire
(4807N, 6943W).

Topography
1

5.255
The coast in the vicinity of Pointe aux Vaches (4808N,
6941W), on the N side of the river entrance, is formed by
precipitous clay cliffs, up to 62 m in elevation, with some
peculiar patches of brushwood on them rising to 200 m
hills.
Batture de la Pointe aux Vaches, a drying bank, extends
about 6 cables SE from Pointe aux Vaches, with some
rocks, which dry 3 m, near its S end.
S of the river entrance, the extensive drying flats of
Batture aux Alouettes, sand and boulders, extend more than
3 miles offshore.

Depths
1

5.256
The depths in the channel are irregular and can best be
seen from the chart. There is a least depth of 11 m in the
channel, over the bar, 1 miles WNW of Haut-fond Prince
Pier Light. The least depth on the leading line (5.259) is
183 m.

Tidal streams and dangerous seas

1

5.257
Outer approach. At a position 1 miles NE of
Haut-fond Prince Pier Light, the in-going tidal stream sets
SSW at a spring rate of about 2 kn; the out-going tidal
stream sets NE at a spring rate of up to 36 kn. The tidal
stream tables on the charts give hourly directions and rates.
In the entrance channel. At springs the out-going tidal
streams from Rivire Saguenay meeting the out-going
stream in St Lawrence River in the vicinity of the bar
(4807N, 6940W), causes an area of breaking seas,
eddies and tide-rips, severe enough to affect a ships

5.259
Pointe Noire Leading Lights:
Front light (orange square, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 11 m in height) (48074N,
69430W) on the point.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (427 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position 4807N, 6935W, about 1 miles ENE
of Haut-fond Prince Light, the alignment (273) of these
lights leads through the buoyed channel, passing (with
positions from Haut-fond Prince Pier Light):
Close to Saguenay Light-buoy (safe water) (8 cables
NE), thence:
About 5 cables N of the N edge of Haut-fond Prince
shoal (3 cables NW), marked by S3 Light-buoy
(port hand) (7 cables WNW), thence:
S of Batture aux Vaches shoal, marked by S4
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles NW),
thence:
N of Rcif Bar, marked by S5 Light-buoy (port hand)
(1 miles WNW), thence:
S of Batture de la Pointe aux Vaches, marked by S8
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles WNW),
and:
N of shoal ground, marked by S7 Light-buoy (port
hand) (2 miles WNW), extending 7 cables NNE
from let aux Alouettes, (Lark Island) on which
stands a beacon (orange and white) with a radar
reflector.
The track then leads WNW to a position in the river
entrance, about 4 cables NE of Pointe Noire, (precipitous
and steep-to). A light is exhibited from Pointe Noire,
visible N of a line of bearing of 257 only.
Caution. The out-going tidal stream sets strongly NE
across Batture aux Vaches and Batture de la Pointe aux
Vaches.

Inshore channel
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5.260
It is possible to pass between Batture aux Vaches
(48077N, 69385W) and Batture de la Pointe aux
Vaches, close NW, but great care is necessary.
Leading line. The line of bearing 226 of Pointe au
Bouleau (Birch Point) (48047N, 69438W), open a little

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SE of the beacon on let aux Alouettes, leads through the

channel, with shoal water close on each side.

Fishing
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Useful marks
5.261
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Saint-Firmin Church spire (4806N, 6944W), on top

of sandy cliffs.
Pointe de lIslet Light (square framework tower, 9 m
in height) (4808N, 6943W).
Baie Sainte-Catherine Wharf Head Light (red square
framework tower, 1 m in height) (4807N,
6943W).
(Directions continue for Rivire Saguenay at 5.272).

Overhead power cables

1

Baie Sainte-Catherine
General information
1

5.262
Baie Sainte-Catherine (4807N, 6943W), S of the river
entrance, is filled on its W and S sides by the drying flats
of Batture aux Alouettes (Lark Reef). Close N of the
drying area there is a public wharf; a rocky, steep-to shore
extends thence to Pointe Noire, 5 cables NNE.
The village of Saint-Firmin, population 316, marked by
a conspicuous church spire, is situated on the SW shore of
the bay.

5.263
Good anchorage can be found off the pier, in a depth of
about 33 m. See position on the chart. This anchorage, used
by passenger vessels during the summer months, is out of
the tidal stream, but E winds cause a considerable swell.

Berth
1

5.264
The public wharf, which is 105 m in length, with a 31 m
pierhead, and with depths alongside of 37 m at W end and
85 m at E end. It is used for commercial traffic only.
Baie Sainte-Catherine Light (5.261) is exhibited from the
pierhead.
5.265
Sea. A ferry plies throughout the year to Tadoussac on
the N side of the river entrance.

(continued from 5.259)

Small craft
1

5.266
A 12 m pontoon and a slipway are available for small
craft close W of the public wharf.

POINTE NOIRE TO POINTE AU BOEUF

General information

Chart 4779

Description
1

5.267
Rivire Saguenay, from its entrance NE of Pointe Noire
(4807N, 6943W) to Pointe au Boeuf, 22 miles upstream,
is deep and clear of dangers.

Topography
1

5.268
The shores are, generally, steep-to, but there are
anchorages and jetties for small vessels in some of the bays
and coves.

5.271
Local magnetic anomaly. Local deflection of the
compass occurs in the vicinity of Pointe Claveau (4816N,
7007W).
Tidal streams. In the entrance to the river, the in-going
stream begins 4 h 10 m before HW Pointe au Pre
(4831N, 6828W) and attains a rate of 3 to 4 kn at
springs; the out-going stream begins 0 h 35 m after HW
Pointe au Pre and attains a rate of 6 to 7 kn at springs.
Above Tadoussac, these rates decrease rapidly.
Above Baie Sainte-Marguerite (4815N, 6958W) the
in-going stream is barely perceptible, except for a weak
stream close inshore; the out-going stream varies from 3 to
5 kn, depending on the width of the river. There is
sometimes an in-going sub-surface stream while the surface
stream is out-going.

Directions

Communications
1

5.270
Power transmission lines span the river as follows:
3 cables W of Cap de la Boule (4809N, 6948W),
vertical clearance 92 m, reducing to 72 m in severe
ice conditions.
1 miles WNW of Pointe aux Crpes (4813N,
6954W), vertical clearance 50 m.
The supporting towers on both banks are marked by red
lights.
Caution. Under severe icing conditions the clearance
under power transmission lines may be considerably
reduced. See also the note on the chart.

Natural conditions

Anchorage
1

5.269
Fishing shanties are established annually on ice from le
Saint-Louis (4815N, 7001W) to Chicoutimi (4826N,
7103W), including Baie des Ha! Ha! (4820N, 7050W).
Mariners should take all necessary care to avoid the
drifting installations and should reduce speed between le
Saint-Louis and Cap ternit (4818N, 7017W).

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5.272
From a position about 4 cables NE of Pointe Noire
(4807N, 6943W) the track leads in mid-river, passing
(with positions from Cap de la Boule Light (4809N,
6948W)):
SSW of Pointe de lIslet Light (3 miles ESE)
(5.261), thence:
NNE of Anse du Portage Wharf Head Light (square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (3 miles ESE)
(5.277), and:
SSW of Anse lEau Wharf Head Light (square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (3 miles E)
(5.276), thence:
S of Cap de la Boule Light (red framework tower,
white bands, 6 m in height), thence:
NE of Anse de Sable (Anse David) Light (red
framework tower, white bands, 6 m in height)
(2 miles W); thence:
WSW of a radio tower (30 m in height) (4 miles
NNW), thence:
WSW of Anse-de-Roche Wharf Light (red and white
framework tower, 6 m in height) (5 miles NNW),
the S entrance point to Anse la Grosse Roche
(5.280), and:

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ENE of Pointe aux Crpes Light (red framework

tower, white bands, 8 m in height) (5 miles NW),
the N entrance point to Anse de Saint-tienne
(5.279), thence:
SW of Anse Pierrot Light (square framework tower,
9 m in height) (6 miles NNW), thence:
N of le Saint-Louis Light (red framework tower,
white bands, 9 m in height) (10 miles NW)
(5.282), exhibited from the N side of the islet,
thence:
S of Pointe Claveau Light (red framework tower,
white bands, 9 m in height) (4816N, 7007W),
1 miles NNW of Anse du Petit-Saguenay (5.284).
The track then leads to a position NE of Pointe au
Boeuf (4816N, 7011W), off Anse Saint-Jean (5.285).
(Directions continue at 5.291)

Anchorages and harbours

unloads from a moveable ramp on a public wharf, on the

W side of the cove. The berth is 56 m long, with a depth
of 46 m alongside. A light (5.272) is exhibited at the outer
end of the wharf.

Small craft
Anse la Barque
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Baie de Tadoussac
1

5.273
General information. Baie de Tadoussac (4808N,
6943W), on the N side of the entrance to Rivire
Saguenay, has the village of Tadoussac, a summer resort,
population 900, at its head. The village stands on a terrace
of sand and clay, backed by high, rugged hills. It is marked
by a church spire and a conspicuous red and white hotel,
surmounted by a cupola.
There is a public wharf at Tadoussac and the bay affords
anchorage sheltered from the seas, but NW winds bring
extremely strong gusts down the river.
Tidal levels at Tadoussac. Mean spring range about
41 m; mean neap range about 21 m. For further
information see Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2.
5.274
Anchorage can be found about 2 cables from the head
of the bay, as indicated on the chart, in depths of 29 to
33 m sand and clay. The anchorage is out of the tidal
stream, but eddies in the bay may cause a vessel to swing
many times during each tide. There is a danger of vessels
dragging their anchors in the violent NW gusts previously
mentioned.
Small vessels may anchor in depths of 13 to 15 m in the
N corner of the bay, which is completely sheltered.
Berth. A public wharf 77 m in length on its outer, NE
face, depth alongside 74 m, is situated on the NE side of
the promontory at the SW side of the bay, about 2 cables
NE of Pointe de lslet. The SE face of the wharf is 315 m
in length with a charted depth of 3 m alongside.
5.275
Facilities at the wharf include a slipway with hoist on
the N side.
Supplies: fresh water; provisions.
Communications. A ferry service operates to
Saint-Firmin (5.262) and regular services run to ports on St
Lawrence and Saguenay rivers.
Small craft. A marina with pontoon berths, situated
close NW of the public wharf, was dredged to a depth of
3 m in 1984. There is also a dry-dock.
Rescue. A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
navigation season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

Anse du Portage
5.277
Anse du Portage, the S shore terminal of the river ferry
service has a ferry berth 49 m in length. A light (5.272) is
exhibited from the outer end of the wharf.
Caution. Vessels passing the ferry terminals should
reduce speed, to reduce disturbance to the movable ramps.
The ferry track is shown on the chart.

5.278
General information. Anse la Barque (4809N,
6944W), on the N shore of the river, about 1 mile W of
Baie de Tadoussac, provides confined but sheltered
anchorage for small craft. See anchor position on the chart.

Anse de Saint-tienne
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5.279
General information. Anse de Saint-tienne (4812N,
6954W) is situated on the W shore of the river, S of
Pointe aux Crpes; drying banks fill the head of the cove.
Anchorage can be found in depths of 18 to 55 m, clay,
off the edge of the banks, as indicated on the charts.

Anse la Grosse Roche

1

5.280
General information. Anse la Grosse Roche
(4813N, 6053W) lies on the E shore of the river,
opposite Pointe aux Crpes. The bay contains the village of
Anse-de-Roche, which serves the lumber industry of
Sacr-Coeur, a town situated about 3 miles inland.
Anse-de-Roche has a public wharf from which a light
(5.272) is exhibited. Local knowledge is required before
approaching the wharf owing to the presence of a number
of uncharted shoal depths.
Berths. The public wharf is 75 m in length, with a 30 m
long outer face which has a depth alongside of 49 to
55 m.
Small craft. A marina with floating pontoons and a
slipway is situated on the N side of the wharf.

Baie Sainte-Marguerite
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5.281
General information. Baie Sainte-Marguerite (4815N,
6958W) on the N shore, with Rivire Sainte-Marguerite
flowing into its head, is used by vessels loading lumber.
The village of Sainte-Marguerite (Denonville) stands on the
banks of the river.

le Saint-Louis
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Anse lEau
5.276
Anse lEau, a cove about 5 cables W of Baie de
Tadoussac, is the ferry terminal for a year round service
across the river to Anse au Portage. The ferry loads and

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5.282
General information. le Saint-Louis (4815N,
7001W) from which a light (5.272) is exhibited on the N
side, lies towards the S side of the river, about 16 miles
above the entrance to Rivire Saguenay. A reporting point
lies close N of the island.
Anchorage. Good anchorage can be found between the
island and the S bank of the river, with a recommended
position 3 cables from the SE side of the island, in depths
of over 50 m, sand and mud. See the position on the chart.
Small craft can anchor closer inshore in depths of 4 to
5 m.

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5.283
General information. le Saint-Barthlemy (4816N,
7003W) lies close to the N shore of the river, about
1 mile NW of le Saint-Louis.
Anchorage for one or two coasters may be found NW
of the island, in depths of 15 to 27 m, but space is very
restricted.

Fishing
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Natural conditions
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Anse du Petit-Saguenay
1

5.284
General information. Anse du Petit-Saguenay (4814N,
7006W) lies on the S side of the river, about 3 miles
above le Saint-Louis. A rock, which dries 3 m, lies in the
approximate position 48143N, 70062W.
Berth. A pier projects from the shore on the W side of
the cove, with a berth 44 m long and a depth of 44 m
alongside its outer face. A boat slipway is located nearby.

Directions

5.285
General information. Anse Saint-Jean (4815N,
7011W), on the S side of the river, 22 miles above its
entrance, provides anchorage for small vessels, a public
wharf and a marina.
Rivire Saint-Jean and other small streams flow into the
bay through drying mud-flats at its head. The village of
LAnse-Saint-Jean, population 1309, lies on the S shore of
the bay. A prominent waterfall can be seen on the W side
of the bay.
Anchorage, can be found in depths of 15 to 55 m, mud,
off the edge of the drying bank at the head of the bay.
Berths. The public wharf, 121 m in length, with a berth
31 m long in ruins at its outer end and a depth of 55 m
alongside, extends from the shore on the SE side of the
bay. A marina with floating pontoons and a boat ramp is
located on the W side of the pier.

POINTE AU BOEUF TO CAP DE LOUEST

General information
Canadian Charts 1203, 1202 (see 1.32)

Description
1

5.286
Rivire Saguenay, from Pointe au Boeuf (4816N,
7011W) to Cap de lOuest (Cape West) (4823N,
7045W), 25 miles farther up river, is deep and clear of
dangers.

Baie ternit
1

5.287
The shores are, generally, steep-to, but there are
anchorages and berths for small vessels in some of the
bays and coves.

Overhead power cables

1

5.288
Power transmission lines, with a vertical clearance of
61 m, span the river about 1 mile NW of Pointe au Boeuf.
The supporting towers on both banks are marked by red
lights.
Caution. Under severe icing conditions the clearance
under power transmission lines may be reduced to as little
as 33 m. See also the note on Canadian Chart 1203.

5.291
From a position NE of Pointe au Boeuf (4816N,
7011W) the track leads in mid-river, passing:
NE of Anse de Tabatire Light (red framework tower,
white bands, 5 m in height) (4816N, 7012W),
thence (with positions from Cap Rouge Light
(4822N, 7032W)):
NE of Cap Trinit (9 miles ESE), which viewed from
up or down river, resembles three steps. On the
lowest step, at an elevation of about 122 m, stands
a statue of the Virgin Mary, 10 m in height; on the
next step, at an elevation of 213 m, stands a cross;
above these the cape rises to an elevation of
457 m. Thence:
NE of La Niche (7 miles ESE), a remarkable hole
in the cliffs on the S shore, about 1 miles above
Cap Trinit, thence:
SW of Baie Trinit Light (red framework tower,
white bands, 10 m in height) (7 miles E), thence:
S of Cap Rouge Light (red framework tower, white
bands, 8 m in height).
The track then leads to a position SW of Cap de lEst
Light (East Cape) (white 8-sided tower, 8 m in height)
(4823N, 7042W), in the entrance to Baie des Ha! Ha!
(Directions continue for Baie des Ha! Ha!
at 5.317, and for Chicoutimi at 5.349)

Anchorages and harbours

Topography
1

5.290
Local magnetic anomalies. Local deflection of the
compass occurs in the vicinity of Baie Trinit Light
(4821N, 7021W) and Anse de la Croix (4821N,
7040W).
Tidal streams. Between Pointe au Boeuf and Cap de
lOuest the surface stream is never strong.
In many parts, especially during spring tides, there is a
variable under-current, strong with the in-going tidal
stream, but scarcely perceptible during the out-going
stream. This under-current may affect the handling of a
vessel, even when assisted by a tug.

(continued from 5.272)

Anse Saint-Jean
1

5.289
See information at 5.269.

5.292
General information. Baie ternit (4819N, 7019W)
is a deep indentation in the S bank of the river, between
Cap ternit and Cap Trinit, about 1 miles NW. Rivire
ternit flows into the head of the bay through drying flats.
Anchorage. Secure and landlocked anchorage can be
found off the edge of the shoal ground at the head of the
bay, in depths of 15 to 55 m, mud.
Small craft. Pontoons, 24 m in length, are situated on
the W side of the bay, near the river entrance. Mooring
buoys are located at the head of the bay.

Saint-Basile-de-Tableau
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5.293
General information. Saint-Basile-de-Tableau (4822N,
7028W), a village on the N shore, about 13 miles above
Pointe au Boeuf, is marked by a church and a small wharf
in ruins.

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Anse de la Descente des Femmes

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5.294
General information. Anse de la Descente des Femmes
(4823N, 7034W), on the N shore, 17 miles above Pointe
au Boeuf, is an isolated cove and village. A marine farm is
located at the head of the cove.

Anse Thophile
1

5.295
General information. Anse Thophile (4823N,
7035W) has the village of Sainte-Rose-du-Nord,
population 423, marked by a church spire, at its head.
Berth. A public wharf 77 m in length and 12 m in
width, with a depth of 49 m at its head, extends from the
E side of the cove, S of the church. A conspicuous
flagstaff stands on the point S of the wharf.
Small craft. A marina, equipped with a slipway, is
situated N of the wharf.
5.296
General information. Anse de la Croix (4821N,
7040W) is a cove on the S shore, 20 miles above Pointe
au Boeuf.
Berth. A small wharf in ruins, with a depth alongside of
37 m at HW, extends from the shore at the head of the
cove.

5.302
In 2000, 111 ship movements were recorded, totalling
4 667 462 dwt.

Port Authority
1

Anse de la Croix
1

Traffic

5.303
The port is administered by Alcan Smelters and
Chemicals Ltd, PO Box 10, Port Alfred, Ville de la Baie,
G7B 3R1.

Limiting conditions
Deepest and longest berths
1

5.304
See 5.321 for detailed information.

Tidal levels
1

5.305
Mean spring range about 50 m; mean neap range about
24 m. For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables
Volume 2.
Low water levels are considerably affected by
meteorological conditions.

Density of water
1

5.306
The density of the water in the harbour is 1005 g/cm3.

Ice
BAIE DES HA! HA! AND PORT-ALFRED

General information

Wind

Canadian Chart 1202 plan of Baie des Ha! Ha! (see 1.32)

Position
1

5.297
Baie des Ha! Ha! (4821N, 7049W) is a deep water
bay situated about 50 miles above the entrance to Rivire
Saguenay, with the city of La Baie, population 21 647, at
its head. La Baie incorporates the towns of Port-Alfred,
Bagotville and Grande-Baie.

Port operations

Function
5.298
Principal commodities traded through Port-Alfred are:
Exports. Wood pulp, newsprint, lumber and
aluminium.
Imports. Bauxite, alumina, green coke, fluorspar and
oil.

5.311
Anchorage for vessels waiting for alongside berths can
be found off Anse Philippe (4821N, 7053W), but the
water is very deep. The anchor position is shown on the
chart.

Pilots
1

Approach and entry

5.301
The berths at Port-Alfred are approached from ENE
through Baie des Ha! Ha! on the alignment of leading
lights.

5.310
ETA should be sent to Escoumins VTS, as at 5.235. See
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Outer anchorages

Port limits
5.300
The outer limit of the port is a line drawn from a point
on the shore about 3 cables N of Cap de lOuest (4823N,
7045W) in a SE direction to the opposite shore. See the
chart.

5.309
Berthing is controlled by ALCAN Operations on VHF;
for full details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume
6 (5).

Notice of ETA

Topography
5.299
From Pointe du Fort, near the S entrance point, the land
is mostly cultivated around the shores of the bay, generally
backed by steep hills except in the port area.

5.308
The bay is exposed to E winds. Berthing at Port-Alfred
is difficult when there is a strong NE wind.

Arrival information

5.307
The ice cover is solid from about mid-December to late
March, with the bay clearing of ice about mid-April.

5.312
Pilotage is compulsory. Pilots board at Escoumins pilot
boarding area (5.235).
Harbour pilots are required for vessels over 50 000 dwt,
arriving or departing.

Tugs
1

122

5.313
Tugs are normally used for berthing and unberthing
ocean-going vessels, joining the incoming vessel 1 mile
from Port-Alfred. Two tugs are normally available.

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Quarantine
1

Berth

5.314
La Baie is not a quarantine station.

Harbour
General layout
1

5.315
Baie des Ha! Ha! extends 6 miles WSW from
entrance abreast Cap de lOuest. All the port facilities
located at the city of La Baie at the head of the bay,
principal berths being at Port-Alfred. Minor berths
located at Bagotville, close N of Port-Alfred.

Depth (m)

S side No 1

173

101

S side No 2

173

110

N side No 4
(tanker berth)

146

119

67

110

Duncan Wharf S side

385

119

Stone-Consolidated
Wharf, N side

183

7.9

Outer face No 3

its
are
the
are
2

Local magnetic anomaly

1

Length (m)

Powell Wharf:

5.316
Local deflection of the magnetic compass occurs on the
N side of Baie des Ha! Ha!

Duncan Wharf is a Ro-Ro berth, side door only.

A log boom extends SE from the head of
Stone-Consolidated Wharf.

Port services
Repairs

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 5.291)

Other facilities

Baie des Ha! Ha!

1

5.322
Minor repairs only.

5.317
From a position SW of Cap de lEst Light (4823N,
7042W) (5.291) the track through Baie des Ha! Ha! leads
generally WSW towards Port-Alfred, passing N of a drying
bank of large boulders extending 3 cables offshore NE of
Pointe du Fort, marked by SH9 Light-buoy (port hand).
Shoal ground extends up to 3 cables offshore from Pointe
du Fort to the head of the bay.

5.323
Issue of de-ratting and exemption certificates; facilities
for the collection of garbage and oily waste; hospital at
Chicoutimi about 13 miles distant.

Supplies
1

5.324
Ships stores; provisions; fuel oil; fresh water.

Communications
Port-Alfred
1

5.318
Port-Alfred Leading Lights:
Front light (mast on shed, 9 m in height) (48201N,
70525W).
Rear light (mast on shed, 21 m in height) (122 m
from front light, on the same building).
The lights are visible on the leading line only, and are
privately maintained.
The berths at Port-Alfred are approached on the
alignment (261) of Port-Alfred Leading Lights.
Useful marks
5.319
Beacon (orange) (48225N, 70467W), 1 mile W of
Cap de lOuest.
Three pulp conveyor towers (48197N, 70524W)
(red lights) situated about 3 cables S of the
wharves at Port-Alfred.

5.325
Regular air services operate from Bagotville airfield to
Montral, Qubec, Sept-les and Baie-Comeau.

Small craft
Anse Benjamin
1

5.326
A marina (48213N, 70519W), consisting of pontoon
berths protected by a breakwater is located at Anse
Benjamin, 8 cables NE of Bagotville public wharf. A
slipway is situated at the head of the marina.

Grande-Baie
1

5.327
Grande-Baie, situated at the SW corner Baie des Ha!
Ha!, has a public pier 254 m long; the outer face is 13 m
long, but it dries at LW and is reported to be in ruins.

PORT SAGUENAY
General information

Berths
1

5.320
Alongside berths at the head of Baie des Ha! Ha! are
listed from N to S.
Bagotville.
Berth

Length (m)

Depth (m)

Public wharf:
Outer face.

33

85

A light (black square mast, 8 m in height) (4821N,

7053W) is exhibited from the head of the public wharf.
5.321
Port-Alfred. Powell and Duncan Wharves are operated
by Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. The S wharf is
operated by Stone-Consolidated Inc.

Chart 4780, Canadian charts 1202, 1209 (see 1.32)

Position
1

5.328
Port Saguenay comprises the port facilities on Rivire
Saguenay between Cap de lOuest (4823N, 7045W) and
Chicoutimi, about 13 miles WNW, including:
Grande Anse Terminal (4824N, 7050W).
Albert-Maltais Terminal (4827N, 7059W).
Chicoutimi (4826N, 7103W).

Function
1

123

5.329
Port Saguenay serves the industries of the area which
are mainly agriculture, lumber, pulp, paper and aluminium.

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Principal imports and exports are coal, granite, lumber,

petroleum products, salt, paper, logs and wood-pulp.
The town of Chicoutimi has a population of 64 616.

Ice
1

Port limits
1

5.330
The E limit of the port is a line drawn from Cap de
lOuest (4823N, 7045W) in a 010 direction to the
mouth of Rivire Pelletier, on the N shore.

Arrival information
Notice of ETA
1

Approach and entry

1

5.331
Approach to Albert Maltais Terminal (4927N,
7059W) and Chicoutimi, 3 miles farther up-river, is
through a dredged and buoyed channel entered 2 miles W
of Pointe aux Pins (4825N, 7050W). From this point,
Rivire Saguenay assumes the usual character of a river,
with drying banks of mud and boulders on each side.
Chicoutimi is the limit of navigation for ocean-going
vessels.

5.332
In 2000 the following ship movements were recorded:
Grande Anse. 10 ship movements, totalling
142 316 dwt.
Chicoutimi. 5 ship movements, totalling 67 726 dwt.

Port Authority

5.333
The port is administered by Port Saguenay Authority.
Postal address: 6600 Grande-Anse Road, La Baie,
Quebec, G7B 3N9.

Controlling depths
1

5.344
Chicoutimi is a port of entry for Canada but not a
quarantine station.

Harbour
General layout
1

5.345
The main deep water wharf is Grande Anse Terminal
situated on the S bank of the river 3 miles WNW of Cap
de lOuest (4823N, 7045W). Albert Maltais Oil Terminal
stands 7 miles farther WNW, off the S shore. Chicoutimi
Wharf, 13 miles above Cap de lOuest, at the end of the
channel, which is no longer maintained by dredging, is also
on the S shore.
Close W of the wharf at Chicoutimi a swing bridge
gives small craft access to the river above Chicoutimi.
Traffic signals are exhibited on the swing bridge.

Submarine pipelines
1

Density of water
5.337
The density of the water varies between 1000 g/cm3 at
LW and 1015 g/cm3.

5.343
Local knowledge is required.

Quarantine

5.335
See 5.357 for detailed information.

5.336
Mean spring range about 41 m; mean neap range about
22 m. For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables,
Volume 2.
Low water levels are considerably affected by
meteorological conditions.

5.342
Tugs are available at Grande Anse Terminal. They are
not required at Albert-Maltais Terminal.

Local knowledge

Tidal levels
1

5.341
Pilotage is compulsory; see 5.235.

Tugs

Deepest and longest berth.

1

5.340
Good anchorage, in a depth of 37 m or less, is available
on the N side of the river, between Pointe aux Pins
(4825N, 7050W) (5.348) and a position E of the spoil
ground situated about 1 miles SE of the church at
Saint-Fulgence (4827N, 7054W). An outfall, and a crib
with a drying height of 15 m, have been constructed near
the coast 7 cables N of the spoil ground.
This anchorage is used by vessels awaiting the tide for
Chicoutimi.
Except in emergency, no vessel is permitted to anchor
within the port limits without the prior permission of the
Port Manager, and then only in the assigned berth.

Pilotage

Limiting conditions
5.334
Entrance channel. A channel leads to Albert-Maltais
wharf, but the channel is liable to silting. The depth in the
channel W of S53 buoy, 4 cables NE of Pointe lIlet, to
the W edge of Bassin de Chicoutimi is no longer
maintained by dredging. Mariners are warned that depths
less than charted may exist. Information on depths may be
obtained from the Canadian Coast Guard and Escoumins
VTS Centre.
Above Saint-Fulgence, the channel becomes narrow and
is no longer maintained by dredging. The channel is
marked by leading lights and buoys and the courses are
marked on the charts.

5.339
ETA should be sent to Escoumins VTS Centre, as at
5.235.

Outer anchorages

Traffic
1

5.338
The navigation season is generally from mid-April to the
end of November.

5.346
Four submarine pipelines, marked on the chart, are laid
about 1 cables NW from the SE shore between Pointe
Llet (4827N, 7100W) and Rivire du Moulin 1 miles
SW. Two pipelines terminate in the navigational channel.

Tidal streams
1

124

5.347
The tidal range is reduced by the river slope, especially
during the freshet season, from April to July. At the height

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of the thaw about the beginning of June, the out-going

stream runs swiftly, sometimes overcoming the in-going
tidal stream and requiring special care.
At springs a large body of water passes over the shoals
below Chicoutimi, attaining a very rapid rate during the
out-going tidal stream. This out-flow falls suddenly into
deep water SE of Cap de la Mer (Cap des Roches)
(4827N, 7054W), and seems to strike downwards at
once, leaving only a slight stream on the surface.

Principal mark
1

5.348
Landmark:
Pointe aux Pins Light (red framework tower, white
bands, 7 m in height) (4825N, 7050W) on the
W side of a high rocky headland on the N shore.

Directions for entering Chicoutimi

(continued from 5.291)

Entrance channel
1

5.349
From a position SW of Cap de lEst Light (4823N,
7042W) (5.291) the track leads generally WNW in deep
water, passing:
SSE of Pointe aux Pins Light (4825N, 7050W)
(5.348), thence:
Close SSE of S30 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
2 miles W of Pointe aux Pins Light, at the seaward
end of the marked channel leading to Chicoutimi.
The edges of the channel, dredged only as far as
Saint-Fulgence, are marked by light-buoys, and the centre
line is indicated by the alignments of seven pairs of leading
lights, or unlit beacons, situated on the shore, for the seven
reaches.
Caution. The lighted buoys are removed for the winter.
Consult local notices to mariners (broadcast or written) for
the actual date of removal.
Caution. Numerous depths less than those charted may
exist outside the buoyed channel. See 5.334 for depths.
5.350
Poste-Saint-Martin Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 22 m in height) (4827N,
7059W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
18 m in height) (1 miles from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (287) of these leading lights leads to
the vicinity of S39 Light-buoy (port hand), 4 cables E of
Pointe Gonie (4826N, 7057W). Thereafter, relative
positions from Pointe Gonie are given for the light-buoys.
5.351
Rivire Valin Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 25 m in height) (4828N,
7059W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe,
on red framework tower, white bands, 8 m in
height) (5 cables NW of front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (314) of these leading lights leads to the
vicinity of S46 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (9 cables
NW).

5.352
Rivire du Caribou Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
framework tower, red bands, 12 m in height)
(4827N, 7101W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
9 m in height) (229 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (283) of these leading lights leads to
the vicinity of S56 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles
WNW), passing 1 cable NNE of Quai Maltais (4927N,
7059W), oil terminal wharf, which is the limit of the
dredged channel and, above which, only pleasure craft are
permitted to navigate.
5.353
Simard Leading Lights:
Front light (orange diamond, black stripe, on
framework tower, 8 m in height) (4827N,
7101W).
Rear light (orange trapezium, black stripe on tower,
12 m in height) (213 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (256) of these leading lights leads to
the vicinity of S60 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles
NW).
5.354
Rivire du Moulin Lower Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 9 m in height) (4826N,
7102W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
8 m in height) (197 m SW of front light).
The alignment (214) of these leading lights leads to
the vicinity of S63 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 miles W).
The track then leads (232) on the alignment of beacons
(48258N, 71026W) to the vicinity of S67 Light-buoy
(port hand) (3 miles W).
5.355
Rivire du Moulin Upper Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (4826N,
7102W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
8 m in height) (132 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (081) of these leading lights, astern,
leads to Chicoutimi Wharf (1 mile W).

Useful marks
5.356
1

Spire (48258N, 71024W) at Chicoutimi, about

90 m E of Price Monument.
Chimney about 3 cables SW of spire.

Berths
Grande Anse Terminal
1

5.357
The terminal (4824N, 7050W) consists of a wharf
286 m in length, with a depth of 137 m alongside, used for
general cargo.

Albert-Maltais Terminal
1

125

5.358
Quai Maltais is a detached oil tanker wharf lying
2 cables off the S bank, close E of Pointe llet
(4827N, 7100W), and connected by a pier to the shore.
The length of the berth is 40 m, extended by two dolphins

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located 91 m each side of the wharf, permitting vessels up

to 137 m in length to berth. Depth alongside was 86 m
(1999). The channel is no longer maintained by dredging.

Communications
1

Chicoutimi Wharf
1

5.359
Chicoutimi Wharf (4826N, 7104W) has a length of
838 m and a depth alongside of 82 to 88 m (1985). It is
used by pleasure craft.
Caution. A concrete foundation block projects about
25 cm from the wharf approximately 23 m from the W end
of a shed which surmounts the wharf.

5.363
Sea. Coastal services operate to Montral, Qubec and
other ports in the Gulf and River St Lawrence.
Air. Services operate from Bagotville (5.325) airport to
Montral, Qubec, Sept-les and Baie-Comeau.

Small craft
General information
1

Port services

5.364
Rivire Saguenay contracts to little more than 2 cables in
width above Chicoutimi. The channel winds between
patches of large stones, and is navigable by small craft as
far as the first rapids, 6 miles above Chicoutimi.

Berths
Repairs
1

5.360
Minor work can be undertaken but no docking facilities
available.

Other facilities
1

5.361
Issue of de-ratting and exemption certificates; disposal of
garbage for Canadian registered vessels only; limited
facilities for the disposal of oily waste; hospital in
Chicoutimi.

Supplies
1

5.365
Facilities for pleasure craft include:
Marina (4826N, 7103W), operated by Club de
Yacht de Chicoutimi Inc, situated at the E end of
Chicoutimi Wharf.
Marina (4827N, 7102W), operated by Club
Nautique Chicoutimi-Nord, situated on the N bank
1 mile NE of Cap Saint-Franois.
Floating pontoon berths have been established in a
cove NE of Cap Jaseur (4825N, 7049W).

Port services
1

5.362
Fuels oils; provisions, stores and fresh water are
available.

126

5.366
Repairs can be carried out at a small craft shipyard,
with two slips and a ramp, on the S shore below
Poste-Saint-Martin Front Leading Light (4827N, 7059W)
(5.350).

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GULF OF ST LAWRENCE CABOT STRAIT AND NORTH COAST OF CAPE
BRETON ISLAND LES DE LA MADELEINE SOUTH COAST OF LE
DANTICOSTI

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4762

(4952N, 6431W).
The chapter is arranged in three sections as follows:
Cabot Strait North Coast of Cape Breton Island
(6.3).
les de la Madeleine (6.28).
South Coast of le dAnticosti (6.128).

Scope of the chapter

1

6.1
The area covered by this chapter includes the coastal
waters in the vicinity of:
Cabot Strait, NW of a line drawn from Cape North
(4702N, 6025W) in a NE direction to the limit
of the Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot, 10 miles
SW of Cape Ray (4737N, 5918W).
North of Cape Breton Island between Cape North and
Cape Saint Lawrence, 8 miles W.
les de la Madeleine (4730N, 6145W).
South of le dAnticosti between Pointe de lEst
(4908N, 6140W), and Pointe de lOuest

Traffic separation scheme

1

6.2
A traffic separation
leads from Cabot Strait
of les de la Madeleine
are indicated on the
including directions, is

scheme, (1.75) for through-traffic,

to St Lawrence River, passing NE
and SW of le dAnticosti. Details
charts, and further information,
given in Chapter 2.

CABOT STRAIT NORTH COAST OF CAPE BRETON ISLAND

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4764

Area covered
1

Traffic regulations
1

6.3
This section describes the coastal waters of Saint Paul
Island (4712N, 6009W) and the N coast of Cape Breton
Island from Cape North (4702N, 6025W) to Cape Saint
Lawrence (4703N, 6036W). The section is arranged as
follows:
Coastal waters of Saint Paul Island (6.7).
North Coast of Cape Breton Island Cape North to
Cape Saint Lawrence (6.18).

COASTAL WATERS OF SAINT PAUL

ISLAND
General information
Charts 4764, 232A

Routes

Topography
1

6.4
Cabot Strait, between Cape North (4702N, 6025W),
the NE point of Cape Breton Island, and Cape Ray
(4737N, 5918W) the SW extremity of Newfoundland, is
the main entrance to the Gulf of St Lawrence.
The strait, which is 56 miles wide, is unobstructed,
except for Saint Paul Island (4712N, 6009W).
Cape Ray and the Newfoundland coast are described in
the Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot.

6.5
Fog in Cabot Strait occurs with a frequency of 15 to 20
per cent in summer, and about 5 per cent in winter.
Winds blow with considerable strength from the NW
and W in winter, shifting to the SW and SE in spring and
summer. Winter gales average more than 10 per cent of the
time in January and February, but during the summer, gales
are rare. During autumn, tropical storms may reach this
area, and if the course of the storm has been mainly over
water, it can be a serious hazard to shipping in the strait.
Snow in winter is frequently heavy and reduces
visibility almost to nil.

6.7
The following paragraphs describe passages along the E
and W sides of Saint Paul Island (4712N, 6009W).

Topography
1

Weather
1

6.6
Two branches of the traffic separation scheme (6.2),
starting on the SW and NE sides of Cabot Strait, join about
40 miles N of Cape North. Details can best be seen from
the chart.

6.8
Saint Paul Island is rocky, precipitous and partly
wooded.
North Point, the N extremity, is a detached pinnacle
which is separated by a narrow channel from a peninsula
124 m (408 ft) in elevation, but appears from seaward to be
connected to it.
The highest ground on the island is a range of hills
running along the SE side, with a summit of 148 m
(485 ft).
A parallel range of hills runs down the NW side of the
island, but they are not as high as those on the SE side.

Depths
1

129

6.9
Caution. Saint Paul Island is generally steep-to, and
great care is necessary when approaching its coasts in
foggy weather, as soundings give little or no warning of
approach to danger.

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Anchorage. The anchoring position is about 2 cables

from the rocks in the cove, in depths of 18 to 22 m (60 ft
to 12 fm), sand and gravel.
In good weather larger vessels might anchor about
5 cables offshore, in depths of 45 to 55 m (25 to 30 fm),
but they must be ready to weigh at any sign of a change in
the weather.

Natural conditions
1

6.10
Variable currents about the island add to the dangers
arising from fog, which is common in this area.

Principal marks
1

6.11
Landmarks:
South Point Lighthouse (white round tower, red top,
6 m in height) (4711N, 6010W) at the S end of
the island.
North Point Lighthouse (white octagonal tower, 14 m
in height) (4714N, 6008W).
Major light:
North Point Light as above.

Small craft
South Martin Powers Cove
1

6.16
South Martin Powers Cove, 7 cables S of North Point,
affords fair shelter for small craft.

North Martin Powers Cove

1

Directions

6.17
North Martin Powers Cove, 8 cables SSW of North
Point, affords fair shelter for small craft.

NORTH COAST OF CAPE BRETON

ISLAND CAPE NORTH TO
CAPE SAINT LAWRENCE

East of Saint Paul Island

1

6.12
From a position about 1 mile ESE of South Point Light
(6.11), the coastal passage on the E side of Saint Paul
Island leads NNE, passing:
ESE of shoal ground with depths of less than 11 m
(36 ft) extending 2 cables E from Moon Point
(47119N, 60085W), the N entrance point to
Atlantic Cove.
ESE of a detached shoal with a least depth of 13 m
(43 ft) over it, lying 7 cables ENE of North Point.

General information
Chart 4764

Route
1

Topography

West of Saint Paul Island

1

6.13
From a position about 1 mile WNW of South Point
(4711N, 6010W) the coastal passage on the W side of
Saint Paul Island leads NNE, passing (with positions from
South Point Light (6.11)):
SW of a patch, with a depth of 82 m (27 ft) over it,
(3 cables WNW), thence:
If draught requires, W of a shoal, with a depth of
14 m (46 ft) over it (7 cables NW) and a shoal
with a depth of 159 m (52 ft) over it (9 cables
NNW), thence:
W of North Point.

Trinity Cove
1

6.21
Landmark:
Radio tower (red lights) (4701N, 6024W), on the
summit of a ridge.

Directions

Atlantic Cove

6.20
Violent squalls are frequent off Cape North.

Principal mark

Anchorages and harbours

6.14
General information. With offshore winds, small
vessels may anchor off Atlantic Cove, 1 miles S of North
Point (4714N, 6008W).
Anchorage. The anchoring position is about 2 cables
from the rocks in the cove, in depths of 18 to 22 m (60 ft
to 12 fm), sand and gravel.
In good weather larger vessels might anchor about
5 cables offshore in depths of 45 to 64 m (25 to 35 fm),
but they must be ready to weigh at any sign of a change in
the weather.

6.19
Cape North, the NE extremity of Cape Breton Island, is
steep-to and rises abruptly to an elevation of 305 m
(1000 ft).
Cape Saint Lawrence, the NW extremity of Cape
Breton Island, is high, with cliffs on the E side.

Local weather

6.18
The coastal route from a position NE of Cape North
(4702N, 6025W) leads W for about 10 miles to a
position N of Cape Saint Lawrence (4703N, 6036W).

6.15
General information. With offshore winds, small
vessels may anchor off Trinity Cove, 8 cables NNW of
South Point (4711N, 6010W).

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6.22
From a position about 3 miles NE of Cape North
(4702N, 6025W) the track leads W for about 10 miles
across the entrance to Saint Lawrence Bay, to a position N
of Cape Saint Lawrence.
6.23
Useful marks:
Cape North Light (white square structure, red bands,
15 m in height) (4702N, 6024W) on Money
Point, about 1 mile ESE of Cape North.
Saint Lawrence Bay E Breakwater Light (round mast,
4 m in height) (shown May to December)
(4700N, 6028W).
Cape Saint Lawrence Light (framework tower, 6 m in
height) (4702N, 6036W).
Bear Hill, a remarkable sugar loaf hill 247 m (810 ft)
high, about 6 cables SE of Cape Saint Lawrence.
(Directions continue for coastal passage SW at 13.8)

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Saint Lawrence Bay

Chart 4764

General information
1

6.24
Description. Saint Lawrence Bay (4701N, 6029W)
(Bay St Lawrence on Chart 4762) affords temporary open
anchorage in summer months, when strong N winds are
infrequent. The village of Saint Lawrence Bay has a
population of about 218.
Wreck Cove, in the SW part of Saint Lawrence Bay, has
the village of Capstick (population about 30) on its shores
and a small breakwater.
Anchorage is available in Saint Lawrence Bay in depths
of 16 to 18 m (54 to 60 ft), sand and rock, about 5 cables
offshore.
It is advisable to weigh immediately a wind sets in from
seaward.

Capstick
1

Deadmans Pond
1

6.25
General information. Deadmans Pond (MacDougall
Pond) a small lake on the S side of Bay Saint Lawrence,
has a depth of 12 m (4 ft) at its head, with some facilities
for fisherman at its entrance.
Directions. The entrance to Deadmans Pond (4700N,
6028W) is approached from NNW by passing (positions
given from the entrance):

Close to VV Light-buoy (safe water) (seasonal)

(8 cables NNW), thence:
Through a channel with a width of 15 m and a depth
of 06 m (2 ft), which crosses the sand and gravel
bar at the entrance, thence:
Between the heads of two breakwaters protecting the
entrance; a light (seasonal) is exhibited from masts
(round towers, 4m in height) on each breakwater
head.
Berths. A public jetty 62 m long, with a depth of 12 m
alongside, used by local fishermen, is situated close within
the E breakwater at the entrance to Deadmans Pond.
A freight shed and lobster processing plant stand on the
E breakwater.

6.26
A public pier 58 m long, with a depth of 09 m
alongside its head, is situated at Capstick in Wreck Cove
(4701N, 6030W).

Other names
6.27
1

Black
Black
Meat
Shag

Point
Rock
Cove
Rock

(4702N,
(4702N,
(4702N,
(4702N,

6032W).
6034W).
6033W).
6032W).

LES DE LA MADELEINE
GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4764, 4766

Area covered
1

6.28
This section describes les de la Madeleine (Magdalen
Islands) extending from Pointe de lEst (East Point
(4737N, 6123W) to Le Gros Cap (4713N, 6200W).
The section is arranged as follows:
Pointe de lEst to le dEntre (6.34).
Baie de Plaisance and approaches (6.57).
le dEntre to Le Gros Cap (6.89).
Le Gros Cap to Cap de lHpital (6.97).
Cap de lHpital to Cap du Dauphin (6.110).
North side of les de la Madeleine (6.117).

Regulations
1

Topography
1

6.29
The main group of les de la Madeleine extends from
Pointe de lEst (4737N, 6123W) to Le Gros Cap,
34 miles SW. The islands are joined by a double line of
sand ridges, except for le dEntre (4716N, 6142W)
which is detached.
The central parts of the islands rise to wooded,
sometimes dome-shaped summits, the highest reaching an
elevation of 158 m (518 ft) on le dEntre. The islands are
partially wooded, with some areas of grassland.
The sand ridges are in some parts only a few feet high,
and in other parts they rise to hills of considerable height.
Tidal lagoons, with very narrow entrances, lie between the
sand ridges.
Fishing is the principal industry, cod, herring and
mackerel being the main catches. Salt is exported from the
islands.
Aspect. In bright sunny weather the contrasting colours
of the red cliffs, yellow sands and green vegetation give an

appearance quite unlike anything else in the Gulf of St

Lawrence.
Through the rain and mist that often accompany an E
gale, the isolated hills and craggy cliffs appear to be joined
by long ranges of breakers, almost hiding the ridges of
sand.
Off-lying islands. le Brion and Rochers aux Oiseaux
lie, respectively, 9 miles N and 16 miles NE of the main
group of islands.
6.30
Deballasting. Strict regulations of the Canadian
Department of Fisheries and Oceans control the discharge
of ballast water into Lagune de la Grande Entre or within
10 miles of les de la Madeleine. No such deballasting is
permitted by these regulations without the appropriate
certificate issued by Area Manager, Department of Fisheries
and Oceans, Cap-aux-Meules.

Natural conditions
1

131

6.31
Current. A few miles outside le Brion and Rochers
aux Oiseaux, there is usually a current setting SE.
Tidal streams. Tidal streams around les de la
Madeleine are very variable in rate and direction, being
greatly influenced by the winds.
The rate of the tidal stream seldom amounts to 1 kn,
except close inshore or round points of land. The out-going
stream is usually the stronger and its rate is increased by
W winds, while the rate of the in-going stream is increased
by E winds.
The in-going tidal stream sets NW towards les de la
Madeleine, and runs strongly NW and W between the main
islands and le Brion to the N. This branch of the in-going
stream turns SW and runs down the NW side of the

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islands, whence the greater part continues SW, whilst the

remainder runs E along the S side of le du Havre Aubert.
6.32
South of Pointe de lEst, the NE extremity of the main
group of islands, the in-going tidal stream is diverted SSW
towards le dEntre, near the S end of the islands, leaving
nearly slack water in the area between le de la Grande
Entre (4733N, 6132W) and Cap Alright (4723N,
6146W), and in Baie de Plaisance, S of Cap Alright.
South of le dEntre the in-going streams, setting SSW
down the E side of the islands, and E along the S side of
the islands, combine and gradually turn SW to merge with
the weak in-going stream setting W in the offing.
The out-going tidal stream on the SE side of les de la
Madeleine sets strongly out of the lagoons, and out of Baie
de Plaisance between Dune Sandy Hook (4716N,
6147W) and le dEntre.
The out-going stream often sets W along the coast of le
du Havre Aubert, thence NE and E along the NW and N
sides of the islands.
At the same time, the out-going tidal stream sets NE
over the shoals in the vicinity of Pointe de lEst, where it
meets the ebb stream that has rounded the N coast of the
islands and is now setting SE.
This meeting of the two out-going streams, together with
the shoal water, raises a heavy, breaking sea in strong E
winds, causing dangerous conditions for small craft.
6.33
Local weather. The climate is severe, but not as cold in
winter as the mainland of the province of Qubec. In
summer it is cool and damp.
Rain and fogs are frequent, E gales with thick weather
being particularly prevalent in autumn.
Climatic table. See 1.183.

le de la Grande Entre has the red sandstone cliffs of

Pointe Old Harry at its E extremity, 4 miles SW of Pointe
de lEst.
South-west of le de la Grande Entre, a narrow ridge of
sand forms the shore of a bight as far as le du Havre aux
Maisons, about 11 miles SW of le de la Grande Entre.
Steep cliffs form the E side of le du Havre aux Maisons.
le dEntre (Entry Island) is described at 6.59.

Caution
1

6.36
It is not advisable to approach the coast between Pointe
Old Harry (Old Harry Point) (4734N, 6128W) and the S
end of le de la Grande Entre in foggy weather, due to
foul ground extending offshore in this vicinity.

Tidal streams
1

6.37
The in-going tidal stream sets SSW and the out-going
tidal stream sets NE off this coast. For further details see
6.31.

Principal marks
1

6.38
Major lights:
Cap Alright Light (white square tower, 8 m in height)
(4723N, 6146W) on a very low point of land.
le dEntre Light (4716N, 6142W) (6.92).

Other navigational aid

1

6.39
Racon:
Pointe de lEst (4737N, 6123W).

Directions
Coastal passage

POINTE DE LEST TO LE DENTRE

General information
Charts 4764, 4766

Routes
1

6.34
The coastal route leads, clear of offshore hazards, from a
position E of Pointe de lEst (East Point) (4737N,
6123W) to a position about 6 miles S of le dEntre
(4716N, 6142W).
The inner passage leads to Baie de Plaisance down the
E side of les de la Madeleine between Pointe de lEst and
le dEntre, 24 miles SSW.
This waterway gives access to Havre de la Grande
Entre, 6 miles WSW of Pointe de lEst, and Baie de
Plaisance, about 20 miles farther SW.
There are numerous shoals off the E side of the islands
and close attention to the chart is advised.

Topography
1

6.35
Pointe de lEst, the NE extremity of les de la
Madeleine, is low and sandy. Dunes and sand-hills extend
W and SW from Pointe de lEst, with a conspicuous
sand-dune about 1 miles WNW of the point.
Cap Nord-Est (Northeast Cape) (4737N, 6128W) is a
remarkable isolated hill on le de lEst, which rises in sheer
cliffs to an elevation of 62 m (203 ft) and is visible over
the sand-hills. When seen from a distance, Cap Nord-Est
appears to be the NE extremity of les de la Madeleine, as
the land E of it is much lower.

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6.40
From a position about 13 miles E of Pointe de lEst
(4737N, 6123W) the route leads SSW then SW, passing
(with positions from Pointe de lEst):
ESE of a rocky patch, with a depth of 134 m (44 ft)
over it (9 miles E), thence:
ESE of Doyle Reef (Rcif Doyle) (6 miles ESE),
consisting of sharp rocks over which the sea
breaks in heavy gales only, thence:
ESE of Clark Shoal (Haut-fond Clark) (8 miles
SSE), thence:
ESE and S of a dangerous wreck (11 miles SSE),
(shown on Chart 4764) thence:
SE of a rock and coral patch, with a depth of 91 m
(30 ft) over it, (12 miles S), thence:
SE of Newhall Ground (14 miles SSW), thence:
SE of a marine farm (17 miles SSW), thence:
SE of La Perle (Pearl Reef) (4720N, 6136W),
marked by Y16 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(seasonal), moored about 1 mile ESE. La Perle
consists of a reef with number of rocky heads, on
which there are heavy breakers, even in a
moderate sea; it is dangerous to approach it at any
time.
The track then continues SW, passing (with positions
from le dEntre Light (4716N, 6142W)):
SE of a patch, with a depth of 10 m (33 ft) over it,
(1 miles E) fronting the SE side of le dEntre,
thence:
SE of a rocky shoal, with a depth of 36 m (12 ft)
over it (1 mile SW) marked by YM1 Light-buoy
(6.68), and noting a shoal with a depth of 61 m

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le dEntre North Side Light (square framework

tower, 5 m in height) (4117N, 6141W).
(Directions continue for Baie de Plaisance at 6.64)

(20 ft) over it (1 mile SSW), at the entrance to La

Passe (6.67).
The track then leads to a position about 6 miles S of le
dEntre.
(Directions continue for waters
S of les de la Madeleine at 6.93)

Havre de la Grande Entre

Chart 4766, Canadian Charts 4952, 4954 (see 1.32)

General information

Inner passage to Baie de Plaisance

1

6.41
From a position about 5 miles E of Pointe de lEst Light
(framework tower, 15 m in height) (4737N, 6123W) the
route leads SW, SSW then WSW, passing (with positions
from Pointe de lEst):
NW of a rocky patch, with a depth of 126 m (42 ft)
over it (9 miles E), thence:
SE of YY Light-buoy (E cardinal) (2 miles E),
marking the E side of shoal ground off the point,
thence:
NW of Doyle Reef (Rcif Doyle) (6 miles ESE)
(6.40), thence:
SE of a sand bar (1 miles S) with a least depth of
4 m (14 ft) over it, thence:
NW of Clark Shoal (Haut-fond Clark) (8 miles
SSE), thence:
SE of Old Harry Ledge (4 miles SSW) extending
6 cables SE of Pointe Old Harry and marked by
YA2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (seasonal),
thence:
Close SE of Y8 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(6 miles SSW), marking Les Colombines, a
number of sharp rocks and shoal patches extending
2 miles S from Pointe Old Harry, thence:
NW of Goodwin Shoal (Banc Goodwin) (9 miles
S), thence:
Clear of a wreck with a depth of 91 m (30 ft) over it
(11 miles SW), and:
NW and N of a rock, with a depth of 110 m (36 ft)
over it (12 miles SSW), thence:
NW and WNW of a rock (13 miles SW), with a
depth of 91 m (30 ft) over it, and Southwest
Ground (Rcif du Sud-Ouest) (15 miles SW),
thence:
E of Y12 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (seasonal)
(18 miles SW) marking the E extremity of Rcif
Alright.
The track then leads to a position about 5 miles ESE of
Cap Alright (4723N, 6146W), from which a light (6.38)
is exhibited.

Clearing marks
1

6.42
The line of bearing 278 or less, of the summit of Cap
du Dauphin (4738N, 6131W) seen midway between Cap
Nord-Est, 2 miles ESE, and a large conspicuous
sand-dune about 4 miles E, passes N of Doyle Reef.
The alignment (285) of the summit of Cap du Dauphin
and Cap Nord-Est, passes S of Doyle Reef, but very close
to a 155 m (51 ft) patch 5 cables S of the reef.

Limiting conditions
1

Useful marks
6.43
1

Buttes Peles (4724N, 6146W) remarkable steep

cliffs, elevation 110 m (362 ft), forming the SE
coast of le du Havre aux Maisons; they are
greyish-white with shades of brick red at the base.
Butte Ronde (4724N, 6147W) a remarkable hill
102 m (335 ft) high, close N of Cap Alright.

6.44
Position. Havre de la Grande Entre (4735N, 6132W)
is a large and almost totally enclosed lagoon, between le
de la Grande Entre, and Dune de Nord, about 3 miles NW.
Grande-Entre village (population about 787) is situated
on the NW side of le de la Grande Entre, E of the
entrance to the lagoon.
Function. There are a number of lobster canning and
fish curing plants at Grande-Entre.
Salt is loaded from plant operated by Les Mines Seleine
Inc at Dune de Nord.
Aquaculture zones. Numerous aquaculture zones have
been established in this area. The zones are marked from
1st April to 31st December by yellow unlighted buoys
equipped with radar reflectors. Long lines are marked with
yellow balloons. Mariners are urged to exercise caution
when navigating in this area.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through a buoyed channel leading to a narrow passage
between the W end of le de la Grande Entre and the
sand-dunes W of it. A dredged and buoyed channel leads
across the lagoon to Les Mines Seleine salt wharf.
The SE limit of a spoil ground lies 2 cables NW of the
transit of Grande Entre leading lights, to seaward and
3 cables SW of YC Light-buoy (6.47), and runs parallel to
the transit for a distance of 7 cables.
6.45
Project depth. Approach channel and channel across the
lagoon were dredged to a depth of 73 m (24 ft) (2002).
Depths in the channel are maintained by periodic
dredging. However, owing to continual silting varying
amounts of refilling must be expected. The latest
information on depths can be obtained from the Harbour
Master, Mines Seleine.
Deepest and longest berths:
At Grande-Entre: see 6.51 for details.
At Les Mines Seleine Wharf: see 6.51 for details.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 06 m; mean neap
range about 02 m. For further details see Admiralty Tide
Tables Volume 2.
Local weather and sea state. Due to shifting shoals and
to silting, great caution is advised when entering Havre de
la Grande Entre. Passage should only be attempted with
the in-going tide, in good weather and with good visibility.
The leading lights and buoys may be moved to suit the
best channel. Mariners should contact the Harbour Master
at Les Mines Seleine, or the commercial office in Montral
for the latest information.
Strong winds and fog are frequent, particularly in
October and November, the prevailing winds being from W
and NW.
Ice forms in late December or early January and
remains, unless broken by the passage of ships, until April.

Harbour
1

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6.46
General layout. Havre de la Grande-Entre contains two
berthing areas, one on the E side of the entrance to the

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lagoon at Grande-Entre, and the other on the N side at

Les Mines Seleine.
Most of the lagoon is shallow, with drying banks in the
S part, but at HW small craft can traverse its entire length.
Cables. Disused submarine power cables are laid
between the inner end of Les Mines Seleine wharf and le
Seleine situated SSE of the wharf. Vessels should not
anchor without local knowledge.

Berths
1

Berth

6.47
Entrance channel. Havre de la Grande-Entre is
approached from SSW through a dredged and buoyed
channel, 100 m wide, marked at its entrance by YC
Light-buoy (safe water), moored 2 miles SSW of the W
extremity of le de la Grande Entre.
Grande Entre Leading Lights are situated on Pointe
de la Grande Entre (47334N, 61337W), on the E side
of the entrance to the lagoon:
Front light (white square, red stripe on a square
framework tower, 5 m in height).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height) (63 m from front light).
The alignment (026) of these lights leads through the
dredged channel as far as the pair of light-buoys moored
7 cables SSW of the front leading light.
Grande Entre Sector Light (square framework tower,
9 m in height) (47365N, 61324W) (private) is situated
on Pointe Rockhill, 3 miles NNE of Havre de la Grande
Entre. The narrow white sector of this light
(017018) leads from the pair of buoys mentioned
previously to the entrance of the lagoon.
6.48
At the entrance to the lagoon, YC14 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), moored close NW of the front leading
light, marks the E side of the dredged channel.
Thence a narrow buoyed channel, with shoal water on
its N side, leads E to the berths at Grande-Entre.
6.49
Useful marks:
Two square towers, about 100 m in height,
(47371N, 61335W), at Les Mines Seleine Inc
plant on Dune de Nord, are visible when
approaching Havre de la Grande Entre from the S.

Public wharf with slipway.

6.50
From the entrance to the lagoon a channel 100 m wide,
marked by light-buoys, leads NNE, then NW, to the salt
wharf.
La Grosse le Sector Light (framework tower, 6 m in
height) (47366N, 61305W) is exhibited about 1 miles
ENE of Pointe Rockhill, the S extremity of the island. The
white sector of the light (an arc of only 24) bearing 034,
leads through the first leg of the dredged channel for a
distance of about 2 miles. The light is privately maintained.
Dune de Nord Leading Lights are situated about
1 miles W of Pointe Rockhill:
Front light (round tower) (47365N, 61342W).
Rear light (round tower) (201 m from front light).
These lights are privately maintained and visible on
leading line only.
The alignment (287) of the lights leads through the
second leg of the dredged channel from a position
3 cables S of Pointe Rockhill to the approach to Les
Mines Seleine Wharf.

Depth (m)

122

22

300

73

Dune de Nord
Les Mines Seleine Inc
Berth.
2

Les Mines Seleine Inc Berth is connected to the shore

by a causeway and bridge.

Port services
1

6.52
Repairs. Two boat slips at Grande-Entre.
Other facilities. First aid station at Grande-Entre.
Communications. Regular sea services run to Pictou,
Nova Scotia, during the navigation season.

Small craft
1

6.53
A basin, with three finger jetties and a depth of about
16 m (5 ft), is situated close E of the public wharf at
Grande-Entre.

Small craft harbours between

Pointe de lEst and Cap Alright
Chart 4764, Canadian Charts 4952, 4951 (see 1.32)

Pointe Old Harry

1

6.54
A breakwater with a depth of 24 m alongside, extends
87 m from the shore on the N side of Pointe Old Harry
(4734N, 6128W).
The usable berthing length is about 37 m, on the SW
side of the breakwater, with depths of 1 to 15 m. The
inner 40 m of the wharf was dredged to 1 m in 1993 and
the dredged area extends about 30 m off the wharf.
A slipway exists at the inner end of the breakwater.

Bassin aux Hutres

1

Directions for crossing the lagoon

1

Length (m)

Grande-Entre

Directions for entering Havre de la Grande Entre

1

6.51
Grande-Entre and Dune de Nord:

6.55
Bassin aux Hutres (4733N, 6132W) on the SE side
of le de la Grande Entre, is a lagoon with a very narrow
entrance, through which boats can enter at HW in fine
weather. A marina is situated on the S side of Bassin aux
Hutres.

Dune du Sud
1

6.56
A wall 253 m long, with a depth of 21 m alongside,
extends from the shore at Dune du Sud, (4725N,
6145W) about 2 miles NNE of Cap Alright.
A slipway is located S of the wall.

BAIE DE PLAISANCE AND APPROACHES

General information
Charts 4764, 4765, Canadian Chart 4951 (see 1.32)

Description
1

134

6.57
Baie de Plaisance (Pleasant Bay) is entered between Cap
Alright (4723N, 6146W) and le dEntre 7 miles SSE.
It is the best roadstead in les de la Madeleine. It is the
only place where vessels can lie protected during the
summer months, gales being infrequent during this season.

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In E gales, which are common at other seasons, the sea

is much lessened by passing over shoal ground, but a
vessel at anchor in the bay may be in considerable danger
and great caution is advisable at all times.
1

Topography
1

6.58
Cap Alright, the N entrance point to the bay, is low, but
W of the cape the cliffs rise again along the S side of le
du Havre aux Maisons.
le du Cap aux Meules, on the NW side of the bay, is
bordered by cliffs in many places and rises to a peak,
126 m (413 ft) in elevation (6.101), near the centre of the
island. Cap aux Meules is a prominent grey sandstone
point, elevation 45 m (149 ft), with a breakwater and wharf
(6.69).
The W shore of the bay is formed by two ridges of
sand, which join le du Cap aux Meules to le du Havre
Aubert, about 5 miles S. Between the sand ridges lies the
shallow lagoon of Baie du Havre aux Basques (6.86).
6.59
le du Havre Aubert on the SW side of the bay, has hills
rising to an elevation of 148 m (486 ft) towards its S side.
At the E end of the island, grey sandstone cliffs form the
W side of the entrance to Havre Aubert (4714N,
6150W) (6.76).
The SE shore of Baie de Plaisance is formed by Sandy
Hook, a sand spit extending NNE from the E end of le du
Havre Aubert.
le dEntre, the SE entry point to Baie de Plaisance, is
the highest island of les de la Madeleine, attaining an
elevation of 158 m (518 ft). The NE side of the island is
formed of red cliffs 107 m (350 ft) high. La Cormorandire,
a remarkable tower-like rock of red sandstone is situated
about cable off the NE point. le dEntre has red cliffs
122 m (400 ft) high on its S side.
La Passe (6.67), a narrow and shallow passage, leads
between Sandy Hook and le dEntre.

Tidal streams
1

6.60
For general information on tidal streams in Baie de
Plaisance see 6.32.

Marine farm
1

6.61
A marine farm has been established in 47214N,
61453W. The area is marked by yellow cautionary buoys
from May 1st to November 1st.

6.62
Landmarks:
Radio tower (47146N, 61573W) (6.92).
Peak with radio tower (elevation 234 m (768 ft); red
lights) (4723N, 6155W).
Major lights:
Cap Alright Light (4723N, 6146W) (6.38).
le dEntre Light (4716N, 6142W) (6.92).

Approaches
6.63
Caution. The mariner approaching Baie de Plaisance is
advised to keep well clear of La Perle (6.40), situated
4 miles NE of le dEntre.

6.65
From a position about 2 miles E of the NE point of le
dEntre the track into Baie de Plaisance leads W, passing
(with positions given from le dEntre North Side Light
(4117N, 6141W)):
Not less than 5 cables N of Rocher Andromache
(pinnacles) (3 cables NE), thence:
N of YM11 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 miles W),
moored N of shoal ground between le dEntre
and Sandy Hook.
6.66
Useful marks:
Radio tower (red lights) (47214N, 61556W) near
the S end of le du Cap aux Meules.
Collines de la Demoiselle (4714N, 6152W), a
remarkable conical hill, 69 m (226 ft) in elevation,
with red cliffs on its N side, making a good mark
for the mariner approaching Havre Aubert (6.76).
Cross (illuminated at night) on a conical hill 2 cables
E of Colline de la Demoiselle.

La Passe

Directions

(continued from 6.43)

6.64
From a position about 5 miles ESE of Cap Alright the
track into Baie de Plaisance leads SW, passing (with
positions from Cap Alright (4723N, 6146W)):
SE of a rock (1 mile ESE), with a depth of 38 m
(12 ft) over it, thence:
Clear of the marine farm (2 miles S) (6.61), thence:
SE of Cap Alright, from which a light (6.38) is
exhibited, and:
NW of le dEntre (7 miles SSE).

Entering Baie de Plaisance from south-east

Principal marks
1

Entering Baie de Plaisance from north-east

135

6.67
Route. La Passe (4716N, 6143W) is a narrow
passage, with a least charted depth of 59 m (19 ft), marked
by buoys and light-buoys, between the rocky shoals on the
W side of le dEntre and the flats E of Dune Sandy
Hook.
Tidal stream. The out-going tidal stream sets strongly
out of Baie de Plaisance, over Sandy Hook Flat (4716N,
6145W) and through La Passe. Local knowledge is
advisable.
6.68
Directions. From a position 2 miles SSE of le dEntre
Light (4716N, 6142W) the channel through La Passe
leads NNW and NW, passing (with positions from le
dEntre Light):
ENE of YM1 Light-buoy (port hand) marking the E
side of a rocky patch (1 mile SW), with a depth of
35 m (11 ft) over it, thence:
WSW of a shoal (5 cables SW), with a depth of
35 m (11 ft) over it, extending from the SW
extremity of le dEntre, thence:
Through the buoyed channel, which leads NNW and
NW for about 2 miles to YM11 Light-buoy (port
hand) (2 miles NW).
It is advisable to keep on the E side of the channel to
avoid the shallows of Sandy Hook Flat.
Useful mark:
le dEntre Pier Light (mast, 5 m in height)
(47167N, 61431W) at le-dEntre village.

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Cap-aux-Meules
Chart 4764, Canadian Chart 4956 (See 1.32)

Port services
1

General information
1

6.69
Position. Cap-aux-Meules (4723N, 6151W) (6.58) is
situated on the E side of le du Cap aux Meules.
Cap-aux-Meules Wharf extends E and SE from the point,
and is protected on the E side by a curved breakwater.
Function. The village of Cap-aux-Meules, (population
about 1500) with a fish processing plant and an oil tank
farm, lies W of the cape. A ferry terminal is situated in the
N part of the harbour.

Small craft
6.75
Marina. Two breakwaters extending from the SW side
of Cap-aux-Meules Wharf enclose a marina basin. A public
wharf, 150 m long, with a depth of 23 m (8 ft) alongside,
forms the N side of the basin with the marina on the SE
side. A light is exhibited from the S breakwater (6.72).
Boat basin. A short spur projects from the N side of
Grindstone Wharf, near its root, protecting a boat basin
with depths of about 09 m (3 ft).

Limiting conditions
1

6.70
Depths. The approach channel was dredged to a depth
of 63 m in 2002. Depths in the harbour were reported
(1999) to be between 4 and 5 m.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 06 m; mean neap
range about 03 m. For further details see Admiralty Tide
Tables Volume 2.
Ice. Local fast ice appears in mid-December with
significant pack ice in the approaches a month later. The
area is usually clear by mid-May.

Havre-Aubert
Charts 4764, 4765, Canadian Chart 4957 (see 1.32)

Directions
1

6.71
From a position close SW of YD Light-buoy (safe
water) moored 8 cables SSE of the harbour entrance the
track leads NW.
Leading lights are exhibited from the outer arm of
Cap-aux-Meules Wharf:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) on the head of
the wharf.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
9 m in height) (133m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (330) of these lights leads to the
harbour entrance.
6.72
Useful marks:
Cap-aux-Meules Breakwater Light (square mast, 6 m
in height) (4723N, 6151W) on the E breakwater
head.
Cap-aux-Meules West Breakwater Light (square
framework tower, 5 m in height), on the head of
the marina breakwater (6.75), 2 cables WNW of
Cap-aux-Meules Breakwater Light.

6.74
Repairs: on the N side of the harbour there is a 7 m
wide haul-out facility with a 100 tonnes travel lift.
Other facilities: a hospital; churches; post office; bank.
Supplies: fresh water, electricity and light fuels are
available.
Communications: a ferry service operates during the
summer months to Souris, Prince Edward Island. There are
flights to Qubec Province.
Rescue: a lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
navigation season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

General information
1

6.76
Position. Havre-Aubert is approached from the S end of
Baie de Plaisance through a narrow buoyed channel, SE of
Cap Gridley (4714N, 6150W).
Function. The harbour is well sheltered, and contains
fish processing plants and associated berths. The village of
Havre-Aubert (population about 360) is situated on the N
shore of the harbour.

Limiting conditions
1

6.77
Depths. The limiting depth in the entrance channel as
far as the wharf on its NW side is 55 m (18 ft) (1995).
Ice. Local shore-fast ice usually forms in mid-December,
with pack ice appearing in the approaches a month later.
This pack ice usually decreases to a few tenths coverage by
mid-April, and the entire area is clear of ice by mid-May.

Arrival information
1

6.78
Outer anchorage. Excellent anchorage is available
between 5 and 8 cables offshore, in a depth of 73 m
(24 ft), with Cap Gridley bearing 208, distant about
8 cables.

Berths
1

6.73
The harbour basin has wharves on its N, W and S sides,
the main berths being as follows:
Ferry Wharf N side; length 132 m with charted
depth of 54 m alongside.
Ro-Ro Berth S side; length 89 m with a least
depth of 53 m alongside; ramp 288 m wide.
Spur SE of Ro-Ro Berth; length 180 m with depths
from 51 to 75 m alongside.
The commercial wharf at Cap-aux-Meules is equipped
with a cathodic protection system against corrosion. In
order to prevent damage to ships, operational procedures
are to be followed while berthing. For more information
and procedures to follow, telephone the harbour master.

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1

136

6.79
The entrance channel leads into a well sheltered basin,
bordered on its NE, SE and SW sided by drying flats.
A curved peninsula, with Pointe Shea at its N point and
Cap Gridley at its NE point, surrounds the NW part of the
harbour, which is shallow. A narrow channel leads NW
across this area to a pier for small craft 3 cables W of Cap
Gridley.
A public wharf is located on the E side of the harbour
entrance and a small craft basin is adjacent.
At the S end of the harbour a fish plant and ruined
wharf stand on the W side of the entrance to Le Petit
Bassin, 5 cables SW of Cap Gridley.

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Directions for entering Havre Aubert

Chart 4764, Canadian Charts 4955, 4951 (see 1.32)

6.80
Leading lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) (47137N,
61500W) on Pointe Fox at S end of harbour.
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (541 m
from front light).
From a position close NE of YK2 Light-buoy (starboard
hand), moored about 3 cables NE of Cap Gridley, the
alignment (213) of these lights leads through the buoyed
channel into the harbour, passing between shoal ground on
the W side and drying banks on the E side. In following
the deepest channel, it may be necessary to deviate from
the leading line in places.
A sector light is exhibited from the head of the small
craft pier, which accommodates a marina, situated 3 cables
W of Cap Gridley. The white sector (322325) leads
to the marina and into La Petit Baie. The channel to the
pier is privately buoyed and had a reported depth of 11 m
(4 ft) in 1994.

Havre-aux-Maisons
1

Berths
1

6.81
Alongside berths (positions given from Cap Gridley):
Berth

Length (m) Depth (m)

Public wharf (1 cable SSW)

182

55

National Sea Foods wharf and

plant ( cable S)

Small craft basin (1 cables S)

18

Pier for small craft (3 cables W) 152

15

Baie du Havre aux Basques

Port services
1

6.84
Description. Havre-aux-Maisons (4724N, 6150W)
lies in a bay at the N end of Baie de Plaisance.
The town of Havre-aux-Maisons (population about 2300)
is situated on the NE shore of the harbour.
Vertical clearance. A road bridge with a vertical
clearance of 30 m (10 ft) crosses the head of the harbour,
spanning a channel that leads into Lagune du Havre aux
Maisons. An overhead cable, with a vertical clearance of
12 m (40 ft), spans the channel close SE of the road bridge.
The channel beneath the bridge is marked by two lights
which are exhibited from the NE and SW ends of the
bridge.
6.85
Directions. Havre-aux-Maisons is approached from Baie
de Plaisance through a narrow and shifting channel, with
changing depths of from 03 to 28 m (1 to 9 ft).
The channel is marked by buoys, but these do not
always indicate the deepest water. Local knowledge is
required.
Berths. Several small jetties and a fish processing plant
are situated in Lagune du Havre aux Maisons, close E of
the road bridge.
A marina at Fatima (47245N, 61520W) in Lagune
du Havre aux Maisons is approached through a channel
with a least depth of 04 m (1 ft) (1991).
Marine farm. An aquaculture zone with a maximum
dimension of 20 x 15 m has been established in Lagune du
Havre aux Maisons. The central point of the zone is
identified from October 1st to December 15th with one
unlighted yellow cautionary buoy with radar reflectors in
47244N, 61503W.

6.82
Facility: first aid station.
Supplies: fresh water; diesel; stevedores.
Communications: regular communication by sea with
Pictou, Prince Edward Island; air flights to Charlottetown
and Qubec Province.

6.86
Baie du Havre aux Basques (4718N, 6157W) is an
extensive lagoon between the sand ridges joining le du
Cap aux Meules and le du Havre Aubert. The lagoon is
shallow and is encumbered with drying sandbanks.
A passage with a depth of 18 m (6 ft) leads into the
lagoon from the S end of le aux Oeufs (4718N,
6156W).

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4951 (see 1.32)

Pointe Basse
1

6.83
At Pointe Basse (4723N, 6147W) a wharf 175 m
long, and a breakwater-wharf, of about the same length,
enclose a small basin of which the major part was dredged
to a depth of 17 m (6 ft) in 2001. The SE breakwater
provides a wharf on its NW side, 105 m long with a depth
of 17 m alongside. The outer end is not dredged and is
protected by rocks. The breakwater extends 30 m beyond
the end of the wharf. Another small wharf is situated close
N. Owing to continuous silting, the limiting depth in the
harbour may be less than charted.
Pointe Basse Wharf Light (red framework tower, 7 m in
height) is exhibited from the head of the SE breakwater.
Some shelter is available in good weather, but not from
E gales, which are common in spring.

le-dEntre village
1

137

6.87
General information. le-dEntre village (population
about 190) is situated on the W side of the island.
Berths: a L-shaped pier for fishing vessels with an inner
face 90 m long and a depth of 17 m (6 ft) alongside (in
1995) is situated near the village. The outer face of the
wharf is protected by rocks. A breakwater lies close N of
the wharf and the outer part of the enclosed basin was
dredged to 17 m in 1992. Owing to continuous silting the
depths available in the harbour may be reduced. A light
(6.68) is exhibited from the head of the pier.
Facilities: post office; a first aid station; a church.
Communications: small ferry runs each day to
Cap-aux-Meules (6.69) during the navigation season; air
service operates in winter.

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Other names

Anchorages and harbours

6.88
1

chouerie, Pointe de l (47213N, 61523W).

Gros Cap, Le (47207N, 61529W).
Nelson Pointe (47243N, 61508W).

Off Le Bassin
1

LE DENTRE TO LE GROS CAP

6.94
Le Bassin (4714N, 6153W) is a large lagoon in the E
part of le du Havre Aubert.
There is good anchorage, in offshore winds, in depths of
11 to 16 m (36 to 53 ft), sand, off the entrance to Le
Bassin.

Anse la Cabane
General information

Chart 4764, Canadian Chart 4951 (see 1.32)

Route
1

6.89
The coastal route S of les de la Madeleine leads from
le dEntre (4717N, 6142W) to the vicinity of Le Gros
Cap, 13 miles WSW.

6.95
Anse la Cabane (4713N, 6159W) is a small bight
between Cap du Sud and Le Gros Cap. It provides good
anchorage in NE winds, in depths of about 16 m (53 ft),
sand, in the middle of the bight, 8 cables offshore. In this
position Cap du Sud is in line with the SW extremity of
Cap Perc, 7 cables E.

Small craft
Millerand

Topography
1

6.90
For information on the topography of le dEntre see
6.59.
The S coast of le du Havre Aubert, for a distance of
about 7 miles SW from Sandy Hook (4716N, 6147W),
consists of sand-hills and beaches, with shoals extending up
to 7 cables offshore.
About 1 miles W of the entrance to Le Bassin
(4713N, 6153W) the coast becomes high with cliffs,
except in Anse la Cabane, 4 miles W of Le Bassin.

Tidal streams
1

6.91
For general information on tidal streams around les de
la Madeleine see 6.31 to 6.32.

Principal marks
1

6.92
Landmarks:
le dEntre Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 14 m in
height) (4716N, 6142W) on S side of island.
Radio tower (elevation 227 m (745 ft); red lights)
(47146N, 61573W).
le du Havre Aubert Lighthouse (Cap du Sud) (white
6-sided tower, 17 m in height) (4713N, 6158W).
Major lights:
le dEntre Light as above.
Cap du Sud Light as above.

Directions

LE GROS CAP TO CAP DE LHPITAL

General information
Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4951 (see 1.32)

Route
1

6.93
From a position about 6 miles S of le dEntre the
coastal passage leads W, passing (with positions from le
dEntre Light):
S of the shore bank, with depths of less than 11 m
(36 ft), extending up to 7 cables from the S coast
of le du Havre Aubert, thence:
S of le du Havre Aubert Lighthouse (Cap du Sud)
(11 miles WSW) (6.92).
The track then leads to a position about 1 mile SW of
Le Gros Cap (4713N, 6200W).
(Directions continue for the coastal passage
W of les de la Madeleine at 6.102)

6.97
The coastal route W of les de la Madeleine, between
Le Gros Cap (4713N, 6200W) and Cap de lHpital,
13 miles NNE, leads inside Le Corps Mort (4716N,
6212W).

Topography
1

(continued from 6.40)

1

6.96
General information. The fishing village of Millerand
(4713N, 6159W), with a L-shaped wharf, is situated at
the head of Anse la Cabane.
Directions. The wharf is approached from the vicinity of
YP Light-buoy (safe water) moored about 5 cables WSW
of Cap du Sud.
Berth. The L-shaped wharf is 103 m long; the outer
face, bordered on the S side by a breakwater, is 135 m
long. In 1994 the depth alongside was 20 m (65 ft). A
light (mast, 1 m in height) (47130N, 61591W) is
exhibited from this breakwater.
Another breakwater, 330 m long lies to the E; a light
(square framework tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited from
its outer end. The entrance between the wharf and the
breakwater is 59 m (194 ft) wide. Due to continual silting,
depths vary but dredging is sometimes carried out.

6.98
The W side of le du Havre Aubert, from Le Gros Cap
to tang de lOuest, 2 miles N, is composed of red cliffs
30 m (100 ft) high; a ridge of sand continues thence for
6 miles NNE to le du Cap aux Meules.
The W coast of le du Cap aux Meules consists of red
cliffs, except in tang du Nord (4722N, 6157W), which
is a sandy bay.

Depths
1

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6.99
Coastal bank. A bank, with depths of less than 183 m
(60 ft) over it, extends about 4 miles offshore in places
between tang de lOuest and Cap Savage, 7 miles NNE.
Several isolated shoal patches, the positions and depths
of which can best be seen from the chart, may be a danger
to deep and medium draught vessels.

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tang du Nord

6.100
For general information on tidal streams around les de
la Madeleine see 6.31 to 6.32.

General information
1

Principal marks
1

6.101
Landmarks:
Radio tower (47146N, 61573W) (6.92).
Peak with radio tower (elevation 234 m (768 ft); red
lights) (4723N, 6155W).
Major light:
tang du Nord (Cap-aux-Meules) Light (white round
tower, 11 m in height) (47231N, 61576W)
exhibited from Cap du Phare (Pointe Hrisse).

Directions for approaching tang du Nord

1

Directions
(continued from 6.93)

6.102
From a position SW of Le Gros Cap the track leads
generally N and NE, passing (with positions from Cap du
Phare (4723N, 6158W)):
SW and W of Rocher de la Vache Marine (10 miles
SSW) and the coastal bank extending about
5 cables from the shore between Le Gros Cap and
tang de lOuest (7 miles SSW), thence:
E of Le Corps Mort (12 miles SW) (6.104), thence:
W of a rocky patch on the coastal bank, with a depth
of 91 m (30 ft) over it, lying 3 miles SW of Cap
Savage (1 miles S). A visible wreck lies at the
end of the cape, thence:
E or W of Rcifs du Cheval Blanc, a group of rock
pinnacles, (6 miles WSW) over which the sea often
breaks, thence:
NW of the coastal bank, with depths of less than
91 m (30 ft), that extends about 1 mile offshore
between Cap du Phare and Cap de lHpital,
(3 miles NE), and:
SE or NW of Pierre de Gros Cap, (4 miles NW) over
which the sea breaks only in heavy weather,
thence:
To a position about 4 miles NW of Cap de lHpital.
6.103
Useful marks:
Radio tower (47214N, 61556W) (6.66).
tang du Nord N Breakwater Light (square mast, 6 m
in height) (4722N, 6158W).
tang du Nord S Breakwater Light (square framework
tower, 3 m in height) situated on the outer end of
the S breakwater.
Stranded wreck (4721N, 6157W).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 6.113)

6.105
Position. tang du Nord is a harbour formed by a
nearly perfect semicircle of sandy beach between Cap
Savage (4722N, 6158W) and a point of land 5 cables N.
The harbour is partially protected by breakwaters extending
from its N and S sides, 335 and 416 m long, respectively.
The town of Ltang-du-Nord, with a population of
3602 in 1986, is situated at the head of the bay.
6.106
Caution. When approaching from W it is necessary to
avoid Rcifs du Cheval Blanc (6.102), situated 5 miles W
of the harbour.
Clearing marks. The alignment (083) of the
following marks passes S of Rcifs du Cheval Blanc:
Church (47222N, 61545W) situated about
2 miles ENE of Cap Savage.
The N side of Cap Savage.

Directions for entering harbour

1

6.107
From a position about 3 miles W of Cap Savage the
white sector (07920802) of a light (square framework
tower, 4 m in height) (47222N, 61575W), exhibited
from the N end of the T-shaped wharf within the harbour,
leads E, passing:
About 5 cables N of le aux Golands, 19 m high,
and associated rocks which lie close SW of Cap
Savage (4722N, 6158W), thence:
Between the breakwaters from which lights are
exhibited (6.103).
Caution. It is advisable to proceed with great care in
approaching the harbour entrance.

Berth
1

6.108
There are two public wharves. The first, 215 m long,
with depths of 03 to 15 m (1 to 5 ft) in 2002, lies along
the inside face of the N breakwater. The other is T-shaped,
extending 123 m W from the shore to an outer face 73 m
long. There is a spur extending 54 m S from its central
part. Depths vary from 03 to 25 m (1 to 8 ft) alongside.

Small craft
1

6.109
A dredged channel leads to the basin, in which there is
a good shelter for boats, between the N breakwater and the
public jetty.

CAP DE LHPITAL TO CAP DU DAUPHIN

General information
Chart 4766, Canadian Charts 4951, 4952 (see 1.32)

Route

Adjacent island
Le Corps Mort
1

6.104
Le Corps Mort (4716N, 6212W) lies about 8 miles
W of le du Havre Aubert.
The island is rocky and steep. When seen from E or W
it resembles a pyramid; when seen from N or S it
resembles a recumbent human form.
The W side of Le Corps Mort is moderately steep-to. A
reef extends for a distance of 1 mile ESE from the island.

6.110
The coastal route off the NW side of les de la
Madeleine, between Cap de lHpital (4725N, 6154W)
and Cap du Dauphin (North Cape), 20 miles NE, passes to
seaward of a number of detached shoal patches which lie
up to 4 miles from the coast.

Topography
1

139

6.111
The NW coast of les de la Madeleine consists of sandy
beaches and dunes, except where sandstone cliffs appear at

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le aux Loups (4732N, 6143W). At Cap du Dauphin the

coast rises to a precipitous headland.
Aspect. At the N end of les de la Madeleine, the hills
of La Grosse le (4737N, 6132W) and le de la Grande
Entre, 3 miles S, can be seen rising behind the sandy
coast.

Topography
1

Tidal streams
1

A route passing N and W of le Brion (4748N,

6128W) (Brion Island on Chart 4764) and Rochers aux
Oiseaux 11 miles ENE is described at 6.122.

6.112
For information on tidal streams around les de la
Madeleine see 6.31 to 6.32.
2

Directions
(continued from 6.103)

6.113
From a position about 4 miles NW of Cap de lHpital
(4725N, 6154W) the coastal passage leads NE, passing
(with positions from le aux Loups (4732N, 6143W)):
NW of rocky patches, with least depths of 62 m
(20 ft) and 65 m (21 ft) over them, (lying,
respectively, 6 and 7 miles SW), thence:
NW of rocky shoals with least depths of 102 m
(33 ft) and 87 m (28 ft) (lying, respectively,
4 miles W and 3 miles WNW), thence:
NW of Rcif Glawson (Glawson Patch) (6 miles
NNE), a rocky shoal, and depths of 112 m (37 ft)
lying 1 miles farther SW, thence:
NW of rocks and shoals, including Rochers du
Dauphin and North Cape Rocks which lie up to
6 cables from the coast between Cap du Dauphin
(10 miles NE) and a point 1 miles WSW of it.
The track then leads to a position about 6 miles WNW
of Cap du Dauphin (4738N, 6131W).
6.114
Useful mark:
Two towers (red lights, 30 m in height) (4737N,
6133W), 14 miles SW of Cap du Dauphin.
(Directions continue for coastal passage
N of les de la Madeleine at 6.121)

6.118
North coast. The N coast of les de la Madeleine
between Cap du Dauphin and Pointe de lEst (6.35) 6 miles
E, consists of a curved sandy beach.
Dunes, sand-hills and the remarkable cliffs of Cap
Nord-Est (4737N, 6128W) (6.35) rise behind the beach.
le Brion (4748N, 6128W), which lies 9 miles N of
the main group of islands, is about 4 miles in length, and is
formed of alternating horizontal strata of red and grey
sandstone and clay.
The island has perpendicular or overhanging cliffs,
higher on the N side, with many caves.
A great part of the island is covered with stunted trees,
with grass on much of the high ground.
Rochers aux Oiseaux (4750N, 6109W), about
11 miles ENE of le Brion, are two rocks of dark red
sandstone, with perpendicular cliffs practically all round,
sheltering large colonies of sea birds.
Rocher aux Oiseaux, the SE rock, is the larger.
Rocher aux Margaux, the NW rock, is smaller and
lower; it consists of three precipitous mounds, joined at
their bases, the lowest mound resembling a tower.
A patch of breakers lies nearly midway between the two
rocks.
The islands are a designated bird sanctuary (1.91).

Tidal streams
1

6.119
For general information on tidal streams around les de
la Madeleine see 6.31 to 6.32.

Navigational aid
1

6.120
Racon:
Pointe de lEst (4737N, 6123W).

Small craft
Directions

Anse de lHpital
1

6.115
Anse de lHpital (4725N, 6154W) is a small fishing
harbour E of Cap de lHpital. It has a public pier, 91 m
long, in ruins, protected by two breakwaters.

(continued from 6.113)

Passage south of le Brion and Rochers aux Oiseaux

1

le aux Loups
1

6.116
le aux Loups (4732N, 6143W) has a public pier
46 m long, with a depth of 1 m (3 ft) alongside (1992).
A slipway for small craft is located immediately S of
the pier. A breakwater extends 190 m NW from the shore S
of the pier.

NORTH SIDE OF LES DE LA MADELEINE

General information
Chart 4766

Routes
1

6.117
A route leads around the N side of les de la Madeleine
between Cap du Dauphin (4738N, 6131W) and le Brion
9 miles farther N.

140

6.121
From a position about 6 miles WNW of Cap du Dauphin
the track leads ESE and E, passing (with positions from
Cap du Dauphin (4738N, 6131W)):
S of an extensive patch of foul and rocky ground
(6 miles NNW), with depths of less than 183 m
(60 ft) over it, and a least known depth of 109 m
(36 ft). This patch, where the bottom has been seen
in calm weather, is a danger to vessels of medium
or greater draught at any time, and to all vessels
when a heavy sea is running. Thence:
S of a sandy patch (8 miles N), with depths of
55 m (18 ft) over it, 2 miles SE of Cap Noddy
(Noddy Head) the W point of le Brion, thence:
S of a patch (8 miles NNE), with depths of 91 m
(30 ft) over it, thence:
S of Rochers aux Oiseaux (19 miles NE) (6.118),
from which a light (6.124) is exhibited.
The track then leads to a position about 13 miles E of
Pointe de lEst (4737N, 6123W), from which a light
(6.41) is exhibited.

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le Brion Light (white 8-sided tower, 14 m in height)

(4747N, 6131W) on Cap Noddy.
Pointe de lEst Light (4737N, 6123W) (6.41).
Two towers (4737N, 6133W) (6.114).

Passage west, north and east of le Brion

1

6.122
From a position about 6 miles WNW of Cap du
Dauphin, the track W and N of le Brion leads NNE, ENE,
and thence S, passing (with positions from Cap du Dauphin
(4738N, 6131W)):
WNW of the extensive patch of foul and rocky
ground (6 miles NNW) (6.121), thence:
WNW of YJ Light-buoy (W cardinal) (9 miles NNW)
moored 1 miles W of Cap Noddy, marking reefs
extending about 1 miles W and 1 mile NW from
that point; a light (6.124) is exhibited from Cap
Noddy, thence:
NNW of shoal ground, with depths of less than 11 m
(36 ft) (10 miles NNE), extending about 5 cables
N from Pointe Dandy (Dandy Head), the N point
of the island, thence:
NNW of a ridge of foul and rocky ground (14 miles
NNE), with depths of less than 183 m (60 ft), and
a least charted depth of 113 m (37 ft), lying
between le Brion and Rochers aux Oiseaux. The
bottom has been seen in calm weather. It is
inadvisable to cross this ridge, as the swell builds
up on it and groundings have occurred. Thence:
NNW and E of Rochers aux Oiseaux (19 miles NE)
(6.118). A light (6.124) is exhibited from Rocher
aux Oiseaux.
The track then leads to a position about 13 miles E of
Point de lEst (4737N, 6123W).
6.123
Offshore depths. A rocky ridge, with depths of less
than 12 m (40 ft) over it, lying roughly parallel with the N
coast of le Brion, at a distance of about 2 miles from it,
may be a danger to some vessels. Shallower depths
continue to be reported in the area.
6.124
Useful marks:
Rochers aux Oiseaux (Bird Rocks) Light (square
framework tower, 11 m in height) (4750N,
6109W) exhibited from the summit of Rocher
aux Oiseaux.

Anchorages and harbours

Leslie
1

6.125
General information. Leslie (47377N, 61309W) is
a small harbour enclosed by a wharf which is protected on
its N side by rocks and a breakwater close SE, situated
about 4 cables SE of Cap du Dauphin. In 2002 the depth in
the harbour entrance was 23 m (8 ft). The majority of the
harbour was dredged to 16 m (5 ft) in 2000. Grosse le
Light (mast) (seasonal) is exhibited from the outer end of
the N breakwater.
Anchorage in depths of 165 m (54 ft), sand, with good
holding ground, is available in offshore winds NE of Cap
du Dauphin.
Berth. The wharf is 100 m in length with a depth of
16 m alongside.
Marina. There are several pontoons, a slipway and a
boat ramp in the harbour.

South-east of le Brion
1

6.126
The roadstead SE of Anthonys Nose (47470N,
61282W), on the SE side of le Brion, provides
anchorage in offshore winds, in depths of about 11 m
(36 ft), sand, 1 mile or more offshore. The reefs
surrounding the S extremity of le Brion provide some
shelter.
During NW gales, anchorage for small vessels may be
found close under the reef on the W side of the roadstead.
Local knowledge is required.

North of le Brion
1

6.127
Anchorage, with a sandy bottom, is available in fine
weather and S winds between the N coast of the island and
the rocky ridge (6.123) about 2 miles offshore.

SOUTH COAST OF LE DANTICOSTI

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4762

Shelter
1

Area covered
1

6.128
This section describes the waters along the S coast of le
dAnticosti from Pointe de lEst (East Point) (4908N,
6140W) to Pointe de lOuest (West Point) (4952N,
6431W), 124 miles NW. It is arranged as follows:
Pointe de lEst to Escarpement Bagot (6.131).
Escarpement Bagot to Pointe du Sud-Ouest (6.140).
Pointe du Sud-Ouest to Pointe de lOuest (6.148).

6.130
Anchorage off this coast is generally poor, due to the
reefs which extend 1 miles offshore in places.
Baie Ellis (4948N, 6422W) (6.152), containing
Port-Menier, is the best harbour available, and the only port
in le dAnticosti.

POINTE DE LEST TO
ESCARPEMENT BAGOT
General information

Topography

Chart 4767

6.129
The S coast of the island, between Pointe de lEst (East
Point) (4908N, 6140W) and Pointe de lOuest (West
Point) (4952N, 6431W) is low and shelving, with drying
reefs of flat limestone and some isolated coastal features. A
range of high land is visible within Pointe Sud-Ouest,
extending to the N and to the E.

Route
1

141

6.131
The coastal passage off the S side of le dAnticosti,
from the vicinity of Pointe de lEst (East Point) (4908N,
6140W) to Escarpement Bagot, 24 miles WSW, is clear
except for some charted dangers which lie within 2 miles
of the coast.

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6.132
Pointe de lEst, a limestone cliff 15 m high, forms the
end of a densely wooded ridge. A prominent patch of sand
is to be seen on the face of a steep slope, about 3 cables
SW of Pointe de lEst.
The coast from Pointe Heath (Heath Point) a limestone
headland, 3 m high, 3 miles SSW of Pointe de lEst, to
Pointe du Sud consists of small bights separated by low
points. Wooded ridges come down to the coast in the
vicinity of Pointe au Cormoran (Cormorant Point)
(4904N, 6149W). Between Escarpement Bagot, 15 miles
farther W, and Pointe du Sud the terrain rises to 91 m
(300 ft) about 4 miles inland.

Clearing marks. The line of bearing not more than

075 of Pointe Heath Light, open S of Pointe au Cormoran,
5 miles WSW, passes S of the reef off Pointe Goose.
Caution. The out-going tidal stream, setting SSW past
Pointe de lEst, sometimes turns sharply into Baie du
Naufrage close S, and care is necessary when navigating in
the vicinity.
Heavy tide-rips and overfalls may occur over the shoals
E of Pointe Heath.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 6.143 and
for passage on N coast of Anticosti at 4.162)

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Chart 4430 (see 1.32)

Baie du Naufrage
Natural conditions
1

6.133
Tidal streams. The tidal streams run strongly around
Pointe Heath at springs, to a distance of about 6 miles from
the coast; the in-going stream sets between N and NE and
the out-going stream sets between S and SW. At a distance
of about 5 miles from the land the tidal streams at springs
turn at 1 hours before HW and LW by the shore, and run
at a rate of about kn.
During neaps the tidal streams are much modified, both
in rate and direction, by the wind.
Tide-rips form over the coastal shoals during spring
tides, with heavy overfalls in bad weather.
Winds. Occasionally, W winds converge from both sides
of le dAnticosti towards Pointe Heath, resulting in light
and variable winds in an area from 5 to 8 miles E of the
island.
Fogs are frequent off the E part of the island.

6.136
Anchorage. Baie du Naufrage (Wreck Bay) (4906N,
6141W) provides only poor anchorage, with a rock
bottom. It is used by fishing vessels during NW winds, but
it is not advisable to approach the bay during S and E
winds, as a heavy sea rolls in. The bottom is foul to a
distance of 5 cables from the shore.
Chart 4767

Baie Cyble
1

6.137
Anchorage. Baie Cyble (4905N, 6144W) affords
anchorage in offshore winds in depths of 11 to 18 m (36 to
60 ft). The bottom is generally rocky, but there are patches
of mud and sand.

Small craft
Rivers
1

6.138
Eel River (4905N, 6200W) and Bell River, about
8 miles farther W, are accessible to boats at HW.

Principal mark
1

6.134
Major Aero light:
Pointe Heath Aero Light (framework tower)
(49051N, 61421W) on the point.

Other name
6.139
1

Pointe de la Croix (4904N, 6204W).

ESCARPEMENT BAGOT TO
POINTE DU SUD-OUEST
General information
Directions
1

6.135
From the vicinity of Pointe de lEst (4908N, 6140W),
the track leads S, then W, passing (with positions from
Pointe Heath (4905N, 6142W)):
E of a rocky shoal, with depths of 55 m (18 ft) over
it (1 miles E), with foul ground and depths of
less than 11 m (36 ft) extending 8 cables farther E,
thence:
S of foul ground, generally indicated by breakers,
extending about 8 cables S from Pointe au
Cormoran (5 miles WSW), a conspicuous steep
slope of red clay, thence:
S of the reef with depths of less than 11 m (36 ft)
over it, extending about 1 miles S from Pointe
Goose (10 miles WSW), thence:
S of Pointe du Sud (21 miles W), which is low and
flat, with no trees within 5 cables of its extremity,
thence:
To a position S of Escarpement Bagot (22 miles W), a
slight rise in the coast from where Bagot Bluff
(Escarpement Bagot) Light (6.145) is exhibited.

Chart 4767

Route
1

6.140
The coastal passage from S of Escarpement Bagot
(4904N, 6216W) to Pointe du Sud-Ouest (South West
Point), 55 miles WNW, is clear of dangers outside the
coastal reef, which extends 1 mile from the shore in places,
and is steep-to.

Topography
1

6.141
The coast between Escarpement Bagot and Pointe du
Sud-Ouest has no distinguishable features.
The land is low to the W of Escarpement Bagot, but it
begins to rise at Rivire du Pavillon (4912N, 6254W),
and a high ridge continues thence to Pointe du Sud-Ouest.

Natural conditions
1

142

6.142
Flow. In the coastal route SW of Pointe du Sud-Ouest
the current is weak and variable. The tidal streams set as
follows:

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Interval from HW Pointe au

Pre

Set

0530

NW-going starts

0245

Maximum NW-going

+0030

SE-going starts

+0345

Maximum SE-going

Other names
6.147
1

POINTE DU SUD-OUEST
TO POINTE DE LOUEST

The maximum rates are kn.

Local weather. Local effects at Pointe Sud-Ouest
accentuate the seasonal change in winds. The predominant
afternoon winds blow from NW from August to April, and
SE from May to July.

General information
Chart 4774

Route
1

Directions
(continued from 6.135)

6.143
From S of Escarpement Bagot (4904N, 6216W), the
track leads WNW, passing (with positions from
Escarpement Bagot Light):
SSW of a rocky spit, with a depth of 37 m (12 ft)
over it, extending about 1 miles from the coast
(2 miles WNW), thence:
SSW of Pointe Dauphine (10 miles WNW), thence:
SSW of Cap des Caps (29 miles WNW), a
conspicuous sand cliff, thence:
Seaward of the foul ground, with depths of less than
15 m (49 ft) over it, extending about 2 miles SSW
from Pointe du Petit Lac Sal (43 miles WNW), on
the SE side of Baie au Sable (6.146), thence:
SSW of Pointe du Sud-Ouest, a low projecting
mound of limestone, from which stands Pointe du
Sud-Ouest Light (framework tower, 15 m in height)
(4923N, 6336W).
Caution. It is inadvisable to navigate close inshore as
the coastal reef, which extends about 1 mile offshore in
places, is so steep-to that soundings give little warning of
approach to danger.
6.144
Clearing bearing. When Pointe du Sud-Ouest Light is
in sight, it should be kept bearing more than 310 to pass
well clear of the coastal dangers.
6.145
Useful mark:
Bagot Bluff (Escarpement Bagot) Light (square
framework tower, 15 m in height) (4904N,
6216W).
(Directions continue at 6.151)

Shallop (village) (4908N, 6233W).

Shandon Point (4906N, 6223W).

6.148
The coastal passage from the vicinity of Pointe du
Sud-Ouest (South West Point) (4923N, 6336W) to
Pointe de lOuest (West Point), 46 miles WNW, is clear of
dangers of seaward of the coastal reefs, which extend up to
1 miles offshore.

Topography
1

6.149
Cliffs rise perpendicularly from the sea between Pointe
du Sud-Ouest and Rivire Jupiter, 5 miles N. Pointe aux
Ivrognes (Cap Henri) (4947N, 6423W) is a bluff that
can be easily distinguished against low land at the head of
Baie Ellis (6.152).

Principal marks
1

6.150
Landmark:
Radio tower (elevation 144 m (472 ft); red lights)
(4950N, 6422W).
Major light:
Pointe de lOuest (West Point) Light (framework
tower, 18 m in height (4952N, 6431W).

Directions
(continued from 6.145)
1

6.151
From a position SSW of Pointe du Sud-Ouest (4923N,
6336W) the track leads NW, passing SW of the reefs that
extend up to 1 miles offshore between Cap Henri
(4947N, 6423W) and Pointe de lOuest, 7 miles farther
NW.
Caution. It is inadvisable to approach the coast between
Pointe du Sud-Ouest and Baie Ellis inside depths of 31 m
(17 fm), as the coastal reefs, which extend about 1 mile
offshore in places, are steep-to.
(Directions continue for St Lawrence
River in Chapters 5 and 7)

Baie Ellis and Port-Menier

Anchorages and harbours
Baie des Sables
1

6.146
General information. Baie des Sables (4919N,
6319W) has sandy beaches enclosing tidal lagoons.
Directions. A vessel approaching Baie du Sable from
SE should pass seaward of the outer edge of the foul
ground, with charted depths of 15 m (49 ft), 2 miles SSW
of Pointe du Petit Lac Sal, the SE entrance point to the
bay; there is probably less water farther inshore.
Anchorage. There is anchorage in a depth of 11 m
(36 ft), sand, SSE of Peat Point, the NW entrance point,
but it is rather poor. The anchorage position is 5 cables W
of a 37 m (12 ft) rock situated about 1 mile WSW of
Pointe du Petit Lac Sal.

Chart 4774, Canadian Chart 4430 (see 1.32)

General information
1

6.152
Position. Baie Ellis (4948N, 6421W) is rather
confined and exposed to the S, but is the only harbour in
le dAnticosti.
Function. Port-Menier (population about 260 in 2002)
on the NE side of Baie Ellis, has some port facilities and is
the principal settlement on le dAnticosti.

Limiting conditions
1

143

6.153
Depths. The approach channel to the jetties at
Port-Menier had a least charted depth of 3 m (10 ft) in
1996.

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Weather. Strong S winds raise a very heavy sea in the

entrance to Baie Ellis, but much less in the inner
anchorage. The harbour should be entered with caution.

Arrival information
1

6.154
Outer anchorage. Vessels may anchor in depths of
about 67 m (22 ft), about 1 mile ESE of Pointe aux
Ivrognes, the W entrance point to Baie Ellis.
Shelter and holding ground in this locality are not as
good as in the inner anchorage (6.158).

Harbour
1

6.155
The entrance to Baie Ellis lies between drying limestone
reefs and boulders that extend 5 cables SW from Cap
lAigle on the E side, and 8 cables from Pointe aux
Ivrognes on the W side.
The sea breaks over these reefs with the least swell, the
long lines of breakers presenting an uninviting appearance
from seaward.
It is not advisable to close the reefs to depths of less
than 13 m (42 ft) when approaching the entrance.
The shores of the bay are fringed with drying reefs
which extend from 5 to 8 cables offshore all round, so that
depths of 55 m (18 ft) or more are found only in a
confined area in the middle of the bay.

Port services
1

6.156
Ellis Bay Main Leading Lights are situated at the head
of the bay:
Front light (square framework tower, 9 m in height)
on Pointe du Chteau, 2 miles N of Cap Henri
(Pointe aux Ivrognes).
Rear light (similar tower, 15 m in height) (6 cables
from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position 3 miles SE of Cap Henri (4947N,
6423W) the alignment (339) of these lights leads into
Baie Ellis, thence through a buoyed channel to the inner
anchorage and the berths at Port-Menier, passing close to
Port Menier Light-buoy (safe water) moored 2 miles SE of
Pointe aux Ivrognes.
6.157
Useful marks:
Orange beacon on Cap lAigle (49472N,
64194W).
Orange beacon on Pointe aux Ivrognes (49476N,
64228W).

Canadian Chart 4430 (see 1.32)

Rivire Jupiter
1

6.158
Inner anchorage. Anchorage is available during June,
July and August, in depths of about 55 m (18 ft), mud,
close E of the alignment (339) of Ellis Bay Leading
Lights, and with Pointe aux Ivrognes bearing 240.
This position is exposed to the S, and caution is
necessary, but strong winds from this direction are rare at
this season, and are usually of short duration.

6.160
General information. Rivire Jupiter, the largest river in
le dAnticosti, flows into the sea 1 mile N of Cap Ottawa
(4928N, 6337W); it is, at most times, accessible to
small craft. The river can be identified by conspicuous
sandy cliffs 55 m (180 ft) high, immediately N of the
entrance.
The entrance is shallow, with depths of about 09 m
(3 ft) for most of the year, but during the spring thaw this
depth is increased to 15 to 18 m (5 to 6 ft). South-west
gales sometimes cause the entrance to be barred with sand,
but it soon reopens.
River. Inside the high shingle beach which forms the S
side of the entrance, the river widens into a tidal basin,
about 2 cables wide, with sandy and marshy flats which dry
at LW.
Small craft can navigate, through a succession of pools
and rapids, for a considerable distance inland.
Chart 4774

Rivire aux Becs-Scies

1

6.161
Rivire aux Becs-Scies (4943N, 6403W) flows into
the head of a small cove, in which boats may find shelter.

Other names

Berths
1

6.159
Repairs: minor mechanical repairs.
Supplies: diesel in limited quantities; water in
emergencies only; small amounts of fresh provisions.
Other facilities: a small local hospital; limited facilities
for oily waste; regional airport.

Small craft

Directions for entering harbour

1

Berths. A causeway extends SW for about 5 cables from

the shore at Port-Menier to the outer edge of the reef,
about 4 cables SW.
A public jetty, 210 m long extends SW from the
causeway head. A breakwater runs parallel to the jetty,
their outer ends being 107 m apart. A slipway is situated
on the N side of the jetty at its outer end. The basin
between the jetty and the breakwater is sheltered except
from the SW.
Dolphins, in ruins, extend in two lines from the head of
the jetty to the N shore of the bay; in the past they were
used to hold a boom.

6.162
1

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Falaise Sainte-Marie (St Mary Cliff) (4940N,

6354W).
Fraises, Anse aux (4950N, 6427W).
Graines, Pointe aux (4945N, 6416W).
Gun River (4935N, 6344W).
MacGilvray River (4932N, 6340W).
Otter River (4937N, 6348W).
Sainte-Anne, Rivire (4938N, 6350W).

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ST LAWRENCE RIVER SOUTH SHORE CAP GASP TO LE VERTE

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4766, 4774, 4777, 4782

Scope of the chapter

1

7.1
This chapter covers passages along the N side of
Pninsule de Gasp, and the S shore of St Lawrence River
from Cap Gasp (4845N, 6410W) to le Verte (4802N,
6926W), a distance of about 250 miles. It is arranged as
follows:
Cap Gasp to Cap de la Madelaine (7.7).
Cap de la Madelaine to Cap Chat (7.38).
Cap Chat to Pointe au Pre (7.64).
Pointe au Pre to le Verte (7.107).

Traffic regulations
1

Topography
1

7.2
St Lawrence River limits. The Gulf of St Lawrence
leads into the estuary of St Lawrence River across the line
joining Cap des Rosiers (48 51N, 6412W) and the W
end of le dAnticosti, about 60 miles NNW.
Terrain. Monts Notre-Dame, the distinctive range of
Pninsule de la Gaspsie, reach an elevation of 1268 m at
Table Top Mountains and Mount Jacques Cartier, which lie
about 15 miles inland, between Cap de la Madeleine
(4915N, 6520W) and Cap Chat (4905N, 6645W).

Flow
1

7.3
The flow on the S side of the estuary below le Rouge
(4804N, 6933W) is almost continually out-going as far
down as Cap Chat, with a marked S component setting
onto the coast between Matane (4851N, 6732W) and
Cap Chat.
From Cap de la Madeleine SE to Cap Gasp, the flow is
dominated by the Gasp Current (1.136) setting out from
the St Lawrence River.

Inshore tidal streams. Between the S edge of the Gasp

Current and the S shore, the out-going tidal stream runs
with the main current, but the in-going tidal stream is
slight, except at springs, and its rate never exceeds 1 kn.
Caution. The E-going current tends to set a vessel onto
some stretches of this coast.

7.4
Traffic separation scheme. The traffic separation
scheme for shipping approaching St Lawrence River from
SE passes through Dtroit DHonguedo (4900N, 6430W)
and follows the coast of Pninsule de la Gaspsie to join
the routes from Sept-les (5012N, 6623W) and Dtroit
de Jacques-Cartier (5005N, 6400W) in the precautionary
area SE of Pointe des Monts (4919N, 6723W). Details
of the traffic lanes and separation zones can best be seen
from the charts, and further information on these traffic
separation schemes is given at 1.75 and in Chapter 2.
7.5
Vessel Traffic Services. The St Lawrence River Vessel
Traffic Services Zone (1.27) encompasses all the waters of
this chapter W of longitude 6600W. For operating details
and the positions of reporting points see the chart and
Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).
Pilotage is compulsory above Escoumins.

Rescue
1

7.6
A Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue cutter
operates in the area between le dAnticosti and Qubec
from about 15th May to 15th November. See 1.105 for
further information.

CAP GASP TO CAP DE LA MADELEINE

GENERAL INFORMATION

CAP GASP TO POINTE LA

RENOMME

Charts 4766, 4774

Area covered
1

7.7
This section covers the SW side of Dtroit dHonguedo
from Cap Gasp (4845N, 6410W) to Cap de la
Madeleine, 57 miles NW. It is arranged as follows:
Cap Gasp to Pointe la Renomme (7.9).
Pointe la Renomme to Cap de la Madeleine (7.26).

General information
Charts 4766, 4774

Route
1

Topography
1

7.8
The coast of Pninsule de la Gaspsie from Cap des
Rosiers (4851N, 6412W), 6 miles NNW of Cap Gasp,
to Cap de la Madeleine (4915N, 6520W) is bold and
lined with cliffs; there are a number of bays and coves, but
few beaches.
The country inland is rugged, with hills rising from the
shore to an elevation of 305 m at a distance to 1 or 2 miles
inland.

7.9
The coastal route, bounded on the NE side by the traffic
separation scheme (7.4), leads from a position SE of Cap
Gasp (4845N, 6410W) N for about 20 miles, thence
WNW for a farther distance of 20 miles, to a position
about 5 miles NNE of Pointe la Renomme (4907N,
6436W).

Topography
1

147

7.10
Cap Gasp is a limestone headland at the extremity of a
narrow peninsula extending about 4 miles SE from the
mainland; cliffs rise to an elevation of 211 m on its NE
side.

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The coast and terrain NW of Cap des Rosiers are

described at 7.8.

Flow
1

7.11
Position. Up to 5 miles off Pointe Nord-Ouest (4857N,
6418W).
Current. From to 1 kn SE, decreasing farther NE.
Tidal streams:
Interval from HW Pointe
au Pre

Set

0600

NW-going starts

0300

Maximum NW-going

HW

SE-going starts

+0315

Maximum SE-going

NNE of Anse--Valleau (20 miles NW), from where

Anse--Valleau Light (7.12) is exhibited, thence:
NNE of Pointe la Renomme (4907N, 6436W).
1

7.14
Useful marks:
A group of radio masts (elevation 82 m; red lights)
(49005N, 64240W) at Rivire-au-Renard coast
radio station.
Cap-des-Rosiers-Est North Jetty Light (red framework
tower, white bands, 5 m in height) (4850N,
6413W).
LAnse--Valleau East Light (orange rectangle, black
stripe on framework tower, 6 m in height)
(4905N, 6433W).
(Directions continue at 7.29)

Small craft

Maximum rates are kn.

Chart 4774

Cap-des-Rosiers-Est
Principal marks
1

7.12
Landmarks:
Cap Gasp Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 9 m in
height) (4845N, 6410W) on the edge of the
cliffs at the S extremity of the cape.
Hill 361 m high, surmounted by a radio tower
(4850N, 6415W) exhibiting red obstruction
lights.
Cap des Rosiers Lighthouse (white round tower, 27 m
in height) (4851N, 6412W).
Rivire au Renard Light (square framework tower,
5 m in height) (4900N, 6423W).
Radio mast, conspicuous (elevation 361 m; red lights)
(4900N, 6426W).
LAnse--Valleau Lighthouse (framework tower, 31 m
in height) (4905N, 6434W) on the cliff, WNW
of the harbour (7.25).
Television tower (elevation 197 m) (4904N,
6432W).
Major lights:
Cap des Rosiers Light as above.
Rivire au Renard Light as above.
Anse--Valleau Light as above.

Cap des Rosiers

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Directions

7.13
From a position SE of Cap Gasp (4545N, 6410W),
the track leads N and then generally NNW, keeping clear S
of the traffic separation scheme, around the NE coast of
Pninsule de Gasp, passing (positions from Cap des
Rosiers Light (4851N, 6412W)):
E of Cap Gasp (7 miles SSE), thence:
NNE of Cap des Rosiers a low and rocky point, with
depths of less than 11 m extending 3 cables
offshore, thence:
NNE of Rivire au Renard (11 miles NW). A light
(framework tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited from
the outer end of a wharf in Anse de la Rivire au
Renard. Thence:
NNE of Rcif du Serpent (15 miles NW) extending
about 1 mile E from Pointe de lchouerie.
Attention is drawn to a depth of 46 m over a rock
near the outer edge, with lesser depths inshore,
thence:

7.16
General information. There is anchorage and shelter
from NW winds under Cap des Rosiers (4851N,
6412W), but the holding ground is not good. When an E
swell is running this anchorage is dangerous.

Jersey Cove

(continued from 15.269)

1

7.15
General information. Cap-des-Rosiers-Est is a fishing
village with a small pier, about 1 miles S of Cap des
Rosiers.
Two jetties border the channel that leads to the inner
basin. The L-shaped jetty, is 137 m long and is rock-filled
at its S end; the N jetty is 100 m long. The walls of the
basin provide a total berthing length of 200 m. Periodically
the basin is dredged to a depth of 15 m. Depths may vary
due to silting.
A light (7.14) is exhibited from the outer end of the
pier.

7.17
General information. Jersey Cove (4854N, 6414W)
is a small fishing village, with a detached breakwater in a
state of disrepair, 3 miles NW of Cap des Rosiers. A rock
with a depth of 64 m over it lies about 6 cables ESE.
Landing. A break in the coastal reef gives access to the
cove, in which there is a gravel beach with a good landing
for small craft.

Anse au Griffon
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2
1

148

7.18
General information. Anse au Griffon (4856N,
6418W) affords shelter for small craft. A small boat
harbour lies at the mouth of a river which enters the head
of the cove. The entrance to the harbour is protected on the
S side by a breakwater and a breakwater-jetty on the N
side, both of which extend in an E direction. The entrance
and a section of the harbour were dredged to a depth of
13 m in 1995. The depths alongside the wharves are less.
Caution. Winds from N through NE can create a heavy
swell at the harbour entrance which make the approach
difficult. Due to silting depths may be less than charted.
Local knowledge is required.
7.19
Directions. Anse au Griffon Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 5 m in height).

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Rear light (similar construction and tower, 9 m in

height) (216 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
exhibited from 15th April to 10th December.
The alignment (243) of these lights leads to the
harbour entrance.
Anchorage. Small craft may anchor in depths of 55 m,
with Pointe Nord-Ouest (4857N, 6418W) bearing 355,
distant 2 cables, but the holding ground is poor.
Berths. Wharves are situated on both sides of the river
mouth.

There is a public jetty 152 m long at the settlement, and

the ruins of another pier extend about 174 m from Pointe
de lchouerie.
Berth. The berth on the jetty is 55 m long, with a depth
of 23 m alongside.

LAnse--Valleau
1

Canadian Chart 1230 (see 1.32)

Anse de la Rivire au Renard

1

7.20
General information. Anse de la Rivire au Renard,
between Pointe au Renard (4900N, 6423W) and Pointe
Samuel about 7 cables NW, has a beach of fine sand, and
Rivire au Renard flowing into its head.
The town of Rivire-au-Renard (population about 2500),
with a large stone church, is situated on the S side of the
bay. It is an important fishing base. Rivire-au-Renard coast
radio station (7.14) is situated close NW.
Shelter is provided by two breakwaters, with an entrance
122 m wide between their heads:
The N breakwater extends SE for 777 m from the
vicinity of Pointe Samuel.
The S breakwater, on which there is a public quay,
extends NW for 396 m from the vicinity of Pointe
au Renard.
7.21
Directions. The entrance is approached on the alignment
(216) of Rivire-au-Renard Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on a
framework tower, 8 m in height) (4900N,
6423W), on the S shore of the harbour.
Rear light (similar construction inverted and tower
9 m in height) (73 m from front light).
7.22
Anchorage for small craft, in depths of 18 to 51 m,
fine dark sand, is available inside the breakwaters.
Berths:
Public quay on the S breakwater with depths of 67 m
at its outer end, reducing to 4 m at its inner end.
A spur, in ruins, near the inner end of this quay
encloses a small basin with a least depth of 43 m
inside.
Breakwater, 538 m long, protecting a public wharf
that borders the SE shore SW of the S breakwater.
There are depths of 25 to 39 m alongside.
Quai dAmour situated near the river mouth, on the
W side of the bay, with a breakwater partly in
ruins close E of it.
7.23
Facilities. A fish processing plant; slipway close by;
marina.
Rescue. A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
navigation season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

POINTE LA RENOMME TO
CAP DE LA MADELEINE
General information
Chart 4774

Route
1

7.24
General information. Saint-Maurice-de-lchouerie
(4903N, 6429W) a small settlement with a prominent
church, is situated near Pointe de lchouerie.

7.26
The coastal route from the vicinity of Pointe la
Renomme (4907N, 6436W) to Cap de la Madeleine
about 30 miles WNW is bounded on the NE side by the
out-bound lane of the the traffic separation scheme (7.4).

Topography
1

7.27
The coast and terrain are described at 7.8. There is a
remarkable waterfall on the W side of Pointe la Frgate
(Frigate Point) (4912N, 6455W).

Principal marks
1

7.28
Landmarks:
Radio tower (elevation 229 m; red lights) (4912N,
6454W).
Radio tower (elevation 335 m; red lights) (4913N,
6511W).
Cap de la Madeleine Lighthouse (white round tower,
16 m in height) (4915N, 6520W).
Major light:
Cap de la Madeleine Light as above.

Directions
(continued from 7.14)
1

Saint-Maurice-de-lchouerie
1

7.25
General information. Anse--Valleau (4905N,
6433W) is a small harbour for fishing boats, enclosed by
two breakwaters, with an entrance 125 m wide. There are
depths of 24 m inside the harbour.
Directions. Approach to the entrance is marked by the
Anse--Valleau Light-buoy (safe water), marked VALLEA,
moored 4 cables ENE of the breakwater.
Useful mark:
LAnse--Valleau East Light (7.14) exhibited from a
hill S of the harbour.

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7.29
From a position NNE of Pointe la Renomme
(4907N, 6436W), the track leads generally WNW
passing:
NNE of Pointe la Frgate (4912N, 6455W)
(7.27) where there are numerous houses near the
shore, thence:
N of Cap de la Madeleine (4915N, 6520W), a
rocky promontory with cliffs, 18 m in height,
jutting out from the coastal hills. A light (7.28) is
exhibited from the promontory.
Useful mark:
Grande-Valle Wharf Light (framework tower, 8 m in
height) (4914N, 6508W).
(Directions continue at 7.45)

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Petite-Valle
1

Chart 4774

Grand tang
1

7.30
Grand tang (4908N, 6445W) is a small creek and
fishing village, giving shelter for boats only.

7.33
General information. Petite-Valle (4913N, 6502W)
is a fishing village (population 224 in 2002) on the shores
of a small cove. A river at the head of the cove can be
entered by boats at HW with local knowledge.
Berths. There are wharves and a slipway on the shores
of the river used by small fishing vessels.
Canadian Chart 1230 plan of Grande-Valle (see 1.32)

Anse de la Rivire de la Grande Valle

Cloridorme
1

6
7

7.31
Description. The village of Cloridorme (4911N,
6451W) (population 1084 in 2002), lies on the shores of
a small bay.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Leading lights stand close to the cliff edge
on the shores of the bay:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, red bands, 5 m in height)
(4911N, 6451W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
8 m in height) (74 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (196) of these lights leads into the
bay, passing:
Close to Cloridorme Light-buoy (safe water) marked
CLORI, moored off the entrance to the bay,
thence:
About 1 cables E of a drying reef surrounding
Pointe Cloridorme, the NW entrance point to the
bay, and:
W of a spit, with depths of less than 55 m extending
from the E entrance point, thence:
Close E of a rock filled breakwater, which extends
cable S from the head of the Cloridorme-Ouest
public jetty.
A further set of leading lights has been established
3 cables NNW of the leading lights above.
Inner Leading Lights:
Front light (red trapezium, black stripe on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (4911N, 6451W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on tower
6 m in height) (52 m from front light).
The alignment (292) of these lights leads to the jetty.
Useful marks:
Church (spire) (4911N, 6450W), close E of
Cloridorme.
White cross (4911N, 6451W), on Pointe
Cloridorme.
Light (framework tower, 8 m in height) exhibited
from the head of the public jetty.
7.32
Anchorage, in depths of 7 m, with poor holding ground,
is available ESE of Pointe Cloridorme, close W of the
leading line.
Berths. An L-shaped public jetty, 200 m long and rock
filled on its N side, is situated on the NW side of the bay,
near Point Cloridorme. A breakwater extends S from the
head of the jetty. Depths alongside range from 28 m to
35 m.
The jetty is equipped with a cathodic protection system.
In order to avoid damage to ships, special procedures are
to be followed while berthing. For additional information
contact the Harbour Master.

7.34
General information. Anse de la Rivire de la Grande
Valle (4914N, 6508W) is a cove, with Rivire de la
Grande Valle flowing into its SE side.
There are depths of 55 to 73 m in the outer part of the
cove, but a patch with a depth of 12 m over it and two
wrecks lie about 2 cables from the head of the cove.
The village of Grande-Valle (population 1431 in 2002)
is built around the shores of the cove, with a church (spire)
standing near the E entrance point. A road bridge (vertical
clearance 22 m) spans the river cable upstream of the
entrance. In 2002, there were depths of 05 m at the
entrance to the river and close upstream of the bridge.
Directions. The cove is entered on the alignment (190)
of Grande Valle Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
framework tower with red bands, 5 m in height) at
the head of the cove (4914N, 6508W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
6 m in height) (90 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Rivire de la Grande Valle is entered through a channel
between retaining walls, 15 m apart.
7.35
Berths and facilities:
A public pier extends 200 m E from the shore near
the W entrance point to the bay; its N side is
protected by rock fill. Charted depth alongside the
outer 90 m on the S side was 42 m in 2002. A
rocky shoal with 35 m of water over it, lies
2 cables ESE of the end of the jetty.
There are jetties inside the retaining wall at the
entrance to Rivire de la Grande Valle. Both
jetties continue up river beyond the road bridge.
The seaward ends of both jetties were reported to
be in ruins (2002).
Boat ramps are located on both sides of the river,
upstream of the road bridge.

Cap de la Madeleine
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150

7.36
General information. A sandy bay is situated E of Cap
de la Madeleine (4915N, 6520W), with Rivire
Madeleine flowing into its head.
The mouth of the river, which is about 30 m wide, has a
depth of 21 m at the entrance and for a short distance
within. It is protected from the W by a partly drying reef
extending 2 cables E from the cape.
Small craft can occasionally find shelter in the river
mouth. Local knowledge is required due to the changing
depths caused by gales.
Anchorage. Temporary anchorage may be obtained, in
good weather, in depths of about 11 m, sand and gravel,
with Cap de la Madeleine Lighthouse (7.28) bearing 277,
distant 7 cables.

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A rocky patch with a depth of 27 m over it, lies about

5 cables offshore and about 7 cables E of the light.

Other names
7.37
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Petit-Cap (4902N, 6427W).

Saint-Yvon (4910N, 6448W).

CAP DE LA MADELEINE TO CAP CHAT

Principal marks

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4774

Area covered
1

7.38
This section covers the S shore of the Saint Lawrence
River from Cap de la Madeleine (4915N, 6520W) to
Cap Chat, 56 miles WSW, arranged as follows:
Cap de la Madeleine to La Martre (7.40).
La Martre to Cap Chat (7.52).

Topography
1

7.39
The coast from Cap de la Madeleine to Cap Chat
(4905W, 6645N) is formed by cliffs or steep slopes,
backed by wooded hills.

Directions
(continued from 7.29)
1

CAP DE LA MADELEINE TO LA MARTRE

General information

Chart 4774

Route
1

7.40
From the vicinity of Cap de la Madeleine (4915N,
6520W) the coastal route leads along the S side of the
estuary
to
the
vicinity
of
La
Martre
(Sainte-Marthe-de-Gasp), 33 miles W, bounded on the N
side by the out-bound lane which lies about 8 miles
offshore.

Topography
1

7.41
From Cap de la Madeleine to Pointe du Gros Morne,
9 miles W, the shore is rocky, with cliffs 18 m high near
Cap de la Madeleine, rising to 152 m farther W. Rounded
hills rise to 518 m within 1 mile of the shore.
A high conical hill inland and W of Cap de la
Madeleine stands out prominently over the coastal hills,
when seen from about 10 miles offshore.
From Pointe du Gros Morne to La Martre, about
24 miles W, the coast is rocky, with cliffs or steep slopes,
and wooded hills rising to 457 m close inland.
Of the several bays situated along this coastline, only
Anse de Mont-Louis (4914N, 6545W) (7.47) provides
any shelter.
7.42
The coast is fringed with reefs of slate that dry up to
3 cables off the points of bays. The depths increase rapidly
offshore to a well defined 37 m depth contour, which runs
generally, from 5 to 7 cables offshore.

Anchorages and harbours

Anse de Mont-Louis
1

Traffic regulations
1

7.45
From a position N of Cap de la Madeleine (4915N,
6520W), the track leads W, then WSW, passing:
N of Pointe du Gros Morne (4916N, 6533W), a
remarkable headland with a bold cliff 91 m in
height, thence:
N of Cap aux Corbeaux (4914N, 6545W) the W
point of Anse de Mont-Louis, thence:
NNW of La Martre-de-Gasp Light (4912N,
6610W) (7.44), which is situated on a bank
rising gradually from the W side of Rivire la
Martre but precipitously from the shoreline; the
light is not easy to distinguish from seaward.
7.46
Useful marks:
Church (prominent spire) (4915N, 6522W),
1 miles W of Cap de la Madeleine.
Tower (red lights) (4915N, 6532W), 1 miles SE
of Pointe du Gros-Morne.
Two large oil tanks on the NE side of Pointe Sche,
(4914N, 6543W).
(Directions continue at 7.57)

Canadian Chart 1230 plan of Mont-Louis (see 1.32)

Depths
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7.44
Landmark:
Cap de la Madeleine Lighthouse (4915N, 6520W)
(7.28).
Major lights:
Cap de la Madeleine Light as above.
La-Martre-de-Gasp Light (red 8-sided tower, white
stripe, 11 m in height) (4912N, 6610 W).
Offshore mark:
ODAS light-buoy (yellow) (49325N, 65464W).

7.43
Vessel Traffic Services Zone. The outer limit of the St
Lawrence River Waterway Traffic Services Zone (7.5) is
crossed at longitude 6600W.

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7.47
General information. Anse de Mont-Louis (4914N,
6545W), has the village of Mont-Louis (population about
1499 in 2002), containing a church, at its head. A small
river enters the SW corner of the bay.
Directions. The bay is entered between drying reefs on
the alignment (176) of Mont-Louis Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red and
white framework tower, 6 m in height) situated
1 cable W of the church.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower
9 m in height) (117 m from front light).
Anchorage in depths of about 8 m is available, in good
weather, a little E of the leading line, with the outer end of
the jetty on the W side of the bay bearing 235.
Berth alongside the jetty on the W side of the cove,
maximum charted depth 55 m. The N side and E face of
the jetty are protected by rock-fill. The jetty provides
127 m of berthing space on S side but the E end is in

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disrepair and access is prohibited. A pier in ruins, lies

close S.
Caution. A jetty, at the outer end of a breakwater on
the E side of the bay, extending from Pointe Sche, is in
ruins. A submerged dolphin lies 50 m off the W end of this
jetty and mariners are advised to exercise caution in the
vicinity.

Rivire Pierre
1

7.48
General information. Rivire Pierre (4914N,
6548W) flows into a bay, which has bold and distinctive
cliffs, about 305 m high, on its E and W sides.
The village of Mont Saint-Pierre (population 288 in
2002) lies at the head of the bay, where there is a sandy
beach.
An illuminated cross is situated on a hillside on E side
of the cove.
Anchorage. The bay affords only temporary anchorage,
clear of the drying reefs which extend about 2 cables from
the W entrance point.
There is no shelter, as the sea rolls in with both E and
W winds and heavy squalls come down from the valley.

Depths
1

7.49
General information. Rivire Claude (4913N,
6554W) flows into a bay where there is shelter for small
craft only.
Berths. A wooden jetty is located on the W side of the
bay.

7.50
General information. Marsoui (4913N, 6604W) is a
village with a jetty at the mouth of Rivire Marsoui.
Berth. A fishermans jetty lies on the E bank of the
mouth of the Rivire Marsoui. Local knowledge is required.

Other name
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Directions

Manche dpe (4915N, 6525W).

LA MARTRE TO CAP CHAT

General information

Chart 4774

Route
1

7.52
The coastal route between La Martre (4912N,
6610W) and Cap Chat, about 24 miles WSW, follows the
coast on the S side and is bounded on the ENE by the
out-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme (7.4) which
lies about 13 miles offshore.
4

Topography
1

7.53
From La Martre to Cap Sainte-Anne, 11 miles WSW, the
cliffs are about 18 m high, backed by a comparatively
narrow strip of level land, which then rises to wooded
summits, 305 to 762 m high.
About 5 miles WSW of La Martre there is a sheer cliff
nearly 244 m high, with a rounded summit rising to 457 m
immediately inland. When seen from 10 miles to E or W,
the cliff and summit merge into one and stand out
prominently. At LW, drying reefs of slate, with a few

7.56
Major lights:
La-Martre-de-Gasp Light (4912N, 6610W) (7.44).
Cap Chat Light (white square tower, 13 m in height)
(4905N, 6645W) on the NE point of the cape.

(continued from 7.46)

1

7.51

7.55
The dominant flow is E-going, between kn and 2 kn.
The in-going tidal stream is seldom felt, except near the
shore.

Principal marks

Marsoui
1

7.54
There are no outlying dangers between La Martre and
Cap Chat.
Depths increase rapidly to the 37 m depth contour,
which lies about 5 cables offshore as far as Cap
Sainte-Anne. W of this cape, the 37 m depth contour lies
about 1 mile off the points, and approaches the shore again
at Cap Chat, where it lies about 3 cables off.

Flow

Rivire Claude
1

boulders, extend about cable from the shore in this

vicinity.
Three wide bays fill the shoreline from Cap Sainte-Anne
to Cap Chat, where a conspicuous conical hill, rises to an
elevation of about 150 m. In good visibility the hill can be
seen from a distance of 25 miles, and at that distance it
appears as an island.
At LW, reefs dry to a distance of 3 cables offshore in
some places along this stretch of coast.

152

7.57
Caution. There may be a set towards this shore. See 7.3
for further information.
From a position NNW of La Martre (4912N,
6610W), the track leads generally WSW, passing (with
positions from La Martre):
NNW of Cap au Renard (2 miles W) a rocky
promontory about 24 m high, with a small village
on it, thence:
NNW of Cap Sainte-Anne (10 miles WSW), a
projecting rocky cliff, 17 m in height, with a cross
on it, and with a remarkable rock resembling a
tower, 76 m in height, at its foot, thence:
NNW of Pointe de Cap-Chat (19 miles WSW), a
low rocky spit with a drying reef extending
3 cables from it; the N edge of the reef is steep-to.
There are several depths of less than 27 m in the
vicinity of 49060N, 66414W and deep draught
vessels should give the area a wide berth, thence:
NNW of Cap Chat.
Clearing marks. Cap Chat, a conspicuous hill about
150 m high, kept open S of a prominent hill, 213 m high,
near the coast 12 miles WSW, passes clear of the reef
surrounding Pointe de Cap-Chat.
7.58
Useful marks:
Radio tower, (elevation 239 m; red lights) (4908N,
6620W).
Church (spire) (4910N, 6625W) situated close to
the cliff top, about 1 mile NE of Cap Sainte-Anne,
is prominent.

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Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Light (framework tower, 8 m

in height) (4908N, 6629W).
Radio tower, (elevation 235 m; red and white lights)
(4905N, 6644W).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 7.71)

Anchorages and harbours

Charts 4774, 4777, Canadian
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (see 1.32)

Chart

1230

plan

of

Anse de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
1

7.59
General information. Anse de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
(4908N, 6629W) is an open bight with the town of
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (population 7183 in 2002) around
its shores. The E half of the shore is rocky, with reefs
extending 2 to 3 cables offshore; the W half is sandy.
A public pier, 457 m long, with a berth at its outer end,
extends from a point on the shore near the middle of the
bight, where there is a church with two spires. A fish cage,
marked by buoys, is moored on the bottom about 4 cables
WSW of the outer end of the pier. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
Light (7.58) is exhibited from the end of the pier.
Anchorage is available, in depths of about 16 m,
8 cables offshore, with the church bearing 109, but the
holding ground is poor.
Berth. Alongside outer end of the public pier: length of
berth 91 m; depths alongside the outer face vary from 64
to 65 m (1999). A freight shed stands on the pier, and
electric supplies are available. The E side of the pier
affords shelter from S to NW winds, but in strong E winds
a ground swell rolls in.
A basin, formed by two breakwaters, is situated W of
the pier; lights (seasonal) are exhibited from the heads of
the breakwaters. In 1999, the depth was 27 m at the
entrance and 15 m at the E end of the basin. A launching
ramp and L-shaped floating pontoon 100 m in length, are
located on the SW side of the basin within a dredged area
of 27 m. A jetty, 32 m long with a depth of 3 m alongside
its W 28 m, is located in the S portion of the basin near
the inner end of the public pier. Fresh water and electrical
supplies are available.
The mouth of Rivire Sainte-Anne, 8 cables SW of the
church, has a bar of sand and gravel about 1 cable outside
its entrance, and a road bridge with a vertical clearance of
about 18 m close within it.
The river mouth is used by local boats, but the channel
is narrow and the current is swift and local knowledge is
essential. A slipway lies on the E bank below the bridge.

may be entered through a narrow channel, navigable by

boats. A training wall extends 160 m NNW from the W
side of the river entrance. Two buoys (special) are moored
W of the training wall. Depth in the entrance channel is
03 m. There is a small public wharf on the W shore with a
depth of 06 m, close N of a road bridge with a vertical
clearance of 24 m which spans the river.
Local knowledge is required.
7.61
Fishing harbour. A small harbour, formed by two
L-shaped rock breakwaters, extends 1 cables from the
shore at the town of Cap-Chat (population 3202 in 1986),
about 2 cables W of the river entrance. The basin has a
public jetty (92 m long) on the E side, with floating
pontoons and a ramp in the SW part of the basin. The
entrance to the basin, about 38 m wide, is on the SW side
with a depth of 25 m (2001). A wreck which dries 15 m
is situated close NNE of the end of the E breakwater.
Two light-buoys (port hand and starboard hand) moored
off the W end of the breakwater mark the approach to the
basin.
There is no suitable anchorage off Rivire Cap-Chat.

Small craft
Saint-Joachim-de-Tourelle
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7.62
General information. Saint-Joachim-de-Tourelle
(Petite-Tourelle) (4910N, 6622W) (population around
1760) has a small harbour for the use of fishing boats only,
enclosed by two rubble breakwaters. The entrance is 25 m
wide and has a depth of about 27 m in mid-channel.
An obstruction lying close off the harbour, marked by a
light-buoy (special) moored in the vicinity of position
49117N, 66224W, should be given a wide berth.
Directions. The entrance is approached on the alignment
(205) of leading lights in the harbour:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 11 m in height) (4910N,
6622W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (91 m from front light).
Berths. A public jetty, 75 m long, extends N from the S
side of the harbour. Two other berthing walls lie each side
of the root of the jetty, each about 40 m long. Depths vary
from 12 m in the W basin to 25 to 27 m in the E basin
(1999). The port is equipped with two slipways. Owing to
silting in the harbour, depths may be less than charted.

Canadian Chart 1230 plan of Cap Chat (see 1.32)

Rivire Cap-Chat
1

7.60
General information. The mouth of Rivire Cap-Chat
(4906N, 6641W), 1 miles SW of Pointe de Cap-Chat,

Other name
7.63
1

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Ruisseau Castor (4911N, 6620W).

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The flow can set directly onshore along this stretch of
coast at times. Both in-going and out-going tidal streams
are found close inshore, but are not dependable, and it is
dangerous to navigate close inshore. For further information
see Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4777

Area covered
1

7.64
This section covers the S shore of the St Lawrence
River from Cap Chat (4905N, 6645W) to Pointe au
Pre, about 72 miles SW. It is arranged as follows:
Cap Chat to Matane (7.66).
Matane to Pointe Mitis (7.87).
Pointe Mitis to Pointe au Pre (7.96).

Principal marks
1

Topography
1

7.65
To the WSW of Cap Chat (4905N, 6645W) the
mountains begin to recede from the coast and decrease in
height, leaving a gently rolling strip of open land, about
3 miles wide.
From Matane (4851N, 6732W) to Pointe au Pre,
42 miles SW, the coast is low, rocky and wooded, rising in
easy slopes to the hills inland. The land is continuously
inhabited and cultivated.

Directions
(continued from 7.58)
1

CAP CHAT TO MATANE

General information
Chart 4777

Route
1

7.66
The coastal route from a position NNW of Cap Chat
(4905N, 6645W) leads 34 miles WSW, clear of the
traffic separation scheme (7.4) to a position NNW of
Matane (4851N, 6732W).

Topography
1

7.67
The coastline is straight, bold and rocky. The mountains
run parallel to the coast, about 15 miles inland, to their
termination point about 18 miles SE of Matane.
Clay cliffs form the coast between Sainte Flicit,
26 miles WSW of Cap Chat, and Matane, about 8 miles
farther WSW. The shore line is fringed with slate reefs,
extending from 1 to 2 cables offshore for the first
6 miles, after which there are sand and mud-flats.

Ferry routes
1

7.70
Landmarks:
Radio tower (elevation 454 m; red lights) (4855N,
6707W).
Radio towers (red lights) (4851N, 6730W),
1 miles E of Matane.
Major light:
Matane East Breakwater Light (framework tower, 6 m
in height) (48508N, 67346W).

7.68
The coastal route is crossed by the tracks of ferries
plying between Matane Harbour and ports on the N side of
the estuary. The ferry tracks are indicated on the charts.

7.71
From a position NNW of Cap Chat (4905N, 6645W),
the track leads generally WSW, passing (with positions
from Cap la Baleine (4855N, 6717W)):
NNW of Cap des Mchins (18 m high) (14 miles
NE), thence:
NNW of Les Mchins (13 miles NE) (7.73), thence:
NNW of Les lets (three small islands, up to 37 m
high) (10 miles NE) with a rock, with a depth
15 m over it, lying on the 18 m depth contour,
1 cables farther seaward, thence:
NNW of Cap la Baleine, a bold headland, 76 m in
height, thence:
NNW of Battures la Croix (2 miles W), over
which the sea seldom breaks, thence:
NNW of a rocky patch, with a depth of 98 m over it
(4 miles W), thence:
NNW of shoal ground, (11 miles WSW) with depths
of less than 11 m over it extending about 1 mile
from the entrance to Rivire Matane (4851N,
6732W), thence:
NNW of the breakwaters enclosing the port of
Matane (7.74), which extend 5 cables from the
shore, 1 miles W of the entrance to Rivire
Matane.
7.72
Useful marks:
Church (4852N, 6727W) at Petite Matane.
Matane West Breakwater Light (framework tower,
6 m in height) (48509N, 67347W).
(Directions continue at 7.92)

Flow
1

Anchorages and harbours

7.69
Position. Two miles N of Grosses-Roches (4856N,
6710W).
Current. About kn E.
Tidal streams:
Interval from HW Pointe au
Pre

Set

0500

WSW-going starts

0200

Maximum WSW-going

+0100

ENE-going starts

+0400

Maximum ENE-going

Chart 4777, Canadian Chart 1230 plan of Les Mchins

(see 1.32)

Les Mchins
1

Maximum rates are kn.

155

7.73
General information. Les Mchins (4900N, 6659W)
is a village, population 1280 in 2002, on the S shore of a
shallow bight between Cap des Mchins and Le Gros
Mchins, a promontory about 1 miles SW. A church
(spire) stands 2 cables SSW of Le Gros Mchins.
A public jetty, protected on the NW side by a rock
breakwater, sheltering small craft from all winds except NE
to E, extends about 340 m NE from Le Gros Mchins. Le
Gros Mchins Light (seasonal) (framework tower, 6 m in

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height) is exhibited from the most NE of two dolphins,

close NE of the end of the jetty.
Fishermens Wharf, on a breakwater 238 m long,
extends from the shore 3 cables SE of the public jetty. Les
Mchins East Light (seasonal) (framework tower, 6 m in
height) is exhibited from the head of this jetty.
Berths at Les Mchins:
Berth

Length (m)

Harbour
1

Depth (m)

No 1. (Public jetty, 118

on SE side of outer
arm.)

67

No 2. (Inner berth
on public jetty)

127

55

Fishermens Wharf,
on SW side of
outer arm.

72

18 (Charted as
04m on Canadian
Chart 1230)

The Fishermans Wharf is equipped with a cathodic

protection system. In order to avoid damage to ships,
special procedures are to be followed while berthing. For
additional information contact the Harbour Master.
Facilities: fuel, water and repairs.
A dry dock is located at Le Gros Mchins, against the
SE side of the inner end of the public jetty:
Length of dry dock: 244 m.
Width at dock entrance: 274 m.
Depth over sill at MHWS: 762 m.
Maximum vessel handled was of 38 200 dwt.
A light (private) is exhibited from a pile on the E side
of the entrance to the dry dock.
Small craft. Floating pontoons S of the berths on
Fishermens Wharf.

Directions
1

Chart 4777 plan of Matane

General information
7.74
Position and function. Matane (4851N, 6735W), an
artificial harbour 1 miles W of Rivire Matane, contains a
cargo berth and ferry terminal. 648 000 tonnes of cargo
were handled in 2000.
Port limits. From a position about 1 cable SW of the
root of the W breakwater, the port limit extends 9 cables
NW, then continues NE to a position 48523N, 67317W
and then S to the coast.
The limits are shown on the plan.
Port authority. Transport Canada, Harbours and Ports
Division, 104 Dalhousie Street, Qubec G1K 4B8.

7.78
The harbour is entered between the breakwater heads at
its NE corner; lights (7.70 and 7.72) are exhibited from
each breakwater head.
Submarine pipelines, 3 cables NE and 3 cables SW of
the harbour, extend 555 m and 300 m, respectively, to
seaward. The SW pipeline has a depth of 1 m over it at its
outer end.

Berths

Matane

7.77
General layout. The harbour is enclosed between two
breakwaters which extend about 5 cables offshore.
The W breakwater, which curves NE at its outer end,
has the main wharf on its inner side.
The E breakwater has the ferry berths near its inner end.
Charted depths in the main part of the harbour are from 58
to 82 m, but shoal rapidly towards the head of the harbour.
Due to continual silting, dredging is carried out
periodically to maintain the charted depths; mariners are
cautioned that depths less than those charted must be
expected.
The harbour entrance is open to the NE and strong NE
winds, particularly in the autumn, create heavy seas within
the harbour.

7.79
The public wharf, 183 m long, with a depth of 9 m
alongside (2000), is situated on the inside of the W
breakwater. A ferry terminal lies inside the E breakwater. It
is equipped with two berths and has depths of about 76 m
alongside.
The public wharf is equipped with a cathodic protection
system. In order to avoid damage to ships, special
procedures are to be followed while berthing. For
additional information contact the Harbour Master.
A fishermans wharf, 161 m long with a depth of 3 m
alongside (1992) is situated in the S part of the harbour.

Port services
1

7.80
Repairs: minor repairs; slipway, capacity 200 tonnes.
Medical: hospital.
Supplies: fresh water by pipeline; fuel by road tanker;
fresh provisions; reception facilities for dirty ballast water.
Communications: ferry services to Godbout (4919N,
6735W) and Baie-Comeau (4914N, 6808W) on the N
shore of the estuary.

Small craft

Limiting conditions
1

7.75
Deepest and longest berth. The public wharf (7.79).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 29 m; mean neap
range about 17 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.
Density. 1025 g/cm3.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 175 m;
draught 85 m.
Ice. The harbour is open all year. Occasionally the
assistance of an icebreaker may be required.

Chart 4777

Baie des Capucins

1

Les lets

Arrival information
1

7.76
Pilotage is not compulsory but is available. If required
the pilot boards 1 mile off the entrance.
Tugs are not available.

7.81
General information. Baie des Capucins (4903N,
6651W) has a small detached breakwater off its W
entrance point, and a pier on its W side. A church stands
near the E entrance point, but it is not easily distinguished.
The bay dries out completely, with many large boulders
near its head, but there is shelter for boats at the pier.

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7.82
General information. Les lets (4859N, 6702W) are
a group of three small islands lying very close to the
mainland coast. The largest island, at the E end of the
group is 31 m high.

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Caution. A rock with a depth of 15 m over it, lies

1 cables off these islets. A drying rock is situated near
the shore, 8 cables SW of the islets.
Berths. A jetty, 91 m long, with depth of 37 m
alongside at HW, extends from the mainland shore, abreast
Les lets.

Ferry routes
1

Ruisseau--Sem
1

For the remaining distance to Pointe Mitis the shoreline

is fringed with reefs of slate, covered with boulders,
extending over 2 cables offshore at LW.
The coastal terrain is described at 7.65.

7.83
General information.
Ruisseau--Sem (4858N,
A rocky reef, with large
offshore beyond the head

A small pier is situated at

6705W).
boulders, extends about 2 cables
of the pier.

Traffic regulations
1

Chart 4777 plan of Matane

7.90
The positions of reporting points in the Vessel Traffic
Service (7.5) are indicated on the chart.

Principal marks

Rivire Matane
7.84
The old harbour within the mouth of Rivire Matane
(4851N, 6732W) is subject to rapid silting, and is now
restricted to use by small craft, as dredging is no longer
carried out. During the winter the channel outside the
breakwaters usually fills to a depth of about 18 m.
The entrance channel lies between parallel breakwaters,
extending about 1 cables from the shore in a NNW
direction.
The town of Matane (population 15 788 in 2002) lies on
both sides of the river mouth, and a fixed bridge, with a
vertical clearance of 46 m spans the river a short distance
within the entrance.
Local knowledge is essential as depths are constantly
changing.
7.85
Directions. Rivire Matane is approached from NNW in
the white sector (148152) of Matane Light (48511N,
67319W), passing close to Matane Light-buoy (safe
water), moored 7 cables to seaward of the breakwater
heads.
Useful marks:
Church (spire) standing near the W shore, of the
harbour, 4 cables SSE of the breakwater heads.
Lights (masts) exhibited from the heads of the
breakwaters.
7.86
Anchorage is available in depths of 9 m about 8 cables
offshore, or a little farther out in depths of 18 m, sand and
clay.
Marina and yacht basin are situated inside the E
entrance point to the harbour.

7.89
Ferry tracks (7.80) cross the coastal route NW of
Matane.

7.91
Landmarks:
Radio tower (elevation 233 m; red lights) (4846N,
6742W) with a floodlit building nearby.
Hill, prominent (4842N, 6752W) rising from
ground level to an elevation of 182 m.

Directions
(continued from 7.72)
1

7.92
From a position NNW of the breakwaters of Matane
Harbour (4851N, 6735W), the track into St Lawrence
River leads WSW, passing (with positions from Matane
Harbour):
NNW of Pointe au Naufrage (9 miles SW), a low
point, thence:
NNW of foul ground extending about 3 cables from
the outer face of Pointe Mitis (21 miles SW), a
low wooded promontory with a number of
buildings on it. A light (6-sided tower, 17 m in
height) is exhibited from the point.
A rock that dries 15 m lies near the outer edge of the
foul ground NW of Pointe Mitis, towards its NE end. A
number of rocks and foul ground extend about 7 cables NE
from the extremity of the point, the outermost above-water
rock being 3 m high. It is inadvisable to approach these
dangers inside depths of 9 m.
7.93
Useful mark:
Church (high spire) (4843N, 6754W) at
Baie-des-Sables.
(Directions continue at 7.101)

Anchorages and harbours

Anse du Petit Mitis

MATANE TO POINTE MITIS

General information
Chart 4777

Route
1

7.87
The coastal route for vessels from Matane (4851N,
6735W), leads 21 miles WSW, to a position off Pointe
Mitis (4841N, 6802W) and is constrained to the NW by
the out-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme which
lies about 9 miles offshore.

Small craft

Topography
1

7.88
A beach of fine sand extends about 4 miles SW from
Matane.

7.94
General information. Anse du Petit Mitis (4840N,
6801W) lies between Pointe Mitis and the mainland coast
SE of it.
Anchorage in depths of 5 m, mud, is available midway
between Les Boules, a bare round islet, with rocks on each
side, on the E side of the bay, and the reef that extends NE
from Pointe Mitis. Larger vessels anchor farther out, in
depths of from 9 to 11 m, but not on the line of the reef,
where the ground is foul and rocky.

Rivire Blanche
1

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7.95
General information. Rivire Blanche (4847N,
6742W), with the village of Saint-Ulric (population 751 in

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2002) at its mouth, affords shelter to small boats. There is

a church (spire) and a boat ramp is located close to it.

Useful marks
7.102
1

POINTE MITIS TO POINTE AU PRE

General information
Chart 4777

Routes
1

7.96
The main route into the St Lawrence River follows the
in-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme (7.4).
The coastal route from Pointe Mitis (4841N, 6802W),
to Pointe au Pre (4831N, 6828W) leads 20 miles SW.
Vessels are constrained to the NW by the out-bound lane of
the traffic separation scheme which lies 7 miles offshore.

Church, prominent (4836N, 6805W) at

Saint-Octave.
Church (spire) (4835N, 6811W) at Mont-Joli, and
another church at Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, 1 mile
SE.
Mont Comi, a conspicuous hill (574 m) with radio
tower (red lights) (4828N, 6813W).
Radio tower (elevation 200 m, red lights) (4834N,
6813W).
Church (spire) (4837N, 6814W) at Sainte-Flavie.
Church (4833N, 6823W) at Sainte-Luce.
Church (prominent, spire) (4831N, 6828W), close
SE of Pointe au Pre.
(Directions continue at 7.114)

Anchorages and harbours

Topography
1

7.97
From the SW side of Baie Mitis, close SW of Pointe
Mitis, to Pointe aux Coques, 11 miles SW, the shore is of
gravel, fringed with reefs extending about 2 cables offshore.
The coastal terrain is described at 7.65.

Baie Mitis
1

Vessel Traffic Service

1

7.98
The positions of reporting points in the Vessel Traffic
Services System (7.5) are indicated on the chart.

Natural conditions
1

7.99
Ice. The river never freezes over completely in the
vicinity of Pointe au Pre. There is rarely any heavy ice
until the end of December, and a channel always remains
open, either on the N or the S side of the river, according
to the prevailing wind, even a light air being sufficient to
drive the ice to mid-channel.
Climatic table. See 1.180.

Small craft

Principal mark
1

7.100
Landmark:
Lighthouse (8-sided tower, 27 m in height, disused)
(4831N, 6828W) close W of Pointe au Pre.

Sainte-Flavie
1

Directions for coastal passage

1

(continued from 7.93)

7.101
From a position NW of Pointe Mitis (4841N, 6802W)
the route into St Lawrence River leads SW, passing (with
positions from Pointe Mitis):
NW of Pointe aux Cenelles (cliffs about 18 m high)
(5 miles SW), and:
NW of a light-buoy (pillar, yellow) moored 1 mile N
of Pointe aux Cenelles, thence:
NW of the coastal bank with depths of less than
55 m extending up to 1 miles offshore between
Pointe aux Cenelles and Pointe aux Coques,
11 miles farther SW, and clear of a light-buoy
(pillar, white) (seasonal) moored 43 miles NNW
of the church at Sainte-Luce, thence:
NW of a wreck with a depth of 98 m over it, lying
2 miles W of Pointe aux Coques, thence:
NW of Pointe au Pre (a low point), and the pier
(7.106) extending NW from it. A disused
lighthouse lies nearby (7.100).

7.103
General information. Baie Mitis (4838N, 6807W), a
bay which mostly dries, has Rivire Mitis flowing into its
SW corner. A round islet, 9 m high, lies 3 cables off the
river mouth.
Anchorage, in depths of 11 to 22 m, with good holding
ground, is available off the bay in fine weather. Small
vessels may anchor in depths of 6 to 7 m near the NE end
of the bay.
The anchorage is dangerous in strong N winds, but these
seldom occur during the summer season before September.
An intake pipeline extends 1 mile N from Pointe aux
Cenelles. A light-buoy (7.101) is moored near its seaward
end; another intake pipe lies close E. There is a wharf
(Fisheries and Oceans Research Centre) at Pointe aux
Cenelles. Use of this wharf is restricted to designated
vessels.

7.104
A public pier, 244 m long extends NW from the coast at
Sainte-Flavie (4837N, 6814W). The outer end is
reported to dry.
The pier is rock-filled on the E side and partially
rock-filled on the W side; it is reported to be in poor
condition. An outfall pipe extends 285 m from the shore
2 cables E of the pier. The crib at the end of the pipe has a
depth of 12 m over it. A slipway lies close W of the
wharf.
Mont-Joli coast radio station is situated in the village,
SSW of the church (7.102).

Sainte-Luce
1

7.105
A public pier at
Pointe aux Coques
long and the outer
craft are launched

Sainte-Luce extends from the E side of

(4833N, 6823W); the pier is 116 m
end dries out completely at LW. Small
from the beach near the pier.

Chart 4777 plan Rimouski Pointe-au Pre

Pointe au Pre
1

158

7.106
A large L-shaped pier, in ruins and disused, projects
from the NW side of Pointe au Pre (4831N, 6828W).
Berthing is prohibited.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4777, 4782

Area covered
1

7.107
This section covers the S shore of the St Lawrence
River from Pointe au Pre (4831N, 6828W) to le Verte,
a distance of 47 miles. It is arranged as follows:
Pointe au Pre to le Bicquette (7.110).
le Bicquette to le aux Basques (7.130).
le aux Basques to le Verte (7.146).

Topography
1

7.108
From Pointe au Pre (4831N, 6828W) to le Verte
(4802N, 6925W), the estuary narrows to a navigable
width of 7 miles abreast le Verte. Bancs de lle Rouge
(4805N, 6932W) lie in mid-river in this locality. Several
islands and islets lie off the SE shore.
SW of the town of Bic (4822N, 6842W) the land
rises to Montagne du Pic Champlain (4820N, 6850W).
These hills rise in narrow ridges parallel to the coast, with
deep valleys between them, presenting a remarkable
appearance from both up and down river.

Tidal streams
1

Directions
Passage north-west of le Bicquette
1

General information
Routes

Topography
1

7.114
The recommended coastal route from a position NW of
Pointe au Pre (4831N, 6828W) leads WSW, passing
(positions from Pointe au Pre):
NNW of a bank of sand and gravel, with depths of
less than 55 m extending 9 cables NW from le
Saint-Barnab (5 miles SW), thence:
NNW of le Bicquette (18 miles SW) (7.111).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 7.137)

Chenal du Bic

Chart 4777

7.113
Landmarks:
Pointe au Pre disused lighthouse (4831N, 6828W)
(7.100).
Two radio towers (red lights) (48265N, 68347W),
one of which has an elevation of 182 m and is
conspicuous, on the coast close SE of let Canuel.
le Bicquette Lighthouse (white round tower, 23 m in
height) (4825N, 6854W).
(continued from 7.102)

POINTE AU PRE TO LE BICQUETTE

7.110
The coastal route from the vicinity of Pointe au Pre
(4831N, 6828W) to the vicinity of le Bicquette
(4825N, 6854W) is bounded on the NW side by the
out-bound lane of the traffic separation scheme (7.4).
The route upriver may pass either outside le Bicquette
or through Chenal du Bic (4822N, 6850W); the
recommended route passes NW of le Bicquette. It is also
possible to pass through Chenal Bicquette, between le
Bicquette and le du Bic, 8 cables SE, in favourable
conditions.

7.112
The direction of flood and ebb tidal streams at several
positions are shown on the chart.

Principal marks

Flow
7.109
From about 2 hours after LW until the time of HW at
Pointe au Pre, the flow is weak (usually less than 1 kn) in
the vicinity of le du Bic (4824N, 6852W) and at
positions about 5 miles above and below the island. During
this period the set is onshore below the island and offshore
above it, except occasionally round the 4th hour after LW,
when the set may be S of a rate of kn.
At other times the currents are directly outward, and
strongest off le Bicquette (4825N, 6854W), where the
average out-going rate is 2 kn.
An in-going tidal stream sets along the shore above le
Saint-Barnab (4828N, 6834W). In the middle of Chenal
du Bic (4822N, 6850W) it begins 1 hour after LW and
runs until the time of HW. The rates of the in-going and
out-going tidal streams here are approximately 1 kn with
average tides.

low trees, except at its NE end, which is grassy. When

seen from NE the island appears as two islets until within
4 or 5 miles.
The coast from abreast le Saint-Barnab for a distance
of about 4 miles SW, is bordered by drying ridges of slate,
with wooded cliffs in places.
From Cap du Caribou (4824N, 6840W) to Cap du
Corbeau, 2 miles farther SW, the shore is backed by high
wooded cliffs, with several conspicuous bare patches.
Offshore islands. le du Bic (4824N, 6852W) is
thickly wooded, rising to an elevation of 55 m to the tops
of the trees; drying ridges of slate fringe its shores. le
Bicquette, 8 cables NW of le du Bic, has an elevation of
15 m; a black cross stands near the W end of the island.
The many dangers in the vicinity of these two islands can
best be seen from the chart. There are a number of marine
farms established in this vicinity. See 1.20 for further
information.

7.111
le Saint-Barnab (4828N, 6834W), which lies on the
outer side of drying flats abreast Rimouski, is covered by

159

7.115
General information. Chenal du Bic (4822N,
6850W), between le du Bic and the mainland, is clear of
dangers, but Rocher Alcide (7.139) lies 3 miles farther SW.
Tidal streams are indicated on the chart.
Directions. Chenal du Bic is entered from NE, passing,
(with positions from le Bicquette Light (4825N,
6854W)):
Between Rcif du lOrignal (5 miles ESE) and Rcif
du Sud-Est (3 miles E), thence:
Between Cap lOrignal (4 miles SE), a
perpendicular cliff about 67 m high at the NE
point of a hilly promontory, and le du Bic,
thence:
SE of rocky ground, with depths of less than 55 m,
extending about 3 cables S and 7 cables SW from
the SW point of le du Bic.

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Useful marks:
Church (spire) (48255N, 68354W) at
Sacr-Coeur.
le du Bic (West End) Light (orange rectangle on
white framework tower with red bands, 9 m in
height) (4823N, 6853W) on SW point of the
island.
(Directions continue for inshore passage at 7.139)

Arrival information
1

Side channel
Chenal Bicquette
1

7.116
Route. Chenal Bicquette (4825N, 6852W) lies
between le du Bic and le Bicquette, 7 cables farther NW.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The deepest water will be found by passing
(with positions given from le Bicquette Light):
NW of Rcif du Nord-Est (2 miles ENE), thence:
Between the numerous small islets and reefs close to
the NW side of le du Bic, and the foul ground
with drying rocks on the SE side of le Bicquette,
thence:
Between a reef that dries 18 m (1 mile S) and Rcif
de lOuest (6 cables SW); rocks awash lie close SE
of Rcif de lOuest. Thence:
SE of Rcif du Nord-Ouest (1 miles WSW) and
rocky shoals extending about 5 cables farther SW.
H47 Light-buoy (port hand) is moored on the
WNW side of the reef.
The channel has no leading marks, but the dangers on
either side are visible at LW.
Caution. The passage between the drying reef 1 mile
SW of le Bicquette Light and Rcif de lOuest, close N,
should not be attempted.
(Directions continue for inshore passage at 7.139)

General information
1

7.117
Position. Rimouski Harbour (4829N, 6831W) lies
1 miles N of the town of Rimouski (population 42 299 in
2002).
Function. Petroleum products, lumber and plywood are
handled.
Port limits. Rimouski port limits cover an area from
10 miles W to 5 miles NNW. The limits are shown on the
chart.
Approach. The approach is from the NW through a
buoyed and dredged channel.
Traffic. In 2000, three international movements were
recorded totalling 20 075 dwt.
Port Authority. Rimouski is administered by Transport
Canada, Harbours and Ports Division, 104 Dalhousie Street,
Qubec G1K 4B8.

7.120
Leading lights stand near the shore, S of the berths:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 11 m in height), racon, (4828N,
6831W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
18 m in height) (701 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 2 miles W of Pointe au Pre
Light the alignment (178) of these lights leads through
Rade de Rimouski, thence through the buoyed and dredged
channel to the berths. The entrance channel had a least
depth of 43 m (2001). Mariners are warned that depths
may be less than charted.
Approach from the west. The mariner approaching
from W should round the NE end of le Saint-Barnab
when the head of the NE jetty is in line with the inner end.
At night is is advisable to bring the rear leading light E of
the front light before shaping course for the dredged
channel.
Caution. Several red and white lights are shown during
flying operations at Rimouski airport (7.122); these lights
are visible from the river and should not be confused with
navigational aids in the vicinity.

Berths
1

Limiting conditions
1

7.119
Outer anchorage. The best anchorage is in Rade de
Rimouski, in a depth of about 78 m, with Rimouski wharf
head light (framework tower, 12 m in height) (4829N,
6831W) bearing 177, 1 mile.
Small vessels may anchor in a depth of about 5 m, with
the wharf head light bearing 129, 7 cables.
A restricted anchorage area exists SW of Rimouski.
Details are shown on the chart.
Pilotage is not compulsory but pilots are available.
Tugs are available.
Quarantine. Rimouski is a quarantine sub-station and a
port of entry for Canada.

Directions for entering Rimouski Harbour

Rimouski Harbour
Chart 4777 plan of Rimouski Pointe-au-Pre

Deepest and longest berth. No. 1 berth West Jetty

(7.121).
Ice. The harbour is open all year but occasionally
assistance of icebreakers may be required.

7.118
Controlling depths. The dredged depth in the approach
channel is 43 m (2001), but silting occurs and depths may
be less in the channel and in the area off the berths.
Up-to-date information may be obtained from the Canadian
Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Services, Qubec.

7.121
The Public Wharf (48286N, 68307W) at Rimouski
is built out for a distance of about 270 m from the shore,
and has a wharf extending NW from each end. The East
wharf has a basin on its E side protected by a breakwater.
A marina operates in the basin and pontoons on the W side
are used by fishing vessels. Charted depth in the marina is
18 m (2001).
Details of the main berths are as follows:
Berth
Length (m)
Depth (m)
East Wharf
Berths 3, 4 and 5

425

56 (2001)

West Wharf
Berth 1

213

54 (2001)

Cross Wharf
Berth 2

184

N/A

Berth 2 has been reported as being in disrepair.

The deck elevation at all berths is 21 m. Depths are not
maintained by regular dredging.

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East Jetty

West Jetty

Rimouski Harbour (7.121)

(Original dated 1982)
(Photograph Canadian Hydrographic Service)

Port services
1

7.122
Repairs: minor repairs.
Other facilities: hospital in Rimouski.
Supplies: fuel by pipeline on the West Jetty or by road
tanker; fresh water; fresh provisions and stores in moderate
quantities.
Communications:
Air. Rimouski airport 1 km SE of the wharves.

South-east of le du Bic
1

Anchorages and harbours

Rade Saint-Barnab
1

7.123
General information. Rade Saint-Barnab (4826N,
6837W), close SW of le Saint-Barnab, provides good
shelter from E winds.
Anchorage is available for small vessels, in a depth of
5 m, mud. The recommended berth is with the two radio
towers (7.113) on the coast, close SE of let Canuel,
bearing 090, distant 1 miles.
Attention is drawn to the presence of marine farms in
the area. For further details, see 1.20.

North-east of le du Bic
1

7.125
Anchorage. Good anchorage, sheltered from W winds,
can be obtained off the E end of le du Bic (4824N,
6852W), in the bight between Rcif du Nord-Est and
Rcif du Sud-Est, 1 mile farther ESE.
There are depths of 13 m, sand and mud, with the N
extremity of le du Bic bearing 263, distant 105 miles. In
this position the SE islet of le Bicquette is just open N of
le du Bic.

7.126
Anchorage. With N winds, which are often very strong
in the autumn, the best anchorage is about 5 cables off the
middle of the S coast of le du Bic, in depths of from 13
to 16 m. Small vessels can anchor closer to the island. The
anchorage is shown on the chart.

South-west of le du Bic
1

7.127
Anchorage. With E winds the most comfortable
anchorage is in a depth of about 13 m, sand and mud,
about 6 cables S of le du Bic (West End) Light (7.115).
In this position there is no more wind, and considerably
less sea, than may be found W of the island. The
anchorage is shown on the chart.

Small craft

Anse lOrignal
7.124
General information. Anse lOrignal (4822N,
6847W) affords good anchorage for small vessels during
W winds, in a depth of 55 m, mud. The recommended
berth is with the N face of Cap lOrignal bearing 255,
distant 115 miles.
Local knowledge is required.

Nearer le du Bic, there are depths of about 8 m, sand

and mud, between the SW islet of Rcif du Sud-Est and
the E extremity of le du Bic. The confused sea, which is
raised when the tidal stream is against the wind, is not felt
so much in this position.

Old Bic Harbour

1

7.128
General information. Old Bic Harbour, entered between
le Brle (wooded) (4823N, 6844W) and Cap Enrag,
6 cables W, dries at LW over most of its area. The town of
Bic, population 2 999 in 2002, is situated near the mouth
of a river at its NE corner. A church, and a cross standing
about 200 m W of it, are conspicuous from NW.
Anchorages. There is anchorage for small craft in
depths of about 4 m, mud, in the middle of the entrance to
the harbour.

Ha Ha Bay
1

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7.129
General information. Ha Ha Bay (4821N, 6850W),
on the W side of Cap lOrignal peninsula, affords shelter
for small craft during E winds, but anchorage is not
recommended, due to marine farms, tidal eddies and
backwash.

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NW of H47 Light-buoy (port hand), moored about

5 cables WNW of Rcif du Nord-Ouest (4824N,
6855W), thence:
NW of a patch (4820N, 6901W), with a depth of
58 m over it, marked by Cap la Carre
Light-buoy (N cardinal), thence:
NW of le Rasade Nord-Est (4812N, 6908W)
(7.139), thence:
NW of the shoal ground, with depths of less than
55 m, extending 6 cables NW from le aux
Basques (4809N, 6915W), a thickly wooded
island, 40 m high to the tree tops. A light
(framework tower, 9 m in height) (seasonal) is
exhibited from the NE end of the island.

LE BICQUETTE TO LE AUX BASQUES

General information
Charts 4777, 4782

Route
1

7.130
The coastal waterway on the SE side of St Lawrence
River from the vicinity of le Bicquette (4825N, 6854W)
to the vicinity of le aux Basques (4809N, 6915W),
22 miles SW, is bounded on the NW side, for the greater
part of its length, by the out-bound lane of the traffic
separation scheme (7.4).

Topography
1

7.131
The coast between Ha Ha Bay (4821N, 6850W) and
the vicinity of le Rasade Nord-Est (4812N, 6908W) is
mostly high and rocky. Nearly perpendicular cliffs 150 to
180 m high, extend from the vicinity of Point Mercier
(4819N, 6853W) to Pointe Cives, 2 miles SW.
From abreast le Rasade Nord-Est to Trois Pistoles,
5 miles farther SW, the coast is generally low, with
occasional rocky points on which there are trees. Extensive
drying flats line this part of the coast.
Behind the coast the terrain rises in undulating ranges,
with no prominent summits.

Inshore passage from le du Bic to le aux Basques

Depths
1

7.132
Several rocks and shoal patches lie up to 5 miles
offshore from 3 to 12 miles SW of le du Bic.
Shoal ground with depths of less than 55 m extends as
far as 3 miles offshore in the vicinity of le aux Basques.

Pilotage
1

7.133
Pilotage is compulsory above Escoumins (4820N,
6923W). Directions for approaching Escoumins and
instructions for embarking the pilot are given at 5.235.

Traffic regulations
1

7.134
For the mariner crossing the outward-bound lane of the
traffic separation scheme below Escoumins, Rule 10 of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
(1972) applies.

Tidal streams
1

7.135
The direction of flood and ebb tidal streams at several
positions are shown on the chart. For additional information
see Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2.

7.140

Principal marks
7.136
Landmarks:
le Bicquette Lighthouse (4825N, 6854W) (7.113).
Radio tower, conspicuous (elevation 411 m; red
lights) (4820N, 6850W) on the summit of Mont
du Bic (Pic Champlain).

Directions

Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer

Coastal passage
1

Radio tower (elevation 216 m; red lights) (4818N,

6853W).
Cross (stone) near the SW end of le Rasade
Sud-Ouest (4811N, 6909W).
Church (grey, three spires) at Trois-Pistoles (4807N,
6910W), which can be seen from a great
distance, especially when the sun shines on it.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 7.155)

Small craft

(continued from 7.114)

7.137
From a position NNW of le Bicquette and between le
Bicquette (4825N, 6854W) and the out-bound lane of
the traffic separation scheme, the track leads SW, passing:

(continued from 7.115 and 7.116)

7.139
From the SW end of Chenal du Bic (4822N,
6851W), or Chenal Bicquette, about 2 miles NW, the
recommended track for the inshore passage leads SW,
passing:
NW of Rocher Alcide (4820N, 6856W) marked by
a light-buoy (N cardinal), thence:
Clear of a patch (4820N, 6901W), with a depth of
58 m over it, marked by Cap la Carre
Light-buoy (7.137), thence:
NW of the shoal ground, with depths of less than
55 m over it, which extends up to 1 miles from
the mainland shore between a position 6 miles SW
of Rocher Alcide, and le Rasade Nord-Est (rocky
and grassy) (4812N, 6908W), thence:
NW of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m
over it, extending 7 cables NW from le Rasade
Sud-Ouest (rocky and grassy) (4811N, 6909W),
thence:
NW of the shoal ground surrounding le aux Basques,
as at 7.137.
Bird sanctuary. le Rasade Nord-Est, le Rasade
Sud-Ouest and le aux Basques are designated bird
sanctuaries. For further details, see 1.91.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 052 of Rcif du
Sud-Est (4825N, 6849W), just open SE of le du Bic,
passes about 7 cables NW of Rocher Alcide.

Useful marks
1

7.138
Useful mark:
Radio tower (4818N, 6853W) (7.140).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 7.155)

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7.141
General
information.
The
hamlet
of
Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer (4819N, 6852W) lies at the head
of a shallow bay, which has a wooded promontory at its
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A small jetty at the head of the bay is in ruins and dries

out at LW.

Topography
1

Trois-Pistoles
1

7.142
General information. Trois-Pistoles (4808N, 6910W)
is a town (population 3 807 in 2002) at the head of a
drying bay, with a jetty extending from the W point of the
bay.
Directions. Leading lights are exhibited from the outer
end of the jetty:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 7 m in height).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 15 m in
height) (240 m from front light).
The alignment (137) of these lights leads towards the
jetty, passing about 1 mile NE of le aux Basques Light
(4809N, 6914W) (7.137).
There are depths of more than 2 m to within 8 cables of
the pier-head; numerous boulders and drying rocks lie off
the end of the pier, and it is not advisable to go alongside
until near HW.
7.143
Anchorage. During W winds small vessels can anchor
off the NE end of le aux Basques, in about 5 m, sand and
mud, with le aux Basques Light bearing 243, 1 mile.
In this position, which lies about one cable SW of the
leading line, the SW extremity of le aux Pommes
(4806N, 6919W), a grassy island, is in line with the S
side of le aux Basques.
7.144
Berths. The NW section of the wharf is 229 m long; the
outer end dries at LW and is partially fringed with rocks;
the SE section is 90 m long.
A marina, which dries completely, is accessible from
two hours before to two hours after HW.
Facilities. A movable ramp (capacity 32 tonnes) is
located on the inside of the NW section of the jetty; a
ramp and a small slip are located near the SE part.
Communications. A passenger and car ferry crosses
between Trois-Pistoles and Escoumins on the N shore; the
ferry track is shown on the chart.
The ferry service operates according to the time of HW
at Trois-Pistoles.

Tidal streams
1

Other name
7.145
1

lets dAmours (4808N, 6910W).

1

LE AUX BASQUES TO LE VERTE

General information
Charts 4782, 4783

Routes
1

7.146
From abreast le aux Basques (4809N, 6915W) the
coastal passage on the SE side of St Lawrence River
continues SW to a position WNW of Pointe du Bout den
Haut (4759N, 6930W). The main route for traffic
entering St Lawrence River passes NW of Bancs de lle
Rouge (4805N, 6932W). The out-bound route passes SE
of Bancs de lle Rouge.

7.147
le aux Basques, le aux Pommes and le Verte lie near
the outer edge of a large area of shoal ground, with drying
flats of sand, mud and boulders, extending from the SE
shore.
The coast between le aux Pommes and the NE end of
le Verte is low and bordered with grassy swamps, with
earth cliffs 15 to 30 m high behind them.
The coast abreast the SW part of le Verte is also low,
but it is backed by a narrow ridge of wooded hills, 80 m
high.
le Verte is thickly wooded on its upper ridges, which
rise to an elevation of 70 m. Along the W side of the
island the HW line is fringed by ridges of slate, behind
which lie low, wooded cliffs of earth for the greater part of
the island. A church (spire), which is not visible from NE,
stands about 2 miles NE of Pointe du Bout den Haut, the
SW extremity of the island.
7.148
Mid-river bank. Bancs de lle Rouge (4805N,
6932W) is the outermost of a line of banks that divide St
Lawrence River into two channels for a distance of about
30 miles.
This bank, which is about 3 miles long and 2 miles
wide, is very foul inside depths of 55 m, and dries in
many places.
le Rouge is a shingle islet with an elevation of about
52 m, lying near the S end of the bank.
The edges of the bank are marked by light-buoys.

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7.149
The directions and rates of the tidal streams at several
lettered positions are tabulated on the chart. An atlas of
tidal current charts for every hour of the tide in this area is
published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.
7.150
In-going tidal stream. The in-going tidal stream, having
progressed fairly up the estuary, is obstructed on
approaching Bancs de lle Rouge; possibly the greater part
turns S to flow between these banks and le Verte. There
are in-going currents below the surface E of Bancs de lle
Rouge, while the surface flow is still out-going. The rate of
the in-going stream is greatest about 5 hours after LW at
Pointe au Pre, attaining an average rate of 1 kn in the
approaches to the banks and 2 kn SE of them.
7.151
Out-going tidal stream. The first of the out-going tidal
stream W of le Rouge is deflected by the out-going stream
from Rivire Saguenay and turns E round the N side of
Bancs de lle Rouge between 2 and 3 hours after LW at
Pointe au Pre. This causes a strong eddy on the NE side
of the bank. Farther out in the estuary, the out-going stream
sets N until turned almost E by the out-going stream from
Rivire Saguenay, about 5 hours after HW at Pointe au
Pre. The stream veers gradually S between 3 and
4 hours after LW at Pointe au Pre, with a rate at average
tides diminishing from 2 to 1 kn during this period.
On the SE side, in the vicinity of le aux Basques, the
rate of the out-going stream is weak from HW at Pointe au
Pre for 3 to 4 hours; even at its full strength the rate
rarely extends 2 kn.
Along the NW side of le Verte the out-going tidal
stream attains a maximum of 3 kn at average tides at the

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Rasade Nord-Est about 14 miles NE.
7.152
Reefs north and south of les Verte as follows:
Rcif de lle Verte. The out-going stream sets
strongly NE across the reef, and the beginning of
the in-going streams sets S onto it.
Reef SW of Pointe du Bout den Haut. Both the
out-going and in-going streams set strongly across
the reef; with a strong in-going stream there is
usually a heavy tide-rip off the reef, caused by the
meeting of the streams from both sides of the
island.
7.153
Tide-rips. Where the out-going stream from Rivire
Saguenay meets the stream in the estuary, tide-rips,
dangerous to small craft, are set up. This is specially the
case in bad weather over the foul ground NE of le Rouge.
This out-going stream, flowing E and S, half encircles
Bancs de lle Rouge, causing strong eddies, until it joins
the in-going stream S of le Rouge about 3 to 3 hours
after LW at Pointe au Pre.
Tide-rips of less intensity may be met anywhere in the
vicinity of le Rouge with either in-going or out-going
streams, and their positions vary with state of the tide and
wind; with strong NE winds the sea becomes very rough in
this area.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 4782

Rade de lle Verte

1

Principal marks
1

7.154
Landmarks:
le Verte Lighthouse (white round tower, 17 m in
height) (4803N, 6925W) on a low point on the
NW side of the island; this point appears to be
detached when viewed from a distance NE.
le Rouge Lighthouse (grey round tower, 19 m in
height) (4804N, 6933W) with a white dwelling
nearby, at the centre of the islet.
Major lights:
le Verte Light as above.
le Rouge Light as above.

Chart 4782

LIsle-Verte
1

Directions
1

7.155
From a position NW of le aux Basques (4809N,
6915W), the track leads SW, passing (with positions from
le aux Basques Light (4809N, 6914W):
NW of Rcif aux Basques, which extends about
7 cables WSW from le aux Basques; a rock near
its extremity covers with the highest tides. Thence:
NW of le aux Pommes (4 miles SW) (7.143), thence:
NW of Rcif de lle Verte (8 miles SW) which
dries in places and is steep-to on its W side,
extending about 1 mile NE from the N coast of le
Verte, thence:
SE of Bancs de lle Rouge (12 miles WSW) (7.148),
marked on the E side by H52 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), thence:
To a position about 3 miles WNW of Pointe du Bout
den Haut (4759N, 6930W).
7.156
Clearing marks. The N extremity of le aux Basques,
bearing about 059, and well open of the third dip in the

7.158
General information. Rade de lle Verte (4805N,
6924W) provides good anchorage in depths of about
11 m, stiff mud, N of Rcif de lle Verte (7.155).
Directions. The anchorage position is approached from
NW on the alignment (148) of le Verte (North-east End)
Light (7.157) and a church (red roof, grey spire) (4801N,
6920W) in LIsle-Verte village (7.159), anchoring when
le Verte Light (7.154) on the NW side of the island, bears
214. The anchor position is shown on the chart.
Smaller vessels can be anchored closer to le Verte.

Small craft

(continued from 7.138 and 7.140)

hills of the high land near Mont du Bic (Pic Champlain)

(4820N, 6850W) passes NW of Rcif de lle Verte and
depths of less than 91 m extending nearly 5 cables farther
NW.
7.157
Useful marks:
Church (spire) in the village of Rivire-Trois-Pistoles
(4806N, 6912W).
Radio tower (elevation 93 m; red lights), 8 cables N
of the church at Rivire-Trois-Pistoles.
le Verte (North-east End) Light (4804N, 6923W)
(square framework tower, 9 m in height) (seasonal)
situated on a low ridge of slate, which becomes a
chain of islets at HW. From a distance, the islet on
which the light stands appears to be detached.
(Directions continue at 8.77)

7.159
General information. LIsle-Verte (4801N, 6920W)
is a village (population 1 040 in 2000) on the S shore
abreast the NE end of le Verte. A causeway leads across a
grassy swamp from the mainland to a public pier.
Directions. The pier is approached from NNW, across
the drying flats which lie between le Verte and the
mainland. Passage over the flats should only be attempted
near HW.
Berths. The public wharf, which dries completely, has
an outer end 90 m long. The NW end of the wharf is
fringed with rocks on all faces. A narrow and tortuous
channel, marked by stakes and daybeacons leads to the
wharf. A ferry ramp and slipway are located on the S face
of the wharf. A small seasonal ferry runs between the
mainland and le Verte. Small craft may use floating
pontoons, which dry at LW.

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7.160
Anchorage for small craft, in depths of 5 m, fairly
sheltered from W winds, is available about 4 cables NE of
le aux Pommes (4806N, 6919W) (7.143).
Directions. The recommended approach to the
anchorage is from the NNE. The line of bearing 211 of le
Ronde (wooded islet on mud flats) (1 miles S of the NE
end of le Verte), open its own width SE of le aux
Pommes, leads to the anchorage position, which is shown
on the chart.

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East side of le Verte

1

7.161
North-east end. An L-shaped public pier 85m in length
at La Richardire, with an outer face 29 m long and a
depth of 3 m alongside at HW, projects from the E side of
le Verte, 1 miles SW of the NE extremity of the island.
There is a ramp on the W side which is partially rock
filled and a light (red and white square framework tower,
5 m in height) is exhibited from the pier-head.
A marina, entered at HW, is situated on the E side of
the pier. Local knowledge is required.
South-west end. A public pier with a depth of 37 m
alongside its outer end at HW, projects from the SE side of

le Verte, 1 miles NE of Pointe du Bout den Haut, the

SW extremity of the island. A landing slip, which dries at
LW, is situated on the W side of the pier.

Cacouna-Est
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7.162
General information. Cacouna-Est (4800N, 6926W)
is a small village on the SE shore, near the SW end of le
Verte. A public pier projects NW from the shore and has a
outer face, 10 m in length, which dries at LW.
Submarine cables. Four submarine cables are laid from
a position close NE of the public pier in a NW direction to
le Verte.

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70

30

69

30

le
Verte

4779

48

48

8.8

4783

Port de Gros-Cacouna

8.66
4783 Saint Simon

Pointe de la Rivire du Loup 4783

4782

8.37
4783 Cap lAigle
4783 Port de Pointe-au-Pic

8.56

8.60
8.112
30

30
4784 Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive

8.135

4783

4784 le-aux-Coudres

le
aux Coudres

8.175
8.160
4785

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli 4784
4784

Cap Brl

47

47

8.188
le
d'Orlans

30

71

30

30

Longitude 70 West from Greenwich

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ST LAWRENCE RIVER LE ROUGE TO CAP BRL

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4782, 4783, 4784, 4785

Scope of the chapter

1

8.1
This chapter covers the lower St Lawrence River from
the vicinity of le Rouge (4804N, 6933W) to the
vicinity of Cap Brl (4707N, 7043W), a distance, by
river, of about 75 miles. It is arranged as follows:
le Rouge to Cap aux Oies (8.5).
Cap aux Oies to Cap Brl (8.131).

Routes
1

8.2
The usual route for ships proceeding up the St Lawrence
River passes W of le Rouge, while ships proceeding
down-river commonly pass E of the island. South of le
Rouge the river is divided into two channels by islands and
banks lying in mid-stream.
Chenal du Nord, on the NW side of the river, is the
main ship channel, and is almost always used by large
vessels proceeding both up and down river, as it is the
deeper channel and is considered to be the best and safest
for navigation. It frequently remains free from ice for some
time after the shallower waters on the SE side of the river
become unnavigable.

Chenal du Sud, on the SE side of the river, is preferred

by some masters of smaller vessels, especially those having
local knowledge of the tidal streams, which are, generally,
not so strong as in Chenal du Nord. Good anchorage is
available in this channel.
Caution. Chenal du Sud is not recommended to
commercial shipping. From seaward to Pointe de
Saint-Vallier (4655N, 7048W) this channel is shallow
and encumbered with islets and shoals.

Traffic regulations
1

8.3
The positions of reporting points in the St Lawrence
Waterway Vessel Traffic Services Zone (1.27) are indicated
on the charts.
For further information, see Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 6 (5).

Rescue
1

8.4
A Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue cutter
operates in the area between Qubec and le dAnticosti
from May to November. See 1.105 for further information.

LE ROUGE TO CAP AUX OIES

Tidal streams

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4782, 4783, 4784

Area covered
1

8.5
This section covers the passage up St Lawrence River
from le Rouge (4804N, 6933W) to Cap aux Oies,
44 miles SW. It is arranged as follows:
Chenal du Nord le Rouge to Pointe des Rochers
(8.8).
Chenal du Nord Pointe des Rochers to Cap aux
Oies (8.37).
Chenal du Sud le Verte to les de Kamouraska
(8.66).
Chenal du Sud les de Kamouraska to Traverse de
Saint-Roch (8.112).

8.7
Tidal streams in this part of the river are greatly
influenced by the bottom profile which, in some places, can
create strong tide rips and overfalls. Mariners may
encounter cross and counter currents which can force a
vessel off course. The strongest currents, up to 7 kn, with
tide rips and eddies, are located off the banks of le Rouge,
at the junction of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence Rivers
and in Passage de lle aux Coudres (4725N, 7025W).

CHENAL DU NORD LE ROUGE

TO POINTE DES ROCHERS
General information
Charts 4782, 4783

Route
Topography
1

8.6
The NW shore from Cap du Basque (4800N, 6946W)
to Cap aux Oies (4729N, 7014W) is bold and
mountainous, with deep water close to the cliffs in most
places, and few indentations. In many places the hills rise
to elevations of 370 to 395 m within 5 cables of the shore,
with mountain ranges rising a short distance inland.
A line of islands, reefs and shoals, running in mid-river,
from abreast Cap du Basque, SW for a distance of
22 miles, separates Chenal du Nord from Chenal du Sud in
this section of the river.

8.8
The main route lies on the W side of the river from the
vicinity of le Rouge (4804N, 6933W) to the vicinity of
Pointe des Rochers, 23 miles SW, entering Chenal du Nord
abreast Cap du Basque (4800N, 6946W).

Topography
1

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8.9
Batture aux Alouettes is an extensive drying area of
sand and boulders, which extends up to 4 miles E from the
coast between Pointe aux Alouettes (4806N, 6942W)
and a position about 4 miles SSW. There are stony ridges
along its E edge, these being the last to cover with the

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rising tide. The highest, which lies about 4 cables S of let

aux Alouettes (5.262), only covers at the highest tides. Foul
ground extends nearly 2 miles E from the outer edge of the
reef, in places.
le Rouge and Bancs de lle Rouge are described at
7.148.
8.10
Western shore. The terrain on the NW side of the river
is described at 8.6.
Between Pointe aux Alouettes and Pointe au Bouleau,
1 miles SSW, the coast consists of sand and clay cliffs,
about 24 to 30 m high; these continue to the mouth of
Rivire aux Canards, 6 cables farther W. Southward of the
mouth of this river the coast becomes rocky. Cap du
Basque is a mountainous headland, and the mountainous
shore with high cliffs continues SSW to Cap de la Tte au
Chien, a prominent and very precipitous point.
8.11
Battures de lle Blanche extends about 3 miles SSW,
in mid-river, from a position about 5 miles ESE of Cap
du Basque. The reef is of slate, the greater part of which
dries, with numerous boulders on it and skirting it.
le Blanche (4756N, 6940W) a sandy islet, with high
grass, is situated on Battures de lle Blanche, 5 miles SE
of Cap du Basque.
8.12
le aux Livres extends about 7 miles SSW from the S
end of Battures de lle Blanche. The island rises gradually
from both ends to a wooded summit. The W side of the
island, for a distance of about 2 miles from its N end, is
fringed by a drying bank extending about 1 cable offshore,
with some rocky heads just outside it.
8.13
Rcif de lle aux Fraises lies in mid-river, about
4 miles E of Pointe des Rochers (4746N, 6954W). The
drying portion of this reef extends for nearly 3 miles SSW
from a position about 1 miles SSW of le aux Livres,
being separated from that island by Passe de lle aux
Livres, (8.26).
There are several islets on the ridge of the reef; the
middle and largest islet is covered with trees and small
bushes, 6 to 9 m high to their tops; the others, about 1 to
2 m high, are covered with grass and small bushes.
Rcif de lle aux Fraises is a designated bird sanctuary.
For further information, see 1.91.

Tidal streams in Chenal du Nord

1

Ferry terminal
1

8.14
It is advisable to reduce speed when passing the ferry
terminal of Saint-Simon (4750N, 6952W) (8.34) when
there is a ferry alongside. The normal ferry track is marked
on the chart.
2

Tidal streams in the vicinity of le Rouge

1

8.15
The directions and routes of the tidal streams at hourly
intervals for several positions in the area are tabulated on
the chart.
In-going tidal streams. A portion of the in-going tidal
stream passes W of Bancs de lle Rouge, attaining a rate
of 3 kn with average tides.
The remainder, possibly the greater part, passes SE of
Bancs de lle Rouge, attaining a rate of 2 kn with
average tides. Part of this stream continues up Chenal du
Sud, but, from 3 to 4 hours after LW to 2 hours after HW
at Pointe au Pre, a part curves W towards Chenal du

Nord, passing S of le Rouge, attaining a rate of 2 kn in

the hour of HW at Pointe au Pre, with average tides.
This branch of the in-going stream is deflected SW on
meeting the in-going stream from W of le Rouge, and the
resultant flow is SW, roughly towards Cap du Basque. This
flow is most definite from 5 hours after LW until 2 hours
after HW at Pointe au Pre.
8.16
Out-going tidal stream. Commencing about 3 hours
after HW at Pointe au Pre, the first of the out-going tidal
stream in the area SE of le Rouge comes from Chenal du
Sud. Two hours later the out-going tidal stream from
Chenal du Nord begins to cross over between le Blanche
and le Rouge, and, until 3 hours after LW at Pointe au
Pre, it predominates, turning the stream NE towards le
Verte.
In a position about 1 miles SE of le Rouge the rate of
the tidal stream, with average tides, from hour before to
1 hours after LW at Pointe au Pre, is about 4 kn,
reaching 5 kn at springs. A rate of 6 kn has been
experienced for a short period. Along the NW side of le
Verte the out-going rate is 3 kn with average tides, and is
strongest about the time of LW at Pointe au Pre.
8.17
W of le Rouge the flow turns to out-going between 1
and 2 hours after HW at Pointe au Pre. At first the set is
N through the passage, but a set towards Bancs de lle
Rouge develops and is most pronounced about 1 or 2 hours
after LW at Pointe au Pre.
The out-going tidal stream through the passage W of le
Rouge attains a rate of 3 kn with average tides, and 5 kn
at springs.
8.18
Tide-rips, some of which may be heavy and a danger to
small craft, occur in several areas on either side of Bancs
de lle Rouge and between le Verte and le Blanche, as
shown on the charts. Tide-rips of lesser strength may occur
anywhere in the le Rouge region, caused by conflicting
tidal streams; their positions vary with the stage of the tide
and, perhaps, with the force and direction of the wind.

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8.19
In-going tidal streams. From about 3 to nearly
5 hours after LW at Pointe au Pre, the in-going tidal
stream starts to set fairly up Chenal du Nord, along the
coast of le aux Livres. After this, the W flow from the
SE side of the river (8.15) causes variable eddies close to
Battures de lle Blanche and the NE end of le aux
Livres. The in-going stream from the SE side of the river
is predominant from 4 hours after LW to 2 hours after HW
at Pointe au Pre.
The in-going tidal stream through Passe de lle aux
Livres is felt for some distance into Chenal du Nord from
4 hours after LW until 1 hour after HW at Pointe au Pre.
The rate of the average in-going flow reaches 1 kn at
a position of 1 mile off Cap de la Tte au Chien (4755N,
6948W), and kn at a position 1 mile off Pointe des
Rochers.
8.20
Out-going tidal stream. In the vicinity of le aux
Livres, the out-going stream commences about 2 to
3 hours after HW at Pointe au Pre, a part curving towards
the SE side of the river, over and N of le aux Livres and
Battures de lle Blanche. There is a strong set towards le
Rouge and Bancs de lle Rouge from 4 hours after HW to
2 hours after LW at Pointe au Pre, as mentioned at 8.17.

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Eddies, with heavy tide-rips at times, may be set up

during the out-going tidal streams on the S side of Cap de
la Tte au Chien and Pointe des Rochers, but these seldom
extend beyond 5 cables offshore. At distances of 1 mile
from these headlands, there are no appreciable onshore or
offshore sets.
The rate of the average out-going flow reaches 3 kn at a
position 1 mile off Cap de la Tte au Chien, and 2 kn at
a position 1 mile off Pointe des Rochers.
8.21
There is no appreciable set from Chenal du Nord
towards Passe de lle aux Livres during the out-going
tidal stream.

Side channel
Passe de lle aux Livres
1

Tidal streams around le Rouge

1

8.22
There is a strong set towards le Rouge and Bancs de
lle Rouge during the out-going tidal stream (8.16). The
out-going tidal streams set strongly towards and over the
NE end of Battures de lle Blanche.

Principal marks
1

8.23
Major lights:
Haut-fond Prince Light (4807N, 6937W) (5.239).
le Verte Light (4803N, 6925W) (7.154).
le Rouge Light (grey round tower, 19 m in height)
(4804N, 6933W) on the centre of the islet.
White dwelling with brown roof nearby.
Cap au Saumon Light (white 8-sided tower, red top,
14 m in height) (4746N, 6954W) on Pointe des
Rochers.

8.25
Useful mark:
Church (4750N, 6952W), with prominent spire,
140 m in elevation, at Saint-Simon.
(Directions continue at 8.49)

8.26
General information. Passe de lle aux Livres
(4747N, 6947W), between the S end of le aux Livres
and Rcif de lle aux Fraises, about 1 miles SSW, is
much used by traffic crossing between the E and W sides
of the river. There is a least charted depth of 38 m in this
passage.
Local knowledge is required.
8.27
Tidal streams. During spring tides, the tidal streams set
through Passe de lle aux Livres at a rate of about 4 kn,
with strong eddies on the out-going stream. Further
information is given at 8.19 and 8.21. Hourly predictions
are tabulated on the chart.
8.28
Directions. The recommended track from Chenal du
Nord leads SE into Passe de lle aux Livres, passing
close on either side of le aux Livres Light-buoy (safe
water), moored 8 cables SW of le aux Livres Light.
Line of bearing. The line of bearing 305, astern, of the
church spire at Saint-Simon (8.25), with a conspicuous
granite patch on the hills behind the village open S of it,
leads through the passage, in depths of not less than 4 m,
passing about 1 cables NE of le aux Livres Light-buoy.

Anchorages and harbours

Directions
1

(continued from 5.241)

8.24
From a position 4807N, 6935W the track leads SSW
through Chenal du Nord, (with positions from le Rouge
Light (4804N, 6933W)) passing:
Between Haut-Fond Prince Light (3 miles NW)
(5.239) and Bancs de lle Rouge (close N)
(7.148). The NW side of Bancs de lle Rouge is
marked by K55 Light-buoy (port hand). Thence:
ESE of Batture aux Alouettes (5 miles W) (8.9), the
E side of which is marked by light-buoys
(starboard hand), thence:
In mid-channel, WNW of the N end of Battures de
lle Blanche (9 miles SSW) (8.11), marked by
K59 Light-buoy (port hand), and WNW of le
Blanche, thence:
ESE of Cap de la Tte au Chien (14 miles SW) from
which a light (white 8-sided tower, 12 m in height)
is exhibited, thence:
WNW of le aux Livres (14 miles SSW). le aux
Livres Light (orange triangle in white rectangle,
on framework tower, 8 m in height) is exhibited
from a small islet near the S end of the island.
And:
ESE of Saint-Simon (4750N, 6952W) a ferry
terminal (8.14). A light (framework tower, 6 m in
height) is exhibited from the head of the S pier.
The track then leads to a position about 1 miles ESE
of Pointe des Rochers (4746N, 6954W), a high, bold
and precipitous headland, from which a light (8.23) is
exhibited. The high land behind the point is separated from
the inland ranges by undulating grassland.

Basque Road
1

8.29
General information. Basque Road (4802N, 6944W)
is a good anchorage, sheltered from NE winds by Batture
aux Alouettes (8.9). A waterfall in the hills at the head of
the cove W of Basque Road is very distinctive after rain.
Anchorage. The best berth is in depths of 15 to 18 m,
clay or stiff mud, on the following lines of bearing:
le du Chafaud aux Basques; a wooded islet, 14
miles N of Cap du Basque, bearing about 259,
distant about 1 mile.
The beacon (5.259) on let aux Alouettes bearing
025.
Excellent anchorage is available near the 10 m depth
contour, with a bottom of stiff mud, on the following lines
of bearing:
A bare rock, 67 m high, about 2 cables W of le du
Chafaud aux Basques, just open S of that island.
The alignment (201) of Cap du Basque and the next
point of land SSW of it.
Both anchorage positions are shown on the chart.

Baie des Rochers

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8.30
General information. Baie des Rochers (4757N,
6947W) is entirely filled by a flat of sand, mud and large
boulders, which dries 18 to 27 m.
Cap du Nid aux Corbeaux, the NE entrance point, is
mountainous and steep-to. The SW entrance point is a
small wooded islet, 6 m high, joined to the mainland by a
narrow strip of yellow sand, and fringed by a rocky ledge,
covered with large boulders. About midway between these
points a narrow ridge of rocks, which dry 27 m, lies across

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the entrance to the bay. This ridge is steep-to, having

depths of 37 m within 1 cable. A wooded island, about
50 m high, is situated in the SW part of the bay. A low but
prominent waterfall marks the outlet of a river in the SW
corner of the bay.
Tidal streams set strongly across the ridge of rocks at
the mouth of the bay.
8.31
Landings. Temporary jetties are sometimes erected in
the small indentations between Baie des Rochers and Cap
de la Tte au Chien.

mouth of a small stream. A small church stands on the

point near the village. The pier is in ruins, but it provides
protection for small craft.

CHENAL DU NORD POINTE DES

ROCHERS TO CAP AUX OIES
General information
Charts 4783, 4784

Route

Anchorage west of le aux Livres

1

8.32
In calm weather, temporary anchorage in depths of 18 m
may be obtained W of the NE end (4754N, 6941W) of
le aux Livres (8.12).
The recommended anchorage position is 2 cables
outside the 5 m depth contour, with the NE end of the
island bearing about 103, distant 7 cables.
The out-going tidal stream setting across the reef, is not
felt in this position, though it is felt closer inshore.

Topography
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Port aux Quilles

1

8.33
General information. Port aux Quilles (4753N,
6951W) is situated at the mouth of a shallow stream.
Pointe aux Quilles, about 4 cables SE of the river mouth,
rising to an elevation of about 210 m within 4 cables of the
coast, is remarkable.
Anchorages. There is temporary anchorage for small
craft off the mouth of the stream.
Local knowledge is required, as the coastal bank is
steep-to.

Chart 4783 plan of Saint-Simon

Saint-Simon
1

8.34
General information. Saint-Simon (4750N, 6952W),
a village with a population of about 1500, is a summer
resort situated close S of the mouth of Rivire Noire. A
church (8.25), standing on a plateau above the coast, is
prominent.
Ferry. Saint-Simon is the terminal for the ferry service
to Rivire-du-Loup (8.94).
8.35
Berths. At Saint-Simon there is a public pier and a
jetty:
The N pier (public) is L-shaped and 120 m long; its
outer face is 41 m long with charted depths of
77 m alongside. The N side of the pier is
protected by boulders. The S side provides
shallowing depths of about 27 m at the outer end
and dries at the inner end.
The S jetty (ferry berth) is 158 m long; the outer
berthing section is 87 m long and 9 m wide.
A light (8.24) is exhibited from the head of the S jetty.
Port services:
Repairs: moveable ramp at the ferry berth.
Supplies and facilities: electricity; fresh water;
telephone on south jetty.

Small craft

8.38
North-west shore. The terrain on the NW side of the
river is described at 8.6.
The coast between Pointe des Rochers and Gros Cap
lAigle, 5 miles SW, is high and precipitous, except in the
vicinity of Port-au-Saumon, 2 miles SW of Pointe des
Rochers.
A peak, rising to an elevation of 560 m, about 3 miles
WNW of Port-au-Saumon, is conspicuous from the S.
8.39
Between Gros Cap lAigle and Cap lAigle, about
5 miles farther WSW, the coast is wooded, with high earth
cliffs. It is bordered for almost its entire length by a rocky
ledge covered with sand and large boulders, which dries as
much as 34 m. This ledge is fairly steep-to, except for a
distance of about 4 cables NE from Cap lAigle, where
depths of less than 18 m extend about 2 cables outside the
drying ledge.
8.40
The coast is steep-to from Pointe au Pic (4737N,
7008W) for a distance of about 2 miles SW. A drying flat
and a shallow bank border the coast from the mouth of Le
Gros Ruisseau, 2 miles SW of Pointe au Pic, for a further
2 miles SSW.
From Pointe Jureux (4732N, 7012W) to Cap de la
Corneille, 2 miles SW, the coast is fairly steep-to. La Petite
Malbaie, between Cap de la Corneille and Cap aux Oies,
about 1 mile SSW, is filled by a drying reef.
8.41
Mont des boulements rises to an elevation of 766 m
about 3 miles NW of Cap aux Oies; it is the highest of
the mountain ranges in the area, and is surrounded by
conical peaks.
8.42
Banc de lle aux Livres extends about 4 miles SSW
from Rcif de lle aux Fraises (8.13) to a position about
5 miles ESE of Gros Cap lAigle.
8.43
Banc des Anglais, is situated near the centre of the
river, SE of Cap aux Oies. It separates Chenal du Nord
from Chenal du Sud in this section of the river.

Tidal streams

Port-au-Persil
1

8.37
Chenal du Nord continues on the NW side of the river
from abreast Pointe des Rochers (4746N, 6954W) to the
vicinity of Cap aux Oies (4729N, 7014W), 22 miles SW.

8.36
General information. Port-au-Persil (4748N, 6954W)
is a village (population 179 in 1981) situated near the

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8.44
Off Gros Cap lAigle. At a position 1 mile off Gros
Cap lAigle, the tidal stream turns to in-going 3 to
4 hours after LW at Pointe au Pre and attains a rate of
kn with average tides; the tidal stream turns to out-going
2 to 3 hours after HW at Pointe au Pre and attains a
rate of 2 kn with average tides.

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8.45
Above Gros Cap lAigle. The in-going tidal stream
sets fairly up the channel as far as Haut-fond Morin
(4736N, 7002W), above which it sets in a 265 direction
during the period from HW at Pointe au Pre until 2 hours
later, when the rate is about 2 kn with average tides. This
onshore set is not so pronounced with large tides, when the
stream sets in 240 direction. Also, in this locality, there
may be little or no stream on the surface at neap tides.
Further on the in-going stream rounds Cap aux Oies
parallel to the shore, and at a position farther from the cape
it flows towards Traverse du Milieu (4725N, 7016W).
8.46
The main out-going stream is strongest about the time of
LW at Pointe au Pre. With average tides, it flows from the
vicinity of Cap aux Oies and along by Banc des Anglais
towards Banc de lle aux Livres. When within 4 miles of
the latter, it divides, a portion entering Chenal du Sud.
With large tides the out-going stream sets more directly
down-river, past Haut-fond Morin, before turning towards
Banc de lle aux Livres.
Approaching Haut-fond Morin, the out-going tidal
streams has a rate of 2 kn with average tides. With large
tides the rate between Cap aux Oies and Haut-fond Morin
increases to 4 kn, and is strongest from the time of LW at
Pointe au Pre to 1 hour after.
8.47
Tide-rips and eddy. There are violent tide-rips off Gros
Cap lAigle and Cap aux Oies, and between Cap aux
Oies and Banc des Anglais, 3 cables SE, at times.
Between Gros Cap lAigle and Cap lAigle, a back
eddy sets up-river on the out-going tide, close to the edge
of the flats.
Hourly predictions of the directions and rates of the tidal
streams at several positions are tabulated on the charts.

Passage south-east of Haut-fond Morin

1

Useful marks
8.54
1

Chart 4783 plan of port of Pointe-au-Pic

8.48
Landmark:
Radio tower (elevation 456 m; red lights) (4743N,
7001W).
Major lights:
Cap au Saumon Light (4746N, 6954W) (8.23).
Pointe au Pic Light (square framework tower, 18 m in
height) (4737N, 7008W).
Cap aux Oies Light (square framework tower, 9 m in
height) (4729N, 7014W).

La Malbaie
1

Directions
(continued from 8.25)

Passage north-west of Haut-fond Morin

1

Church
(spire),
prominent,
at
Saint-Fidle-de-Mont-Murray (4744N, 7000W),
on the plateau, about 1 mile inland.
Grande le Light (4737N, 6952W) (8.79).
Cap lAigle Light (square framework tower, 5 m in
height) (4740N, 7006W).
Hotel, prominent (4737N, 7009W) on the cliffs S
of Pointe au Pic.
Church (spire), prominent, at Sainte-Irne (4734N,
7013W).
(Directions continue, for Chenal du Nord at 8.142)
(Directions for Chenal du Sud are given at 8.120)

Anchorages and harbours

Principal marks
1

8.50
From SE of Gros Cap lAigle, the track for the
mariner intending to pass SE of Haut-fond Morin leads
SSW, passing about 1 miles ESE of the shoal.
8.51
Clearing bearing. On approaching Haut-fond Morin, the
line of bearing 024 of the fall of the land in the vicinity
of Cap de la Tte au Chien (8.10), open E of Pointe des
Rochers, passes about 1 mile ESE of the shoal.
8.52
After passing Haut-fond Morin, the track leads SW to
rejoin Chenal du Nord off Cap aux Oies, as at 8.49, or
continues SSW to join Chenal du Sud, off Pointe aux
Orignaux (4729N, 7002W), as at 8.120.
8.53
Caution. In reduced visibility it is necessary to navigate
with great care in the vicinity of Haut-fond Morin.

8.49
From a position about 1 miles ESE of Pointe des
Rochers, the track leads SW through Chenal du Nord,
passing:
NW of Banc de lle aux Livres (8.42), thence:
SE of Gros Cap lAigle (4742N, 6959W), a high
wooded cape, thence:
NW of Haut-fond Morin (rock) (4736N, 7002W),
marked by Haut-fond Morin Light-buoy (preferred
channel to starboard), moored SW of its shallowest
part; an extensive bank with depths of less than
16 m over it, lies W of Haut-fond Morin, thence:
About 1 miles SE of Cap aux Oies, a bold wooded
bluff at the end of a spur of high land.

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8.55
General information. La Malbaie (4739N, 7008W),
a bay about 2 miles SW of Cap lAigle, is filled by
drying flats of mud, sand and boulders. Rivire Malbaie
(River Murray) flows into the head of the bay and crosses
the flats through shallow tidal channels, navigable at times
by small craft.
The town of La Malbaie, a popular summer resort with
a population of about 5000, is situated on both sides of the
mouth of Rivire Malbaie, and extends down the W shore
of the bay as far as Pointe au Pic, 3 miles SW of Cap
lAigle. Saint-tienne church, situated W of the river
mouth, has a conspicuous spire, and a cross, illuminated at
night, stands on a hill N of the river mouth.
8.56
Pointe-au-Pic. The village of Pointe-au-Pic has facilities
for loading pulpwood and paper, and is generally clear of
ice throughout the winter. Pilotage is compulsory.
8.57
Directions for Pointe-au-Pic. The wharf (8.60) at
Pointe-au-Pic is approached from E, passing (positions
given from Pointe au Pic Light (8.48)):
S of K64 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (3 cables E),
thence:
S of KPP Light-buoy (S Cardinal) ( cable ENE),
marking the S side of the shoal ground in La
Malbaie.
8.58
Anchorage off La Malbaie. Good anchorage is
available in depths of 22 m off the N end of La Malbaie,

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with Sainte-tienne church on the W side of the river

mouth, bearing 289, just open S of Pointe Gaz on the N
side of the bay, as indicated on the chart. This position is
out of the main tidal stream, and is well sheltered from the
prevailing winds. Holding ground is good.
There is also anchorage farther out, in slightly deeper
water, but here the tidal streams are much stronger.
8.59
Anchorage off Pointe-au-Pic. Temporary anchorage can
be obtained in depths of 21 m, with the outer end of the
wharf bearing 283, distant 4 cables, but the tidal streams
here are very strong, with occasional heavy eddies and
tide-rips. There is a good anchor berth for a coaster inside
the 20 m depth contour, with Pointe au Pic Light (8.48)
bearing 349, distant 2 cables.
8.60
Alongside berth at Pointe-au-Pic. A public wharf is
constructed on reclaimed land extending about cable
from the coast at Pointe-au-Pic. There is an alongside berth
on the SE face of this wharf with a length of 131 m and
depth alongside 8 m. The maximum length of vessel that
can be accommodated is 168 m.
The use of the N face is prohibited.
8.61
Port services at Pointe-au-Pic:
Repairs: boat ramp and hoisting apparatus (capacity
18 tonnes) on public wharf; minor repairs.
Other facilities: local hospital.
Supplies: fresh water; diesel; electrical power.
8.62
Small craft. There is a small marina NE of the public
wharf protected to the E by a floodlit breakwater. Fresh
water and electrical power are available at the berths.

CHENAL DU SUD LE VERTE

TO LES DE KAMOURASKA
General information
Charts 4782, 4783

Route
1

Topography
1

Chart 4784

Anchorage on Banc des Anglais

1

8.63
Banc des Anglais (4728N, 7008W) (8.43), and the
shoal water N of it, can be used as an anchorage in calm
weather.

Small craft
Chart 4783 plan of Cap--lAigle

Port-au-Saumon
1

8.64
General information. Port-au-Saumon (4745N,
6957W), 2 miles SW of Pointe des Rochers, lies adjacent
to a small cove. Two wooded islets, about 6 m high, are
situated on the outer edge of the drying flat S of the cove.
Local knowledge is required.

Cap--lAigle
1

8.65
General information. Cap--lAigle (4740N, 7006W)
(population of 775 in 1998) is a summer resort.
Anchorage. Small craft may anchor close N of the pier
in summer months. Local knowledge is required.
The pier is in ruins. A small concrete ramp on the inner
side of the pier can be used for landing small boats at HW.
A light (8.54) is exhibited from the pier-head.
Marina facilities are provided close NE of the public
pier. The marina has a series of pontoons and is enclosed
by a L-shaped breakwater. A light (red and white square
framework tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited from the
marina breakwater.

8.66
Chenal du Sud follows the SE side of the river from
abreast the SW end of le Verte (4801N, 6927W) to les
de Kamouraska, 26 miles SW.
Buoys. During the winter, the buoys marking the Chenal
du Sud are removed.
8.67
Le Gros Cacouna (le du Gros Cacouna), 2 miles S of
le Verte, is of grey rock, well wooded, with cliffs along
the NW side. It is very noticeable against the gently rising
ground of the mainland. The island is joined to the
mainland by a causeway built over swampy grassland
which partially covers at the highest tides.
8.68
Coast. The land in the vicinity of Rivire-du-Loup
(4750N, 6932W) forms a series of ridges parallel to the
river, separated by cultivated valleys. The coastal ridges,
faced by cliffs on the shoreline, extend to Notre Dame du
Portage, about 5 miles SW. Mont Pilote, a remarkable
isolated hill, (elevation 83 m), situated about 2 miles NE of
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup (4751N, 6934W), appears
as a sharp cone from W. The hills inland are almost flat in
outline, and descend gradually from elevations of 120 to
170 m.
The coast is low between Notre Dame du Portage and a
point with a rocky summit, 34 m high, about 3 miles SW.
8.69
A chain of hills, rising abruptly from the flat land just
behind the coastline, commences near the 34 m rocky
summit mentioned above; the highest hill, about 5 miles
SSW of the point, is 190 m in elevation.
The shore between Andrville (Saint Andr) (4740N,
6944W) and a position about 6 miles SW, is flat, low and
bordered by grassy swamps. A series of remarkable hills
rises abruptly out of the flat ground just behind the
coastline.
Pointe Saint-Andr, 8 cables SW of Andrville, is a
round and rocky peninsula, 40 m in elevation, with a few
stunted trees.
8.70
Banc Saint-Andr extends about 2 miles offshore
between Les Plerins (4744N, 6944W) and Grande le,
6 miles SW. It is flat, gradually shelving, and steep-to at its
outer edge. Several rocky ledges, which dry, lie between
Pointe Saint-Andr and Grande le, just off the edge of the
drying flats.

Mid-river islands and reefs

1

172

8.71
A bank of islands and reefs running from Battures de
lle Blanche, 5 miles W of the SW end of le Verte, to
Banc de lle aux Livres, about 22 miles SW, are
described at 8.11 to 8.13, and 8.42.
les du Pot lEau-de-Vie (Brandypot Islands)
(4752N, 6941W), on the E side of le aux Livres, lie
close together on a drying reef near the NE end of Banc
du Pot lEau-de-Vie. The islets are wooded and fringed
with rocks. The W islet is the highest in group with an
elevation of 40 m (192 ft). The islands are designated bird
sanctuaries. For further information, see 1.91.

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8.72
The coastal island groups of Les Plerins (4744N,
6944W) and les de Kamouraska, about 7 miles farther S
are described at 8.107 and 8.109, respectively.

Ferry

8.73
A car and passenger ferry plies between Rivire-du-Loup
and Saint-Simon on the opposite shore. The usual route is
shown on the chart.

Tidal streams in Chenal du Sud

1

8.74
In-going tidal stream. Part of the in-going tidal stream
sets W over Battures de lle Blanche, while the remainder
sets fairly towards Chenal du Sud and Chenal du Pot
lEau de Vie (4752N, 6940W), being stronger in the
deeper water of the latter. A considerable body of water
sets through Passe de lle aux Livres, as mentioned at
8.19 and 8.27.
8.75
Out-going tidal stream. The out-going flow weakens
along the edge of the banks as the flats along the SE shore
dry. Local mariners invariably use Chenal du Sud in
making up against the out-going stream. At half tide the
out-going stream is scarcely noticeable inside the 5 m depth
contour.
8.76
The table below shows the time of slack water, relative
to the time of HW and LW at Pointe au Pre, and the
durations of the in-going and out-going tidal streams. The
rate of the tidal streams is from 2 to 3 kn.
Locality

Turn to Duration Turn to

in-going of
out-going
stream
in-going stream
stream
After LW
After HW
h
m h
m h
m

Duration
of
out-going
stream
h

le Blanche 2

20

40

50

45

Chenal du
Pot lEau 2
de Vie

05

05

45

20

Hourly predictions of the tidal streams in the channel E

of Battures de lle Blanche are tabulated on the chart.

le Verte to Pointe de la Rivire du Loup

1

8.77
From a position about 3 miles WNW of Pointe du Bout
den Haut (4759N, 6930W), the track leads SSW
through Chenal du Sud, marked in places by light-buoys,
passing (with positions from Pointe du Bout den Haut):
NW of a drying reef, the outer end of which is
detached except at the lowest tides, extending
about 6 cables SW from Pointe du Bout den Haut,
the low point at the SW end of le Verte; the NW
side of this reef is steep-to. Thence:
ESE of K59 light-buoy (port hand) (5 miles W),
which marks the NE end of of the Battures de lle
Blanche, thence:

8.78
Useful marks:
Cacouna Harbour North Light (framework tower, 5 m
in height) (4756N, 6931W).
Cacouna Harbour South Light (framework tower, 5 m
in height) (close S of the North Light).
Church, prominent spire (elevation 51 m) (4755N,
6930W) at Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna.
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup Light (framework tower,
9 m in height) (4751N, 6934W).
les du Pot lEau-de-Vie Light (framework tower,
12 m in elevation) (4752N, 6941W), on the E
side of the E island (8.71).

Pointe de la Rivire du Loup to les de Kamouraska

Directions
(continued from 7.157)

WNW of Rocher Perc (6 miles SSW), a narrow

ridge, the greater part of which is above water,
thence:
ESE of Brisants Barrett, two small and steep-to rocks
(8 and 8 miles SW respectively), marked on their
E side by H56 Light-buoy (starboard hand) thence:
About 5 cables ESE of Hauts-fonds du Milieu, which
consist of several rocky patches, lying about
3 miles WNW of Pointe de la Rivire du Loup
(4751N, 6934W), including Rocher Marmen,
the NE patch, and Rocher Demers, the SW patch,
marked by H58 Light-buoy (starboard hand).

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8.79
From a position 3 miles W of Pointe de la Rivire du
Loup, the track leads SW through Chenal du Sud, passing
(with positions from Le Long Plerin Light (4743N,
6945W):
SE of Banc du Milieu, (7 miles NE) extending about
5 miles SW from Rocher Demers (8.77), with a
shallow ridge of stones and mud (4748N,
6943W) near it SW end, and:
NW of a shoal, with a depth of 91 m over it
(7 miles NNE), thence:
About 4 cables NW of Battures des Plerins, a narrow
ridge of sand and gravel, marked by H63
light-buoy (port hand), thence:
SE of Rcif de lle aux Fraises (3 miles NW)
(8.13), and:
NW of Les Plerins (8.107), a group of islands. Le
Long Plerin (Long Pilgrim Island) Light (square
framework tower, 14 m in height) is exhibited from
the SW part of Le Long Plerin. Thence:
About 8 cables SE of the SW end of Banc de lle
aux Livres (4 miles WSW) (8.42).
The track then leads to a position about 6 cables NW of
Grande le (7 miles SSW) (8.109), which is the N island
of les de Kamouraska. Grande le (Kamouraska) Light
(square framework tower, 12 m in height) (4737N,
6952W), adjacent to a white dwelling with a red roof, is
exhibited from the island.
8.80
Useful marks:
Cross, conspicuous, 22 m in height, illuminated at
night, situated 2 miles SE of Pointe de la Rivire
du Loup, with conspicuous spires 3 cables SSW
and 7 cables NW of it, the latter having an
elevation of 59 m.
Radio tower (elevation 188 m) (4749N, 6932W).
Aero light (4746N, 6935W).
le aux Livres Light (4748N, 6947W).
(Directions continue at 8.120)

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according to the wind; the holding ground is good. A

dangerous rock lies 2 cables NE of the islets.

Side channels
Channel east of Rocher Perc
1

8.81
Route. There is a narrow channel with a least depth of
55 m between Rocher Perc (4754N, 6933W) (8.77)
and the SE shore.
Directions. The recommended track through this channel
lies towards the Rocher Perc side.

Port de Gros Cacouna

Chart 4783 plan of Port de Gros Cacouna

General information
1

Chenal du Pot lEau-de-Vie

1

8.82
Route. Chenal du Pot lEau-de-Vie between Banc du
Pot lEau-de-Vie on the E side of le aux Livres, and
Banc du Milieu (8.79), is seldom used.
Directions. Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 192
of the 190 m hill (8.69), about 1 miles SSE of Pointe
Saint-Andr (8.69) seen between Le Plerin du Milieu
(8.107) and Le Gros Plerin, passes, in depths of not less
than about 82 m, E of the shoal ground that lies N of les
du Pot lEau-de-Vie.

Anchorages and harbours

Limiting conditions
1

Charts 4782, 4783

North of le Gros Cacouna

1

8.83
Good anchorage in depths of 11 to 15 m, with shelter
from E winds, can be obtained SW of Pointe du Bout den
Haut (4759N, 6930W).
The anchorage position is with Rocher de Cacouna
(4757N, 6930W), a bare islet 76 m high, bearing 167,
distant 7 to 8 cables. This position is indicated on the chart.
There is an anchorage for smaller vessels about 5 cables
N of this position, in depths of 5 to 7 m, out of the heavy
tide eddies which are occasionally felt at the outer
anchorage. This position is also indicated on the chart.
Tidal streams. In the latter anchorage the out-going
tidal streams set N across the reef off Pointe du Bout den
Haut, and NE through the channel between le Verte and
the mainland.
As the flats in the NE part of this channel begin to
uncover, the stream between the island and the mainland
changes direction, and runs SW, towards the anchorage.

Off le Blanche
1

8.84
Anchorage can be found in depths of 20 to 30 m, about
1 miles E of Le Pillier de lle Blanche (4759N,
6938W). The position is indicated on the chart.
There is also anchorage in 11 to 13 m, 1 miles SE of
le Blanche (4756N, 6940W) (8.11). This position is
indicated on the chart.

8.86
Good anchorage is available throughout Chenal du Pot
lEau-de-Vie. Some detached shoals, with depths of 3 to
49 m over them, lie from 7 to 9 cables off the E side of
le aux Livres, about 3 miles SSW of les du Pot
lEau-de-Vie.
Small craft may find sheltered anchorage in depths from
3 to 5 m, NE or SW of les du Pot lEau-de-Vie,

8.89
Outer anchorage. There is good anchorage between the
SW end of le Verte and Rocher de Cacouna, 2 miles SSW.
For further information see 8.83.
Pilotage is compulsory.
Tugs are not available.

Harbour
1

8.90
General layout. The harbour is enclosed by two
rock-fill breakwaters.

Directions for entering harbour

1

8.85
Anchorage, with good holding ground, is available in
Chenal du Sud, SE of Banc du Milieu (4749N, 6942W)
(8.79).

Chenal du Pot lEau-de-Vie

8.88
Controlling depth. Least charted depth in entrance
79 m.
Ice. Occasional icebreaker assistance may be required in
winter.
Mean tidal levels. The nearest port for which
information is tabulated in Admiralty Tide Tables is Rivire
du Loup. See Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2.

Arrival information

South-east of Banc du Milieu

1

8.87
Position. Port de Gros Cacouna (4756N, 6931W) is
situated on the S side of Le Gros Cacouna (8.67).
Function. Port de Gros Cacouna is an artificial harbour
which contains a grain terminal.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached from
Chenal du Sud and entered between breakwater heads.
Traffic. In 2000 the port handled 51 international
movements with a total dwt of 389 637 tonnes.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Canadian Coast
Guard, Harbours and Ports, 104 Dalhousie Street, Quebec,
G1K 4B8.

8.91
Entrance channel. The navigable channel between the
breakwater heads is about 170 m wide; a light (framework
tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited from each breakwater
head.
Leading lights. The alignment (082) of Cacouna
Harbour Leading Lights leads through the entrance:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 15 m in height) (4756N,
6930W), on the mainland E of the harbour.
Rear light (similar construction on framework tower,
4 m in height) (349 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.

Berth
1

8.92
The wharf has a least charted depth of 93 m and length
of 274 m. It lies against an area of open land on the E side
of the harbour. A transit shed stands near the wharf.

Port services
1

174

8.93
Facility: deratting certificate extensions.
Supplies: fresh water and provisions; fuel, diesel and
lubricating oils by road tanker.

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Pointe de la Rivire du Loup

Charts 4782, 4783 plan Pointe de la Rivire du Loup

General information
1

8.94
Position. 4751N, 6934W, 5 miles SSW of le du Gros
Cacouna.
Function. Pointe de la Rivire du Loup is the E
terminal of the ferry service to Saint-Simon (8.34); there
is also a marina within the harbour.
The city of Rivire-du-Loup, situated close within the
river entrance, had a population of 14 345 in 1998; there
are several industries and pulp mills in the city.
8.95
Port limits. The N and S limits extend WNW for a
distance of 2 miles from points on the coast 2 miles NNE
and 5 miles SSW of Pointe de la Rivire du Loup. The W
limit lies about 2 miles offshore.

Basins and berths

1

Limiting conditions
1

8.96
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 40 m; mean neap
range about 21 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.

Useful marks:
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup Light (square
framework tower, 9 m in height) on the outer end
of the ferry berth.
Conspicuous white oil storage tanks situated close NE
of Pointe de la Rivire du Loup.

8.103
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup. At the point the
L-shaped public wharf, which extends 366 m from the
shore, is in ruins and access is prohibited. Close N of the
public wharf, a jetty extends 305 m from the shore, with a
ferry berth 80 m long on its S side. The ferry berth is
within the dredged area and is also liable to silting.
The public wharf is closed to navigation, access is
prohibited and the port is no longer used for commercial
shipping.

Port services
1

8.104
Repairs: minor repairs.
Other facilities: supplies; hospital.
Communication: airport 6 miles S.

Arrival information
1

8.97
Radio station. Rivire-du-Loup Canadian Coast Guard
radio station is situated near Notre-Dame-du-Portage
(8.110), 5 miles SSW.
8.98
Outer anchorage. There is anchorage in 7 to 9 m off
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup. It is sheltered from all but N
winds, and the holding ground is very good; there are
depths of 71 m to within about 2 cables of the pier-heads.
A spoil ground, which is indicated on the charts, is
centred about 1 miles NNW of the point.

Small craft
1

Harbour
1

8.99
General layout. The ferry terminal at the point is
sheltered by a L-shaped public wharf to the S. Within this
area a boulder breakwater protects a marina situated in the
inner part of the harbour.
8.100
The bay E of the point dries nearly right across, but
there is a channel, navigable by small craft at HW, as far
as the bridge at Fraserville, the N part of the city of
Rivire-du-Loup, a distance of about 1 miles.
8.101
Tidal streams. Off Riviere du Loup, the out-going tidal
stream sets strongly around the bay and along the S side of
the public wharf. At the end of the wharf, tide rips are
generated with strong N winds.

Adjacent islands
Chart 4783

Les Plerins
1

Directions for entering harbour

1

8.102
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup. The approaches to the
harbour and ferry terminal have been dredged to a depth of
46 m (2001) for a distance of about 350 m from the head
of the ferry berth, but depths may be reduced by silting.
The ferry terminal is approached from W, passing N of
the head of the main breakwater.
Rivire du Loup. Local knowledge is necessary for
approaching the mouth of Rivire du Loup.

8.105
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup. A marina, protected by
a breakwater is situated between the two wharfs in the
inner part of the basin at Pointe de la Rivire du Loup.
Due to silting depths may be less than shown on the chart,
particularly at the entrance to the marina.
Pontoon berths, fuel and fresh water are available.
8.106
Rivire du Loup. The public wharf inside the mouth of
the river has a berth, 92 m long, parallel to the stream.
The wharf is accessible to very small craft only and
dries at LW and is situated upstream of the Trans-Canada
Highway bridge. The river up to the wharf is not marked
and depths are subject to change.

175

8.107
General information. Les Plerins (4744N, 6943W)
comprise a group of five islands and some rocks, on the
SE side of Chenal du Sud, from 7 to 12 miles SW of
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup. They are separated from the
mainland E of them by shoal ground, on which there are
many boulders, only just covered. The main islands are:
Le Gros Plerin, the N and highest island of the
group, is of grey rock, covered with turf, with
stunted trees in the hollows. The ends of this
island rise to rounded hills.
Le Plerin du Milieu, about 4 cables SW of Le Gros
Plerin, is partly wooded, and joined to a smaller
island, Le Plerin du Jardin, close SW, by a drying
reef.
Le Long Plerin, lying farthest offshore, is about
2 miles long and narrow. Its NE end is the highest
part and is partially wooded. The remainder of the
island is a ridge, with grey cliffs. There is a light
(8.79) near the SW end.

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Le Petit Plerin is almost joined to the SW end of Le

Long Plerin. It continues the ridge and grey cliffs
of that island.
The islands are designated bird sanctuaries. See 1.91.
8.108
Boat channels. A channel, navigable by boats, lies
between the island SW of Le Plerin du Milieu and the N
end of Le Long Plerin. This channel is used occasionally
by craft sheltering from W winds. Local knowledge is
required.
Boats can also pass, at HW, through the gap between Le
Long Plerin and Le Petit Plerin.
Landing. A small pier is situated on the E side of Le
Long Plerin, with a reported depth of 09 m alongside at
HW.

Topography
1

les de Kamouraska
1

8.109
General information. les de Kamouraska are a group
of five islands, extending about 3 miles SSW from
Grande le (4737N, 6952W). The main islands are:
Grande le, which is partly wooded, with a light
(8.79) near its NE end.
le Brle, which is situated about 7 cables SW of
Grande le, and is wooded.
Both islands are very steep-to on their NW sides. The
islands are joined to the mainland by drying flats.
The islands are designated bird sanctuaries. See 1.91.

Small craft
Notre-Dame-du-Portage
1

8.110
General information. Notre-Dame-du-Portage (4746N,
6937W) is a coastal village with a population of 1193 in
1998. The church is not easily identified. Two radio masts
and an aero light are located farther inland.
Coast radio station. Rivire-du-Loup Canadian Coast
Guard radio station is situated 5 cables SE of the church.
Berth. A public pier, 192 m long, extends NW from the
coast at the village. The pier is in ruins and access is
prohibited, however a ramp at the inner end on the NE
side is still in use.

8.113
les de Kamouraska are described at 8.109.
Cap au Diable (4732N, 6956W) is low and sandy,
but a round wooded hill 70 m high, close S, is distinctive.
There are several bare islets on the drying coastal bank,
within 5 cables N and W of the cape.
The coast between Cap au Diable and Pointe
Saint-Denis, about 3 miles SW, is fringed by a drying reef,
covered with sand and mud, extending up to 8 cables
offshore; numerous rocky patches, with depths of from 1 to
2 m over them, lie outside the drying reef.
8.114
Pointe Saint-Denis is the NE extremity of a low
wooded promontory.
Pointe aux Orignaux, about 1 miles farther SW, is the
SW extremity of the same promontory, which is joined to
the mainland by low, flat ground.
8.115
Pointe de la Rivire Ouelle, 4 miles above Pointe aux
Orignaux, is prominent, rising gradually to an elevation of
33 m at the W summit of a partially wooded ridge that
extends some distance inland.
8.116
Several prominent isolated hills lie SW of Montagne du
Collge, (4722N, 7003W), a prominent rounded hill
rising to an elevation of 110 m. A remarkable truncated
cone, 216 m in elevation, lies E of La Pocatire, a town on
the N slopes of Montagne du Collge.

Tidal streams
1

8.117
In-going stream in the vicinity of les de Kamouraska is
about 1 kn, increasing to the SW towards Traverse de
Saint-Roch.
Out-going stream weakens along the edge of the banks
off the SE shore, as described at 8.75.
Hourly predictions of the tidal streams at a position
5 miles WNW of Cap au Diable are tabulated on the chart.
8.118
The table below shows the time of slack water, relative
to the time of HW and LW at Pointe au Pre
(4831N, 6828W), and the duration of the in-going and
out-going streams:
Locality

Other names
8.111
1

Dumais, le (4737N, 6948W).

Ferme, lots de la (4737N, 6948W).
Patins, le aux (4736N, 6952W).
Providence, le de la (4736N, 6952W).
Tach, Cap (4735N, 6952W).

Pointe aux
Originaux
(midchannel)

CHENAL DU SUD LES DE

KAMOURASKA TO TRAVERSE
DE SAINT-ROCH

Duration
of
in-going
stream

Turn to
out-going
stream
After HW

Duration
of
out-going
stream

50

35

20

50

Principal marks
1

General information
Charts 4783, 4784

Route
1

Turn to
in-going
stream
After LW

8.112
Chenal du Sud continues on the SE side of the river
from abreast les de Kamouraska (4736N, 6953W) to
the N end of Traverse de Saint-Roch, about 17 miles SW.

8.119
Landmark:
A very remarkable, isolated hill (elevation 150 m)
(4732N, 6948W), with a cross on its summit.
Major lights:
Pointe au Pic Light (4737N, 7008W) (8.48).
Cap aux Oies Light (4729N, 7014W) (8.48).

Directions
(continued from 8.80)

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4

8.120
From a position about 6 cables NW of Grande le
(4737N, 6952W) the track through Chenal du Sud
continues SW, parallel to the outer edge of the coastal reefs
and shoals, which extends up to 2 miles from the SE shore
in places, passing (with positions from Grand le Light):
About 2 miles NW of Cap au Diable (6 miles SSW)
(8.113), thence:
About 2 miles NW of Pointe aux Orignaux
(10 miles SSW) (8.114), on which there is a
large hotel, thence:
About 5 cables SE of Banc des Anglais (14 miles
SW) (8.43), thence:
NW of the outer edge of shoal ground, with depths
of less than 55 m over it, extending almost
5 miles from the head of Anse de Sainte-Anne
(4722N, 7007W), thence:
The track then leads to a position about 5 miles W of
Pointe de la Rivire Ouelle (14 miles SSW) (8.115).
Caution. This section of Chenal du Sud is not
recommended to commercial traffic.
Caution. Tidal stream. The first of the in-going tidal
stream (8.117) sets directly towards the coastal bank W of
Pointe de la Rivire Ouelle.
8.121
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 045, astern, of
the SE side of Grande le (8.109), well open of the NE end
of le Brle (8.109) passes, in depths of not less than
55 m, NW of the coastal shoals as far S as a position
abreast Pointe aux Orignaux.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 056 of Cap au
Diable (8.113) well open N of Pointe aux Orignaux (8.114)
passes NW of the shoal ground W of Pointe de la Rivire
Ouelle (8.115).
8.122
Useful marks:
Cross, prominent (elevation 33 m) on the summit of
le aux Corneilles (4735N, 6953W).
Church, with very distinctive spire, at Kamouraska
(4734N, 6952W).
Church (spire; elevation 86 m) at Saint-Denis
(4730N, 6956W) can be seen over the coastal
ridge.
Church (prominent spire) and a large college (cupola)
at La Pocatire (4722N, 7002W) (8.116).
Radio towers situated 22 miles SW of the church at
La Pocatire.
(Directions continue at 8.181)

Anchorage. There is good anchorage in 14 to 15 m, stiff

mud, off Kamouraska. The best berth lies on the following
lines of bearing:
Kamouraska church bearing 111, open SW of le aux
Corneilles.
The SE side of Grande le (8.109) bearing 042, well
open W of le Brle (8.109).
8.125
Berths. Two public piers, which dry at LW, are situated
close together, about 2 cables SW of the church:
NW pier: length 165 m; depth at outer end 4 m at
HW; a ramp is situated on the E side of the pier,
near the inner end.
SW pier: L-shaped; length 110 m, with outer face
30 m long; depth at outer end 27 m at HW.
The SW pier is in a state of disrepair and the wreck of
a vessel can be seen at LW, on the inner side of the SW
pier. Both wharves dry at LW.

Anchorage off Pointe aux Orignaux

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8.126
There is good anchorage in 9 to 11 m, mud, about
1 miles NNW of Pointe aux Orignaux (4729N,
7001W), or closer in, according to draught.

Small craft
Anchorage north-east of Grande le
1

8.127
There is good anchorage for small craft, just on the edge
of shoal ground, about 2 cables NE of the NE point of
Grande le (4737N, 6952W). The anchorage is sheltered
from winds between SE and SW, through S.
Local knowledge is required.

Baie de Kamouraska
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Anchorages and harbours

8.128
General information. Baie de Kamouraska (4732N,
6955W), entered between Kamouraska and Cap au Diable
(8.113), about 3 miles SW, dries out completely.
The bay affords good shelter for small craft, which can
lie on the mud.
Directions. From a position about 2 miles NNW of Cap
au Diable, the alignment (105) of the cross on the isolated
hill (8.119), about 5 miles E of the cape, and lot Julien,
2 miles NE of the cape, leads into the bay, passing:
SSE of slate ridges extending SW from le aux
Corneilles (8.122), and:
NNE of slate ridges extending 1 miles NNE from
Cap au Diable.
When clear of the dangers extending NNE from Cap au
Diable, the track leads S, into the inner part of the bay.

Rivire Ouelle
Anchorage off the south-east shore
1

8.123
There is excellent anchorage, in 13 to 18 m, stiff mud,
along the outer edge of the coastal bank between les de
Kamouraska and Haut-fonds de Sainte-Anne (8.184), about
15 miles SW.

Kamouraska
1

8.124
General information. Kamouraska (4734N, 6952W),
a village with a population of 778 in 1998, is a summer
resort. The church at Kamouraska (8.122) can be seen from
a great distance.

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8.129
General information. Rivire Ouelle (4725N,
7002W) flows into the N end of Baie Sainte-Anne, close
S of Pointe de la Rivire Ouelle (8.115).
The village of Rivire-Ouelle, with a population of 1313
in 1998, is situated by a bridge, about 2 miles up the river.
The bridge has a vertical clearance of 62 m. An overhead
cable with a vertical clearance of 46 m, spans the river
close E of the bridge. A church with two spires stands in
the village.
The river is navigable by small craft near HW to a
small pier about 2 cables W of the bridge. A ruined pier,
closed to traffic, is situated on the S bank, about 1 miles
from the entrance.

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Directions. The channel passes S of an islet situated

about 5 cables within the river mouth.
Berth. The small pier W of the bridge is reported to
have a depth of 06 m alongside.

Other names
8.130
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Harengs, le aux (4732N, 6955W).

Iroquois, Pointe (4728N, 7002W).

CAP AUX OIES TO CAP BRL

Topography

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4784, 4785

Area covered
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8.131
This section covers the passage up St Lawrence River,
on the NW side, from Cap Aux Oies (4729N, 7014W)
to Cap Brl (4707N, 7043W), about 31 miles SSW, and
on the SE side from Pointe de la Rivire Ouelle (4725N,
7004W) to Pointe Saint-Thomas (4659N, 7038W),
about 34 miles SW. The section is arranged as follows:
Chenal du Nord Cap aux Oies to Cap de la Baie
(8.135).
Chenal du Nord Cap de la Baie to Cap Brl
(8.160).
Chenal du Sud Traverse de Saint-Roch to Le Pilier
de Pierre (8.175).
Chenal du Sud Le Pilier de Pierre to Pointe Saint
Thomas (8.188).

Routes
1

Submarine cables
1

8.132
Above Banc des Anglais (4728N, 7009W) (8.43), the
river again divides into two navigable channels; Chenal du
Nord continues to follow the NW shore, and Chenal du
Sud lies towards the SE side of the river.
Traverse du Milieu (Middle Channel), lying in
mid-river, SE of le aux Coudres (4724N, 7023W), is
shallow, intricate and difficult for general navigation; it is,
therefore, not described further in this publication.

8.133
The high NW shore of the river continues from Cap aux
Oies (4729N, 7014W), SW to Cap Brl (4707N,
7043W). The SE shore is lower and generally less bold.

CHENAL DU NORD CAP AUX

OIES TO CAP DE LA BAIE

General information
Chart 4784

Route
1

8.135
Chenal du Nord continues to follow the NW side of the
river from abreast Cap aux Oies (4729N, 7014W) to
Cap de la Baie, about 13 miles SW, passing through
Passage de lle aux Coudres, between le aux Coudres and
the NW shore.

8.139
Speed restrictions. During the boating season out-going
vessels must reduce their speed off the marina at lle aux
Coudres (4725N, 7024W) in order to avoid damage to
the marina facilities and to moored boats.

Tidal streams
1

8.134
The tidal streams in Chenal du Nord between le aux
Coudres and Cap Brl are stronger than in the
corresponding parts of Chenal du Sud.

8.138
There is a spoil ground 1 mile SW of Cap Martin
(4728N, 7018W).

Traffic regulations

Flow
1

8.137
There are several submarine power cables laid across
Passage de lle aux Coudres; between points on the N
coast of the island and the mainland as shown on the chart.
Mariners are advised not to anchor in their vicinity.

Spoil ground
1

Topography
1

8.136
The terrain along the NW shore is high, but well
cultivated in places, even on the steep slopes of the
mountains.
Baie des boulements, WSW of Cap Martin (4728N,
7018W) dries almost completely, as does Baie
Saint-Joseph, 1 mile farther WSW. There is a well-defined
landslip on the shore about 1 miles WSW of Cap
Saint-Joseph (4727N, 7022W).
le aux Coudres is described at 8.152.

8.140
In Passage de lle aux Coudres, the tidal stream turns to
in-going approximately 1 hour before the time of LW at
Qubec, first setting up the S side. There is an hour of
variation in the time of the LW slack within the limits of
the passage.
The turn to out-going occurs more sharply at 20 to
45 minutes before the time of HW at Qubec.
The in-going and out-going streams attain rates of 4 kn
and almost 6 kn, respectively, in the summer season, with
average tides. A maximum rate of 7 kn may be encountered
when out-going rates are stronger in the spring season. The
out-going tidal stream sweeps strongly around Baie
Saint-Paul (4725N, 7029W) (8.149), making a strong
tide-rip which is dangerous for small craft.
During the greater part of the out-going tidal stream,
there is a decidedly N flow over the whole breadth of the
channel opposite Cap Labranche, the W extremity of le
aux Coudres, continuing toward the N shore in the general
vicinity of Cap aux Corbeaux and the leading lights
1 miles NE.
See tidal information tabulated on the chart.

Principal marks
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8.141
Major lights:
Cap aux Oies Light (4729N, 7014W) (8.48).
Pointe de la Prairie Light (red pile, white top)
(4725N, 7026W).

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Directions
(continued from 8.54)

Cap aux Oies to Cap aux Corbeaux

1

8.142
From a position 1 miles SE of Cap aux Oies (4729N,
7014W), the track leads WSW through Chenal du Nord
into Passage de lle aux Coudres, passing:
About 1 mile SSE of Cap Martin, a conspicuous,
sharp, projecting cliff situated 3 miles WSW of
Cap aux Oies, thence:
In mid-channel SSE of Cap-Saint-Joseph, a
promontory faced by sand cliffs, situated 3 miles
farther WSW, thence:
Between Pointe de la Prairie Light (8.141), situated
on the NW edge of La Grande Batture (4725N,
7026W), a drying bank extending 6 cables off the
NW coast of le aux Coudres, and Cap aux
Corbeaux, 1 miles NW.
K65 Light-buoy (port hand), moored about 2 cables NW
of Pointe de la Prairie Light, marks the SE side of the
channel.
8.143
Caution. In the W part of Passage de lle aux Coudres,
from the vicinity of Cap aux Corbeaux Leading Lights
(8.145), to a position abreast Cap Labranche, there is a
danger of vessels outward-bound colliding with
inward-bound vessels by being carried across the bows of
the latter by the strength of the out-going tidal stream.
Clearing marks. The alignment (063), astern, of Cap
Martin and Cap aux Oies passes NW of the outer edge of
La Grande Batture.
8.144
Useful marks:
Church, prominent (spire; elevation 331 m) at Les
boulements (4729N, 7019W).
Cap Saint-Joseph Light (white framework tower, red
bands, 15 m in height) (4727N, 7022W) on the
outer end of the pier (8.148).
le aux Coudres Pier Light, on ferry ramp structure
superstructure on the outer end of the wharf
(8.156) at Pointe des Roches (4725N, 7024W).
Cap aux Corbeaux Front Light (4726N, 7026W),
visible on W bearings.
Cap aux Corbeaux Rear Light (about 2 cables NNE
of the front light), visible on W bearings.

Anchorages and harbours

Anchorage south-west of Cap aux Oies
1

Cap Saint-Joseph
1

8.148
General information. Cap Saint-Joseph (4727N,
7022W) is the N terminal of the vehicle and passenger
ferry service to Pointe des Roches on le aux Coudres. The
ferry route is shown on the chart.
Berth. A public pier extends 280 m SSE from the cape.
The berth across the outer end of the pier is about 50 m in
length. The approaches to the berth and the berths
themselves are dredged to a depth of 50 m (2001). A light
(8.144) is exhibited near the W end of the berth. A second
ferry facility is located about 65 m from the outer end on
the W side. Mariners are warned that depths may be less
than charted due to silting.
Facilities: ferry ramp at the outer end of the pier; a
second ramp on W side; fresh water.
Chart 4784

Baie Saint-Paul
1

Cap aux Corbeaux to Cap de la Baie

8.145
Cap aux Corbeaux Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle on framework tower,
30 m in height) (4726N, 7026W), on the N
shore, about 1 miles ENE of the cape.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (375 m from front light).
The alignment (024), astern, of these lights leads out of
Passage de lle aux Coudres, into the continuation, SSW,
of Chenal du Nord, passing:
5 cables WNW of Pointe de la Prairie Light, thence:
In mid-channel, ESE of Le Petit-Claude, a group of
boulders, higher than others in its vicinity,
extending about 6 cables SE from Cap de la Baie
(4723N, 7030W), and:
WNW of the N part of Banc de lle aux Coudres,
extending SSW from le aux Coudres.

8.147
There is good anchorage in about 13 m, sheltered from
N winds, with Cap aux Oies Light bearing 054, distant 17
miles. This position is indicated on the chart.
The tidal streams are irregular and occasionally strong in
this anchorage, especially if the vessel is anchored too far
out.
Chart 4784 plan Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive

8.146
Useful mark:
Church (two spires) (4726N, 7030W) at the town
of Baie-Saint-Paul (8.149) is visible from some
sections of the channel.
(Directions continue at 8.166)

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8.149
General information. Baie Saint-Paul (4725N,
7029W), entered between Cap aux Corbeaux and Cap de
la Baie, about 3 miles SW, dries out completely. Rivire
du Gouffre and Rivire du Moulin flow into the N and W
sides of the bay, respectively, but they are not navigable.
The promontory at the head of the bay, between the two
rivers, is wooded and rises to a prominent sand-hill, 9 m
high.
The town of Baie Saint-Paul is situated near the bridge
which crosses Rivire du Gouffre; the town had a
population of 3765 in 1998.
8.150
Directions. From about 7 cables WSW of the ruined pier
at Cap aux Corbeaux, the alignment (309) of Marina Baie
Saint-Paul Leading Lights leads towards the marina:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on black,
white and orange framework tower, 3 m in height)
(47259N, 70295W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in
height) (28 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
privately maintained.
8.151
Berths. A public pier, 284 m long and 12 m wide, is
situated at the S entrance point to Rivire du Gouffre. For
safety reasons, mooring is prohibited indefinitely.
Facilities: ramp on the N side of the pier, near its inner
end.

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Small craft. Marina Baie Saint-Paul, operated by a

private yacht club, is situated close NW of the public pier
at Baie Saint-Paul (8.149). The marina comprises a small
boat basin with pontoon berths.

le aux Coudres
General information
1

8.152
le aux Coudres extends nearly 6 miles SW from Pointe
du Bout den Bas (4726N, 7019W). This point slopes
down from a wooded hillock, 19 m high, and appears as an
island from a short distance. A conspicuous hotel is
situated near the point.
The N coast of the island rises steeply to wooded hills,
119 m high, S of which there is a cultivated valley. Cap
Labranche, the W extremity of the island, is a steep
wooded bluff, 55 m high.
The points of land at the SW end of the island are at
the bases of bold cliffs. La Butte Cailla (not named on
BA 4784) is a mound, 27 m (90 ft) high, situated about
1 mile SSE of Cap Labranche. A wooded hillock, 12 m
high, extends to let den Haut, the SW point of the island;
this hillock appears as an island from a short distance.

Small craft
Anchorage east of Cap aux Corbeaux
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Anchorage
1

8.153
Caution. There are several submerged cables laid in this
vicinity, some of which are abandoned; local knowledge is
required before anchoring.
8.154
Mouillage de la Prairie, off the N coast of le aux
Coudres, about 3 miles W of Pointe du Bout den Bas,
provides good anchorage, in depths of from 6 to 18 m,
clay. The anchorage is sheltered from all winds and the
holding ground is good, making this one of the most
sheltered anchorages in the river.
The best berth is in about 10 m, near the middle of the
bay; this position is indicated on the chart.
8.155
Tidal streams. In Mouillage de la Prairie, the in-going
tidal stream is of longer duration than the out-going,
flowing for 6h 20m, whereas the latter runs for only 6h.
The in-going stream at the anchorage is stronger than
the out-going stream, its rate being about 4 kn at springs.
The out-going tidal stream is deflected to a great extent by
La Grande Batture (8.142), SW of the bay. Its rate for the
first 2 hours is about 2 kn; it then slacks for about
5 minutes, so completely that a vessel will swing to the
wind. Then the stream becomes stronger and regular during
the remainder of the tide, its rate being about 3 kn at
springs.

8.156
Pointe des Roches on the N coast of le aux Coudres,
3 miles W of Pointe du Bout den Bas, is the S terminal of
the ferry service to Cap Saint-Joseph (8.148) on the
mainland. A row of conspicuous white oil tanks is situated
near the ferry terminal.
A public pier extends about 120 m NW from the coast,
with a depth of 53 m alongside the berth at the pier-head
on the outer face. The SW face has a depth of 44 m
alongside. A light (8.144) is exhibited from the ferry ramp
structure at the outer end of the wharf.
Areas have been dredged (2001) to a depth of 53 m NE
and 44 m SW of the pier. There is a charted depth of

8.158
Description. There is restricted anchorage space for
small craft, in depths of 9 m (30 ft), about 25 cables E of
a ruined pier at Cap aux Corbeaux (47255N,
70274W). The anchorage lies between the N edge of the
tidal stream and the coastal bank.
Local knowledge is required.

Other names
8.159
1

Antoine, Pointe (4722N, 7025W).

glise, Anse de l (4722N, 7024W).
Le Havre (a cove) (4722N, 7026W).

CHENAL DU NORD CAP DE

LA BAIE TO CAP BRL
General information
Charts 4784, 4785

Route
1

8.160
Chenal du Nord continues to follow the W shore of the
river from abreast Cap de la Baie (4723N, 7030W) to
Cap Brl, about 18 miles SSW. The channel is bounded
on the E side by the mid-river reefs and shoals that extend
SSW from le aux Coudres, and is marked by leading
lights and buoys.

Topography
1

Chart 4784 plan of le aux Coudres

Berths

51 m in the approaches to the ramp on the NE side of the

pier. Berthing on the outer face and NE sides of the pier is
limited to ferries only.
Facilities: movable ramp near centre of face; another
movable ramp near inner end of pier, on NE side; shipyard
1 cable NE of public pier; shipyard has a slipway, capacity
1000 tonnes, and constructs and repairs small vessels up to
69 m in length.
8.157
Small craft. A marina, enclosed by breakwaters, with an
entrance at its NE corner, is situated close SW of the pier.
Mariners cannot enter the marina during the period 3 hours
before to 3 hours after LW. Depths in the entrance may be
reduced owing to continuous silting.

8.161
The shore SSW of Cap de la Baie rises steeply to the
summits of high, wooded hills, which attain an elevation of
808 m) about 2 miles NW of Cap Maillard (4715N,
7035W). Several valleys divide these hills, the most
marked being about 3 miles SW of Cap de la Baie.
There is a narrow strip of low, flat land at the foot of
the hills, running from a position 1 miles SW of Cap de
la Baie to Grande-Pointe, about 6 miles farther SSW.
Numerous houses on this flat form the town of
Saint-Franois-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivire (8.172).

Controlling depths
1

180

8.162
The channel SSW of Pointe dAlliance (4710N,
7040W) has been dredged to 125 m, but due to silting
there may be less water. Information concerning depths
may be obtained from the Canadian Coast Guard,
Waterways Development, Marine Programmes, 101 Blvd.
Champlain, Qubec, G1K 7Y7.

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Natural conditions
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Sault-au-Cochon to Pointe dAlliance

8.163
Tidal streams. The main channel in this section of the
river is free from cross currents, except near the turn of the
tide, but even then they are weak. The time of the turn
from in-going to out-going streams is approximately the
same over the whole of this reach, at about 25 minutes
before HW at Qubec. The time of LW slack along the
NW shore is roughly, for the whole reach, 1 hour before
the time of LW at Qubec, but it is perhaps an hour earlier
than this by the bank on the SE side opposite Cap
Maillard, because of the in-going tidal stream coming up
from Traverse du Milieu.
The rates of the in-going tidal streams vary from 3 kn
off Cap de la Baie to 2 kn off Cap Brl, and
corresponding out-going rates are 4 kn and 2 kn, with
average tides.
See tidal stream information on the chart.
8.164
Local weather. At the beginning of winter the NW
squalls off the mountains are heavy and frequent.

Pointe dAlliance to Cap Brl

Conditions for anchorage

1

8.165
Anchorage, generally, in this part of Chenal du Nord is
not good, due to the foul bottom between Cap de la Baie
and Cap Maillard, and the strong tidal streams. See 8.171
for anchorage on SE side of Chenal du Nord.

Directions
(continued from 8.146)

Cap de la Baie to Grande-Pointe

1

8.166
From a position in mid-channel, 13 miles ESE of Cap
de la Baie (4723N, 7030W) Chenal du Nord is marked
for a further 6 miles SSW by the alignment (024),
astern, of Cap aux Corbeaux Leading Lights (8.145),
passing:
Between Bancs de la Baie (rocky flats, covered with
mud and boulders), extending about 7 cables off
the W shore in places, and Banc de lle aux
Coudres (8.145) to the E, thence:
1 miles ESE of Grande-Pointe (4717N, 7034W).

8.168
Cap Rouge Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle on framework tower,
11 m in height) (4708N, 7042W).
Rear light (similar daymark and tower, 8 m in height)
(1025 m from front light).
The alignment (221) of these lights leads through the
channel for a distance of about 3 miles, passing, (with
positions from Pointe dAlliance (4710N, 7040W)):
NW of Rocher de Neptune (4710N, 7037W),
which has two heads, each about 1 m in height
and an orange beacon, thence:
NW of a spoil ground (3 miles NNE) of 2 miles in
length, which lies close NW of drying banks on
the SE side of the channel, thence:
6 cables SE of Pointe dAlliance, on which there is
an orange beacon, thence:
Between K92 (starboard hand) and K91 (port hand)
Light-buoys moored 6 cables S of Pointe
dAlliance marking the entrance to the next reach.

8.169
Pointe Argentenay Leading Lights:
Front light (square framework tower, 5 m in height)
(4701N, 7048W), at Pointe Bellerive at the NE
end of le dOrlans.
Rear light (framework tower, 34 m in height)
(15 miles from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (213) of these lights leads for a
distance of 3 miles, through the dredged and buoyed
channel (8.162), passing:
Close ESE of Rcifs de Longue Pointe, a rocky shoal
with a least depth of 71 m over it, extending
about 2 cables from the shore, 3 cables NE of Cap
Gribane (4708N, 7041W), thence:
About 3 cables ESE of Cap Brl marked by Cap
Brl Light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on red
and white framework tower, 5 m in height)
(4707N, 7043W).
8.170
Useful mark:
Church
(spire)
(4718N,
7034W)
at
Saint-Franois-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivire.
(Directions continue at 9.13)

Grande-Pointe to Sault-au-Cochon
1

8.167
Banc de Cap Brl Downstream Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
dwelling, 7 m in height) (4706N, 7042W).
Rear light (white round tower, orange top, 16 m in
height) (5 cables from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (213) of these lights leads in
mid-channel for a distance of almost 5 miles, passing:
1 miles SE of Cap Maillard (4715N, 7035W)
which rises to a conical hill, 240 m in elevation,
prominent from NE and SW, thence:
NW of drying patches on the mid-river shoals, about
2 miles E of Sault-au-Cochon (4712N,
7038W), and:
SSE of Sault-au-Cochon, from which is exhibited
Sault-au-Cochon Light (orange rectangle on
framework tower, 8 m in height), on the shore near
the village.

Anchorages and harbours

Anchorage
1

8.171
There is anchorage on the edge of the bank on the SE
side of the channel, in depths of about 18 m.

Saint-Franois-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivire
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8.172
General information. The small town of
Saint-Franois-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivire (Petite-Rivire)
(4718N, 7034W) (population 811 in 1998) with a pier
and a marina is situated on the W shore, 5 miles S of Cap
de la Baie.
8.173
Berth. The head of the public pier is 61 m long, is
subject to silting and dries at LW.
Marina with pontoon berths is located on the NW side
of the pier.

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Locality

8.174
It is possible for small craft to land on two small
shingle beaches SW of Cap Maillard (4715N, 7035W):
Petit Abattis, 1 mile SW, and:
LAbattis, 1 miles SW. There are several prominent
houses at LAbattis.
Boats may also land at Pointe du Dbarquement (Petit
Dbarquement) about 1 mile NE of Cap Gribane (4708N,
7041W).

Mid-point
of Traverse
de
Saint-Roch
(4722N,
7015W)

CHENAL DU SUD TRAVERSE DE

SAINT-ROCH TO LE PILIER DE PIERRE
General information
Chart 4784

Route
1

8.175
Chenal du Sud enters the narrow passage of Traverse de
Saint-Roch about 5 miles WSW of Pointe de la Rivire
Ouelle (4726N, 7004W), and continues to follow the SE
side of the river to the vicinity of Le Pilier de Pierre, an
offshore islet about 18 miles SSW.
In bad weather, and in poor visibility, it may not be
prudent to use Traverse de Saint-Roch, especially at night.
It is generally desirable to pass through Traverse de
Saint-Roch with the in-going tidal stream, as the out-going
stream is very strong.
Caution. This section of Chenal du Sud is not
recommended to commercial shipping.

Topography
1

8.176
The SE shore, SW of Pointe Saint-Roch (4718N,
7012W), is low and composed of slate. It rises gradually,
in a series of ridges, to a long wooded range from 4 to
6 miles inland, and attains elevations of 305 to 610 m;
there are houses along the shore.
Shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m, extends
almost 3 miles from the coast at Pointe Saint-Roch,
narrowing to 2 miles abreast Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, about
8 miles SW.

Offshore features
1

8.177
Les Piliers, comprising Le Pilier de Pierre (4712N,
7022W) and Le Pilier de Bois, 1 miles WSW, are rocky
islets, lying on the W side of Chenal du Sud.
les aux Loups Marins, lie near mid-river, about
3 miles NW of Les Piliers, towards the SW end of an
extensive drying reef.

8.178
The tidal streams in Traverse de Saint-Roch are the
strongest in the lower St Lawrence River. The rate of the
out-going tidal stream is 7 to 8 kn, and that of the in-going
stream is 6 to 7 kn. These rates decrease gradually
up-river, until about 1 miles below Haut-fond du Chenal
(4715N, 7019W), where the out-going tidal stream
attains a rate of 4 kn at springs; the rate of this stream
increases to 5 kn abreast Le Pilier de Pierre.
The times of slack water, relative to the time of LW and
HW at Pointe au Pre, and the duration of the tidal
streams, are as follows:

Duration
of
in-going
stream

Turn to
out-going
stream
after HW

Duration
of
out-going
stream

55

45

35

45

South end
of Traverse
de
3
50 5
25 3
15
7
00
Saint-Roch
(4720N,
7016W)
Variations of up to 25 minutes in the times of the turn to
the in-going tidal stream may occur under certain
astronomical conditions. Daily predictions are published in
the Canadian St Lawrence and Saguenay Tide and Current
Tables.
8.179
In-going tidal streams begin much earlier in Chenal du
Nord than in Chenal du Sud, and the first of the stream
therefore comes from the N, setting in a S direction onto
Hauts-fonds de Sainte-Anne (4722N, 7013W) and
Hauts-fonds de Saint-Roch, 2 miles SW, but inclining
gradually more towards the W until, at a quarter tide, it
sets SSW fairly through Traverse de Saint-Roch. After
half-tide the in-going stream sets more SW and, towards
the end of the tide, still more W.
8.180
Out-going tidal streams set nearly in the contrary
direction to the in-going stream; the first of the out-going
stream sets off from Hauts-fond de Sainte-Anne and
Hauts-fonds de Saint-Roch through the channels W of
Haut-fond du Centre (4723N, 7016W), and N over the
tail of that shoal.

Directions
(continued from 8.122)

Traverse de Saint-Roch
1

Tidal streams
1

Turn to
in-going
stream
after LW

8.181
From a position about 5 miles W of Pointe de la Rivire
Ouelle (4726N, 7004W), the track leads SSW through
Traverse de Saint-Roch, a buoyed channel, 2 cables wide
at its narrowest point, for about 6 miles, passing (positions
given from Pointe Saint-Roch (4718N, 7012W)):
ESE of H68 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (6 miles
N), thence:
ESE of Haut-fond du Centre (4 miles NNW), a
rocky shoal, thence:
WNW of the outer edge of Hauts-fonds de
Saint-Roch (3 miles NW).

Traverse de Saint-Roch to Le Pilier de Pierre

1

182

8.182
From the SW end of Traverse de Saint-Roch, 3 miles
WNW of Pointe Saint-Roch (8.176), the track leads SSW
through Chenal du Sud, passing:
Between the mid-river shoals extending SW from
Haut-fond du Centre, and shoal ground extending
from the SE shore, thence:
Through the passage, only 2 cables wide, ESE of
Haut-fond du Chenal, a narrow shoal on the NW

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edge of the channel, about 2 miles NW of

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Pier-head Light (4713N,
7017W) (8.183), thence:
About 2 cables ESE of Roche Veillon, a bare,
steep, rocky islet lying 3 cables SE of Le Pilier de
Pierre (4712N, 7022W); Roche Veillon is
marked by H98 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
moored close SE.

Useful marks

Berth. The public pier, 216 m long, with a depth of

03 m alongside its outer end, extends from the shore, SW
of the church. A strong current during the ebb at the end
of the pier may hamper the approach. The wharf is in ruins
and berthing is not permitted. Works were in progress
(2001) on a breakwater extension on the NE arm of the
pier.
A storage area is situated near the inner end of the pier.
A light (8.183) is exhibited from the pier-head.
Marina. A marina, protected by a breakwater lies SW
of the public pier.

8.183
1

Church
with
two
small
spires
at
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies (4719N, 7011W).
Two silos (4719N, 7008W) at Village des
Aulnaies. There are three further silos located
about 1 mile NE of the village.
Church (two spires) at Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (4713N,
7016W).
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Pier-head Light (red framework
tower, white bands, 5 m in height) (4713N,
7017W), exhibited from 15th April to 10th
December.
Le Pilier de Pierre Light (grey round tower, 10 m in
height) (4712N, 7022W), exhibited from 15th
April to 10th December.
(Directions continue at 8.191)

CHENAL DU SUD LE PILIER DE

PIERRE TO POINTE SAINT-THOMAS
General information
Chart 4785

Route
1

8.188
Chenal du Sud continues SW from abreast Le Pilier de
Pierre (4712N, 7022W) for about 18 miles to the
vicinity of Pointe Saint-Thomas (4659N, 7038W),
passing through Chenal de Beaujeu, Chenal de Beaujeu
Ouest (4704N, 7031W), and Chenal Saint-Thomas
(4701N, 7036W).

Anchorages and harbours

Hauts-fonds de Sainte-Anne
8.184
There is anchorage off Hauts-fonds de Sainte-Anne
(4722N, 7013W), in depths of about 11 m, up to the NE
entrance to Traverse de Saint-Roch. The ground is better
and the tidal streams are less than on the shoal ground NE
of Haut-fond du Centre.
Anchorage farther SW in Traverse de Saint-Roch is not
recommended, due to the strength of the tidal streams and
unreliable holding ground.
South of Traverse de Saint-Roch
8.185
Anchorage S of Traverse de Saint-Roch is not
recommended until above Anse Port Joli (4711N,
7019W).

Topography
1

Tidal streams
1

Small craft
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
1

8.186
General information. Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
(4719N, 7011W) is a coastal village, with a population
of 1073 in 1998. A church (8.183) stands close to the
shore.
Berth. A L-shaped public pier, with an outer face 58 m
long, extends from the shore 3 cables E of the church. The
pier dries at LW.

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
1

8.189
From abreast Le Pilier de Pierre to the city of
Montmagny, 15 miles SW, the terrain continues low, with
houses along the shore, as described at 8.176.
The SW part of the coast is bordered by a drying bank
which extends 2 cables from Cap Saint-Ignace (4703N,
7028W), and runs into Banc de Saint-Thomas (8.197),
about 4 miles farther SW, where it extends fully 1 miles
from the shore. The HW line near Montmagny is receding
as it is eroded by ice and sea, but the LW line is not much
affected.
A large white barn, very noticeable from N, is situated
at the NE end of le aux Oies (4709N, 7027W) (8.206).
le aux Grues (4704N, 7032W) is described at 8.208.

8.187
General information. Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (4713N,
7016W) is a coastal town, with a population of 3 414 in
1998. A church (8.183) stands in the town.

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8.190
The chart is the best guide for the directions and rates
of the tidal streams.
The following table gives the times of slack water,
relative to the times of HW and LW at Qubec, and the
durations of the tidal streams:
Locality
Turn to
Duration Turn to
Duration
in-going of inoutof outstream
going
going
going
after LW stream
stream
stream
after HW
h
m h
m h
m h
m
Lslet-sur-Mer 1
20 5
30 0
55 6
50
(4708N,
before
before
7022W)
LW
HW
Grosse le
0
20 5
10 0
10 7
10
(4702N,
after LW
after HW
7040W)

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Directions
(continued from 8.183)

Le Pilier de Pierre to Chenal de Beaujeu

1

8.191
From a position 6 cables SE of Le Pilier de Pierre Light
(4712N, 7022W) (8.183), the track leads SW through
Chenal du Sud, on the SE side of the river, passing:
SE of a patch with a depth of 58 m over it lying
1 miles SSW of Le Pilier de Pierre Light, thence:
About 4 cables SE of Rcif de lle aux Oies, a
drying ledge of rock, with several small heads
always above water, extending SW for 1 miles
from a position 2 miles SW of Le Pilier de
Pierre; its highest point is a rugged conical mound,
88 m high, near the SW end, and an isolated rock
that dries 08 m lies 5 cables from the NE end,
thence:
About 3 cables SE of Rocher Dunscomb, lying
8 cables SSE of the front leading light (8.192), on
Rocher lHpital (4708N, 7028W), thence:
Into Chenal de Beaujeu, NW of Banc de Beaujeu
(4705N, 7029W), a narrow shoal of sand and
gravel over slate, marked by Beaujeu Light-buoy
(N cardinal) (marked BEAUJ), moored close N of
its shallowest part, and:
SW of Roches Zphirin-Saint-Pierre, (Pilots Rock)
which dries 48 m, on the outer edge of the drying
bank, 2 miles SSW of Rocher lHpital.

Chenal de Beaujeu Ouest

1

8.192
Route. This channel, E of le aux Grues (4704N,
7032W) (8.208), has a width of about 213 m and a least
charted depth of 72 m.
Rocher de lHpital Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (4708N,
7028W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on red
framework tower, white bands, 19 m in height)
(9 cables from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
seasonal.
The alignment (025), astern, of these lights leads
through Chenal de Beaujeu Ouest, passing:
SE of the drying reef extending about 1 cables from
Pointe Lemoyne-MacPherson, the E point of le
aux Grues, and:
NW of the SW end of Banc de Beaujeu (8.191).
A spoil ground lies 17 miles SSE of Pointe
Lemoyne-MacPherson.

8.193
Chenal de Beaujeu Ouest to Pointe aux Pins. From a
position at the SW end of Chenal de Beaujeu Ouest, about
7 cables NE of le aux Grues Wharf Light, the channel
leads SW around the S side of le aux Grues, passing:
About 3 cables off La Cdrire, the SE point of le
aux Grues, thence:
About 6 cables S of Pointe aux Pins, the SW point of
le aux Grues, on which there is a light (8.196).
Caution. Four submarine power cables are laid across
the channel between the S side of le aux Grues and the S
shore. They are shown on the chart and mariners are
cautioned not to anchor in the vicinity.

Clearing bearing
8.195
The line of bearing 037, astern, of Pilier de Pierre
Light, just open SE of the highest part of Rcif de lle aux
Oies, passes close SE of Rocher Dunscomb.
Useful marks:
8.196
Black cross, conspicuous (4708N, 7021W),
standing on a cliff.
Church (two spires) 1 mile SW of the cross
mentioned above.
Chenal de Beaujeu Light (square block, 2 m in
height) (4704N, 7031W), standing on the shoal
ground off the E side of le aux Grues. The light
is surmounted by a helicopter landing pad. One
daymark faces NE, and the other faces S. The
light is maintained from 15 April to 10 December.
le aux Grues Light (on wharf structure, 9 m in
height) (4703N, 7032W).
Pointe aux Pins Light (orange rectangle on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (4702N, 7035W).
Radio tower (red lights) (4700N, 7031W).
Beacon (orange daymarks, on red framework tower,
12 m in height) on Pointe Lacaille (46594N,
70352W).
Beacon (similar to that listed above) on Pointe
Saint-Thomas (46588N, 70377W).
Chimney (46585N, 70359W).
(Directions continue at 9.26)

Montmagny
General information
1

Chenal de Beaujeu Ouest to Pointe Saint-Thomas

1

8.194
Chenal Saint-Thomas. From S of Pointe aux Pins, the
route leads SW through Chenal Saint-Thomas, passing:
Between Rocher Wye, situated 7 cables N of Pointe
Saint-Thomas, marked on its NW side by H121
Light-buoy (port hand), and Banc Empress which
lies along the N side of the channel, NW of Pointe
Saint-Thomas, thence:
To a position at the SW end of Chenal Saint-Thomas,
about 9 cables NW of Pointe Saint-Thomas.
Caution. Mariners are advised that depths exist in
Chenal Saint-Thomas that are shoaler than charted, and
mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area.

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8.197
Position and description. Montmagny (4659N,
7033W) is an industrial city, with a population of 11 830
in 1998. The city lies at the confluence of the rivers
Bras-Saint-Nicolas and Rivire du Sud. Rivire du Sud,
blocked by a dam about 9 m high, empties into Le Bassin,
a small cove, and discharge through a buoyed channel,
which nearly dries, across Banc de Saint-Thomas, (sand,
mud and stones). This bank extends about 1 miles
offshore and dries almost to its N edge, beyond which
some boulders are visible at LW.
Due to changing conditions buoys may be relocated to
indicate the preferred channel for boats and small car ferry.
Also due to changing conditions of the sea bed the
Montmagny Leading Lights may not indicate the centre of
the channel.
Montmagny is the mainland terminal for the ferry
service to le aux Grues, 4 miles N. The usual ferry route
is shown on the chart.
Local knowledge is required.

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accessible at HW. An overhead cable with a vertical

clearance of 49 m lies about 1 cables within the entrance
of the river, close downstream of the bridge.

Directions
1

8.198
The harbour is entered on the alignment (169) of
Montmagny Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 6 m in height), on the outer end
of the south public pier.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (92 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Caution. The alignment must not be used within about
7 cables of the wharf. Stakes fitted with daymarks should
be followed, which lead to the public wharf at Montmagny
through a narrow and tortuous channel.
8.199
Useful marks:
Church (spire) (4659N, 7034W) in Montmagny.
Beacon (46597N, 70329W) on Pointe aux Oies,
the NE entrance point to Le Bassin.

Adjacent islands
le aux Oies
1

Berths
1

8.200
There are two public wharves at Montmagny:
At the W entrance point to Le Bassin. A L-shaped
wharf, with outer face 61 m long which dries at
LW. This is the ferry berth when tides permit.
On the W side of Le Bassin, just below the dam. A
wharf 147 m long, which dries at the outer end.

Port services
1

le aux Grues
1

8.201
Repairs: slipway (capacity 75 tonnes) on SE shore of Le
Bassin; vessels up to 21 m in length can be repaired.
Other facilities: hospital; post office.
Supplies: diesel fuel and gasoline are available by road
tanker.

Small craft

8.206
General information. le aux Oies (4709N, 7027W)
is wooded and hilly; two ranges of hills, separated by a
valley, run NE-SW along the length of the island. Two
rounded summits rise to elevations of 62 m at the SW end
of the SE range. The NW range rises to an elevation of
51 m, and falls in cliffy banks on the seaward side. A
chain of hillocks at its SW end, on which there are several
prominent houses, appear like islands from a distance.
8.207
Batture de lle aux Oies extends 4 miles SW from
the SW end of le aux Oies, and connects it with le aux
Grues. With spring tides the meadows on Batture de lle
aux Oies are only just above water; they yield a large
quantity of hay, which is shipped to Qubec and other
places on the shores of St Lawrence River. At certain times
of the year haystacks on the meadows resemble small
houses when seen from a distance.

8.202
A marina, with a pontoon, 79 m long, and a launching
ramp is located on the NE shore of Le Bassin. A large
campsite is situated nearby.
2

Anchorage and small craft harbours

8.208
General information. le aux Grues is generally flat in
outline, its greatest elevation being 40 m near its SW end.
The lower parts of the land are cultivated, but the summit
and the SW slope are wooded. There is a prominent house
with outbuildings at the NE end of the island, and a
number of beacons, used for placing buoys, are situated on
the island.
8.209
Berth. A public pier, 220 m long, with a least depth of
33 m alongside its outer end, is situated on the E side of
the island, 2 miles NE of Pointe aux Pins, the SW
extremity.
A light (8.196) is exhibited from a structure on the
pier-head.
Facilities: ramp and mechanical hoist at the outer end of
the pier; the mobile ramp is used by the ferry that plies
between le aux Grues and Montmagny.

Anchorage off the south-east shore

1

8.203
There is good anchorage along the edge of the bank
(4712N, 7022W) off the SE shore, from a position SE
of Le Pilier de Pierre to a point abreast le aux Oies about
3 miles SW. The holding ground is stiff clay, and so good
that it is sometimes difficult to weigh anchor.

La Grosse le
1

Port-Joli
1

8.204
General information. Port-Joli (4711N, 7018W), at
the mouth of a stream of that name, admits small craft at
about half-tide.
2

Trois-Saumons
1

8.205
General information. Trois-Saumons, about 1 mile SW
of Port-Joli, at the mouth of a stream of that name, admits
small craft at about half-tide. A large sawmill stands near
the river mouth. Local knowledge is required.
The river contains a marina on the S side of the river
below a bridge, with a vertical clearance of 12 m, and is

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8.210
General information. La Grosse le (4702N,
7040W) is the highest of a group of islands extending W
from the SW end of le aux Grues; it rises to an elevation
of 65 m. It was at one time the quarantine station, and the
old hospital, a red brick building situated on the SE coast
of the island, about 2 cables from the NE end, is
distinctive. A church with a small spire, situated about
4 cables SW of the hospital, is only visible from E and W.
A brown church stands on rising ground about 3 cables
farther SW.
La Grosse le is a national historic site. It is managed by
Parks Canada and the access to this protected area is under
regulations.
8.211
Anchorage. There is anchorage in depths of 9 to 11 m
between Haut-fond de la Grosse le, about 4 cables SE of
La Grosse le, and Batture Sainte-Marguerite (slate; parts
awash at LW), about 5 cables farther E. This is one of the
best anchorages in the area for riding out an E gale.

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Leading marks. The alignment (021) of the SW

extremity of le la Sottise (4702N, 7039W) and the NW
extremity of le Deux Ttes, 2 miles NNE, leads to this
anchorage.
8.212
There is also a confined anchorage between La Grosse
le and Haut-fond de la Gross le. A rock, awash, lies
3 cables NE of the public pier (8.213). However, anchorage
farther NE, in Passage de la Quarantaine, is preferable.
Caution. Between La Grosse le and le aux Grues there
are numerous islets separated by narrow passages, including
Passage de la Quarantaine, which lie at the SW end of
Chenal Traverse du Milieu. These fairways are strewn with
drying or awash reefs and the out-going tidal streams are
quite strong, making navigation hazardous. Local
knowledge is required when navigating in this vicinity.
Chenal du Sud is not recommended to commercial
shipping.

8.213
Berth. A public pier 153 m long, with a depth of 61 m
alongside its outer end, is situated on the SE coast of La
Grosse le, 3 cables from the S extremity of the island.
There is a ramp on each side of the pier.
Access is restricted to vessels having a permit from
Parks Canada. Mooring is prohibited to all other boats.

Other names
8.214
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Canot, le au (4705N, 7034W).

Cheval, le du (4703N, 7035W).
Durand, le (4704N, 7036W).
Grlons, Rocher aux (4708N, 7027W).
Grues, Barre de lle aux (4702N, 7036W).
slet-sur-Mer, l (4708N, 7022W).
Longue, le (4703N, 7035W).
Patience, le (4703N, 7040W).
Pilier du Milieu, Le (4712N, 7023W).
Sainte-Marguerite, le (4702N, 7038W).

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ST LAWRENCE RIVER CAP BRL TO TROIS-RIVIRES

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4785, 4787, 4788, 4789

Traffic regulations

Scope of the chapter

1

9.1
This chapter covers the St Lawrence River from Cap
Brl (4707N, 7043W) to Trois Rivires (4620N,
7233W) about 95 miles up-river, including the major ports
of Qubec and Trois-Rivires. It is arranged as follows:
Cap Brl to Qubec (9.5).
Qubec to Trois-Rivires (9.108).

9.3
Vessel Traffic Services Centres at Qubec and Montral
exercise mandatory control over shipping in the river. See
1.27 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5) for
full information. The reporting points are shown on the
charts.
Speed. See 1.89 concerning speed restrictions in St
Lawrence River above Qubec.

Rescue
Pilotage
1

9.2
Pilotage is compulsory throughout this area.

9.4
A Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue cutter
operates between Qubec and le dAnticosti from May to
November. See 1.105 for further information.

CAP BRL TO QUBEC

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4785

Area covered

9.5
This section covers St Lawrence River from Cap Brl
to Qubec and is arranged as follows:
Cap Brl to Saint-Jean (9.6).
Pointe Saint-Thomas to Saint-Jean (9.20).
Saint-Jean to Qubec (9.32).
Chenal de lle dOrlans (9.45).
Port of Qubec (9.69).

CAP BRL TO SAINT-JEAN

The coast between Cap Tourmente and Pointe aux

Prtres, about 3 miles SW, is low, the mountain range
rising some distance inland.
le dOrlans, extending 17 miles SW from Pointe
Argentenay (4701N, 7048W), is generally well
cultivated on the slopes and in the valleys; the summits are
mostly wooded and rise to an elevation of about 152 m
about 6 miles SW of Pointe Argentenay. The NE end of the
island is wooded down to the coast.
See 9.21 for a description of features on the S shore of
the river, SE of le dOrlans.
Offshore islands. le au Ruau (4701N, 7044W) and
le Madame, 2 miles SW, are low, wooded and surrounded
by reefs of slate.

Navigation
General information
Chart 4785

Routes
1

9.6
The main shipping route between Cap Brl (4707N,
7043W) and Saint-Jean (4655N, 7054W) follows the
dredged and buoyed channel through Traverse du Nord,
close E of le dOrlans.
Chenal de lle dOrlans (9.45), a secondary route,
branches W and passes N of le dOrlans.
Chenal du Sud (9.20), on the S side of the river, joins
the main route in the vicinity of Saint-Jean.
Caution. Chenal du Sud is not recommended to
commercial traffic. From seaward to Pointe de Saint-Vallier
(4655N, 7048W) this channel is shallow and
encumbered with islets and shoals.

Controlling depths
1

Topography
9.7
Mainland. Cap Tourmente, 1 miles SW of Cap Brl,
marks the SW end of land rising steeply from the river. Its
summit is a densely wooded hill with an elevation of
590 m, 7 cables NW of the cape.

9.9
The channel has been dredged to a depth of 125 m over
a width of 305 m.
Caution. Silting has been reported in the channel, and
there may be less water than shown on the chart. For the
latest information mariners should contact the Coast Guard
Information Centre.

Natural conditions
1

9.8
A number of beacons stand on the shores of the
mainland, on le dOrlans and the offshore islands; these
are used for placing buoys and should not be taken as aids
to navigation.

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9.10
Tidal levels. Off Saint-Franois (4700N, 7049W) the
tide in St Lawrence River reaches its maximum range. Up
to this point the tide is increasing in range, and above this
point the range begins to decrease.
Tidal streams. The following table gives the times of
slack water, and the directions of the tidal streams in the
vicinity of Cap Brl and Saint-Franois:

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Locality

LW slack

Duration
of ingoing
stream

HW slack

Banc du
Cap Brl
(4706N,
7042W)

0
40
before
LW
Qubec

20

0
20
before
HW
Qubec

50

SaintFranois
(4700N,
7049W)

0
15
after LW
Qubec

0
20
after HW
Qubec

10

Duration
of outgoing
stream

Traverse du Nord north part

1

15

In the channel between Cap Brl and the N end of

Traverse du Nord, 3 miles SSW, the directions of the tidal
streams conform to the river bed, and are, consequently,
considerably across the line of the channel. The maximum
in-going stream here is felt about 56 minutes after LW at
Qubec; the maximum out-going stream is about 3 hours
and 8 minutes after HW at Qubec. With average tides, the
rate of both in-going and out-going streams in this locality
is 3 kn.
The tidal streams again set somewhat across the line of
the channel abreast the gap between Pointe Argentenay and
Battures de la Traverse, 1 miles NE.
The best information on the directions and rates of the
tidal streams at other locations in this area may be gained
from the chart.

Traverse du Nord south part

9.12
Racons:
Banc du Cap Brl Leading Lights (4705N,
7043W).
Saint Jean Wharf Light (4655N, 7054W).

9.15
Saint-Michel de Bellechasse Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 23 m in height) (4653N,
7055W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 24 m in
height) (96 cables from front light).
The alignment (213) of these lights, which should be
visible when abreast Saint-Franois, leads through the
buoyed channel to a position about 6 cables SE of
Saint-Jean Wharf Light (orange rectangle on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (4655N, 7054W), where Chenal du
Nord and Chenal du Sud meet.
9.16
Useful marks:
le de Bellechasse Light (white framework tower, red
bands, 8 m in height) (4656N, 7046W).
Church (spire) (4700N, 7049W), on the slope of a
hill at Saint-Franois.
Church (spire) (4655N, 7053W) close to the
waters edge at Saint-Jean.
(Directions continue at 9.37)

Directions

Anchorages and harbours

Principal mark
1

9.11
Major light:
Saint-Franois Wharf Light (framework tower, 9 m in
height) (4700N, 7049W) on the head of the
pier.
1

Other navigational aids

1

(continued from 8.170)

Cap Brl to Traverse du Nord

1

9.14
Banc du Cap Brl Upstream Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
building, 7 m in height) (4705N, 7043W).
Rear light (white tower, orange bands, 20 m in
height) (55 cables from front light).
The lights are shown from the same structures as the
Banc du Cap Brl Downstream Leading Lights (8.167)
and are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (033), astern, of these lights leads
through the buoyed channel of Traverse du Nord, passing
(with positions from Pointe Argentenay (4702N,
7048W)):
SE of Battures de la Traverse (13 miles NE), thence:
NW of Banc du Centre, lying about 1 mile NW of le
au Ruau (2 miles ESE), thence:
SE of Saint-Francois Wharf Light (1 miles S)
(9.11), and:
Between the E coast of le dOrlans and le Madame
(3 miles S).

9.13
From a position about 3 cables ESE of Cap Brl the
channel leads SSW in a buoyed channel for about 3 miles.
Cap Gribane Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle on framework tower,
8 m in height) (4709N, 7041W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 11 m in
height) (445 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (024) astern, of these lights leads
through the buoyed channel to the N end of Traverse du
Nord, passing:
WNW of Banc du Cap Brl, centred about 8 cables
SE of Cap Brl.
Banc du Cap Brl Upstream (9.14) and Downstream
(8.167) Leading Lights stand on this bank.

Off Rivire Dauphine

1

9.17
There is good anchorage off the mouth of Rivire
Dauphine, 4 miles SSW of Pointe Argentenay, in depths of
less than 10 m, mud.
Small craft may find shelter in a pool at the river
mouth; local knowledge is required.

Small craft
Saint-Franois
1

190

9.18
General information. The village of Saint-Franois,
population 515 in 1996, is situated 1 miles SSW of
Pointe Argentenay.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 52 m; mean neap
range about 31 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.

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Landing. A public pier, 175 m long, has a least depth of

34 m (1998) alongside its outer end. A light is exhibited
from the pierhead.

Principal mark
1

Saint-Jean
1

9.19
General information. The village of Saint-Jean,
population 869 in 1996, is situated 3 miles SSW of
Rivire Dauphine.
Landing. A public pier, 126 m long and 11 m wide at
the outer end, dries at LW. Saint-Jean Light stands near the
outer end of the pier. The pier is in ruins.

Other navigational aid

1

Directions

POINTE SAINT-THOMAS TO SAINT-JEAN

General information

Route
9.20
Chenal du Sud follows the S side of the river from
abreast Pointe Saint-Thomas (4659N, 7038W) (8.188) to
its junction with Traverse du Nord in the vicinity of
Saint-Jean (4655N, 7054W).
Caution. This section of Chenal du Sud is not
recommended to commercial shipping.

Topography
1

9.21
The coast between Pointe Verte (4656N, 7044W) and
Pointe Saint-Michel, 7 miles WSW, is indented by Anse de
Bellechasse (4655N, 7047W) and Anse de Saint Vallier,
3 miles SW, both of which dry over most of their area.
le dOrlans is described at 9.7. le au Ruau and le
Madame, lying 3 to 4 miles off this coast, are also
described at 9.7.

Spoil ground
1

9.22
There is a spoil ground in Chenal du Sud between le
Madame (4658N, 7047W) and le de Bellechasse
(4656N, 7046W).

Tidal streams
1

9.23
The chart is the best guide for the directions and rates
of the tidal streams in this area. The following table gives
the times of slack water, and the duration of the tidal
streams in the vicinity of Berthier-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean:
Locality

LW
slack

Duration
of
in-going
stream

HW
slack

Berthier-sur
-Mer
(4656N,
7044W)

0
02 5
after LW
Qubec

05

0
18
after
HW
Qubec

20

Saint-Jean
(4655N,
7054W)

0
50 5
after LW
Qubec

05

0
40
after
HW
Qubec

20

9.25
Racon:
Saint Jean Wharf Light (4655N, 7054W).
(continued from 8.196)

Chart 4785

9.24
Major light:
Saint-Franois Wharf Light (4700N, 7049W)
(9.11).

Duration
of
out-going
stream

9.26
Caution. Mariners are advised that depths exist in
Chenal Saint-Thomas that are shoaler than charted, and
mariners are advised to navigate with caution in this area.
From a position at the SW end of Chenal Saint-Thomas,
about 9 cables NW of Pointe Saint-Thomas, the route
through Chenal du Sud continues SW, passing:
About 7 cables NW of le de Bellechasse (4656N,
7046W), a narrow rocky islet, with a light (white
framework tower, red bands, 8 m in height) on its
summit; Rocher Pointu lies about 1 cables WNW
of light, thence:
Between the SW extremity of Rcif de lle Madame
(4656N, 7050W), marked by DAME Light-buoy
(S cardinal), and the edge of Banc de Saint-Vallier,
extending almost 5 cables outside a line joining
Pointe Saint-Vallier (prominent wooded bluff)
(4655N, 7048W) and Pointe Saint-Michel,
4 miles WSW, thence:
About 6 cables SE of Saint-Jean Light (4655N,
7054W (9.15), where Chenal du Sud is joined by
Chenal du Nord.
9.27
Clearing bearings. The line of bearing 052 of le
Longue (4703N, 7035W), open SE of le
Sainte-Marguerite, 1 mile SW, passes SE of the mid-river
shoals and reefs in this area.
The line of bearing 232 of the church (spire) (4650N,
7101W) at Beaumont, open N of Pointe de la Durantaye,
4 miles NE, passes NW of Banc de Saint-Vallier.
Clearing marks. The alignment (074) of the SW
extremity of le de Bellechasse and the head of a ruined
pier at Pointe Verte (4656N, 7044W) passes N of Banc
de Saint-Vallier.
9.28
Useful marks:
Beacon (two orange daymarks, facing N and W, on a
red framework tower, 12 m in height) (4656N,
7044W) on Pointe de Berthier Est.
Church (spire) (4654N, 7050W) at Saint-Vallier.
(Directions continue at 9.37)

Small craft
Trou de Berthier
1

191

9.29
There is a yacht marina, protected by a breakwater, at
Trou de Berthier (4656N, 7044W). The approach is
marked by buoys, leading lights (private), and a light
exhibited from the end of the breakwater. The basin was
dredged to a depth of 1 to 3 m in 1989 and the approach
was dredged to to a depth of 25 m in 1992.
Caution. A shoal, with a depth of 0.1 m over it, lies
4 cables NW of Pointe de Berthier Est. Attention is also

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drawn to an abandoned cable which is laid off the NE

entrance to Trou de Berthier.

Principal mark
9.36
Major light:
Beaulieu (Sainte-Ptronille) Light (grey square
framework tower, 14 m in height) (4651N,
7108W).

Anse de Bellechasse
1

9.30
A boat yard, equipped to build, repair and store small
craft and which can be entered at HW is located in SW
part of Anse de Bellechasse.

Directions
(continued from 9.16 or 9.28)

Other name

Saint-Jean to Saint-Laurent

9.31
Ruau, Banc de lle au (4700N, 7044W).

SAINT-JEAN TO QUBEC
General information
Chart 4785

Route
1

9.32
Chenal des Grands Voiliers, passes S of le dOrlans
between Saint-Jean (4655N, 7054W) and the E limit of
the port of Qubec, 12 miles up river; it is the natural
channel of the river and the main shipping route. The
fairway is marked by leading lights and buoys for most of
its length.

Saint-Laurent to Qubec
1

Topography
1

9.33
The S coast of le dOrlans is a low cliff, increasing in
elevation towards the SW end of the island. This coast is
bordered by bare flat rock extending generally about
1 cable from the HW mark.
There is almost continuous habitation between Saint-Jean
and Saint-Laurent, about 5 miles SW.
The bay on the S shore, with the village of Beaumont
(population 2025 in 1996) (4650N, 7101W) at its head,
is filled by reefs and boulders.

Overhead cables
1

9.34
Power transmission lines, with a vertical clearance of
53 m, span the channel 3 miles E of the SW extremity of
le dOrlans. Red lights are exhibited from the towers on
each side of the channel. Theoretical clearances are reduced
to 44 m when the cables are covered with 5 cm of ice.
1

Flow
1

9.35
The chart is the best guide for the direction and rate of
the flow in several positions in the area.
The following table gives the times of slack water in the
channel, and the duration of the tidal streams in the vicinity
of Saint-Laurent:
Locality

LW
slack

Duration
of
in-going
stream

HW
slack

Saint Laurent 0
55
(4651N,
after
7100W)
LW
Qubec

00

0
50
after
HW
Qubec

25

9.37
Cap au Diable Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 18 m in height) (4650N,
7102W) on the S shore.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
21 m in height) (9 cables from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 6 cables SE of Saint-Jean Light
(4655N, 7054W) (9.15) the alignment (233) of these
lights leads for a distance of 47 miles through the channel,
which is marked by light buoys (lateral).
Useful mark:
Church (spire) at St Michel (4653N, 7054W).

Duration
of
out-going
stream

9.38
Pointe de la Martinire Leading Lights:
Front light (framework tower, 18 m in height)
(4650N, 7107W), situated close SW of the
point (small wooded hillock).
Rear light (framework tower, 31 m in height) (655 m
from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (252) of these lights leads for a distance
of 4 miles through the buoyed channel, passing:
NNW of Battures de Beaumont, a line of drying
boulders about 7 cables from the shore at
Beaumont (4650N, 7101W).
From a position on the leading line, 2 miles ENE of
Pointe de la Martinire Front Leading Light, the buoyed
channel leads W, passing:
S of Rochers Maranda which fill Anse Maranda and
the bay extending 1 miles E from Beaulieu Light
(9.36), thence:
Into the Port of Qubec at the W end of Chenal des
Grands Voiliers.
9.39
Useful marks:
Saint-Laurent-de-lle-dOrlans Light (square
framework tower, 11 m in height) (4652N,
7100W), near the outer end of a pier.
Church (spire) (4650N, 7101W) on a cliff at
Beaumont; a waterfall runs over the cliff, 1 mile W
of the church.
Church (spire) (46511N, 71082W) at
Sainte-Ptronille.
(Directions continue at 9.95)

Anchorages and harbours

Trou Saint-Patrice
1

See 9.23 for tidal streams in the vicinity of Saint-Jean.

192

9.40
Trou Saint-Patrice (4651N, 7102W) lies at the mouth
of Ruisseau Saint-Patrice, between high cliffs.
There is good anchorage, in about 10 m off the mouth
of the stream.

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Small craft
Rivire Lafleur and Rivire Maheu
1

9.41
General information. These rivers flow into Chenal des
Grands Voiliers 1 and 2 miles, respectively SW of
Saint-Jean Light (4655N, 7054W) (9.15). The rivers run
through deep ravines and afford shelter to small craft,
which can lie aground within their entrances at LW.
Anchorage. There is good anchorage off the entrance to
Rivire Maheu in 10 to 12 m of water.

Saint-Michel
1

Overhead cables
1

9.42
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, located on the S side of the
channel about 2 miles SSW of Saint-Jean Light (9.15)
had a population of 1 662 in 1996.
There is a yacht marina, protected by two breakwaters,
located opposite the church (9.37).

9.43
General information. The village of Saint-Laurent
(4652N, 7100W) on the N shore of Chenal des Grands
Voiliers had a population of 1 602 in 1996. A church with
a spire stands in the village.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 51 m; mean neap
range about 36 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.
Marina. A basin at Saint-Laurent contains a marina and
a slip. Saint-Laurent-de-lle-dOrlans Light (9.39) is
exhibited from the head of the NE wall of the basin.
The marina is protected by a breakwater on the SW side
and a wharf on the NE side. The slip is located at the
inner end of the wharf. A floating breakwater, on the W
side of the wharf, protects the entrance of the marina which
is 14 m wide. Lights (private) mark each end. The entrance
is marked with a port hand buoy (private).

Sainte-Ptronille
1

9.51
Off Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr (4701N, 7056W), the
in-going tidal stream begins 4 h 10 m before HW by the
shore, and runs for 5 h 10 m. The out-going tidal stream
begins 1 hour after HW by the shore, and runs for 7 h
15 m.
The tidal streams set, generally, along the line of the
channel, and attain a rate of from 3 to 4 kn at springs.
See also the tidal information on the chart.

Principal mark
1

9.52
Major light:
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr Sector Light (9 m in height)
(47013N, 70557W).

Directions
Cap Tourmente to Pointe aux Prtres

Route
1

Topography
1

9.50
Anchorage is prohibited in the area, indicated on the
chart, about 1 mile SW of Pont de lle dOrlans.
Mariners are also cautioned not to anchor in the vicinity
of Pointe Saint-Pierre (4655N, 7103W), where
submarine cables are laid across the channel. The cable
area is indicated on the chart.

Tidal streams

Chart 4785

9.49
Due to limited depths and narrow fairways in parts of
this channel, local knowledge is essential.

Prohibited anchorage

General information

9.45
Chenal de lle dOrlans, entered N of Pointe
Argentenay (4702N, 7048W), and running between le
dOrlans and the mainland, is very narrow, with several
shoals in mid-channel. The channel is marked by
light-buoys and leading lights, but it is not recommended
for vessels drawing more than 37 m.

9.48
Pont de lle dOrlans, a road suspension bridge with a
vertical clearance of 32 m, spans the channel 1 miles
from its SW end. The distance between the two main piers
is 323 m, with a channel 183 m wide.

Local knowledge

9.44
General information. The village of Sainte-Ptronille
(Beaulieu) (4651N, 7108W) is situated on the SW point
of le dOrlans.
Landings. An irregular-shaped public jetty, with a
berthing length of 69 m, which dries, is situated on the S
side of the point. Beaulieu Light (9.36) is exhibited from
this jetty.

CHENAL DE LLE DORLANS

9.47
Power transmission lines (vertical clearance 32 m; red
lights on support towers) span the channel about 3 miles
from its SW end. Theoretical clearances are reduced to
16 m when the cables are covered with 5 cm of ice.

Vertical clearance

Saint-Laurent
1

Dwellings are almost continuous along the shore from here

to Qubec, and the HW line is bordered with grassy flats.
On the N side of le dOrlans the cliff is set some
distance back from the shore, the intermediate land being
flat and cultivated. The N coast of the island is bordered
by grass flats, which dry out for a distance of 5 cables in
places, and is indented by numerous creeks.
The NW coast of the island, between Pointe Chez East
and Sainte-Famille, 6 miles SW, is featureless.

9.46
The mainland coast between Pointe aux Prtres
(4703N, 7049W) and Rivire Sainte-Anne du Nord,
3 miles W, is low, with mountains rising farther inland.

193

9.53
le dOrlans Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium on red framework
tower, white bands, 9 m in height) (4701N,
7050W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (788 m from front light).
From a position 9 cables E of Cap Tourmente (4705N,
7045W) (9.7) the alignment (226) of these lights leads
through the buoyed channel for a distance of 3 miles,
towards the entrance to Chenal de lle dOrlans, passing:
Close SE of Le Banc de Sable, situated at the outer
edge of Battures de la Pointe aux Prtres (mud and

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boulders), which extend up to 9 cables from the

shore between Cap Tourmente and Pointe aux
Prtres, thence:
NW of Battures de la Traverse, centred 1 miles NE
of Pointe Argentenay.

Pointe aux Prtres to Beaupr

1

9.54
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr Sector Light:
From a position close SE of V6 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) moored 9 cables E of Pointe aux Prtres, the track
leads WSW for a distance of 4 miles, within the white
sector of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr Sector Light, (9 m in
height) (47013N, 70557W) (9.52) passing (with
positions from the front leading light):
NNW of Banc dOrlans (3 miles ENE), extending
about 1 mile N from the coast between Pointe
Argentenay and Pointe Chez East, 1 miles W,
thence:
SSE of the outer end of a large boulder breakwater
(2 miles NE), in poor condition, extending about
5 cables SE from the shore near the E entrance
point to Rivire Sainte-Anne (Rivire
Sainte-Anne-du-Nord). V8 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) is moored off the end of the breakwater,
thence:
Close NNW of a rock (17 miles ENE), with a depth
of 19 m over it, marked on its N side by V13
Light-buoy (port hand).
The track then leads to position about 1 miles ENE of
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr Sector Light. The white light is
fixed on the leading line between 25350 and 25410; the
directional light is flanked on both sides by two narrow
sectors of coloured flashing lights from the same structure.
9.55
Useful marks:
Church (spire) at Saint-Joachim (Saint-Joachim de
Montmorency) (4703N, 7051W).
Chimney at a large paper mill (4702N, 7053W)
near the E entrance point to Rivire Sainte-Anne.

Battures des lets to Pointe au Pavillon

1

Beaupr to Sainte-Famille
1

9.56
From a position about 1 miles ENE of
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr Sector Light, the route leads SW,
in mid-channel, for about 5 miles to the vicinity of the
village of Sainte-Famille (4658N, 7058W) on the SE
shore, where there is a church (spire) and a pier in ruins.
9.57
Useful mark:
Church
(two
prominent
spires)
at
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr (4701N, 7056W).

9.60
Sainte-Famille Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 18 m in height) (4658N,
7059W), on the SE shore.
Rear light (orange diamond shape, black stripe, on
tower, 15 m in height) (609 m from front light).
The rear light is visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (052), astern, of these lights leads
from a position 8 cables NE of Pointe Saint-Pierre Front
Leading Light for a distance of about 5 miles, passing:
NW of Pointe Saint-Pierre where the alignment passes
close to shoal ground off the SE shore, but deeper
water will be found NW, thence:
In mid-channel, between drying grassy flats on each
side, on which stand the towers supporting
overhead cables) (9.47), thence:
Close NW of V31 Light-buoy (port hand), moored
about 7 cables W of Pointe au Pavillon (4653N,
7107W), a rounded point, backed by low earth
cliffs.
9.61
Useful marks:
Church (spire) at LAnge-Gardien (4655N,
7106W), on the NW shore.
Church (spire) at Saint-Pierre (4653N, 7104W).

Pointe au Pavillon to Qubec

1

Chart 4785

Sainte-Famille to Battures des lets

1

The lights are visible on the leading line.

The alignment (218) of these lights leads, from a
position in mid-channel abreast the church at
Sainte-Famille, for a distance of 3 miles, passing:
NW of grassy drying flats extending 5 cables from
the SE shore at a position 2 miles SW of the
church at Sainte-Famille, marked by V19
Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
SE of Battures des lets, situated in the centre of the
river, 1 miles NNE of the front leading light,
where the width of the fairway is only about
1 cable. V22 Light-buoy (starboard hand) marks
the W side of the channel.
9.59
Useful mark:
Chteau-Richter church (spire) (4658N, 7101W),
on the NW shore.

9.58
Pointe Saint-Pierre Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (4656N,
7102W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
12 m in height) (167 m from front light).

194

9.62
LAnge-Gardien Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, white bands, 12 m in height)
(4654N, 7107W), on the NW shore.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
14 m in height) (416 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (023), astern, of these lights, leads
from a position close NW of V31 Light-buoy (9.60),
through the buoyed channel to the NE harbour limit of the
Port of Qubec, passing:
Between the grassy drying flats on each side, about
9 cables W of Pointe du Pavillon, and:
Under the road suspension bridge (9.48), 1 mile
WSW of Pointe au Pavillon, where the limits of
the channel are indicated by fixed white lights
exhibited from the underside of the bridge.
(Directions continue for Port of Qubec at 9.96)

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Small craft
Beaupr
1

9.63
General information. The town of Beaupr (population
2811 in 1996) (4702N, 7053W) is situated at the mouth
of Rivire Sainte-Anne (9.54).
A large paper mill (9.55) stands near the E entrance
point to the river.
Landing. There is a small public jetty and a marina on
the W bank of the river, 2 cables within the entrance.

Function
1

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr
1

9.64
General
information.
The
town
of
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupr (4701N, 7056W) on the NW
shore, had a population of 3298 in 1996.
Berth. A private pier is situated close S of the church
(9.57): length of pier 341 m; length of berth at outer end
21 m; least depth alongside outer face 34 m. The outer end
is reserved exclusively for tour boats. The NE and SW
sides are bordered by large boulders.
A boat launching ramp is located at the centre of the
outer face.

Rivire du Sault la Puce

1

9.65
At Rivire du Sault la Puce (4659N, 7100W) there
is a small boat basin and marina protected by a breakwater.

Port limits
1

Chteau Richter
1

9.66
General information. Chteau-Richter (4658N,
7101W), on the NW shore, is a town with a population of
3 870 (1996).
Landing. A public pier, 56 m long, 14 m wide, dries
about 1 m at its outer end. A boat ramp is located on the
NE side of the pier. Although the the ramp is in good
condition the pier is in ruins.

9.67
Landing. At Boischatel (4654N, 7108W), a village
with a population of 4 069 in 1996, on the NW shore, there
is a public pier, 95 m in length.

Rivire Montmorency

9.74
Port of Qubec is operated by the Qubec Port
Authority, 150 Dalhousie Street, Qubec G1K 7P7. The port
administration building is situated on the S side of outer
Bassin Louise (4649N, 7112W).

Limiting conditions
Controlling depth
1

9.75
For information on how to ascertain the depths in the
dredged channel E of le dOrlans see 9.9. Owing to the
sandy conditions in the area, coastline and depths are
subject to change.

Deepest and longest berths

General information
1

Charts 4785, 4786

Position
9.69
The Port of Qubec occupies a stretch of St Lawrence
River in the vicinity of the mouth of Rivire Saint-Charles
(4649N, 7112W).

9.73
In 2000, 380 vessels with a total dwt of 17 036 916
tonnes used the port.

Port Authority

PORT OF QUBEC

9.72
The main approach is through Chenal des Grands
Voiliers (9.32) S of le dOrlans.
A secondary approach is Chenal de lle dOrlans
(9.45) N of the le dOrlans, but navigation is restricted.

Traffic
1

9.68
General information. Rivire Montmorency (4653N,
7109W) enters Chenal dOrlans just below the W end of
the road bridge (9.48).
Montmorency Falls, 76 m high, are situated about
5 cables upstream, but they are not visible until the river
mouth is open. A large generating station is situated
nearby.
Landing. There is a small pier at Montmorency, within
the river entrance.

9.71
Downstream limit is indicated by lines extending SSE
and NNW from the SW end of le dOrlans, as shown on
the chart.
Upstream limit is in the vicinity of Cap Rouge
(4645N, 7120W).

Approach and entry

Boischatel
1

9.70
The port is open throughout the year, but see 9.81 for
ice limitations. It is the closest deepwater port to the Saint
Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. Imports include: crude
oil; grain; iron ore; clinker and salt. Exports include
petroleum products, grain, iron ore, newsprint, granite and
scrap metal.
Qubec (population 175 039 in 1996), the capital of the
province of Qubec, is situated on the W shore, around the
entrance to Rivire Saint-Charles. The city consists of
Upper and Lower Town, the former stands imposingly on
the ridge between St Lawrence River and Rivire
Saint-Charles; Lower Town is built on low land N of
Upper Town and contains much commercial and industrial
development.
Lvis (population 42 635 in 1996) is situated on the E
bank, opposite Qubec.
Sainte-Foy (4645N, 7118W) (population 74 328 in
1996) is situated on the NW shore, about 5 miles SW of
Rivire Saint-Charles.
Lauzon lies NE of Lvis.

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9.76
The largest berths in each port sector are as follows:
Beauport: 53; Dry and liquid bulk.
Anse au Foulon: 103/4; General cargo.
South Shore: 87; Tankers.
Estuaire: 27/28; Ro-Ro.
The berths are described at 9.101 and positions of
numbered berths are indicated on the chart.

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Tidal levels
9.77
Mean spring range about 49 m; mean neap range about
34 m. For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables,
Volume 2. A computerised information system comprising
13 tide gauges is fitted between Qubec and Montral.
Abnormal water levels
9.78
As a general rule, the water rises higher with strong NE
winds, and falls lower with SW winds. The level at Qubec
is also affected appreciably by the river level, which is
highest in the spring about the month of April, falls
gradually until late in the autumn, and is lowest in the
winter.

Pilotage
1

Tugs
1

Density
9.79
The water in the harbour is fresh.

Maximum size of vessel handled

1

9.80
There is no limit to length or breadth. Draught is limited
to 143 m in winter and 152 m in summer.

9.86
The need to use tugs is dependent on the size of the
vessel, the location of the berth, the state of the tide and
expected tidal stream, and weather conditions. There is one
tug of 7200 bhp and several up to 4200 bhp.
Linesmen are available at 3 hours notice, ordered
through the ships agent. Boatmen are compulsory for
passing the lines of ocean-going vessels, but are not
normally required for other vessels.

Quarantine and customs

1

Ice
1

9.85
Pilotage is compulsory. Inward-bound vessels are
boarded by pilots off Escoumins (5.235), for the passage to
Qubec. Vessels bound for destinations farther up river
exchange pilots at Qubec.
Harbour pilots will dock any westbound vessel; however,
any vessel can request the services of a harbour pilot.
Departing tankers with dwt of 40 000 tonnes or greater
and any vessel departing Berth 109 in excess of 20 000
tonnes dwt are required to have a harbour pilot aboard.

9.81
From January to March, inclusive, ships navigating to
Qubec need to be reinforced for ice.

9.87
Qubec is a quarantine station and a port of entry for
Canada. See Appendix III for quarantine reporting
requirements.
The custom house and port administration building is
situated on the S side of outer Bassin Louise.

Harbour
Arrival information
Port operations
1

9.82
Regulations. Vessels manoeuvring or otherwise
underway in the Port of Qubec, and also while at an
alongside berth or at anchor, are subject to the Port of
Qubec Operating By-laws, a copy of which may be
obtained from the Port of Qubec Authority.
Every such vessel shall at all times be under the orders
of the Vessel Traffic Services Centre, Qubec, which
maintains radar surveillance and exercises wide powers
over vessels in the port, and may order masters of vessels
to move, to use tugs, to berth or anchor in locations which
it designates. Masters of vessels must inform the Vessel
Traffic Services Centre in advance of their intention to
berth in the port. The regulations require that no vessels
should move in the port at a speed that may endanger life
or property. The speed limit in the harbour is 9 kn and
within Bassin Louise it is 3 kn. Extracts from Canadian
Public Harbours Regulations are given at Appendix II.
No vessel may engage in calibration or compass
adjustment except with the permission and in the area
designated by the Harbour Master.

Notice of ETA required

1

9.83
The vessels ETA at the pilot boarding area off
Escoumins, should be reported as at 5.235.

Outer anchorage
1

General layout
1

9.88
Main channel. The width of the channel through the
greater part of the Port of Qubec is about 5 cables, but the
channel reduces to a width of about 2 cables near the
upstream limit of the port.
The main berths are grouped in the following four
sectors:
Beauport. Beauport Terminal (4650N, 7112W) on
the N side of Estuaire de la Rivire Saint-Charles
(St Charles River Basin).
Estuaire (The Estuary). The S side of Estuaire de la
Rivire Saint-Charles, including Bassin Louise.
Anse au Foulon (Wolfe Bay). On the W bank, 2 miles
above Rivire Saint-Charles.
South shore. On the E bank at Lvis, opposite the
city of Qubec.

Development
1

9.89
Wharves 103 and 49 are under development (2002) and
there is development at Pointe--Carcy, (7 cables NNE of
the Citadel).

Ferry
1

9.90
A ferry services operates between Qubec and Lvis; the
usual track of the ferries is indicated on the chart.

Traffic signals
1

9.84
Anchorage berth D is located in the N part of the
harbour, near the entrance to Chenal de lle dOrlans, as
indicated on the chart.

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9.91
A vessel, before entering or leaving Estuaire de la
Rivire Saint-Charles, or the outer Bassin Louise, is
required to sound on its whistle or siren two prolonged
blasts; if towing, the vessel shall sound two prolonged
blasts followed immediately by one short blast.

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Vertical clearance
1
2

9.92
Two bridges span the narrows close above the mouth of
Rivire Chaudire (4645N, 7117W).
Pont de Qubec is a combined road and rail cantilever
bridge, with a distance between piers of 549 m, and a
vertical clearance of 46 m. On Pont de Qubec a green
light is shown 3 m N of the centre line of the middle span.
White lights, 232 m apart, under each end of the middle
span, mark the N and S limits of the channel, where the
vertical clearance is 46 m. Red lights, are placed under the
middle of the cantilever arms 82 m outside each white
light, where the vertical clearance is 27 m. All these lights
are exhibited from the upstream and downstream sides of
the bridges.
Pont Pierre-Laporte, close upstream of the Pont de
Qubec, has a distance between piers of 665 m, and a
vertical clearance of 49 m. On Pont de Pierre-Laporte a
green light marks the centre of the channel. White lights
are shown 113 m N and 117 m S of the green lights, to
mark the channel limits, where the vertical clearance is
49 m. Red lights are shown 175 m N and 193 m S of the
green lights, where the vertical clearance is 48 m. All these
lights are exhibited from the upstream and downstream
sides of the bridges.
Overhead cables. Power transmission lines with a
vertical clearance of 48 m, span the river between the two
bridges. Other power transmission lines with vertical
clearance of 45 m (or 32 m under severe icing conditions)
span the river close above the Pont Pierre-Laporte.

A rate of almost 3 kn has been measured, when the tidal

range was 53 m.
Le Sault. The channel under the two bridges is called
Le Sault because of the strength of the tidal streams, which
attain a rate of 5 kn at times with the out-going tide, and
almost 5 kn with the in-going tide. Tidal eddies are formed
up to 7 cables below the bridges at the beginning of the
in-going stream, and close above the bridges at the
beginning of the out-going stream.
In other locations the chart is the best guide for the
directions and rates of the tidal streams.
Climatic table. See 1.181.

Principal marks
1

9.94
Landmarks:
Chteau Frontenac Hotel (46487N, 71123W), an
imposing building in Upper Town, Qubec.
Citadelle (46484N, 71125W).
Television tower (elevation 269 m, red lights)
(46485N, 71131W).
Major lights:
Beaulieu Light (4651N, 7108W) (9.36).
Pointe Puiseaux (Sillery) Light (white framework
tower, red bands, 5 m in height) (46463N,
71146W).

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 9.39)

Approach from Chenal des Grands Voiliers

Natural conditions
1

9.93
Tidal streams. In-going stream. After a slack period of
about 35 minutes abreast Anse au Foulon (Wolfe Bay)
(4647N, 7114W), the first of the in-going tidal stream
comes up the N side of the river, reaching the lower end of
the berthing area 1 hour 7 minutes after LW at Qubec; the
turn at the upper end of the berthing area is about
10 minutes later.
The in-going tidal stream runs an average time of
4 hours 45 minutes, and reaches full strength of about
3 kn at springs, off the Citadelle, about 3 hours after LW
Qubec. For average tides, the rate of the stream along the
edge of the channel is about 2 kn, which holds until
about 1 hour before HW slack. The duration of HW slack
in the channel is about 35 minutes.
Towards the end of the in-going tidal stream in
mid-channel, an eddy forms in the bight above the
wharves. The flow turns downwards inshore, beginning as
a narrow stream 1 hour before HW, which gradually widens
outward from the shore in the region of the wharves about
1 hour after HW.
Thus, from 1 hour before until about 1 hour after HW,
there are reverse streams within the berthing area. At the
downstream end of the wharves in Anse au Foulon the
downward eddy is confined more closely to the shore until
the general turn to the out-going stream.
Out-going stream. The tidal stream turns to out-going
at the upper end of the wharves at Anse au Foulon about
1 hour after HW, having turned to out-going close along
the shore 2 hours earlier, as described previously.
The out-going stream runs for an average time of
7 hours 45 minutes, and reaches full strength by the side of
the channel 3 to 3 hours after HW. The rate, 2 kn, is
about the same as for the in-going tidal stream.

9.95
From a position in mid-channel, S of Beaulieu Light
(4651N, 7108W) (9.36) the buoyed channel leads WNW,
then SW, passing:
NNW of Battures de la Pointe de Lvy extending
from the S shore in the vicinity of the shipyard
piers (4650N, 7010W) at Lauzon. The track
then leads to a postition in mid-channel, SE of the
entrance to Estuaire de la Rivire Saint-Charles.
(Directions continue at 9.98)
Charts 4785, 4786

Approach from Chenal de lle dOrlans

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9.96
From a position 1 miles N of Pointe du Bout de lle
(4651N, 7108W), the alignment (023), astern, of
LAnge-Gardien Leading Lights (9.62) leads into the N end
of the Port of Qubec, passing (with positions from Pointe
du Bout de lle):
ESE of Battures de Beauport (1 mile WNW), drying
flats of slate, covered with mud, which front the
reclaimed land forming the shoreline NE of the
entrance to Rivire Saint-Charles, and:
WNW of Cailloux du Pied de Saint-Roch
(6 cables N), drying rocky ground extending
almost 3 cables offshore.
The track then leads SW in a buoyed channel, passing
NW of Battures de la Pointe de Lvy (1 miles SSW) to a
position in mid-channel SE of the entrance to Estuaire de
la Rivire Saint-Charles (2 miles SW).
Caution. The in-going tidal stream sets obliquely
towards Battures de Beauport, about 1 mile NE of the
entrance to Estuaire de la Rivire Saint-Charles.

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Useful marks
9.97
1

Large church (two steeples) (46515N, 71114W)

at Beauport.
Church (spire) (46511N, 71082W) (9.39).
Lauzon Wharf Lights (posts, 3 m in height) (4650N,
7110W) on the head and knuckle of the jetty.
The lights are privately maintained.
Church (46496N, 71099W) (9.99).
Paper mill (46495N, 71129W) (9.99).
(Directions continue at 9.98)

Directions for continuing up

the St Lawrence River
Charts 4785, 4786

Alongside berths

Qubec to Cap Rouge

(continued from 9.95 and 9.97)

9.98
From the position in mid-channel SE of the entrance to
Estuaire de le Rivire Saint Charles (46496N,
71120W), the main shipping channel, marked in places
by light-buoys and deep and clear of dangers, leads SSW
and SW, to the W limit of the Port of Qubec, passing
(with positions from Pointe Puiseaux (4646N,
7115W)):
ESE of Chteau Frontenac (3 miles NE) (9.94),
thence:
WNW of Saint-David-de-lAuberivire (1 miles
NNE), thence:
ESE of Yacht Club de Qubec Marina (8 cables
NNE). A light, (private), (white framework tower,
red bands, 3 m in height) is exhibited from the
heads of both the E and W breakwaters from 15th
April to 10th December, thence:
SE of Pointe Puiseaux, from which is exhibited
Pointe Puiseaux (Sillery) Light (9.94), and:
NW of the mouth of Rivire Etchemin (7 cables SE),
thence:
Under two bridges (2 miles SW) (9.92) which span
Le Sault (9.93); lights (9.92) on the bridges mark
the sides of the channel, thence:
NW of Pointe Basile (3 miles WSW). A light
exhibited from the front leading light-tower (9.119)
is visible downstream to the Qubec bridges.
The channel then leads S of Cap Rouge (4645N,
7120W).
Useful marks
9.99
Church (high spire) (46496N, 71099W) at
Lauzon, with a cupola on another building nearby.
Church (spire) (46466N, 71121W) at
Saint-David-de-lAuberivire.
Paper mill (two chimneys) (46495N, 71129W) on
the N side of Rivire Saint-Charles.
Monastery (spire) (46469N, 71146W).
(Directions continue at 9.119)

9.101
Details of the largest berths are given in the table below;
the positions of the numbered berths are indicated on the
chart.
Port area

Berth

Length
(m)

Depth
(m)

Remarks

Beauport

53

325

152

Bulk solids
and liquids

Estuaire de la
Rivire SaintCharles

29

3048

105

Grain
unloading and
general cargo

27

2932

12

General cargo
and Ro-Ro

28

2774

12

Grain loading

Bassin
Louise

19

192

8*

Waiting

Anse au
Foulon

101

1981

113

General cargo

South shore

87

335

167

Tankers up to
180 000 dwt

Lauzon
73
164
88*
Fitting out
*Depth not maintained by dredging.

Port services
Repairs
1

Basins and berths

Anchorage

Anchorage area. The N limit of the anchorage area is a

line, indicated on the chart, extending ESE from North
Limit Anchorage Light (white diamond-shape daymark, red
anchor in centre) (46486N, 71122W) on a shed on
Quai de la Reine. Anchor berths are shown on the chart.
Prohibited anchorage areas are situated:
In the N part of the harbour, for a distance of about
1 miles N of the anchorage area. Submarine
cables and a pipeline are laid across the river in
this area.
Abreast the berths at Anse au Foulon, the NE and
SW limits are marked by light-buoys (starboard
hand).
The positions of these prohibited anchorage areas are
indicated on the chart.

9.100
Regulations. Anchoring within the harbour limits is
prohibited without permission from the Harbour Master.
The Vessel Traffic Services Centre will assign an anchor
berth.

9.102
Repairs of all kinds can be carried out.
Two dry docks, a floating dock and shipbuilding berths,
used for repairs, are situated at the Davie Industries
shipyard at Lauzon.
Champlain dry dock (Cale Sche Champlain) is
3642 m long, but can be divided into two sections; width
at entrance 365 m; depth over sill 67 m (LW); 121 m at
MHWS.
Lorne dry dock (Cale Sche Lorne) is 1825 m long;
width at entrance 188 m; depth over sill 78 m of MHWS.
Floating dock has a lifting capacity of 25 400 tonnes
and can accommodate vessels with maximum dimensions;
length 1706 m, draught 79 m and breadth 3048 m.
Salvage equipment and divers are available.
There are shipyards in the vicinity of Pointe de Lvy
(4650N, 7110W), near the NE end of the harbour.

Other facilities
9.103
Oily waste reception; Ro-Ro facilities are located at
berth 27 in Estuaire de la Rivire Saint-Charles (9.101);

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Deratting Certificates, Deratting Exemption Certificates and

Fumigation Certificates can be issued; hospitals; salvage
equipment and divers are available; pratique may be
obtained by radio. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 1 (2).

Small craft
Yacht clubs and marinas
1

Supplies
1

9.104
Fuel and diesel oils are available; fresh water at all
berths; electric power at some berths; all kinds of
provisions and ships stores.

Communications
1

9.105
Air: International airport 8 km.
Sea: Coastal shipping to various parts of the Gulf of St
Lawrence, Rivire Saguenay and ports in the Maritime
Provinces. From April to December, the St Lawrence
Seaway connects the Port of Qubec to ports on the Great
Lakes.

Rescue
1

9.106
A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free navigation
season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

9.107
Bassin Louise (Vieux Port) (4649N, 7112W). The
inner basin has been developed as a marina for pleasure
craft (Marina du Port de Qubec). A lock, length 558 m,
width 14 m, depth over sill 18 m, connects the outer basin
to the inner basin. Normal facilities and services are
available.
Yacht Club de Qubec (private) (4647N, 7114W) in
Anse au Foulon (Sillery). The alignment (299) of leading
lights (orange rectangle, black stripe, on red framework
towers, with white bands) (towers 3 m and 6 m in height)
leads between breakwater heads into the basin. There is a
lighted pillar mooring buoy (private) marked Marina
approximately 1 cable off the entrance. Normal facilities
and services are available.
Lvis Marina (46474N, 71119W), on the E shore.
The basin, enclosed by breakwaters, contains berths and a
slipway.
Rivire Chaudire. A marina (46446N, 71166W) is
located on the E side of the river entrance. Normal
facilities and services are available.
Parc Nautique du Cap Rouge, situated on the E side
of the entrance to Rivire du Cap Rouge (4645N,
7121W), offers the usual services for pleasure craft.

QUBEC TO TROIS-RIVIRES
Speed

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4787, 4788, 4789

Area covered
1

9.108
This section covers the St Lawrence River from Qubec
to Trois-Rivires, a distance of about 68 miles. It is
arranged as follows:
Qubec to Sainte-Croix (9.114).
Sainte-Croix to Pointe Langlois (9.127).
Pointe Langlois to Saint-Pierre-Les-Bequets (9.142).
Saint-Pierre-Les-Bequets to Trois-Rivires (9.160).
Trois-Rivires (9.179).

9.112
When there is ice in the river ships should not proceed
at excessive speeds, as this may loosen the ice on shoals
and on the shore, causing ice dams and flooding.

Water level
1

9.113
The mean water level in the river falls gradually during
the months between spring and autumn, the reduction
amounting to 15 m at Trois-Rivires, but almost nil at
Qubec.

QUBEC TO SAINTE-CROIX

Topography
1

9.109
Between Qubec and Trois-Rivires, the shoreline of the
estuary changes to the comparatively low and lightly
wooded St Lawrence lowlands, which are extensively
farmed. There are cliffs along the river bank in places.

General information
Chart 4787

Route
1

Depths
1

9.110
The main ship channel between the two ports has a least
depth of 107 m, maintained by dredging where necessary,
and least width of 244 m. The channel is well marked by
leading lights and buoys.
Caution. During the winter, the lighted buoys are lifted
and some of these are replaced by spar buoys.

Topography
1

9.115
A general description of the terrain is given at 9.109.
The S shore consists of cliffs, through which flow several
rivers and streams.

Tidal streams

Weather
9.111
Fogs may occur occasionally on the river above Qubec
in the early part of the day throughout the navigation
season. The worst visibility is generally experienced in
September and the first half of October, due to smoke from
bush fires.

9.114
The channel from Cap Rouge (4645N, 7120W), at
the SW limit of the Port of Qubec, leads WSW for a
distance of about 17 miles to the vicinity of Sainte-Croix
(4637N, 7144W), a village on the S shore.

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9.116
Through the Saint-Augustin dredged channel (4643N,
7128W), the maximum rate of the out-going tidal stream
is about 3 kn, and that of the in-going stream 2 kn.
The table below gives the flow in the ship channel off
Neuville (4642N, 7135W).

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Interval from HW Qubec

hm

Pointe Aubin to Pointe de Sainte-Antoine

Flow
1

02 15

In-going flow begins

00 45

Maximum rate 2 kn

+02 05

Out-going flow begins

+07 00

Maximum rate 3 kn

Principal marks
1

9.117
Major lights:
Pointe Basile Front Leading Light (orange
rectangle, black stripe, on framework tower, 38 m
in height) (46438N, 71198W).
Pointe Basile Rear Leading Light (similar
construction on tower 35 m in height).
Pointe Basile Light (on same structure as the front
leading light), visible downstream to Qubec
bridge.
Pointe aux Trembles Light (Neuville) (red framework
tower, white bands, 8 m in height) (4642N,
7134W).

9.120
From a position 9 cables NNW of Pointe Aubin, the
channel, marked by light-buoys, leads generally SW,
passing:
NW of Banc de Saint-Antoine, situated about
14 miles W of Pointe Aubin, thence:
SE of Battures de la Pointe aux Trembles which
extend to mid-river from the N bank in the
vicinity of Pointe aux Trembles (4642N,
7134W), thence:
NW of Pointe de Saint-Antoine (4640N, 7135W).
Saint-Antoine Traverse Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 16 m in height) (4640N,
7135W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 17 m in
height) (322 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (227) of these lights leads from the
anchorage area (9.123) opposite Pointe Aubin through the
main channel between Banc de Saint-Antoine and Battures
de la Pointe aux Trembles.

Pointe de Saint-Antoine to Sainte-Croix

Other navigational aids
1

9.118
Racons:
Pointe aux Trembles Light (9.117).
Sainte-Croix Rear Leading Light (9.132).

Directions

(continued from 9.99)

Cap Rouge to Pointe Aubin

1

9.119
From a position at the SW limit of the Port of Qubec,
abreast Cap Rouge (4645N, 7120W) the track leads
1 miles WSW to the following leading line.
Pointe Basile Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 38 m in height) (4944N,
7120W). A helicopter pad is situated close NE of
the light.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 35 m in
height) (7 cables from front light).
The white lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (077), astern, of these lights leads
from abreast Pointe Deschambault, 1 miles SW of Cap
Rouge, to a position abreast Pointe aux Pins (Pointe Aubin)
(4641N, 7130W), passing:
NNW of the town of Saint-Nicholas, (2 miles E of
Pointe Saint-Nicholas) with a church (spire) and
water-tower, thence:
NNW of Pointe Saint-Nicholas Light (orange
rectangle on red framework tower, white bands,
14 m in height) (4642N, 7127W), thence:
Through a dredged channel, 244 m wide, marked by
light-buoys, across Haut-fond Saint-Augustin, an
extensive shoal area N of Pointe Saint-Nicholas
(4642N, 7127W), thence:
NNW of shoal ground extending 7 cables N from
Pointe Aubin, the N edge of which is marked by
Q27 Light-buoy (port hand). A beacon (orange
daymark, 11 m high) stands 6 cables ENE of
Pointe Aubin.

9.121
From abreast Pointe de Saint-Antoine, (Pointe du Chalet
des Phares) the channel, marked by light-buoys, follows the
curve of the S bank to the vicinity of Sainte-Croix, about
7 miles WSW, passing between extensive flats with
boulders and rocky patches lining the S shore, and Banc
des cureuils in mid-river.
Saint-Antoine Upper Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
tower, 6 m in height) (4640N, 7135W).
Rear light (same construction and tower as the front
light of Saint-Antoine Traverse Leading Lights)
(250 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (072), astern, of these lights leads
through the middle part of this reach, marked by
light-buoys, abreast the village of Sainte-Croix-Est, situated
3 miles SW of Pointe de Sainte-Antoine, passing:
NNW of Sainte-Croix-Est Light (orange rectangle on
red and white framework tower, 9 m in height)
(4638N, 7138W) near the village, thence:
N of Sainte-Croix Rear Leading Light (4637N,
7142W) (9.132).
The track then leads to a position about 6 cables NNE
of Sainte-Croix Light (orange square on white framework
tower, red bands, 12 m in height) (4638N, 7144W), at
the beginning of Traverse Cap-Sant.

Useful marks
9.122
1

200

Church (spire) (4640N, 7134W) at the village of

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 4 cables ESE of Pointe de
Saint-Antoine.
Church (spire) (4642N, 7135W) at the village of
Neuville, on the N shore, opposite Pointe de
Saint-Antoine.
Church (spire) (4640N, 7142W) at Les cureuils,
a village on the N shore.
Church (twin spires) at the village of Sainte-Croix
(4637N, 1744W). A cross is situated about
9 cables WNW of the church.
(Directions continue at 9.132)

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Anchorages
1

9.123
Anchorage areas are situated as follows:
S of the ship channel off Pointe Descambault
(4644N, 7122W), in depths of 12 to 20 m.
N of the ship channel off Pointe Aubin (4641N,
7130W), in depths of 11 to 18 m.
The anchorage areas are marked on the chart.

Small craft

Tidal streams
1

Neuville
1

9.124
General information. At Neuville, on Pointe aux
Trembles (4642N, 7134W), there is a marina. It is
protected by a breakwater with loose boulders on the W
side and a pier on the E side.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 39 m; mean neap
range about 24 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.
Directions. The alignment (321) of leading lights
(private) (front light; black mast 2 m in height: rear light;
on boathouse), situated 1 cable NW of Pointe aux Trembles
pier light, lead to the marina basin. When approaching
from the main channel, it is preferable to pass between
Q32 and Q34 Light-buoys, then pass close to VAUQU
Light-buoy (boat type). The entrance to the marina is
protected by pontoons, marked by three lights (private).
Berth. At Neuville there is a pier, 181 m long, with a
boulder breakwater close W of it. On the SW side of the
pier a berthing length of about 60 m exists, with depths
from 03 to 08 m alongside. The pierhead is protected by
boulders and exhibits a light (9.117).
The marina is located between the pier and the
breakwater. A light is exhibited from the Club Nautique
(46418N, 71344W).

9.125
Berth. At the village of Les Fonds (46394N,
71364W) (population 188 in 1981), situated on the S
shore, 1 mile above Pointe de Saint-Antoine, there is a
public pier, 107 m long, with a ramp for small craft.

Maximum rate 1 kn

+2 25

Out-going flow begins

+4 15

Maximum rate 1 kn

9.130
Major light:
le Richelieu Light (white and orange square
structure, 4 m in height) (46386N, 71546W),
on N side of island. The light is intensified on
bearing 211, but it should not be used as a
direction light.
9.131
Racon:
le Richelieu Light (46386N, 71546W).

(continued from 9.122)

Sainte-Croix to Pointe au Platon

1

General information
Chart 4788

Route
9.127
The channel from the vicinity of Sainte-Croix (4637N,
7144W) leads NW, then SW, for a distance of about
15 miles to Pointe Langlois (4635N, 7200W).

Topography
1

0 50

Directions

9.126
Berth. At Les cureuils (4640N, 7142W), a village
(population 334 in 1981) on the N shore, there is an old
pier, bordered by loose boulders on all its faces. It is unfit
for berthing.

SAINTE-CROIX TO POINTE LANGLOIS

In-going flow begins

Other navigational aid

Les cureuils
1

3 20

Principal mark

Les Fonds
1

9.129
In the river off Sainte-Croix, the duration of the
out-going tidal stream is 8 hours, and that of the in-going
stream 4 hours. The maximum rate of the out-going
stream is about 3 kn, and that of the in-going stream 2 kn.
The mean rate of the out-going tidal stream off Pointe
au Platon (4640N, 7151W) is 2 kn, and that of the
in-going stream is 1 kn.
At Rapides Richelieu (4639N, 7154W), the out-going
stream runs for 10 hours, with a maximum rate of 8 kn
under certain conditions. The in-going stream runs for
2 hours at spring tides, with a maximum rate of 1 kn. At
neaps there is no perceptible in-going stream.
In the channel cut through Barre Boulard (4638N,
7156W), the out-going stream has a maximum rate of
5 kn, and the in-going stream a maximum rate of 2 kn.
The table below gives the flow in the channel off
Portneuf (4641N, 7153W), taken at a depth of 3 m
below the water surface.
Interval from HW Qubec
Flow
hm

9.128
A general description of the terrain is given at 9.109.
Extensive drying banks of mud, strewn with boulders and
rocky patches, line both banks of the river.

201

9.132
Sainte-Croix/Cap Sant Traverse leading line:
Sainte-Croix Front Light (orange rectangle from E,
orange trapezium, black stripe from W, on
framework tower, 7 m in height) (4638N,
7142W).
Sainte-Croix Rear Light (similar construction and
tower, 15 m in height) (482 m from front light).
Cap-Sant Traverse Front Light (orange trapezium,
black stripe, on white mast, 11 m in height)
(4641N, 7153W).
Cap-Sant Traverse Rear Light (similar construction
on framework tower, 15 m in height) (600 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 6 cables NNE of Sainte-Croix
Light (4638N, 7144W), the alignment (117), astern, of
Sainte-Croix Leading Lights, and (297), ahead, of
Cap-Sant Traverse Leading Lights, leads through
Cap-Sant Traverse, a dredged channel marked by light

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buoys, through Brisants Sainte-Croix, entered 1 miles

WNW of Sainte-Croix Front Light, passing:
SW of the town of Donnacona. A church (spire)
(46405N, 71444W) is situated in the town. A
water tank, large, conspicuous, is located about
7 cables NE of the church and radio mast (red
lights) about 9 cables NW of the same church,
thence:
SW of Cap-Sant (4640N, 7147W), with church
(two spires), thence:
To a position abreast Pointe au Platon (4640N,
7151W), a flat narrow peninsula extending from
the S shore, at which there is a small pier in ruins.
The elevation of the land close behind the point is
53 m. Pointe au Platon Light (two orange
daymarks on red and white framework tower, 9 m
in height) is exhibited from the point.
Caution. Excessive speed should be avoided and extra
caution exercised when passing Cap-Sant (4640N,
7147W).

Rapides Richelieu to Pointe Langlois

1

Pointe au Platon to Rapides Richelieu

1

9.133
From abreast Pointe au Platon, the channel follows a
mid-river track as it curves SW, between drying flats,
strewn with boulders and rocky patches, lining both shores,
passing:
SE of Portneuf jetty, extending 5 cables from the
shore, marked by Portneuf Wharf Light (square
framework tower, 8 m in height) (4641N,
7153W) on the wharf at the outer end of the
jetty.
Caution. The out-going tidal stream is reported to set
diagonally across the channel to the N shore abreast
Portneuf wharf and then to deflect SE across the channel
abreast Pointe au Platon. See 9.129 for further information.
Portneuf Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe on
framework tower, 18 m in height) (4641N,
7152W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, with white
top, 15m in height) (600 m from front light).
The alignment (028), astern, of these lights leads
from a position 1 miles WNW of Pointe au Platon, for a
distance of about 1 miles SSW.
Useful mark:
Church (spire) (4642N, 7153W) at Portneuf.

9.135
The channel crosses Barre Boulard (4638N,
7156W), through a dredged channel 244 m wide.
Barre Boulard Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on
framework tower, 18 m in height,) (4640N,
7153W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 19 m in
height) (56 cables from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (054), astern, of these lights and le
Richelieu Light (9.130) leads through this reach of the ship
channel, passing:
Through Barre Boulard dredged channel, thence:
NW of Lotbinire (4637N, 7156W), a village with
a church (two spires). A silo stands 1 cable S,
thence:
NW of Vieille-glise pier-head (4637N, 7158W)
(9.141).
From a position about 8 cables WSW of the pier-head,
the channel diverges from the leading line and leads SW
for 1 miles to the vicinity of Pointe Langlois, passing:
SE of a cross (46365N, 72008W) on the road
close SW of Grondines-Est, and:
SE of Batture Simon, extending about 9 cables SSE
from the cross.
(Directions continue at 9.146)

Anchorage
1

9.136
Anchorage is available on the NW side of the channel,
about 5 cables NE of let Mayrand (4637N, 7158W), as
indicated on the charts.
Anchorage is also available off Portneuf; see 9.139.

Small craft
Donnacona
1

9.137
General information. The town of Donnacona
(population 5731 in 1981) is situated E of the mouth of
Rivire Jacques-Cartier (4640N, 7145W). The town
contains a paper factory.
Berths. There are two wharves, both in a state of
disrepair.
An outfall pipe extends 7 cables SSW from a position
3 cables ESE of the mouth of the Rivire Jacques-Cartier.

Cap-Sant
Rapides Richelieu
1

9.134
Rapides Richelieu is the name given to the section of
the river NW of le Richelieu (4638N, 7155W).
Lotbinire Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 11 m in height, with white top)
(4637N, 7157W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 17 m in
height) (868 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (222) of these lights leads for a distance
of 1 miles through Rapides Richelieu, where the distance
between the drying banks is reduced to 25 cables, and the
width of the ship channel is 305 m, passing NW of le
Richelieu, a low-lying V-shaped islet.
Caution. See 9.129 concerning strong tidal streams in
Rapides Richelieu.

9.138
General information. The village of Cap-Sant, with a
population of about 2615, is situated on the N shore,
almost 2 miles W of Donnacona.
Berth. The public pier is 43 m long and 26 m wide,
with a concrete ramp on the E side.
Chart 4788 plan of Portneuf

Portneuf
1

202

9.139
General information. The town of Portneuf, with a
population of about 1470, is situated at the mouth of
Rivire Portneuf (4641N, 7153W). A public pier extends
about 5 cables from the shore close W of the river mouth.
An overhead cable, vertical clearance 79 m, crosses the
river mouth.
Anchorage is available, out of the main tidal stream,
about 4 cables SW of the pier-head, as indicated on the
chart.

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Berth. The pierhead is 83 m long, with a dredged depth

(1997) of 107 m alongside; however, mariners are
cautioned that continual silting dictates lesser depths will be
found at the berth between the periodical dredging
operations. Shallower depths, of less than 10 m, lie close
ENE and WNW of the pierhead.

Directions
(continued from 9.135)

Pointe Langlois to Cap Charles

1

Deschambault
1

9.140
At the village of Deschambault (population 879 in 1986)
(4639N, 7156W), on the NW shore, there is a small pier
with a launching ramp for small craft.
2

Vieille-glise
1

9.141
General information. The pier at the village of
Vieille-glise (population 111 in 1981) (4637N, 7158W)
is surrounded by large boulders and is unusable. Another
small wharf, close NE, dries at LW and has a ramp. This
wharf was formerly used by a ferry crossing to the NW
shore.

POINTE LANGLOIS TO
SAINT-PIERRE-LES-BECQUETS

General information
Chart 4788

Cap Charles to Cap Lvrard

Route
1

9.142
The channel from the vicinity of Pointe Langlois
(4635N, 7200W) leads generally SW for a distance of
about 10 miles to the vicinity of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
(4630N, 7212W).

Topography
1

9.143
A general description of the terrain is given at 9.109.

Tidal streams
1

9.144
The tables below illustrate the rate of the tidal stream in
the channel off Grondines (4635N, 7202W) and off
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent (4634N, 7206W), taken at
a depth of 3 m.
Off Grondines:
Interval from HW Qubec
h
m

Flow

+1 00

In-going flow begins

+2 00

Maximum rate kn

+2 45

Out-going flow begins

+9 20

Maximum rate 2 kn

Off Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent:
Interval from HW Qubec
h
m

Flow

+1 30

In-going flow begins

+2 10

Maximum rate kn

+2 50

Out-going flow begins

+10 00

Maximum rate 3 kn

Other navigational aids

1

9.146
Calvaire Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
framework tower, 8 m in height) (4633N,
7205W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 20 m in
height) (616 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position in the channel, NW of Pointe Langlois,
the alignment (238) of these lights leads for a distance
of about 3 miles through Grondines Channel, which has a
least width of 244 m, passing (with positions from Pointe
Langlois Light (three orange rectangles on framework
tower, 11 m in height) (4635N, 7200W)):
NW of Battures du Chne (1 miles WSW), thence:
NW of Battures Cadieux (2 miles WSW), thence:
About 7 cables SE of Pointe des Grondines (4635N,
7204W), a low point on the N shore.
9.147
Useful marks:
Church (spire) (4634N, 7200W) at Leclercville.
Church (spire) (4635N, 7203W) at Grondines.

9.145
Racon:
Pointe de Grondines rear light (4635N, 7202W).

203

9.148
From the vicinity of Cap Charles (4634N, 7204W) to
Cap Lvrard, 4 miles WSW, the channel lies towards the
S shore; each of its three reaches is indicated by leading
lights.
Leclercville/La Prade leading line
Leclercville front light (orange rectangle, black stripe,
on white framework tower, 9 m in height)
(4634N, 7201W).
Leclercville rear light (similar construction and tower,
11 m in height) (6 cables from front light).
La Prade front light (orange rectangle, black stripe,
on white framework tower, 12 m in height)
(4634N, 7210W).
La Prade rear light (similar construction and tower,
25 m in height) (66 cables from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position about 2 cables NNW of Cap Charles
(4634N, 7204W) the alignment (092), astern, of
Leclercville Leading Lights and (272), ahead, of La
Prade Leading Lights leads through the dredged channel,
passing:
N of Poulier Calvaire, a drying bank lying close W
of Cap Charles, thence:
N of the harbour at Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent
(4634N, 7206W) (9.156). A light (white mast,
9 m in height) is exhibited from the corner of the
wharf in the harbour.
9.149
Pointe des Grondines Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe on
framework tower on white pile, 8 m in height)
(4635N, 7204W).
Rear light (similar construction on white framework
tower, 30 m in height) (135 miles from front
light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (066), astern, of these lights leads for
a distance of 1 miles, through the second leg of the

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dredged channel, passing, (with positions from Cap la

Roche (4633N, 7208W)):
NNW of Battures du Cap la Roche (drying in
places) extending NW from Cap la Roche, and:
SSE of Poulier Villeneuve (6 cables NNW).
9.150
Pointe des Grondines Upper Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
round tower, 8 m in height) (4635N, 7206W).
An abandoned lighthouse stands close W.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 14 m in
height) (11 miles from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (047), astern of these lights leads for a
distance of 2 miles through the third leg of this section of
the dredged channel, passing:
SE of a concrete structure (elevation 6 m), with radar
reflector, on the alignment of La Prade Leading
Lights (9.148), about 7 cables E of the front light,
close E of the E end of le de la Batture, thence:
Close NW of Cap Lvrard, where the cliffs are 29 m
high.

Anchorage
Grondines
1

Small craft
Leclercville
1

9.151
From abreast Cap Lvrard, the channel crosses obliquely
towards the W shore.
Batiscan Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on two
white tubular towers, 6 m in height) (4331N,
7214W).
Rear light (orange rectangle, black stripe on white
framework tower, 17 m in height) (441 m from
front light).
The alignment (240) of these lights leads through the
dredged channel for a distance of about 1 miles to a
position 1 miles from the front light, passing:
SE of a rocky area at the S end of Battures
Sainte-Anne (4632N, 7211W), thence:
NW of the N end of Battures Saint-Pierre, an area of
drying flats, strewn with boulders and grassy
patches, extending from the SE shore, below and
above Saint-Pierre-Les-Becquets (4630N,
7212W).
At a position 1 miles from the front leading light, the
channel turns SSW, passing about 7 cables WNW of the
church at Saint-Pierre-Les-Becquets, with Saint-PierreLes-Becquets Light (white mast, 6 m in height) (4630N,
7212W) near the root of the pier (9.159).

9.156
General
information.
The
village
of
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent, population 1 060 in 1996, is
situated about 2 miles W of Cap Charles (4634N,
7204W). The land in this vicinity is 30 to 38 m in
elevation, with cliffs along the shore.
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent Light (9.148) is exhibited
from the public wharf which in ruins.
Marina. There is a marina close W of the pier. It is
protected from the W by a L-shaped breakwater, from the
E by the pier and by a floating breakwater on the N side.
Depths in the marina are about 08 m to 18 m. There are
two lights (private) on the floating breakwater, one on the
E end and one on the W end.
Speed should be reduced when passing the marina, so as
to prevent damage to small craft and moorings.
Caution. At certain stages of the tide, considerable
eddies form off the pier-head. During spring tides the
out-going stream may attain a rate of 5 kn off
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent.

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Prade

Useful marks
9.152
Orange beacon on a mast located about 4 cables SW
of the front light of Pointe des Grondines Upper
Leading Lights (9.150).
Church (two square towers) (4634N, 7212W) at
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Prade; a chimney, prominent
from the river, is situated 5 cables SSW.
Church
(spire)
(4630N,
7212W)
at
Saint-Pierre-Les-Becquets; an illuminated cross
stands nearby; three white tanks are situated about
1 cables S of the church, with a silo close S of
them.
(Directions continue at 9.164)

9.155
General information. At the village of Grondines
(4635N, 7202W), with a population of 718 in 1996,
there is a small enclosed harbour. Inside the harbour there
is a boat ramp protected by a breakwater on the E side,
and by a 125 m long boulder jetty on the W side.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 2 m; mean neap
range about 13 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables Volume 2.

Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent

9.154
General information. The village of Leclercville,
population 295 in 1996, is situated on the S side of the
mouth of Rivire du Chne (4634N, 7200W).
Berth. The public pier and a boat ramp are situated near
the church. The pier is 191 m long and dries at LW.

Grondines

Cap Lvrard to Saint-Pierre-Les-Becquets

1

9.153
The Grondines anchorage area is situated on each side
of the ship channel, between Pointe Langlois (4635N,
7200W) and Grondines on the opposite shore, as
indicated on the chart.

9.157
General information. The village of Sainte-Annede-la-Prade, population 2181 in 1996, is situated on both
sides of Rivire Sainte-Anne 1 mile from its mouth
(4633N, 7212W).
The river is crossed at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Prade by two
bridges, the lower having a vertical clearance of 37 m, the
upper with a vertical clearance of 58 m.
Facilities: Boat launching ramp on E side of river,
below lower bridge.

Rivire Batiscan
1

204

9.158
General information. The Rivire Batiscan (4631N,
7214W) empties into the St Lawrence River on the NW
shore, about 7 cables N of the Batiscan Leading Lights. A
narrow channel passes between grassy foreshores bordering

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the entrance to the river. Buoys (private) mark the channel

that leads to a marina. The river is spanned by two bridges
with a vertical clearance of 55 m, 5 cables within the
entrance, and 58 m, 4 cables farther upstream.
Marina. The marina is located on the N shore, 4 cables
from the mouth of the river, below the downstream bridge.
Caution. A dolphin lies S of the marina pontoons.
Numerous submerged dolphins are situated above the
bridge.

Saint-Pierre-Les-Becquets
1

9.159
General information. The village of Saint-PierreLes-Becquets (4630N, 7212W), population 1336 in
1996, has an old wharf, situated about 1 cables N of the
church (9.152).
The old wharf has been bordered by loose boulders on
all its faces and now forms a pier.
A boat launching ramp is located E of the pier.

SAINT-PIERRE-LES-BECQUETS
TO TROIS-RIVIRES

Pointe la Citrouille to Pointe Bigot

General information
Chart 4789

Route
1

9.160
The channel from the vicinity of Saint-PierreLes-Becquets (4630N, 7212W) leads generally SW for
about 12 miles to the E limit of the port of Trois-Rivires.

Topography
1

9.161
A general description of the terrain is given at 9.109.

Tidal streams
1

9.162
Off Batiscan (4630N, 7215W), with spring tides, the
duration of the in-going stream is 1 hours; at neaps the
flow is always out-going.
The table below gives the flow in the channel off
Batiscan:
Interval from HW Qubec
h
m

Flow

+2 05

In-going flow begins

+2 40

Maximum rate kn

+3 25

Out-going flow begins

+11 00

Maximum rate 2 kn

Navigational aid
1

9.163
Racon:
Gentilly Front Leading Light (4626N, 7216W).

Directions
(continued from 9.152)

Les Becquets to Pointe la Citrouille

1

9.164
From a position in the ship channel, WNW of the
church (9.152) at Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, the track leads
generally SSW.

Gentilly Leading Lights:

Front light (orange rectangle on white tower, 5 m in
height) (4626N, 7216W) on drying flats off the
SE shore.
Rear light (orange square, black stripe, on white
framework tower, 22 m in height) (142 miles from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (197) of these lights leads for a
distance of about 2 miles through the dredged channel,
passing:
ESE of the village of Batiscan. Batiscan Wharf Light
(4630N, 7215W) (white mast, 9 m in height) is
exhibited from the S corner of building on the
wharf (9.177). Thence:
ESE of Battures Perron, extending from the W shore.
At a position in the ship channel about 2 miles SSW
of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, the channel diverges to the W
of the alignment of Gentilly Leading Lights, passing close
ESE of Pointe la Citrouille Light (orange rectangle, white
band on white framework tower, 15 m in height) (4627N,
7216W).

205

9.165
The dredged channel follows the NW shore around
Pointe la Citrouille, turning towards WSW, passing:
NW of a concrete platform (4626N, 7215W)
(elevation 6 m), on the flats about 5 cables E of
Gentilly Front Leading Light (9.164), thence:
NNW of Gentilly. A church (spire) (4624N,
7217W) is nearly on the alignment of Gentilly
Leading Lights.
9.166
Champlain Upper Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
mast, 8 m in height) (4626N, 7221W) on the
NW bank.
Rear light (orange square, black stripe on red
framework tower, 22 m in height, with white top)
(455 m from front light).
The leading lights are visible on the leading line only,
though all round lights are shown from the same structures.
The alignment (264) of these lights leads for a distance
of 2 miles through the dredged channel, passing:
N of Battures de Gentilly, drying flats which occupy
the middle of the river in this vicinity, and:
S of Poulier Carpentier, a rocky shoal lying 1 mile
ENE of the front light.
9.167
When at a distance of 8 cables from the front leading
light, the channel curves towards SW, generally following
the line of the NW shore, passing:
S of Champlain (9.178), with a church (two spires)
(4627N, 7221W) and Champlain Light (orange
trapezium on white framework tower, 14 m in
height) (4626N, 7221W), on the N shore about
1 cable SW of the church. Excessive speed should
be avoided and extra caution exercised when
passing Champlain. Thence:
NW of Battures de Gentilly, thence:
About 2 cables SE of Pointe Bigot (4625N,
7223W). Pointe Bigot Light (orange rectangle
on white framework tower, 14 m in height), is
exhibited from the point.

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9.168
Bcancour Leading Lights:
Front light (orange daymark, black stripe, on white
structure, 6 m in height) (4622N, 7227W) on
the W bank of the mouth of Rivire Bcancour.
Rear light (orange rectangle, black stripe on
framework tower, 17 m in height) (98 cables from
front light).
The alignment (230) of these lights leads from abreast
Pointe Bigot, for a distance of 3 miles, through the
dredged channel, passing:
NW of the outer jetty at Port de Bcancour (4624N,
7223W) (9.169), thence:
Close SE of Batture Francoeur, a shoal lying 9 cables
NE of the front light.
(Directions continue at 9.200)

Harbour
1

9.172
The harbour comprises a dredged area on the S side of
the river; the limits of the dredging are indicated by
light-buoys (privately maintained).
A spit of land, extending N from the W end of
reclaimed land, forms the W side of the harbour and has
berthing on its inner face; a jetty extends NE from the
outer end of the spit, with berthing on both sides.
An industrial estate is situated S of the harbour.

Port de Bcancour
General information
1

9.169
Position. Port de Bcancour (4624N, 7223W) is
situated on the S side of the river, about 60 miles up river
from Qubec, and 7 miles NE of Trois-Rivires.
The town of Bcancour (population 11 489 in 1996) is
situated 1 miles above the mouth of Rivire Bcancour,
which enters St Lawrence River 3 miles WSW of the port.
Function. The port operates all the year round and is
equipped for handling Ro-Ro, bulk and general cargoes.
Containers are handled using ships own gear or mobile
cranes.
Main imports:
Alumina, coal, manganesite, clay, coke and salt.
Main exports:
Aluminium, lumber and grain.
Approach and entry. The entrance is approached
through a dredged area on the SW side of the main ship
channel.
Traffic. In 2000 the port handled 37 ships totalling
1 164 056 dwt.
Port Authority. Societ du Parc Industriel du Qubec,
1000 7 me Rue Parc Industriel Portuaire, Bcancour, GOX
IBO.

Bcancour (9.172)
(Original dated prior to 2003)
(Photograph Guy Beauchesne)

Directions for entering harbour

1

Limiting conditions
1

9.170
Controlling depth. The port and its approaches have
been dredged to a depth of 106 m (2002), though shoaler
depths have been reported to exist. The dredged areas can
best be seen from the chart. The area is subject to silting
and lesser depths should be expected.
Tidal levels. The mean tidal range is about 1 m. A
computerised information system comprising 13 tide gauges
is fitted between Qubec and Montral.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 232 m,
draught 106 m.

Arrival information
1

9.171
Outer anchorage. Anchorage is available off the main
ship channel in the vicinity of Batiscan (4630N, 7215W)
(9.176) or off Trois-Rivires (9.204).
Pilotage and tugs. Pilotage is compulsory, the pilot
being embarked off Escoumins (5.235) and changed at
Qubec. Tugs are not compulsory, but are available from
Trois-Rivires.

9.173
From the main ship channel abreast Pointe Bigot
(4625N, 7223W), the approach to the harbour leads S.
Bcancour Moir Direction Light:
Optical guidance system (private, yellow structure,
black stripes), (46240N, 72225W).
Located near the shore SE of berth No. 5, the direction
light consists of a guidance panel showing illuminated
directional arrows which become vertical when the vessel is
on the indicated course. The line of bearing (167) of the
direction light leads in to the basin, passing:
W of C21 Light-buoy (port hand), moored about
8 cables N of the breakwater, thence:
E of the head of the jetty.
Useful mark:
The E limit of the dredged area off the berths at Port
de Bcanour is indicated by lights in line (private)
(46239N, 72223W).

Berths
1

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9.174
Anchorage is available in an emergency, in the dredged
area off the berths, as shown on the chart.
Alongside berths. There are five berths, ranging in
length from 150 m to 292 m, all with depths of 106 m

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Bcancour (9.174)
(Original dated prior to 2003)
(Photograph Guy Beauchesne)

alongside, except Berth 2, which has a depth of 101 m at

its head. One berth incorporates a Ro-Ro ramp, 22 m wide.
The longest berth, No 5 (smelter plant berth), is 292 m in
length.

Champlain
1

Port services
1

9.175
Repairs: facilities are available.
Other facilities: oily waste disposal; hospitals.
Supplies: fuel oils by road tanker; fresh water;
provisions.
Communications: international airports at Qubec and
Montral; heliport at the port.

Anchorages and harbours

TROIS-RIVIRES
General information
Chart 4789 plan Port of Trois-Rivires

Position
1

Batiscan anchorage
1

9.176
There is anchorage, in depths of 107 m, off Batiscan
(4630N, 7215W). The limits of the anchorage area,
marked by light-buoys (special) can best be seen from the
charts.
9.177
At the village of Batiscan (population 891 in 1996)
(4630N, 7215W), on the W bank, there is a public
wharf, 75 m in length, which has been bordered by loose
boulders on all faces. The wharf is unfit for berthing.
A light (9.164) is exhibited at the wharf and a boat slip
is on the N side.

9.179
The harbour of Trois-Rivires (4620N, 7233W)
comprises a portion of the St Lawrence River in the
vicinity of the mouth of Rivire Saint-Maurice.

Function
1

Batiscan
1

9.178
At the village of Champlain (population 1 608 in 1996)
(4627N, 7221W) on the N shore, there is a public pier
with a berth at the pier-head 49 m long, and a depth of 3 m
alongside. A boat slip is located at the pier.

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9.180
Trois-Rivires is a commercial port. The major trade is
grain, alumina, salt, clay, salt, paper, coke, clinker and
petroleum products.
The city of Trois-Rivires, on the W side of the mouth
of Rivire Saint-Maurice, had a population of 48 419 in
1996. The city of Cap-de-la-Madeleine, situated on the
opposite side of the mouth of Rivire Saint-Maurice, had a
population of 33 438 in 1996.
Paper mills. Large paper mills are located:
On le de la Potherie, in the mouth of the Rivire
Saint-Maurice.

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At Trois-Rivires, near the SW entrance point to

Rivire Saint-Maurice.
Near the SW end of Trois-Rivieres, about 1 miles
SW of the last mentioned mill.

Vertical clearances
1

Topography
1

Volume 2. A computerised information system comprising

13 tide gauges is fitted between Qubec and Montral.

9.181
North-west shore. From Pointe Lottinville (4624N,
7227W), the NW shore of the river as far as
Cap-de-la-Madeleine is composed of low cliffs, 9 m high.
From Rivire Saint-Maurice to Pointe-aux-Ormes (4618N,
7235W), the shore is low-lying. The main alongside
berths lie along the N bank of the river, at the city of
Trois-Rivires.
South-east shore. From the mouth of Rivire
Bcancour, to Sainte-Angle-de-Laval, 3 miles SW, there
are drying flats of mud, sand and clay, strewn with
boulders and rocky patches.
The drying flats continue SW from Sainte-Anglede-Laval; the NE part, which has been used as a dumping
ground, dries in places up to 12 m.

Port limits
9.182
1

East limit. A line drawn from Pointe Lottinville

(4624N, 7227W), on the N shore to the vicinity
of Pointe de Bcancour, on the opposite shore.
West limit. A line drawn from a position on the N
shore, 8 cables SW of Pointe-aux-Ormes Pilot
Station (4618N, 7235W), to the S shore.
The limit lines are indicated on the chart.

9.184
In 2000, 131 vessels, with a total deadweight tonnage of
2 453 967 used the port.

Port Authority
1

9.185
The port is administered by the Port of Trois-Rivires,
PO Box 999, Suite 300, 1545 Rue du Fleuve,
Trois-Rivires, Qubec, G9A 5K2.

9.193
Tugs are not usually considered necessary. However,
they are available with prior notice.

Regulations

Silting
1

Deepest and longest berth

1

9.187
No 10 Berth (9.205).

Tidal levels
1

9.188
Mean spring range and mean neap range are both about
01 m. For further information see Admiralty Tide Tables

9.192
Pilotage is compulsory. In-bound vessels are boarded by
pilots in the vicinity of Escoumins (5.235) and pilots are
changed at Qubec for the passage to Trois-Rivires.
Vessels bound for destinations farther W change pilots
again at Trois-Rivires; masters of such vessels should
ensure that requests for exchange pilots are sent four hours
in advance, addressed to Pilotes Trois-Rivires.
The river pilot will dock and undock vessels on arrival
and departure.
The pilot station is situated at Pointe-des-Ormes, on the
NE shore, 3 miles above the entrance to Rivire
Saint-Maurice.

Tugs

Limiting conditions
9.186
Considerable silting is experienced at Trois-Rivires. The
depths alongside the wharves are constantly changing and
periodical dredging is required. There may be less water
than shown on the chart. A particularly vulnerable area lies
between Trois-Rivires and le Saint-Quentin, at the mouth
of the Rivire Saint-Maurice.

9.191
The Montral Vessel Traffic Services Centre controls
traffic in the port. For further details see Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Pilotage

Traffic
1

Ice
9.190
From January to March, inclusive, ships navigating to
Trois-Rivires need to be reinforced for ice.

Arrival information
Vessel traffic service

Approach and entry

9.183
The berths at Trois-Rivires are approached through the
main ship channel of St Lawrence River. The distance by
river from Qubec is about 67 miles.

9.189
Overhead cables. A set of power transmission lines
with a minimum vertical clearance of 45 m or of 38 m
under severe icing conditions, span the St Lawrence River
above the main berthing area, about 2 miles above
Sainte-Angle-de-Laval. The lines are supported by towers,
128 m in height, which are marked by red lights.
Bridges. Pont Duplessis, a road bridge, crosses Rivire
Saint-Maurice from Trois-Rivires to le Saint-Christophe,
thence to Cap-de-la-Madeleine. Vertical clearances are 38m
and 35m respectively.
Pont Laviolette, a high level bridge with a vertical
clearance of 50 m, crosses St Lawrence River 6 cables NE
of Pointe-des-Ormes. The main span is well marked with
lights.

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9.194
Vessels manoeuvring or otherwise underway in
Trois-Rivires harbour, and also while at an alongside berth
or at anchor, are subject to the Ports Canada Operating
By-law. A copy of these regulations may be obtained from
the Port Authority. In Trois-Rivires harbour a specific
speed limit of 7 kn is in force.
The Port Authority has wide powers in the harbour, and
may order vessels to move, to use tugs, to berth or anchor
in locations which it designates. Certain restrictions on
berthing and anchoring are set forth, along with the
requirement for Masters of vessels to inform the Port
Authority in advance of their intention to berth in the
harbour.
Except in an emergency no vessel is permitted to anchor
within the harbour without prior permission from the Port
Manager and then only in the place assigned.

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See Appendix II for extracts from Canadian Port

Regulations.
Explosives. Vessels carrying explosives are not permitted
to berth or anchor within the port limits of Trois-Rivires.

Quarantine and customs

1

9.195
Trois-Rivires is a port of entry for Customs and a
quarantine sub-station; see Appendix III for quarantine
reporting requirements.

Harbour
1

General layout
1

9.196
The ship channel through the harbour, about 8 miles in
length between the E and W limits, lies towards the NW
shore. It has a least depth of 110 m, a least width of
225m, and is well marked by light-buoys. All berths lie on
the N shore. A sewage outfall extends SE from Pointe des
Chenaux. Two designated spoil grounds lie on the W shore
abreast Trois-Rivires.

Flow
1

9.197
The flow is always out-going, the rate being about 1 kn
from 3 to 7 hours after HW Qubec, and 1 kn from
3 hours before to 2 hours after HW Qubec.

Principal mark
1

9.198
Landmark:
Church (46221N, 72299W), the imposing basilica
of Notre Dame-du-Capat at Cap-de-la-Madeleine.

9.199
Racons:
Pont Laviolette (48184N, 72337W) N and S.

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 9.168)

Pointe de Bcancour to Trois-Rivires

1

9.200
Bcancour Upper Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
tower, 6 m in height) (4623N, 7224W).
Rear light (similar construction and framework tower,
15 m in height) (669 m from front light).
From a position 3 cables NNW of Pointe de Bcancour
(4623N, 7226W), and close SE of Batture Francoeur, the
alignment (076), astern, of these lights leads for a distance
of 14 miles through the first leg of the harbour channel,
passing:
S of three radio towers situated on the N shore, about
5 cables W of Pointe Lottinville; one tower is
taller than the others, and:
N of Bcancour Front Leading Light (4622N,
7227W) (9.168), which exhibits an all-round light
from the same structure.

9.202
Cap de la Madeleine Lower Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 9 m in height (4624N,
7228W).
Rear light (similar construction on white framework
tower, 21 m in height,) (975 m from front light).
The alignment (037), astern, of these lights leads into
a wider dredged area off the wharves at Trois-Rivires,
passing:
NW of shoal ground extending from the SE shore to
mid-river, and:
SE of le de la Potherie, exhibiting le de la Potherie
Light (white mast, 9 m in height) (4621N,
7230W) on the jetty at Pointe des Chenaux, the
E point of the island, thence:
SE of le Saint-Quentin, at the mouth of Rivire
Saint-Maurice.

Trois-Rivires to western harbour limit

Other navigational aids

1

9.201
Cap de la Madeleine Wharf Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 8 m in height) (4622N,
7230W) on the SW corner of the wharf.
Rear light (orange trapezium, black stripe on white
framework tower, 13 m in height) (147 m from
front light).
The alignment (242) of these lights leads for a
distance of 1 mile through the second leg of the harbour
channel, passing:
NNW of Batture aux Veaux, a shoal extending from
the SE shore to mid river.

9.203
Sainte-Angle Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
round tower, 7 m in height) (4619N, 7234W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (222 m from front light).
The alignment (229) of these lights leads for a distance
of 15 miles on a track close to the SE side of the dredged
area, opposite the wharves at Trois-Rivires, passing:
A church (conspicuous spire) and ferry pier (4620N,
7231W) at Sainte-Angle-de-Laval.
From a position 1 mile NE of the front leading light, the
ship channel leads SSW towards the middle of the river,
then SW, under the main span of Pont Laviolette, to the W
limit of the harbour (4617N, 7235W), 1 miles above
the bridge.
Caution. The speed of the current in the main channel
under the Pont Laviolette increases owing to the narrowing
caused by the protective rubble surrounding the bridge
piers. The current also increases between the other bridge
piers with speeds varying between 2 and 3 kns.
(Directions continue at 10.15)

Berths
Anchorage
1

209

9.204
The anchorage area for the port is marked by buoys and
located at the SW end of the harbour, between
Pointe-des-Ormes Pilot Station and the upper harbour limit.
Numbered anchor berths, the positions of which are shown

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on the chart, are allocated by the Port Manager on request.

During the winter season, these berths are not safe and
anchoring is not permitted.
Prohibited anchorage. Anchorage is prohibited in the
area, indicated on the chart, from about 11 miles
downstream of Pont Laviolette to about 2 cables upstream
of that bridge, due to the presence of several submarine
cables and a submarine gas pipeline.

Alongside berths
1

9.205
Alongside berths are located on the NW bank of St
Lawrence River at Trois-Rivires and Cap-de-la-Madeleine,
as shown on the chart. These berths are dredged, but due
to silting there may be less water than listed. Principal
berths:
Berth

Length
(m)

Depth
(m)

Remarks

Port services
Repairs
1

152

91

Paper loading

10

251

107

General cargo

11

229

107

Woodpulp

Silting has been reported alongside berths 4 to 7. The

port authorities should be contacted for the latest
information.
9.206
Sainte-Angle-de-Laval ferry pier has a berth 75 m long
across its outer end; the approach to the berth has a depth
of 3 m.
Berth 21 (46220N, 72297W) is in a state of
disrepair and is no longer used.
Cascades Luppel Incorporated Wharf is situated
1 cable downstream from No 21 Berth and is no longer
operational.

9.207
General hull and machinery repairs can be undertaken
but there are no slips or dry docks.

Other facilities

13

183

91

Ro-Ro ramp at N end

16

175

107

Grain loading

9.208
Oily waste reception facilities; port doctor and hospital
are available; Deratting Exemption Certificates can be
issued.

17

221

107

Grain, coke and

alumina unloading

Supplies

19

221

107

Bulk liquid, dry cargo

20

219

107

Oil, molasses and

chemicals

9.209
Fuel oil at berth 16 to 20; fresh water to all berths;
provisions and ships stores of most kinds can be supplied
with due notice.

Trois Rivires from SW (9.205)

(Original dated prior to 2003)
(Photograph Port of Trois Rivires)

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Communications
1

9.210
Trois-Rivires Airport is 8 km distant from the port.
There are connecting flights to Qubec and Montral
international airports.

Small craft
Marina
1

9.211
A breakwater, 271 m long, extends from NE end of le
Saint-Quentin, in the mouth of Rivire Saint-Maurice. The
marina is situated W of the breakwater.

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ST LAWRENCE RIVER TROIS-RIVIRES TO MONTRAL
AND ROUTES ABOVE MONTRAL

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4789, 4790, 4791, 4792, 4793

Scope of the chapter

1

10.1
This chapter comprises:
A full description of St Lawrence River from
Trois-Rivires (4620N, 7235W) to Montral
(4530N, 7333W).
A brief description of the St Lawrence Seaway, the
Great Lakes, and some minor waterways above
Montral.
The chapter is divided into two sections:
Trois-Rivires to Montral (10.7).
St Lawrence Seaway and The Great Lakes (10.191).

Vertical clearances
1

Ice
1

10.2
Shore-fast ice begins to form during the first half of
December in most years, and its main outlines are
established by early January. In general, fast ice is found
over the shallow areas, while drift ice covers the shipping
channel. Shore-fast ice becomes particularly extensive in
Lac Saint-Pierre, where special works, including artificial
islands, have been developed to prevent major disruptions
once the ice cover has formed.
Lengthy delays in navigation and disastrous flooding can
result if large flows of dislodged fast ice move into the
ship channel, after being broken free by the wash of
passing ships.
From Lac Saint-Pierre to Montral similar conditions
prevail, but there are more islands to assist in holding the
ice in place. Ice booms are installed at some places to
assist in this control.

10.3
Melting of the ice develops in early March, resulting in
a gradual clearing of the ship channel below Montral, as
the existing ice is carried seaward and new formations
cease. Decay of shore-fast ice follows, and fragments may
be carried into the channel as break-up develops. This
period is short-lived however, and the whole area is
normally free of ice by the middle of April.
10.4
After ice storms the vertical clearances of overhead
cables in the routes to and above Montral may be less
than those indicated. See notes on the charts.

Flow
1

10.5
The river current sets constantly downstream and ice
also follows the downstream current. Tidal effect is
negligible.

Traffic regulations
1

10.6
Vessel Traffic services. The Vessel Traffic Services
Centre, Montral, controls traffic as far as the upper limit
of the Port of Montral. For further information see
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5). The positions
of the reporting points are indicated on the charts.
Speed restrictions. In winter, ships should not attempt
to navigate at night without detailed knowledge of the ice
conditions. One of the objectives of the Vessel Traffic
Services System is to prevent this occurring by enforcing
speed limits.

TROIS-RIVIRES TO MONTRAL
permission of the Harbour Master of the Port of Montral
or his duly authorised representative.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4789, 4790, 4791, 4792

TROIS-RIVIRES TO SOREL

Area covered
1

10.7
This section describes the St Lawrence River between
the upper limit (4617N, 7235W) of Trois-Rivires
Harbour to the upper limit (4530N, 7333W) of the Port
of Montral. The section is arranged as follows:
Trois-Rivires to Sorel (10.9).
Port of Sorel and Rivire Richelieu (10.32).
Sorel to Contrecoeur (10.85).
Contrecoeur to Montral (10.110).
Port of Montral (10.139).

General information
Charts 4789, 4790

Route
1

10.9
From the W limit (4617N, 7236W) of Trois-Rivires
Harbour, the channel leads into Lac Saint-Pierre, thence
through the length of the lake to the downstream limit
(4607N, 7257W) of the port of Sorel, about 20 miles
SW.

Topography
Regulations
1

10.8
No vessel carrying crude oil, gasoline, or other
flammable cargo, with a flash point below 23C, may
anchor anywhere above Lanoraie anchorage (4559N,
7311W) (10.104), close upstream of Sorel, without

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10.10
Lac Saint-Pierre is naturally shallow over its entire
extent. Rivers flow into the lake from its NW and SE
shores. At its head there are numerous islands and
channels, through which the ship channel passes. Drying
flats extend from both shores of the lake.

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Artificial islands. Four artificial islands, to assist in ice

control, are situated to the N of the channel, E of
Yamachiche Bend (4613N, 7249W); five are situated to
the S of the channel, W of the bend. There are also three
structures, marked in ruins, for ice control to the NW of
Courbe Louiseville (4611N, 7254W). The positions of
all these features can best be seen from the chart.

increased at the curves. The channel is well marked by

leading lights and buoys.
Caution. During the winter, the lighted buoys are lifted
and some of these are replaced by spar buoys.

Trois-Rivires to Port-Saint-Franois
1

Firing practice area

1

10.11
A Canadian Armed Forces firing practice area exists on
the S side of Lac Saint-Pierre. For limits of the area and
further details see the note on the chart and Canadian
Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners.

Submarine cables
1

10.12
Submarine power cables are laid:
Between Pointe du Lac Front Leading Light
(4616N, 7242W) and Pointe-du-Lac Rear
Leading Light, 1 miles NE.
Between Courbe Yamachiche Light (4613N,
7249W) and the mouth of Petite Rivire
Yamachiche, 3 miles N.
Between Courbe Yamachiche W leading lights
(4612N, 7250W) and Pointe Gabriel 4 miles SE.
Between Courbe Louisville (No 2 Curve) Downstream
Leading Lights (4612N, 7254W) and the mouth
of Rivire du Loup, 1 miles NNE.
Between Courbe Louisville (No 2 Curve) Upstream
Leading Lights (4611N, 7255W) and the mouth
of Rivire du Loup, 2 miles N.
Between Courbe Maskinong S side Light (4609N,
7257W) and the vicinity of Pointe Lussaudire,
3 miles SE.
Mariners are cautioned not to anchor in the vicinity of
these cables.

Port Saint-Franois to Lac Saint-Pierre (Lake St

Peter)
1

Natural conditions
1

10.13
Flow. The river current sets NE in the general direction
of the channel, except in the extreme NE part of the lake,
where it sets E. The rate of the current in the lake varies
from 1 to 2 kn.
Ice. The average thickness of smooth shore-fast ice in
Lac Saint-Pierre is 74 cm, with a maximum thickness of
104 cm recorded in 1978. Ice begins to form around the
middle of December and clears about the second week of
April.

Other navigational aids

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10.14
Racons:
Nicolet Light (46154N, 72391W) (10.19).
Courbe Yamachiche Front W Leading Light
(46123N, 72498W) (10.21).
Courbe Louiseville (No 2 Curve) Rear Leading Light
(46110N, 72556W) (10.22).
le aux Raisins Rear Leading Light (46062N,
72579W) (10.24).

Directions
(continued from 9.203)

General information
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10.15
The ship channel across the lake is dredged to a depth
of 113 m and a least width of 229 m. The width is

10.16
From a position 4617N, 7235W, in the main channel
at the W limit of Trois-Rivires Harbour, the track leads
SW, to a position close NW of Port-Saint-Franois Wharf,
from which a light (46163N, 72372W) (white tower,
3 m in height) is exhibited, where the channel narrows to a
minimum width of 305 m, passing:
Close SE of a rocky shoal, depth 23 m, extending
from the NW shore, marked by S2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand).

10.17
Port-Saint-Franois Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe on white
tower, 8 m in height) (46163N, 72372W),
close SW of the wharf.
Rear light (orange square, black stripe on red
framework tower, 13 m in height) (7 cables from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position in the channel about 6 cables WSW of
the front light, the alignment (068), astern, of these lights
leads for a distance of about 6 cables through the channel,
passing SSE of Battures Laforce (4616N, 7238W),
marked by S4 Light-buoy (starboard hand) and Batture au
Fer, marked by S6 Light-buoy (starboard hand), 5 cables
WSW.
At a distance of about 1 miles from the front leading
light the channel curves towards the W.
Caution. The river current in the main channel between
Port-Saint-Franois and the mouth of Rivire Nicolet,
1 miles SW, sets E, and not in the direction of the
channel, at a rate of about 2 kn.
10.18
Nicolet Traverse Leading Lights. From a position in
the channel about 1 mile W of the front light, the
alignment (096), astern, of these lights leads for a
distance of about 1 mile into the NE end of Lac
Saint-Pierre (Lake St Peter), to Courbe Pointe du Lac
where the channel curves SW.
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on white
round tower, 4 m in height) (4615N, 7237W).
Rear light (similar construction, framework tower
22 m in height) (583 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
10.19
Useful marks:
Nicolet Sector Light (black and white square tower,
6 m in height) (46154N, 72391W), on a spit E
of the channel leading into Rivire Nicolet.
The second light, visible all round, on the front light
tower of Pointe du Lac Leading Lights (46161N,
72417W) (10.20).
Church spire (46173N, 72413W) in the town of
Pointe-du-Lac (10.28).

Lac Saint-Pierre (Lake St Peter)north-eastern part

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10.20
Pointe du Lac Leading Lights. From a position in
Courbe Pointe du Lac about 7 cables SW of the front light,

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the alignment (056), astern, of these lights leads for about

5 miles through the dredged channel to Courbe
Yamachiche, to a position abreast Yamachiche Bend Light
(10.21).
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
round tower with orange base, 3 m in height)
(46161N, 72417W), standing on a pile
structure.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe,
on white framework tower, 30 m in height)
(122 miles from front light).
The leading lights are visible on the leading line only; a
second light on the front light tower is visible all round.
10.21
Courbe Yamachiche (Yamachiche Curve) West
Leading Lights. The alignment (236) of these lights is
coincident with that of the Pointe du Lac Leading Lights,
and leads into Courbe Yamachiche.
Front light (red rectangle, black stripe on white round
tower, 5 m in height) (46123N, 72498W).
Rear light (orange trapezium on white tower, 16 m in
height) (761 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only; a second
light on the front light tower is visible all round.
Useful marks:
Yamachiche Bend Light (on side of mast, 30 m in
height) (46129N, 72492W), on an artificial
island (10.10), close NW of the channel.
Church spire (4617N, 7250W) at the village of
Yamachiche.

Anchorage
Courbe Yamachiche
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Courbe Louiseville (No 2 Curve) Upstream Leading
Lights. From a position abreast Yamachiche Bend Light,
the alignment (250) of these lights leads for a distance of
3 miles to Courbe Louiseville, abreast the entrance to
Rivire du Loup (4613N, 7255W) (10.29), where the
direction of the channel turns to SW.
Front light (orange trapezium on round tower, 3 m in
height) (46112N, 72550W).
Rear light (orange round tower, 16 m in height)
(914 m from front light).
One front and one rear light are visible on the leading
line only. Second front and rear lights are visible all round
from the same structures.

10.25
Anchorage is available on the SE side of Courbe
Yamachiche (4613N, 7249W), within an area dredged to
a depth of 107 m, as shown on the chart.
The SE limit of the dredged area is marked by a
light-buoy (special purpose).
Caution. Measuring equipment, to register the ice flow,
has been laid on the seabed in the navigational channel in
the vicinity of the anchorage. Local knowledge is required
before anchoring.

Small craft harbours and channels

Port-Saint-Franois
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Lac Saint-Pierre (Lake St Peter)middle reach

1

Rear light (red rectangle on framework tower, 33 m

in height) (573 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only; a second
light on the rear light tower is visible all round.
From a position at the S end of Courbe Maskinong,
about 5 cables SSW of Maskinong Curve Light, the
alignment (193) of these lights leads for a distance of
1 miles to the vicinity of S111 Light-buoy (4607N,
7257W), 3 cables NW of lets Percs, passing W of
Battures Saint-Franois, which dries in parts.
(Directions continue at 10.57)

10.26
Berth. A public wharf, 30 m in length, reported to be in
ruins, is situated at Port-Saint-Franois (4616N, 7237W),
A light (10.16) is exhibited from the pier-head.

Rivire Nicolet
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10.27
General information. From a position about 1 cable
NNW of Nicolet Sector Light (4615N, 7239W) (10.19),
a buoyed channel leads into the mouth of Rivire Nicolet.
The town of Nicolet, population 4 352, affords landing
about 2 miles from the river mouth on the E side of the
river.
Landing is not permitted on the W shore of the river on
le Moras and le Lozeau, which are the property of the
Department of National Defence. See the chart.
Marina. A marina is situated on the E bank, about
8 cables within the river entrance.

Pointe-du-Lac
Lac Saint-Pierre (Lake St Peter)south-western part
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10.23
Courbe Louiseville (No 2 Curve) Downstream Leading
Lights. From a position in the channel 1 mile SW of the
front light, the alignment (044), astern, of these lights
leads for a distance of 1 miles, to Courbe Maskinong
No 1, where the direction of the channel turns to SSW.
Front light (orange square on white round tower, 3 m
in height) (46117N, 72538W).
Rear light (orange trapezium on white framework
tower, 18 m in height) (611 m from front light).
Useful mark:
Maskinong Curve Light (white round tower, red
bands, 4 m in height) (46094N, 72565W),
stands on the SE side of the curve.
10.24
le aux Raisins Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle on tower, 5 m in height)
(4606N, 7258W).

10.28
General information. Pointe-du-Lac (4617N,
7241W), population 6 197, lies on the NE shore of Lac
Saint-Pierre. There is a landing 1 mile ESE of the town and
a marina to the W which is not charted.

Rivire du Loup
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10.29
General information. Rivire du Loup (4613N,
7255W) flows into the NW side of Lac Saint-Pierre. The
town of Louiseville, population 7911, is situated 2 miles
above the river mouth. A church with two prominent spires
stands in the town.
Directions. A direction light (white round tower, 5 m in
height) (4613N, 7255W) is exhibited from the W bank,
near the river mouth. The line of bearing 334 of the
direction light leads to the river mouth, through a buoyed
channel, from a position in the main ship channel in the
vicinity of Courbe Louiseville (4611N, 7254W).

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Marina. A marina is situated on the W bank of the

river, about 2 cables above its mouth. Another small wharf
is located at Louiseville.

Port limits
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Chenal Tardif
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10.30
General information. Chenal Tardif, a branch of Rivire
Saint-Franois (10.31) enters Lac Saint-Pierre 2 miles E of
the main stream at Pointe Lussaudire (4608N, 7252W).
There is a least depth of 03 m as far as a landing, about
1 miles within the entrance, at Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville.
An overhead cable with a least vertical clearance of 11 m
spans the river downstream of the landing. Two bridges
with a least vertical clearance of 41 m also span the river.

Approach and entry

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10.31
General information. Rivire Saint-Franois (4607N,
7255W) flows into the S side of the upper end of Lac
Saint-Pierre, affording excellent shelter for small craft.
The village of Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville, population
813, is situated 3 miles from the river entrance. The village
of Saint-Franois-du-Lac, population 2001, is situated on
the S bank, 6 miles upstream, with the village of Pierreville
on the N bank, 5 cables farther up river.
There is a least depth of 06 m in the channel as far as
Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville, thence a minimum depth of
03 m and drying shoals in the river to Pierreville.
Directions. A buoyed channel, entered at SJ2
Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored 2 cables N of Pointe
des lets (4608N, 7256W), leads into the river from the
NNW.
Berths. There is a marina on le Saint-Jean on the W
bank about 2 miles upriver. Public wharves afford landing
at:
Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville with a depth alongside of
16 m.
Saint-Franois-du-Lac with a depth alongside of
07 m.
Repairs: small shipyard at Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville.
Other facilities: slipway at Saint-Franois-du-Lac.
Supplies: limited quantities of provisions are available at
Notre-Dame-de-Pierreville.

Controlling depth
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10.33
Sorel is a port of entry for customs. The principal
imports are grain, ilmenite, steel and anthracite; the main
exports are grain, titanium oxide and scrap iron.
The town of Sorel is situated on the E side of the mouth
of Rivire Richelieu with the town of Tracy on the W
bank. The combined population of Sorel-Tracy is 36 021.
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, population 1 875, also lies on the W
bank. There are shipyards, grain elevators, metal works,
textile and chemical plants in the harbour area.

10.39
Berth No 15 (10.67) on the E side of the mouth of
Rivire Richelieu.

Mean levels
10.40
Water level above chart datum varies from about 21 m
in April to 06 m in September. There is negligible tidal
effect.

Density of water
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10.41
Water is fresh.

Ice
1

10.42
During the period from December to March, inclusive, it
is recommended that vessels navigating to Sorel be
strengthened for ice.

Arrival information

Function
1

10.38
The main ship channel is dredged to 113 m over a least
width of 244 m. Mariners are warned that some depths in
the Port of Sorel are shoaler than charted.

Deepest and longest berth

Position
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10.37
Port Authority:
Transport Canada, Gare Maritime Champlain, 901
Cap-Diamant, 4th Floor, Qubec QC, G1K 4K1.
Port Operator:
Harbour Master, Transport Canada, 287 Rue du Roi,
Sorel, Qubec, J3P 4P6.

Limiting conditions

Charts 4790 plan Port of Sorel, 4791

10.32
The Port of Sorel comprises a section of St Lawrence
River W of Lac Saint-Pierre, and the lower reaches of
Rivire Richelieu (4603N, 7307W).

10.36
In 2000, 195 ship movements were recorded, totalling
6 527 568 dwt.

Port Authority

PORT OF SOREL AND

RIVIRE RICHELIEU
General information

10.35
The port is approached from NE through Lac
Saint-Pierre, and entered through the ship channel, which
passes between the islands at the head of the lake.

Traffic

Rivire Saint-Franois
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10.34
The harbour is bounded on the E by a line drawn from
lets Percs (4607N, 7257W) in a 318 direction. The W
harbour limit, which is also the Port of Montral
downstream limit, crosses St Lawrence River at
approximately 4601N, 7310W. In Rivire Richelieu, the
S limit of the harbour is 52 miles above the river mouth.

Vessel Traffic Service

1

10.43
Traffic is under the control of the Montral Vessel
Traffic Services System. For further information see
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Outer anchorage
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10.44
There is anchorage on the NW side of the channel,
opposite le des Barques (4605N, 7300W), in depths of
between 10 m and 135 m, mud.

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Prohibited anchorage. There is a prohibited anchorage

area between Bassin Langtt (4603N, 7307W) and
Pointe aux Pins, 3 cables W, extending N to the N shore,
the limits of which are indicated on Charts 4790 and 4791.

Pilotage
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10.45
Pilotage is compulsory. Pilots board inbound vessels at
Escoumins (5.235).

Submarine cables

10.46
Tugs are available.

10.52
Submarine cables cross St Lawrence River from a
position close W of the wharf at Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
(4604N, 7308W) to the opposite shore; the position of
the cable area is indicated on the charts. Mariners are
cautioned not to anchor in the vicinity.

Regulations concerning entry

Overhead cables

Tugs
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10.47
The following regulations apply to navigation in Port of
Sorel:
No vessel shall navigate at a speed exceeding 8 kn.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Collision
Regulations, every power-driven vessel entering or
leaving Rivire Richelieu at Sorel-Tracy shall keep
to the E side of the Richelieu channel.
Small craft proceeding upstream from Sorel-Tracy are
required to hug the N and W shores of the river in
order to avoid deep-draught vessels in the main
ship channel.

Quarantine
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Harbour
General layout
10.49
The main berthing areas are Dock No 1 and Dock No 2
enclosing Bassin Lanctt on the E side of the mouth of
Rivire Richelieu. The silos and grain elevators on Dock
No 1 are prominent features. There are also deep water
berths 8 cables W of the river mouth.
There are several berths along the banks of Rivire
Richelieu, within 4 cables of its mouth, and a shipyard that
is no longer in commercial use is situated about 8 cables
up river.

10.54
Owing to continual silting, dredging is carried out
periodically, but depths may be less than charted. See note
on Chart 4790 plan of Port de Sorel.

Flow
1

10.55
Current. The river current in the ship channel abreast
le des Barques attains a maximum rate of 2 kn.
Elsewhere in Port of Sorel the average rate is between 1
and 1 kn.

Principal marks
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Ferry
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10.53
Power transmission lines span the St Lawrence River
and Rivire Richelieu as follows:
St Lawrence River. Two cables situated close
together, 6 cables W of the mouth of Rivire
Richelieu, are supported by towers 126 m in
elevation, marked by red and white lights. The
cables have a vertical clearance of 51 m reducing
to 38 m in ice.
Rivire Richelieu. A cable spans the river close N of
the railway bridge; the vertical clearance is 40 m.
Caution. Mariners are advised to exercise caution when
passing under power cables; see notes on Chart 4790.

Silting

10.48
Sorel is a quarantine sub-station.
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channel; vessels proceeding downstream use the

E channel.
Sound signal. Vessels intending to pass through Pont
Turcotte are requested to sound three long blasts on the
whistle or siren on approaching the bridge.

10.50
A vehicle and passenger ferry plies between Sorel and
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola on the opposite bank of St
Lawrence River. The usual ferry track is indicated on the
chart.

10.56
Landmarks:
Two church spires (elevations 52 m and 41 m)
(4603N, 7306W), at Sorel.
Two masts (red and white lights) (elevation 126 m)
(4603N, 7308W), at Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel,
carrying power transmission lines to two similar
masts, 6 cables NNW.

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 10.24)

Bridges
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10.51
The following bridges span Rivire Richelieu within the
limits of the Port of Sorel:
Pont Turcotte, a road bascule bridge, with a vertical
clearance 16 m when closed, stands about 4 cables
above the river mouth. The bridge may be opened
on request at the users expense.
Canadian National Railways swing bridge situated
2 cables upstream of Pont Turcotte. In 1985 it was
reported that the swing span was permanently
open. A submerged pile is situated close N of the
bridge.
Pont Sorel-Tracy, a road bridge, vertical clearance
22 m, situated 8 cables above the railway swing
bridge. Vessels proceeding upstream use the W

Approach
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10.57
le des Barques Leading Lights. From a position in the
ship channel, abreast les Percs (4607N, 7257W), the
alignment (218) of these lights leads for a distance of
14 miles through the ship channel, marked by light-buoys,
to a position abeam S117 Light-buoy (port hand) marking
spoil ground.
Front light (orange rectangle on white tower, 5 m in
height) (46053N, 72597W), on the NE side of
the island.
Rear light (red rectangle, black stripe on white
framework tower, 21 m in height) (480 m from
front light).
Lights are visible on leading line only.

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10.58
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe on white
tower, 7 m in height) (46035N, 73034W).
Rear light (orange square, black stripe on framework
tower, 23 m in height) (771 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Additional lights, visible all round, are exhibited from both
light towers.
From a position in the channel 4 miles NE of the front
light, the alignment (232) of these lights leads for a
distance of 35 miles through the ship channel, passing NW
of le des Barques, low-lying, and SW of le la Pierre, a
narrow and low island on the SE shore of which are
located four uncharted, disused light structures. When
abreast the SE corner of le de Grce (4605N, 7303W),
the channel turns more towards the W.
10.59
Useful marks:
Phare Lighthouse (46058N, 73001W), abandoned.
Tower (27 m in height) (46049N, 73005W).
Spire (46034N, 73038W) in the village of
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.
10.60
le du Moine Leading Lights. From a position in the
channel at least 1 mile W of front light, the alignment
(082), astern, of these lights leads for a distance of
16 miles into Courbe Npigon, at the E edge of Port de
Sorel.
Front light (orange rectangle on framework tower,
12 m in height) (46040N, 73015W) on the W
end of the island.
Rear light (similar construction, black stripe on
framework tower, 17 m in height) (488 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.

Small craft channel

Chenal du Nord
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Harbour
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10.61
le de Grce Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle on white tower, 7 m in
height) (4604N, 7303W) on the S side of the
island.
Rear light (similar construction on white framework
tower, 16 m in height) (598 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Additional lights, visible from the SE sector, are exhibited
from both lights.
From a position in Courbe Npigon, 19 miles WSW of
the front light, the alignment (073) astern, of these lights
leads for a distance of 24 miles through Course le de
Grce, passing:
NNE of Port de Sorel and the entrance to Rivire
Richelieu, and NNE of Pointe de Sorel to a
position in Courbe Sorel, where the channel turns
SSW.

The lights are visible on the leading line only.

From a position in Courbe Sorel, 12 miles SSW of the
front light, the alignment (015), astern, of these lights
leads on a track of 195, passing (with positions given
from the front leading light):
WNW of a 79 m sandy patch, extending to mid-river,
marked by M1 Light-buoy (port hand) (14 miles
SSW) and M3 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 miles
SSW), thence:
Through the S limit line (2 miles SSW) of the Port
of Sorel.
(Directions continue at 10.93)

10.63
General information. This channel, which is suitable
for small craft drawing less than 15 m, is about 5 miles
long and 137 m wide and follows the N shore of St
Lawrence River from the W limit of the Port de Sorel to
Lac Saint-Pierre.
Directions. The channel is entered between MP16 Buoy
(starboard hand) (4601N, 7311W) and MP15 Buoy (port
hand) in the vicinity of the S end of le aux Foins
(4602N, 7311W) and leads generally NE, passing (with
positions from le aux Foins):
SE of Berthierville (2 miles N) (10.77), where a
bridge (vertical clearance 56 m) and an overhead
power cable (vertical clearance 12 m) joins La
Commune de Berthier, le aux Castors and le aux
Vaches from the mainland, thence:
NW of the NE end (5 miles NNE) of le aux Vaches,
where an overhead cable (vertical clearance 13 m)
spans the channel at the entrance to Rivire
Chicot, thence:
Either side of Le Nid dAigle (8 miles NE).
The channel then enters Lac Saint-Pierre in the vicinity
of La Grande Pointe (10 miles NE).

Other minor channels

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10.64
Several of the minor channels between the islands N and
NE of Sorel are obstructed by stone weirs, designed to
control the flow of water into Lac Saint-Pierre. These weirs
are shown on the charts.

Basins and berths

Anchorage
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10.65
There are two anchorage areas in the river off Sorel,
about 3 cables NW and about 6 cables NE of the entrance
to Rivire Richelieu, in depths of between 9 m to 10 m.
Recommended anchor berths are indicated on the plan of
Port de Sorel on the chart.

Alongside berths
Harbour west side
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10.62
le Dupas Leading Lights:
Front light (orange square, black stripe on white
building, 3 m in height) (46035N, 73094W) on
the E shore of le aux Cochons.
Rear light (orange rectangle, black stripe on red
framework tower, 17 m in height) (624 m from
front light).

218

10.66
Sorel. Dock No 1 forms the E side of the mouth of
Rivire Richelieu. Its N face is normally used by lake
vessels discharging grain; its W face is normally used by
ocean vessels loading grain. The berths are operated by
James Richardson International.
Dock No 2, E of Dock No 1 and enclosing Bassin
Lanctt, is used for general cargo, ferry services and the
Canadian Coast Guard.

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10.67
Details of alongside berths, positions of which are
indicated on the chart, are as follows:
Dock No 1 has five private berths, Nos 11 to 15;
No 15 is 236 m in length with a depth of 102 m
alongside.
Dock No 2 has six public berths, Nos 5 to 10; No 5
is 183 m in length with a depth of 88 m
alongside.
10.68
Rivire Richelieu. There are three alongside berths on
the E side of the river, between its mouth and Pont
Turcotte (10.51) and one berth on the W bank, near the
river mouth. All are privately operated.
Marine Industries shipyard is situated on the W bank,
above the bridge.
There are four berths, Nos 16 to 19; No 19 is 210 m in
length with a depth of 90 m alongside; see the chart.
10.69
Tracy. A wharf operated by QIT Fer et Titane, handling
ore, scoria, coal and cast iron is situated 8 cables W of the
mouth of Rivire Richelieu. The wharf, comprising Berths
Nos 20 and 21, is 335 m long, with a depth of 91 m
alongside.

Marinas
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Port services
Repairs
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10.70
Shipyards at Sorel have comprehensive facilities for
general hull and engine repairs of all kinds.
There are two patent slips capable of launching and dry
docking vessels up to 12 000 dwt.

Other facilities

10.71
Issue of de-ratting and exemption certificates; compass
adjustment; facilities for the disposal of oily waste;
hospital.

Supplies
1

10.72
Fuel oils are available by tanker or tank truck; fresh
water at most berths; fresh provisions; stores.

Communications
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10.73
The nearest airport is Montral (Dorval), distant 110 km.

Harbour regulations
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Chart 4790 plan of Port de Sorel

General information

Small craft
Landing places
10.75
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel (4603N, 7304W), population of
2796, is situated on the S side of St Lawrence River,
2 miles ENE of the mouth of Rivire Richelieu. The
public pier is 15 m long, with a depth of 21 m alongside
its head. The pier forms the N wall of a small boat basin
with a ramp, entered through breakwaters.

10.78
Parc Nautique de Sorel (Sorel Marina) (4603N,
7305W) is a boat basin, enclosed by breakwaters, with
depths between 12 m and 18 m in the basin. The marina
is entered from upstream and downstream through small
boat channels.
Upstream Leading Lights:
Front light (white mast, 3 m in height) (46030N,
73056W) standing on an artificial island.
Rear light (yellow mast, 3 m in height) (139 m from
front light).
The alignment (229) of these lights leads through a
buoyed channel to the entrance to the marina.
Downstream Leading Lights:
Front light (white mast, 3 m in height) (common with
above).
Rear light (yellow mast, 4 m in height) (161 m from
front light).
The alignment (095) of these lights leads through a
buoyed channel to the entrance to the marina.
10.79
Parc Nautique Fdral (4603N, 7306W) is a small
boat basin, enclosed by breakwaters, 5 cables W of Sorel
Marina, with least depths between 08 m and 17 m.
10.80
Marinas are also situated in the following locations:
At the W end of Chenal du Moine (4604N,
7301W). A depth of 3 m is reported alongside its
berths. Two other marinas are located in Chenal du
Moine.
In Rivire Richelieu, on the W bank, 4 cables above
its mouth.
On mainland shore of Chenal du Nord (10.63) there
are four marinas located between the S end of le
aux Foins to Berthierville, as indicated on the
chart. Two more marinas are located opposite Le
Nid dAigle (4610N, 7302W).
The usual facilities for pleasure craft are available at
these marinas.

Rivire Richelieu

10.74
The Port of Sorel is subject to the Canadian Public
Harbour Regulations; for extracts of these regulations see
Appendix II.
1

10.76
Saint-Ignace de Loyola (4604N, 7307W), population
883, is situated opposite the mouth of Rivire Richelieu, on
the S shore of le Saint-Ignace. The shoreline in this
vicinity is about 8 m high. The public wharf is 55 m long,
with a depth of 43 m alongside. The ferry from Sorel
berths on the downstream side of this wharf.
10.77
Berthierville (4605N, 7310W), population 3 952, has
a small public wharf with a ramp.

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10.81
Rivire Richelieu is entered at the Port of Sorel
(4603N, 7307W), and extends S for a distance of about
67 miles to the vicinity of the international boundary
between Canada and the United States of America. At its
head, Rivire Richelieu connects with Lake Champlain, the
State of New York barge canal systems and the Hudson
River, thus forming part of an international waterway
between Canada and the United States.
From Sorel, the river leads for a distance of 11 miles
to Saint-Ours lock, which raises the water level 15 m.
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27 miles to Bassin de Chambly, after which the river

becomes a series of rapids, with a difference of level of
22 m between Chambly and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Canal
de Chambly, 10 miles in length, with nine locks and a
swing bridge, by-passes this section of the river. From the
upper end of this canal, there is an unobstructed reach of
navigable water to the head of the river at Lake Champlain.

Topography
1

Depth

Limiting conditions
1

10.82
Maximum size of vessel handled. The maximum size
of vessels passing through the systems is limited by the
dimensions of the Canal de Chambly locks:
Available length

339 m.

Width

7 m.

Depth over sills

2 m, but less when

water level is extremely
low.

The minimum overhead clearance is 88 m, under a

bridge across the Canal de Chambly in the vicinity of
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Ice. The Saint-Ours Canal and Canal de Chambly are
normally open to navigation from mid-May to mid-October.
The actual opening and closing dates, and the hours of
operation for the locks are promulgated in Canadian
Notices to Mariners.

10.83
Vessels using Saint-Ours Canal and Canal de Chambly
are subject to Heritage Canal Regulations, copies of which
may be obtained from the Canadian Government Publishing
Centre, Supply and Services Canals, Hull, Qubec K1A
O59. Additional information may be obtained from Qubec
Canals, 1369 rue Bourgogne, Chambly, Qubec J3L 1Y4.

10.91
Landmarks:
Four chimneys (red lights) (4600N, 7310W),
Hydro-Qubec electricity generating station.
Two pylons (elevation 184 m) (red lights), close SSW
of the generating station, spanning the river with
power transmission lines (10.88).
Tower (22 m in height) (45515N, 73176W).

Other navigational aids

General information
Chart 4791

Routes

10.90
The current in the stretch of river between the upstream
limit (4601N, 7310W) of the Port of Sorel and Lanoraie,
4 miles SSW has an average rate of 1 to 2 kn.
The directions and rates of the current at several other
points in the river can best be seen from the charts.

Principal marks

10.89
Prohibited anchorages. Areas where anchoring is
prohibited lie NW of le Saint-Ours (4655N, 7313W)
and S of le Mousseau (4551N, 7317W). The limits of
the areas are indicated on the chart.
Vessel with flammable cargoes require approval to
anchor above Lanoraie anchorage (4559N, 7311W). See
10.8.

Current

SOREL TO CONTRECOEUR

10.85
Main ship channel. From the up-river limit (4601N,
7310W) of the Port of Sorel, which is also the N limit of
the Port of Montral, to Pointe Saint-Ours, 4 miles SSW,
the channel follows the natural course of St Lawrence
River. S of this point the river widens and becomes,
generally, more shallow, with the main shipping route
following a dredged channel to the vicinity of Contrecoeur
(4551N, 7314W). The channel is well marked with
leading lights and buoys.
Minor channel. A narrow channel (10.99) follows the
W side of the river, SW of Pointe Saint-Ours.

10.88
Power transmission lines cross the river in the vicinity
of the Hydro-Qubec generating station (4600N,
7310W). The supporting towers are marked by red lights.
The vertical clearance is 55 m, reducing to 52 m in severe
icing conditions. See note on the chart.

Traffic regulations

Sailing directions and charts

10.84
A full description of Rivire Richelieu is given in the
Canadian Sailing DirectionsGulf and River St Lawrence.
For details of Lake Champlain, New York canals and the
Hudson River, the United States Coast Pilot 6 (Great
Lakes) and the appropriate United States charts should be
consulted. For further information see Appendix I.

10.87
The main ship channel has a controlling depth of
113 m, maintained by dredging, and a least width of
244 m.

Overhead cables

Regulations
1

10.86
Islands. le Saint-Ours (4555N, 7313W) is the N
island of les de Contrecoeur, which extend for about
5 miles along the E side of the river. In May, these islands
become partly covered, as the level of the river rises,
presenting a different appearance to that of later months.

10.92
Racon:
Lavaltrie Rear Light (45527N, 73161W) (10.94).
I.S.O. (le Saint Ours) S (45543N, 73135W)
(10.95).

Directions
(continued from 10.62)

Port of Sorel to Pointe Saint-Ours

1

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10.93
From a position in mid-channel, at the S limit (4601N,
7310W) of the Port of Sorel, the channel leads SSW, on
the alignment, astern, of le Dupas Leading Lights (10.62)
for a distance of about 2 miles.
10.94
Lavaltrie Leading Lights. From a position in the
channel, about 7 miles NNW of front light, the alignment
(208) of these lights leads for a distance of 24 miles

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through the channel, to the junction with a small craft

channel (10.99), 6 cables SE of the church at Lanoraie
(4558N, 7313W).
Front light (red square, black stripe, on white
framework tower, 2 m in height) (45530N,
73159W), exhibited from a small wharf on the E
side of le de Lavaltrie.
Rear light (orange square, black stripe on red
framework tower on wharf, 15 m in height) (561 m
from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
(Directions continue for the
small craft channel at 10.100)

Pointe Saint-Ours to Courbe Bellmouth

1

10.95
le Saint-Ours Course Lower Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium on round tower)
(45578N, 73127W), close NE of Lanoraie.
Rear light (orange rectangle on framework tower)
(716 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From a position in the channel, 9 cables S of the front
light, the alignment (002), astern, of these lights leads
into the ship channel above Lanoraie, passing E of a
light-buoy (preferred channel to port), moored about
8 cables SSE of the church at Lanoraie.
10.96
le Saint-Ours Course Leading Lights. The alignment
(182), which is coincident with the alignment of le
Saint-Ours Course Lower Leading Lights, leads through the
dredged channel to Courbe Bellmouth (4555N, 7313W),
where the ship channel turns towards the SW into Petite
Traverse Contrecoeur. Chenal Sud (10.101), a small craft
channel, branches and continues S.
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
framework tower, 14 m in height) (45531N,
73130W), on a platform near the E shore of the
river.
Rear light (orange trapezium, black stripe on
framework tower, 18 m in height) (670 m from
front light).
The front light is visible on the leading line only. The
rear light is visible on the leading line and from the W.
Useful mark:
Bellmouth Curve Light (red and white rectangular
daymark on white framework tower, 12 m in
height) (45552N, 73125W), close S of the
front light of Contrecoeur Leading Lights (10.98).
This light is only visible on the bearing 0248 and
is exhibited from 1st November to 1st May, after
the buoys have been lifted for the winter and
before they are replaced in spring, to indicate the
bend in the channel.
(Directions continue for small craft
channel on the E side of the river at 10.101)

Small craft channel on west side of river

Route
1

10.97
Petite Traverse Leading Lights. From a position in the
channel, about 7 cables SW of the front light, the alignment
(045), astern, of these lights leads for a distance of
11 miles through the dredged channel of Petite Traverse
Contrecoeur.
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on white
tower, 6 m in height) (45547N, 73125W), on
the E bank abreast le Saint-Ours.

10.99
From the vicinity of I.S.O. (le Saint-Ours) Light-buoy
(preferred channel to port) (4557N, 7313W), a small
craft channel, marked by buoys and leading lights, the
positions of which can best be seen from the chart, follows
the W side of the river and rejoins the main channel at
Course Contrecoeur, 5 miles SSW.

Directions

Courbe Bellmouth to Contrecoeur

1

Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on

framework tower, 20 m in height) (517 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line and from W.
Additional lights are exhibited from both structures,
visible 04551455 (front light) and 0455169 (rear
light).
Useful mark:
le Saint-Ours South Light (white framework tower,
6 m in height) (4554N, 7314W) on the S part
of the island.
10.98
Contrecoeur Course Leading Lights. From a position
in the channel 23 miles SSW of the front light, the
alignment (033), astern, of these lights leads for a distance
of 22 miles through the dredged channel to Traverse
Contrecoeur, 1 mile W of the town of Contrecoeur
(10.109).
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on
framework tower, 17 m in height) (45553N,
73125W), on the E bank, abreast the N end of
le Saint-Ours.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
on framework tower, 24 m in height) (772 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Useful mark:
The rear light (4553N, 7314W) of Contrecoeur to
Verchres Leading Lights (10.115) is visible for
almost the whole of this reach.
(Directions continue at 10.114)

(continued from 10.94)

10.100
From a position in the main ship channel SSE of the
church at Lanoraie (4557N, 7313W), the small craft
channel passes WNW of I.S.O. (le Saint-Ours) Light-buoy
and continues to follow the alignment of Lavaltrie Leading
Lights (10.94) for a distance of 3 miles to a point about
7 cables from the front light.
The channel then leads SSW for a further distance of
14 miles, passing ESE of le de Lavaltrie (4553N,
7316W), to a position WNW of Course Contrecoeur, in
the vicinity of MS21 Light-buoy (port hand) (4552N,
7316W).
(Directions continue for small craft
channel on the W side of the river at 10.124)

Small craft channels on east side of river

Chenal Sud

221

(continued from 10.96)

10.101
Directions. This minor channel, marked by buoys in
places, branches S from the main ship channel at Courbe

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Berths. At the village there is a T-shaped pier and two

ramps. The outer end of the pier is 15 m in length and the
upstream side is bordered by rocks.

Bellmouth (4554N, 7313W). The channel leads between

les de Contrecoeur (10.86) and the E shore, towards the
village of Contrecoeur (10.109) about 3 miles SSW. The
depths in Chenal Sud can best be seen from the chart.

Contrecoeur

Chenal Terrebonne
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10.102
Directions. Chenal Terrebonne, a narrow channel,
marked by buoys, is entered from Chenal Sud, 5 cables SW
of the church at Contrecoeur (4551N, 7314W). It leads
SW, for about 7 cables, through the islands and flats at the
S end of les de Contrecoeur (10.86), before rejoining the
main ship channel at the SW end of Traverse Contrecoeur.

Anchorages and harbours

Hydro-Qubec, Tracy
1

10.103
General information. The Hydro-Qubec generating
station, Tracy (4600N, 7310W) is situated on the E
bank, about 1 mile S of Sorel harbour limit. Four chimneys
(10.91) surround the building.
Berth. Adjacent to the generating station, three dolphins,
connected by catwalks, provide a berth about 110 m long,
dredged to a depth of 107 m. Vessels of less than
38 000 dwt may berth, without the assistance of a tug, at a
maximum speed of 03 kn. Vessels between 38 000 dwt and
75 000 dwt must be assisted by a tug and their approach
speed must not exceed 02 kn. The impact with the
structure must be distributed evenly.

CONTRECOEUR TO MONTRAL
General information
Charts 4791, 4792

Routes
1

Lanoraie anchorage
1

10.104
There is good anchorage in St Lawrence River, between
the S limit of Port of Sorel (4601N, 7310W) and
Lanoraie, about 3 miles farther S, in depths from 11 to
14 m. This is the only anchorage between Sorel and
Pointe-aux-Trembles in the Port of Montral.

10.105
Emergency anchorage is found off Terminal
Contrecoeur (4550N, 7317W) (10.129), in a maintained
depth of 107 m. The anchorage is marked on the chart.

Small craft
Les Grves
10.106
Wharf. At Les Grves (4559N, 7311W), there is a
public wharf with a face 15 m in length, and a depth of
03 m alongside.

Lanoraie
1

10.107
Wharf. At the village of Lanoraie (4557N, 7313W)
on the W shore, there is a public wharf, with its upstream
and outer end bordered by rocks. The berthing area and a
ramp are located on the downstream side.

10.112
The main ship channel has a controlling depth of
113 m, maintained by dredging, and a least width of
244 m.
Caution. Depths more shallow than charted may exist in
the areas adjacent to the main channel, the small craft
channel, and maintained areas.

Current
1

10.113
Between Cap Saint-Michel (4543N, 7326W) and
Verchres, 5 miles downstream, the river current has an
average rate of 2 to 2 kn.

Directions
(continued from 10.98)

Contrecoeur to Verchres

Lavaltrie
10.108
General information. The village of Lavaltrie (4553N,
7316W), population 5 821, on the W shore, W of le de
Lavaltrie. A church with two spires stands in the village.
Directions. Lavaltrie may be approached from S through
a buoyed channel, with a least charted depth of 3 m, the
outer end of which lies 5 cables SSW of the S end of le
Lavaltrie.

10.111
The main ship channel and the small craft channel are
separated by les de Verchres, a group of islands
extending for a distance of 8 miles in mid-river. The largest
island, le Bouchard (4549N, 7320W) is separated from
le Marie, to the SW, by Chenal Saint-Pierre, a buoyed boat
channel.

Depth
1

10.110
Main ship channel. Between Contrecoeur (4551N,
7314W) and le Sainte-Thrse (4541N, 7328W), a
distance of about 13 miles, the main shipping route follows
a dredged channel on the E side of the river. The channel
is well marked with leading lights and light-buoys.
Small craft channel. The small craft channel (10.99),
continues up the W side of the river, rejoining the main
ship channel at Chenal Varennes (4542N, 7327W).

Topography

Terminal Contrecoeur
1

10.109
General information. The town of Contrecoeur
(4551N, 7314W), population 5 331, stands on the E
shore of the river, marked by a church spire.
Directions. Contrecoeur may be approached from N
through Chenal Sud (10.101), or from SW through Chenal
Terrebonne (10.102) between the S islands of les de
Contrecoeur.
Berths. The town has a public wharf, 29 m in length at
its head, with a depth of 21 m alongside. There are two
marinas nearby. See 10.127 for information concerning
Contrecoeur Iron Ore Wharf, 2 miles upstream.

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10.114
Contrecoeur Traverse Leading Lights. From a position
at the S end of Course Contrecoeur, the alignment (200)
of these lights leads for a distance of 8 cables through the
dredged channel of Traverse Contrecoeur to a position
3 cables W of le aux Rats (4551N, 7316W).
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
round building, 11 m in height) (45499N,

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73169W), adjacent to the Iron Ore Company

wharf (10.127).
Rear light (similar construction, black stripe, on
framework tower, 21 m in height) (400 m from
front light).
10.115
Contrecoeur to Verchres Leading Lights. From a
position in the channel, 14 miles SW of the front light, the
alignment (040), astern, of these lights leads for a
distance of 46 miles through Chenal Verchres Contrecoeur
abreast le Bouchard, to a position 4 cables SE of the N
end of le Marie (4547N, 7323W).
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
square concrete block, 7 m in height) (45519N,
73151W) on a platform on the flats off
Contrecoeur.
Rear light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on red
framework tower, 15 m in height) (9 cables from
front light).
The front light is visible on the leading line only; the
rear light is visible on the leading line, and over W arcs.
10.116
Verchres Village Leading Lights. The alignment
(220) of these lights, which is coincident with that of
Contrecoeur Verchres Leading Lights, leads through the
same reach.
Front light (red rectangle, black stripe, on red tower,
7 m in height) (45467N, 73214W), on the NE
end of the breakwater at Verchres (10.134).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 19 m in
height) (634 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
10.117
Verchres Traverse Leading Lights. From a position in
the channel, 1 mile SW of the front light, the alignment
(056), astern, of these lights leads for a distance of
11 miles through Traverse Verchres, to a position 5 cables
W of Verchres church spire (4547N, 7321W) (10.134).
Front light (orange rectangle on white mast, 12 m
high) (45478N, 73197W) on the SE shore.
Rear light (similar construction, black stripe, on white
round tower, 16 m in height) (494 m from front
light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
A mooring buoy lies in position 45467N, 73216W.

Cap Saint-Michel to le Sainte-Thrse

1

Verchres to Cap Saint-Michel

1

10.118
le Bouchard Leading Lights. From a position in the
channel, 17 miles SW of the front light, the alignment
(037), astern, of these lights leads through Chenal Cap
Saint-Michel Verchres, to a position in the dredged
channel 2 cables N of Cap Saint-Michel.
Front light (orange rectangle, on white round tower,
8 m in height) (45479N, 73207W) on the SE
side of the island.
Rear light (red rectangle, black stripe, on framework
tower, 17 m in height) (935 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
10.119
le Deslauriers Leading Lights. The alignment (217)
of these lights is co-incident with that of le Bouchard
Leading Lights, and leads through the same reach to the
vicinity of Cap Saint-Michel (4543N, 7326W).
Front light (framework tower, 6 m in height)
(45427N, 73264W), on the island.

Rear light (framework tower, 25 m in height)

(15 miles from front light), near the N end of le
Sainte-Thrse.
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Useful marks:
Two church spires (4544N, 7327W) at Repentigny
(10.136).
Chimney and water tower and silos at Cap
Saint-Michel (4543N, 7326W).
10.120
From a position 2 cables N of Cap Saint-Michel
(4543N, 7326W) the track follows the dredged channel
E of le Deslauriers, 2 cables W, to the vicinity of M123
Light-buoy (port hand) at the NE entrance to Chenal
Varennes.
le Sainte-Thrse Lower Leading Lights. From a
position, 1 miles NNE of the front light, the alignment
(213) of these lights leads for a distance of 8 cables
through Chenal Varennes towards the E side of le
Sainte-Thrse.
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on white
round tower, 4 m in height) (45411N,
73275W) on the E side of the island.
Rear light (similar daymark and tower, 10 m in
height) (153 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
This leg of the main ship channel is crossed by the
small craft channel (10.123) at a position about 8 cables
SSW of le Deslauriers.
10.121
Traverse Varennes Leading Lights. From a position in
the channel, 13 miles N of the front light, the alignment
(186) of these lights leads for a distance of about
6 cables through Traverse Varennes, passing close to the
E side of le Sainte-Thrse.
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on white
framework tower, 4 m in height) (45401N,
73274W) on La Grande le which is part of les
de Varennes.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
11 m in height) (122 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
10.122
Useful marks:
Varennes (le aux Vaches Traverse) Front and Rear
Leading Lights (4541N, 7327W) (10.169).
Two church spires (4541N, 7327W) at Varennes
(10.138).
(Directions continue at 10.168)

Small craft channels on west side of river

General information
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10.123
Routes. From the vicinity of Course Contrecoeur, the
channel for small craft (10.99), marked by light-buoys and
buoys, continues to follow the W side of St Lawrence
River, passing W of les de Verchres to the vicinity of
Repentigny (4544N, 7327W), where it splits. From
Repentigny the wider channel leads S rejoining or crossing
the main ship channel at Chenal Varennes (4542N,
7327W).
The other channel, marked by buoys, continues SW
from the vicinity of Repentigny, and leads W of le
Sainte-Thrse. A branch leads into the entrance to Rivire
des Prairies (4542N, 7329W).

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Submarine cables. Submarine power cables are laid

across the channels at the following places:
From the N end of le Bouchard to the NW shore; a
prohibited anchorage area (4551N, 7317W) is
shown on the chart.
From le Ronde (le Larose) (4549N, 7321W) to
the W shore.
The positions of other submarine cables are indicated on
the charts; mariners are cautioned not to anchor in their
vicinity.

Directions

Limiting conditions
1

Arrival information
1

(continued from 10.100)

10.124
From a position in the vicinity of MS21 Light-buoy
(port hand), about 5 cables SSE of Lavaltrie Rear Leading
Light (4553N, 7316W) (10.94), the small craft channel
leads, generally, SSW, passing between les de Verchres
and the NW bank of the river, as far as Repentigny
(4544N, 7327W) where the channel splits. Each leg of
the buoyed channel is marked by light-buoys and buoys,
the positions of which can best be seen from the chart.
Useful marks:
Tower, 22 m in height, (45515N, 73176W).
Church spire at Saint-Sulpice (4550N, 7321W).
10.125
East channel. From the vicinity of Lebel Light-buoy
(preferred channel to port) (45442N, 73262W) the E
channel leads obliquely across the river through Chenal des
Plaisanciers, to join, or cross, the main ship channel,
Chenal Varennes, abreast the N end of le Sainte-Thrse.
Vessels using this channel must cross the main ship channel
at M129 Light-buoy (port hand).
(Directions continue for small craft
channel on the E side of the river at 10.178)
10.126
West channel. The W channel from Lebel Light-buoy
leads SW in the marked channel, passing (with positions
from Lebel Light-buoy):
NW of le la Pierre ( mile SW) thence:
NW of le Annexe (8 cables SW) thence:
NW le aux Cochons (14 miles SW) thence:
NW of le au Bois Blanc (17 miles SW).
The channel then leads to a position WNW of le
lAigle in the entrance (2 miles SW) to Rivire des
Prairies.
(Directions continue for small craft
channel on the W side of the river at 10.179)

10.130
The wharf is approached through an area, dredged to a
depth of 107 m, adjacent to the SE side of the main ship
channel.

Berths
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10.131
Berth No 1, on the NW face of the wharf, is 229 m
long, with a depth of 107 m alongside. Dolphins lie in a
line extending 78 m from the N end of the berth.
Berth No 2, on the W face of the wharf, is 148 m long,
with a depth of 61 m (2002) alongside.

Port services
10.132
Other facilities. Hospitals at Montral.
Supplies. Fresh water and provisions.

Small craft
Saint-Sulpice
1

Chart 4791 plan of Terminal Contrecoeur

General information
10.127
Position. 4550N, 7317W on the E shore 2 miles
above Contrecoeur.
Function. The terminal is used for the trans-shipment
and storage of a wide variety of ores, general cargo and
containers. Explosives may be handled at Berth No 2.
Traffic. Over 2 million tons of bulk and general cargo
handled annually.
Port Authority. Port of Montral, Contrecoeur Maritime
Terminal, 1920 Marie Victorin, Contrecoeur, QC JOL 1CO.
The port is operated by The Chemport company.

10.129
Port operations. Bulk cargo can be transferred from
vessel to vessel, from vessel to rail cars or road trucks, or
between vessels and the bulk storage area.
Notice of ETA should be signalled by cable to Conore,
Montral 48, 24, 12 and 6 hours prior to arrival.
Outer anchorage. There is anchorage in the vicinity of
Lanoraie (10.107), 15 miles down-river. The area between
Terminal Contrecoeur wharves and the main channel is
designated an emergency anchorage area (10.105).
Pilotage and tugs. The river pilot docks and undocks
vessels. Tugs are not normally required for berthing, but
one tug is sometimes used when unberthing.

Directions for berthing

Terminal Contrecoeur

10.128
Deepest and longest berth. Berth No 1 (10.131).
River levels. Average river levels above chart datum are
21 m in April and May, and 09 m in August and
September.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 259 m, beam
32 m at Berth No 1. Draught is subject to river levels and
recommended under-keel clearance.

10.133
General information. The village of Saint-Sulpice
(4550N, 7321W), population 3 307, is situated on the
NW shore of the small craft channel, opposite le
Bouchard.
Directions. The pier at Saint-Sulpice is approached
through a channel, 30 m wide.
Berths. A public wharf, with a berthing face 23 m long,
and a depth alongside of 12 m, is situated near the church.
About 11 miles upstream there is another public pier with
a pier-head 38 m long and a depth alongside of 12 m.

Verchres
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10.134
General information. The town of Verchres (4547N,
7321W), population 4854, stands on the E shore, opposite
le Marie, marked by a church spire. A wharf and
breakwater enclose a boat harbour with depths of 11 m to
15 m. A statue stands near the wharf.
Obstruction. A water intake pipe, about 2 cables SW of
the wharf, extends 115 m NW from the shore. Vessels
should not anchor in its vicinity.

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Berth. There is a public wharf with a pier head berth

28 m long and a depth of 18 m alongside. It has a
launching ramp, a slip and floating pontoons for small
craft.
Caution. When ships are passing in the main ship
channel, there may be a vertical water movement of 12 m
in the harbour, with strong surges in the entrance. It may
be hazardous to approach or to be berthed at the wharf in
these conditions.
Communications. A ferry plies between Verchres and
le Bouchard; its route is shown on the chart.

Marina de la Rive Nord

1

10.135
Marina de la Rive Nord (4546N, 7325W) is located
on the NW shore, opposite le Beauregard. A small
channel, marked with buoys, with a reported depth of
15 m, leads to the marina.

than 20 million tonnes of bulk and containerised cargoes

annually.
Montral is a customs port of entry for Canada.

Topography
1

10.141
The city of Montral, situated on the W bank, is built
on a series of natural terraces on the slopes of Mount
Royal, which rises to an elevation of 232 m at a distance
of 1 miles from the river.

Port limits
1

10.142
For administrative purposes, the downstream limit of
Port of Montral coincides with the upstream limit of Port
of Sorel, crossing St Lawrence River in the vicinity of
position 4601N, 7310W. The S limit is marked by Pont
Victoria (Victoria Bridge) (4530N, 7331W).

Approach and entry

Repentigny
1

10.136
General information. The town of Repentigny
(4544N, 7327W) lies on the NW shore of the river,
marked by a church with two spires.
Berths. At the town, there is a public wharf and a small
boat basin, with depths of 12 m reported.
Marina Laforest is located on the mainland NW of le
Lebel.
Marina de Repentigny is located on the mainland SW
of le Lebel, adjacent to the small boat basin above. There
is a depth of 06 m in the entrance.

Marina Jean Beaudoin

1

Traffic
1

10.137
Marina Jean Beaudoin (4542N, 7329W) is situated
near the NE end of le de Montral. The basin of this
marina has a reported depth of 12 m.

10.145
The port is administered by the Montral Port
Corporation, Port of Montral Building, Cit du Havre,
Montral H3C 3R5.
E-mail address: [email protected]

Limiting conditions

Varennes

Controlling depths

10.138
General information. The town of Varennes (4541N,
7327W), on the E shore, opposite le Sainte-Thrse, is
marked by a church with two spires (10.122).
Berth. A public wharf situated NW of the church has a
length of 25 m and a depth alongside of 18 m. There is
also a ramp.

10.146
The minimum maintained depth in the main ship
channel as far as M177 Light-buoy (port hand) (4534N,
7331W) is 113 m, over a width of 245 m. Thence, the
depth is 110 m for 2 miles farther upstream to le
Sainte-Hlne (ISH) Light-buoy (N cardinal), where the
channel splits. The W channel leading to Quai Alexandra is
dredged to 107 m with a least width of 168 m under
Jacques-Cartier Bridge. There is a charted depth of 106 m
in this channel. Canal de la Rive Sud to the E, at the
entrance of the St Lawrence Seaway is dredged to 82 m.
Caution. Depths more shallow than those charted may
exist in the areas outside the main shipping channel, the
small craft channels and maintained areas.

General information
Chart 4792

Deepest and longest berth

Position
10.139
Montral (4532N, 7332W) lies on the W shore of the
St Lawrence River. Above Montral, navigation continues
through the St Lawrence Seaway.
The city of Longueuil, population 127 977, is situated
across the St Lawrence River from Montral.

Function
1

10.144
In 2000, 1 749 ship movements were recorded, totalling
38 087 514 dwt; a total of over 20 000 000 tonnes of cargo
were handled.

Port Authority

PORT OF MONTRAL

10.143
Montral is approached and entered from NE through
the main ship channel or through the small craft channel
(10.123) depending on the size of the vessel.

10.140
Montral is the chief commercial city in the province of
Qubec, with a population in the Montral metropolitan
area of about 3 million people. The port handles more

10.147
The deepest and longest berths are Nos 54 and 55 at
Elevator No 4 (4534N, 7331W). For detailed
information, see 10.181.

Density of water
1

10.148
Fresh.

Maximum size of vessel handled

1

225

10.149
Maximum size of vessel handled is restricted only by
the controlling depth.

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Ice
1

10.150
The port is open all the year round, but owing to the
likely conditions from December to March, inclusive, it is
recommended that vessels navigating to Montral be
strengthened for ice.

Arrival information
Port operations
1

10.151
Port operations are conducted by Marine Traffic Control
on VHF; see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Vessel Traffic Service

1

10.152
Traffic is controlled through the Montral Vessel Traffic
Services Centre; for operating details and reporting points
see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).
The VTS Centre is situated in the Marine Customs
House on Sutherland Pier (4533N, 7332W).

Notice of ETA
1

10.153
ETA should be sent to the Harbour Master on departure
from the last port and at 5 days, 2 days and 1 day prior to
arrival. Messages can be passed through Halifax Radio
(VCS) or other coast radio stations; see Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 1 (2).

Outer anchorage
1

10.154
The nearest anchorage downstream of le Sainte-Thrse
is off Lanoraie (4557N, 7313W) (10.104).

Regulations concerning approach to the St Lawrence

Seaway

Pilotage
1

10.155
Pilotage is compulsory. The river pilot will dock and
undock vessels on arrival and departure, but other moves
will be performed by harbour pilots. Pilots board inbound
vessels at Escoumins (5.235). Pilots are exchanged at
Qubec and Trois-Rivires.

Tugs
1

10.156
The need to use tugs for berthing or unberthing is
dependant on the size of vessel, location of berth, strength
of current and wind conditions. Tugs of up to 1600 hp are
available.
2

Regulations concerning entry and navigation

1

10.157
General. Vessels manoeuvring or otherwise underway in
the Port of Montral, and also while at an alongside berth
or at anchor, are subject to the Port of Montral Operating
By-law, a copy of which may be obtained from the Port
Authority.
The Harbour Master has wide powers over vessels in the
port, and may order vessels to move, to use tugs, to berth
or to anchor in locations which he designates. Certain
restrictions on berthing and anchoring are set forth, along
with the requirement for Masters of vessels to inform the
Harbour Master in advance of their intention to berth in the
port.
Speed restrictions. The Operating By-law requires that
no vessel shall move in the harbour at a speed that may
endanger life or property. Owing to the reduced width of
the channel in the vicinity of Berths 78, 79 and 46,

particular care is to be taken to prevent damage to moored

vessels.
A speed limit of 8 kn is imposed S of a line drawn
between the N limit of Berth 19 (4531N, 7333W) and
Pointe du Havre, 2 cables SE.
Dangerous cargoes. No vessel carrying crude oil,
gasoline or other flammable cargo in bulk that has a flash
point below 23C shall anchor anywhere above Lanoraie
(4557N, 7313W) (10.104) without permission of the
Harbour Master.
Right of way. Every vessel proceeding downstream in
the St Lawrence ship channel shall have the right of way
over any vessel entering or leaving the St Lawrence
Seaway.
Should two vessels meet in Courant Sainte-Marie, the
channel W of le Sainte-Hlne (4531N, 7332W), the
upbound vessel must stop and allow the downbound vessel
to pass.
Sound signals. Every vessel about to leave any berth,
wharf or pier shall, before leaving, sound one prolonged
blast on its whistle or siren. Every vessel backing out of
any wharf, basin or dock shall sound three short blasts in
succession on its whistle or siren.
Anchoring. No vessel shall anchor within the Port of
Montral limits without first obtaining the permission of the
Harbour Master. Anchor berths will be allocated by the
Harbour Master or his representative through the Marine
Traffic Control, Montral. No vessel, while underway, shall
trail her anchor, except in an emergency.
There are three designated areas for anchoring. See
10.180.

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10.158
The Montral Marine Communications and Traffic
Services Centre prepares and maintains an order of transit
roster for vessels proceeding into the St Lawrence Seaway.
Masters of vessels establish their turn by calling Montral
Traffic on VHF Channel 10 when in all respects ready for
transit, stating the name of the vessel, length, present
location, destination, draught forward and aft. The MCTS
Centre will notify the ship in sufficient time to make ready
to proceed, and will arrange for the pilot to board. In order
not to miss their turn, vessels are required to maintain a
radio guard on the frequency of the sector they are in, as
given in Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5)
whether berthed or anchored.
All vessels, unless trading under a Canadian Coastwise
Licence, intending to transit the St Lawrence Seaway call
at Montral for examination by Customs and National
Health and Welfare officials at the Pointe-aux-Trembles
anchorage (10.180). Inspection by officials of the
Department of Agriculture will normally take place at the
port of destination.
Vessels intending to transit the St Lawrence Seaway for
the first time may have their winches, fenders, mooring
facilities and other equipment required by the regulations,
inspected by American and Canadian Seaway Authority
officials whilst at anchor off Pointe-aux-Trembles, or at a
berth designated by the Harbour Master. The regulations
are contained in the Seaway Handbook, obtainable from St
Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, 202 Rue Pitt,
Cornwall, Ontario K6J 3P7.
Vessels using the St Lawrence Seaway are required to
dispose of their garbage before entering the seaway. A
small boat can be provided for this purpose in the harbour.

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Longue-Pointe (4535N, 7330W), with a vertical

clearance of 49 m, reducing to 42 m in conditions
of severe icing. The supporting towers are marked
by red lights.
Pont Victoria (4530N, 7331W), with a vertical
clearance of 48 m over Canal de la Rive Sud, span
the river close N of Pont Victoria. The supporting
towers are marked by red lights.

Quarantine
1

10.159
Montral is a quarantine station.

Harbour
General layout
1

10.160
The main ship channel through the Port of Montral is
almost 9 miles long from the vicinity of
Pointe-aux-Trembles (4539N, 7329W), at its lower end,
to the docks at the upper end of the harbour. The wharves
and jetties of the Port of Montral line the W bank for
much of its length. The two principal groups of piers are at
Maisonneuve (4533N, 7332W) and at the head of the
harbour.
Chenal du Sud, a channel for small craft, follows the E
bank of the river for most of the length of the harbour,
leading E of les de Boucherville (4537N, 7328W).
Canal de la Rive Sud, the entrance to the St Lawrence
Seaway, branches SSE from the main ship channel near the
N end of le Sainte-Hlne (4531N, 7332W).
At the S end of the port, Cit-du-Havre (4530N,
7333W), a promontory about 1 mile in length, gives
protection to the basins and berths comprising Quai
Alexandra.

Submarine pipelines
1

Tunnel
1

Development
1

10.161
In 2001, the port embarked on a 5 year plan to expand
and improve the port facilities.

Bridges
1

10.162
Pont Jacques-Cartier, a road bridge, crosses the river
between Montral and le Sainte-Hlne (4531N,
7332W), thence crosses the N end of le Notre-Dame to
the E shore. The length of the main span is 334 m. The
bridge has a vertical clearance of 49 m, across a distance of
152 m under the centre of the main span, and of 51 m over
the ship channel, and a vertical clearance of 43 m over
Canal de la Rive Sud, between le Notre-Dame and the E
shore.
Lights exhibited from under the main span indicate the
limits of the channel under the bridge, and lights on the
bridge indicate the centre line of the channel.
Pont de la Concorde joins the lower end of
Cit-du-Havre to le Sainte-Hlne, 1 mile above Pont
Jacques-Cartier.
Pont Victoria, a combined road and railway bridge,
spans the river almost 2 miles above Pont Jacques-Cartier.
This bridge joins Montral and Saint-Lambert, crossing the
lower end of Saint-Lambert Lock, the first lock on the St
Lawrence Seaway; another road and rail bridge spans the
upstream end of the lock. Both bridges have vertical lift
sections over the lock, with vertical clearances of 41 m and
37 m respectively when open.

10.165
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel carries traffic on the
Trans-Canada Highway under the river between
Longue-Pointe (4535N, 7330W) and le Charron. A
system of dykes, protecting the E end of the tunnel,
reaches to within 17 cables of the edge of the dredged
channel. A pipeline extends from the dykes into the
channel close N of the tunnel. See 10.180 for prohibited
anchorage over the tunnel.

Natural conditions
1

Overhead cables
10.163
Power transmission lines span the St Lawrence River
ship channel as follows at:
les de Varennes (4539N, 7328W), with a vertical
clearance of 54 m, reducing to 48 m in conditions
of severe icing. The supporting towers on each
side of the river, and on the mid-river islands, are
marked by red lights.

10.164
A gas submarine pipeline crosses the main ship channel
at 45404N, 73274W, the E small craft channel, 5 cables
SE between les de Varennes and the E shore, and the W
small craft channel, 1 miles WNW, between le
Sainte-Thrse and the W shore.
Petrol and oil pipelines cross the main ship channel at
45377N, 73294W and Chenal du Sud, 1 miles ESE.
See 10.180 for prohibited anchorage over the pipelines.

10.166
Current. In the main ship channel between le
Sainte-Thrse and les de Varennes (4539N, 7328W),
the river current sets fair along the channel at a rate of
2 kn, except in position S of le aux Vaches, off the SE
side of le Sainte-Thrse. At this position, the current sets
N at the same rate.
In Courant Sainte-Marie, the passage between le
Sainte-Hlne and Montral, the main flow of St Lawrence
River normally has a rate of from 4 to 6 kn.
The current in the lower part of Montral Harbour is
about 2 to 3 kn, whilst in the upper harbour the rate is
between 4 and 6 kn and occasionally 7 kn. There is a
noticeable eddy, marked on the chart, 1 cables N of
Pointe du Havre (45305N, 73325W). Vessels
proceeding to berths S of this point should exercise caution
when passing out of the main stream and into relatively
slack water.
Ice. In the Port of Montral, the combined effect of the
Rapides de Lachine (Chart 4793) (4525N, 7336W), and
an ice control structure above the Champlain Bridge (Chart
4793) (4528N, 7331W) produce an area of
well-dispersed new and young ice throughout the winter.
Water levels. The actual channel depths are reported
daily. The lowest river levels are normally reached about
mid September and remain until early December.
Climatic table. See 1.182.

Principal marks
1

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10.167
Landmarks:
Pylons (red lights) (4539N, 7328W) at les de
Varennes (10.163).
Pylons (red lights) (4535N, 7330W) at
Longue-Pointe (10.163).
Stade Olympique (Olympic Stadium) Tower
(45335N, 73331W).

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Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 10.122)
2

le Sainte-Thrse to Pointe-aux-Trembles
1

10.168
From a position about 3 cables NW of the N point of
les de Varennes (4540N, 7327W), the main ship
channel leaves the alignment of Traverse Varennes Leading
Lights (10.121) and leads SSW in Chenal le
Sainte-Thrse, for a distance of 8 cables, to a position
abreast the N end of le aux Vaches (4540N, 7328W).
10.169
le aux Vaches Traverse Leading Lights. From a
position in the main ship channel, about 15 miles SW of
the front light, the alignment (032), astern, of these
lights leads for a distance of 1 mile through the channel
between le aux Vaches and the W side of les de
Varennes, to a position abreast Pointe-aux-Trembles
Light-buoy (S cardinal).
Front light (orange square on mast, on white
framework tower, 7 m in height) (45412N,
73265W), on the E shore at Varennes.
Rear light (orange trapezium on framework tower,
18 m in height) (326 m NE from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only. A second
all round light is exhibited from both leading lights.
10.170
le Sainte-Thrse Upper Leading Lights. From a
position 9 cables SSW of the front light, abreast
Pointe-aux-Trembles Light-buoy (S cardinal), the alignment
(025), astern, of these lights, which is coincident with the
alignment, ahead, of the Ttreaultville Leading Lights
(10.171), leads through the N part of the harbour.
Front light (orange rectangle on white column, 10 m
in height) (45399N, 73280W) on the E side of
le aux Vaches.
Rear light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 17 m in height) (6 cables from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.

Longue-Pointe to Montral
1

10.171
Ttreaultville Leading Lights. From abreast
Pointe-aux-Trembles Light-buoy (S cardinal), the channel
continues SSW for a distance of about 2 miles on the
alignment (205) of these lights. Thence at a point about
9 cables from the front leading light, the channel follows
the line of the W bank in a curve towards the S.
Front light (orange trapezium, on white round tower,
6 m in height) (45358N, 73306W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
on white round tower, 20 m in height) (630 m
from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only. A second
light, visible from W, is exhibited from the front light.
10.172
Longue-Pointe Traverse Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on white
round tower, 7 m in height) (45337N,
73297W), on the E shore, near Pointe du
Marigot.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, black stripe
on white round tower, 12 m in height) (190 m
from front light).

10.173
Longue-Pointe Course Leading Lights. From a position
in the channel, 9 cables SSW of the front light, the
alignment (022), astern, of these lights leads into the
upper reaches of the Port of Montral.
Front light (orange rectangle on white round tower,
8 m in height) (45357N, 73296W) on lets du
Large.
Rear light (similar structure and tower, 15 m in
height) (478 m from front light).

St Lawrence Seaway approach channel

1

10.174
Route. The position from which the distance is
measured in miles throughout the St Lawrence Seaway is
about 5 cables NNE of Cap sur Mer (4532N, 7332W),
the N point of le Sainte-Hlne.
The entrance channel of Canal de la Rive Sud, at the N
end of the St Lawrence Seaway, is marked by buoys and
dredged to a depth of 82 m. The channel narrows to a
navigable width of 61 m as it passes under Pont
Jacques-Cartier, and continues thence for a distance of
1 miles to the first lock of the St Lawrence Seaway at
Saint-Lambert.

Useful marks
1

Pointe-aux-Trembles to Longue Pointe

1

The lights are visible on the leading line only. An

emergency light is exhibited from a tower 3 cables S of the
rear light.
From a position in the channel, ENE of Ttreaultville
Front Leading Light, the alignment (170) of these lights
leads through Traverse Longue-Pointe for about 8 cables to
the vicinity of 4535N, 7330W. Whence the channel
curves towards SSW, following the line of the W shore and
passing about 2 cables W of the dykes protecting the E end
of the road tunnel (10.165).

10.175
Three grain towers (45334N, 73312W).
Large church spire (45324N, 73305W) at
Longueuil.
Tower (87 m in height, red lights) (45315N,
73321W), on the N part of le Sainte-Hlne.
Sailors Memorial Clock Tower (51 m in height)
(45307N, 73328W) on the N end of Victoria
Pier (Jete Victoria).

Small craft channel on the

east side of the river
Chenal du Sud
1

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10.176
Route. The small craft channel (10.125), which follows
the E shore of the river, leads about 7 miles SSW from
Varennes (4541N, 7327W) to the main ship channel SW
of le Charron (4535N, 7329W). It has a least width of
61 m, a controlling depth of 14 m, and is marked by buoys
throughout its length.
10.177
Overhead cable. A power transmission line, with a
vertical clearance of 28 m, spans the small craft channel
abreast the S end (4535N, 7329W) of le Charron. The
supporting towers are marked by red lights.
Bridge. Close upstream of the overhead cable, a road
bridge with a vertical clearance of 10 m crosses the small
craft channel from le Charron to the E shore. Red and
green lights on the bridge indicate the channel limits.

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Submarine cables and pipelines, some of which are

indicated by marks on the shore, cross the channel; see the
chart. Vessels should not anchor in their vicinities.
10.178
Directions (continued from 10.125). From a position
1 miles SSW of Cap Saint-Michel (4543N, 7326W),
the small craft channel leads through Chenal du Sud,
passing:
E of les de Varennes (4540N, 7327W), thence:
E of les de Boucherville (4537N, 7328W).
After passing under the bridge at the S end of le
Charron, the small craft channel leads SW, then SSW,
passing:
Between le Charron and the N end of le Verte,
about 2 cables SSW, before rejoining the main ship
channel.

Alongside berths
1

Small craft channel on the

west side of the river
West channel
1

10.179
Route. From the entrance to Rivire des Prairies
(4542N, 7329W) the small craft channel continues about
3 miles S to Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Overhead cables. Power transmission lines, with a
vertical clearance of 28 m, span the channel between le au
Veau (4539N, 7329W) and le de Montral. The
supporting towers are marked by red lights.
Submarine cables and pipelines cross the channel; see
the chart. Vessels should not anchor in their vicinities.
Directions (continued from 10.126). From a position
WNW of le lAigle Light-buoy (preferred channel to
port) in the entrance to Rivire des Prairies (4542N,
7329W), the channel follows the W coast, generally S,
passing:
W of le aux Asperges (4542N, 7328W), thence:
W of le Sainte-Thrse (4541N, 7328W).
The channel rejoins the main ship channel about 1 cable
W of Pointe-aux-Trembles Light-buoy (S cardinal)
(4539N, 7329W).

Basins and berths

Anchorages
1

10.180
Anchorage areas have been dredged adjacent to the E
side of the main ship channel as follows:
Pointe-aux-Trembles (4538N, 7329W), depth
107 m.
Montral-Est (4537N, 7330W), depth 91 m.
Longueuil (4533N, 7331W), depth 91 m.
The limits of these anchorage areas are marked by
buoys and are indicated on the chart. The anchor berths are
allocated by the Harbour Master.
Prohibited anchorages. Owing to the presence of
submarine pipelines, there is a prohibited anchorage area
between Montral-Est (4538N, 7330W) and le Dufault,
6 cables ESE. The limits of the area are indicated on the
chart.
No vessel is permitted to anchor in an area extending
61 m on each side of the centre line of the Louis-Hippolyte
Lafontaine Tunnel (4535N, 7330W) (10.165), abreast
Longue-Pointe.

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10.181
The alongside berths at Montral are numbered,
generally, in sequence from S to N. The positions and
configuration of the berths can best be seen from the
charts.
Cite-du-Havre has six berths. The longest are M2
to M5, which are 157 m in length, with depths of
76 m alongside. They are not used for cargo
handling.
Jete Bickerdike has nine berths. The longest is B4,
of length 201 m, with a depth of 88 m alongside.
B7 and B8 are container wharves and B8 also has
a ro-ro ramp.
Pointe du Moulin Vent (Windmill Point) has five
berths, with a depths of 88 m alongside. The
longest is 10W, which is 190 m in length. They are
used for grain and general cargo.
Quai Alexandra has five berths with depths
alongside between 82 m and 102 m. The longest
is No 6, which is 212 m in length.
Jete No 1 has two berths each of length 203 m, with
depths of 97 m alongside.
Quai King Edward has five berths. The longest are
Nos 7 to 10, which are 194 m in length, with
depths of 82 to 97 m alongside.
Quai Jacques-Cartier has a single berth 190 m in
length, with a depth of 82 m alongside.
Quai de lHorloge has two berths of total length of
421 m, with depths of 82 m alongside.
Bassin de lHorloge has four berths. The longest is
No 23, which is 209 m in length with a depth of
75 m alongside. there is a charted depth of 67 m
at the head of the Bassin.
Berths 24 to 37 include ten usable, unnamed berths,
with depths of 91 m alongside. The longest and
deepest berth is No 25, which is 296 m in length.
Berth 31 has a depth of 7m alongside (2002).
Laurier Terminal has four berths. The longest,
No 41, is 200 m in length, with a depth of 107 m
alongside.
Quai Laurier has a single berth of length of 266 m,
with a depth of 102 m alongside.
Quai Tarte has four berths. The longest, No 44N, is
263 m in length, with a depth of 94 m alongside.
Quai Sutherland has eight berths. The longest,
No 52, is 338 m in length, with a depth of 107 m
alongside. No 48 berth has a ro-ro ramp.
Elevator No 4 has eight berths. The two river berths
Nos 54 and 55 have a total length of 395 m, with
a depth of 107 m alongside.
Racine Terminal has eight berths, three of which,
Nos 60 to 62, comprise a container terminal of
total length 579 m, with depths of 107 m
alongside.
Maisonneuve Terminal has six berths, four of which,
Nos 66 to 70, comprise a container terminal of
total length 817 m, with depths of 107 m
alongside.
Boucherville Terminal has three berths each with a
length of 193 m and a depth of 107 m alongside,
for containers and general cargo.
Cast Terminal has five berths, three of which,
Nos 78 to 80, comprise a container terminal of
total length 489 m, with depths of 107 m
alongside.

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Montral Racine from E (10.181)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Port of Montral)

Olco Petroleum has a single berth, No 94, of length

238 m, with a depth of 107 m alongside.
Montral-Est Terminal has six berths. The longest,
No 99, is 147 m in length, with a depth of 91 m
to 107 m alongside.
Esso Canada Petroleum has three berths. Nos 101
and 102E each have a length of 192 m, with a
depth of 107 m alongside.
Shell Canada has two berths. The longer, No 103S,
is 190 m in length, with a depth alongside of 79
to 107 m.
Sunoco Inc has a single berth, No 104, with a depth
of 61 m alongside, which can accommodate a
vessel 137 m in length.
Ultramar Canada Inc has two berths, Nos 105 and
106, each is 116 m in length, with a depth of
94 m alongside.
Ptro Canada has three berths, Nos 109 and 110E,
each is 139 m length, with depths alongside of
107 m.

Port services

Other facilities
1

Supplies
1

10.184
Fuel and diesel oils are available either by pipeline to
some berths, barge or at the various oil companies wharves.
Fresh water is available at most berths and all kinds of
provisions and stores are available.

Communications
1

Repairs
1

10.183
Cranes. Self-propelled floating crane VMS Hercule, of
249 tonnes capacity, is available for commercial lifts within
the harbour. Other mobile cranes may also be hired.
Oily waste can be accepted.
De-ratting and exemption certificates can be issued by
the quarantine officer.
Hospitals. There are several hospitals in Montral.

10.182
Various firms in Montral can undertake ship repairs.
Commercial diving, pumping, salvage and fire-fighting
services are available.

230

10.185
Sea. The St Lawrence Seaway links Montral with
Canadian and United States ports up to the head of the
Great Lakes. Coastal shipping services operate to ports in
the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Atlantic Provinces.
Air. Montral has two airports, Dorval on the outskirts
W of the city and Mirabel about 48 km to the NW. These
serve local and international airlines.

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Montral CAST Terminal (10.181)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Port of Montral)

Marinas:
Club Nautique de Mzy is located on the E shore,
13 miles downstream of the church. At this club
there are pontoon berths, an anchorage area and a
boat launching ramp.
Club Nautique de Boucherville, a marina, is located
close to the church. There is a reported depth of
34 m at the berths.

Harbour regulations
1

10.186
The Port of Montral operating by-law includes
regulations with respect to cargo-handling operations and
safety requirements.
Oil spills are to be reported immediately to the
Canadian Coast Guard via the MCTS on VHF.
Departure. Vessels departing from the Port of Montral
are required to give a first notice of 12 hours before the
ETD to Pilots, and a final notice confirming or correcting
this time at least 4 hours in advance of departure.
Movement. The Master of a vessel requiring to move
within Montral Harbour is required to give 3 hours notice
of the move. See Canadian Port Regulations.

Longueuil
2

Small craft
Boucherville
1

10.187
General information. The town of Boucherville
(4537N, 7327W), population 34 989, marked by a
church spire, is situated on the E shore, on Chenal du Sud.
A public wharf, with a boat launching ramp, is situated
about 3 cables S of the church. Small ferries operate
between Boucherville and le Grosbois and le de la
Commune; see routes marked on the chart.

10.188
Marinas:
Port de Plaisance de Longueuil (45324N,
73310W) is situated E of Haut-fond Longueuil.
The marina is approached through a channel,
marked by light-buoys, from a position about
cable SW of MT79 Light-buoy (port hand). A
ferry service operates from the marina entrance to
Quai Jacques-Cartier, 2 miles SW.
Club Nautique de Longueuil is situated about 3 cables
SW of the marina.

Port Sainte-Hlne
1

231

10.189
General information. Port Sainte-Hlne (4532N,
7332W), on the NE side of le Sainte-Hlne, contains
Marina de la Ronde. The port has two entrances; the N
entrance, from which lights are exhibited, is partly
obstructed by pontoons, and the S entrance is completely

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obstructed by a boom of yellow barrels. Shallow water

extends offshore and vessels should proceed with caution
when navigating in the approaches to Port Sainte-Hlne.
Directions. The marina is approached from NNE
through a buoyed channel, marked at its outer end by Port
Sainte-Hlne (PSH) Light-buoy (preferred channel to port),
moored on the W edge of the dredged approach to Canal
de la Rive Sud, abreast the N end of le Sainte-Hlne.
Marina de la Ronde can accommodate 100 berths, and
a ramp, and vessels up to 38 m in length can moor stern to
the wall on the S side of the basin.
Services. The marina offers full facilities, including bow
anchors for vessels mooring stern to the basin wall. Engine
and hull repairs can be undertaken, and a travelling hoist,

capacity 36 tonnes, can handle vessels up to 20 m in

length.
Small craft anchorage. An anchorage area for small
craft awaiting berths at either Port Sainte-Hlne or
Longueuil is situated about 5 cables NE of the N end of le
Sainte-Hlne. Submarine pipelines extend 1 and 2 cables
respectively NW from the shore at Longueuil into the
anchorage.

Quai Jacques-Cartier
1

10.190
Marina. Port dEscale du Vieux-Port de Montral
(4530N, 7333W) is located within Jacques-Cartier basin.

ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY AND THE GREAT LAKES

MONTRAL TO LAKE ERIE

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4793, 424

General information

Area covered
1

10.191
The following paragraphs give a brief description of the
waterways above the Port of Montral, comprising the St
Lawrence Seaway and some subsidiary waterways, Lake
Ontario (10.198), Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan
and Lake Superior. Full information is given in the relevant
charts and publications issued by the hydrographic
authorities of Canada and the United States of America.
The international boundary between Canada and the
United States runs through Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and
Superior, as can best be seen from chart 424.

Weather
1

Chart 4793

Description
1

10.192
The chief feature of the weather in the Great Lakes
basin is its changeability. The settled weather associated
with high pressure is usually interrupted every few days by
the passage of low pressure storm systems, with overcast
skies and precipitation.

Pilotage

Regulations
1

10.193
The Seaway Handbook, available from the St Lawrence
Seaway Authority, Constitution Square, 360 Albert Street,
Ottawa, Canada K1R 7X7, contains the regulations relating
to vessels using the St Lawrence Seaway, including Lake
Ontario, the Welland Canal and the E end of Lake Erie. All
vessels in transit through the St Lawrence Seaway are
required to carry this publication.
Meeting and passing. Rules of the Road for the Great
Lakes are in force for vessels navigating above Montral.
See the Seaway Handbook for further information.
Pilotage. As a result of United States oil spill
legislation, U.S. authorities no longer accept the Great
Lakes Navigation, or B Certificate, issued by the Canadian
Coast Guard. All non-Canadian and non-U.S. vessels are
required to embark a Canadian or U.S. registered pilot
when navigating in both the designated and undesignated
U.S. waters of the Great Lakes. Vessels with B Certificate
holders on board should be governed accordingly and make
appropriate provisions for Pilotage services in their voyage
planning in order to avoid delays.
For detailed regulations including exemptions from
Compulsory Pilotage consult: Great Lakes Pilotage
Regulations. For details of Pilotage services available
consult: Annual Edition of Canadian Notices to Mariners.

10.194
The St Lawrence Seaway eliminates a bottleneck caused
by a limiting draught of 43 m that formerly existed in the
river between Montral and Lake Ontario, thus opening a
route for ocean-going and lake vessels to and from ports in
the Great Lakes.
In addition, a section of the seaway, about 30 miles long
between Montral and Lake Ontario, harnesses the
hydro-electric potential of the river by means of power and
control dams.
The Welland Canal, joining Lake Ontario and Lake Erie,
is also part of the St Lawrence Seaway system.
The seaway was built jointly by the St Lawrence
Seaway Authority of Canada and the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation of the United States of
America, and was officially opened in 1959.

10.195
Pilotage is compulsory in the St Lawrence Seaway and
Welland Canal.

Vessel Traffic Services

1

10.196
Reporting point No 26 (45316N, 73316W) of the St
Lawrence Vessel Traffic Services System, in the entrance to
Canal de la Rive Sud, is also the first reporting point for
up-bound vessels using the St Lawrence Seaway. The order
of transit will already have been established by the
Montral Marine Communications and Traffic Services
Centre (10.158). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 6 (5) for further details.
Traffic control. St Lawrence Seaway traffic control
system, for all vessels other than pleasure craft of less than
198 m in length, operates between Montral and the E end
of Lake Erie, including the Welland Canal. Full information
is given in the Seaway Handbook.

Seaway from Montral to Kingston

1

232

10.197
Route. The portion of St Lawrence River between
Montral and Kingston (4414N, 7629W) is 164 miles in
length, comprising 136 miles of natural river and lakes, and
28 miles of canals. The average width of the river is
13 miles.

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From a position where the channel passes E of Cornwall

Island (4501N, 7440W) to Kingston the main channel is
partly on the Canadian side of the international boundary
and partly on the United States side.
Canals. There are three canals in the waterway:
Canal de la Rive Sud, entered from Montral
Harbour.
Canal de Beauharnois, entered at Beauharnois Locks
(4519N, 7355W).
Wiley-Dondero Canal, entered at Snell Lock
(4459N, 7447W).
Locks. There are seven locks, achieving a rise in
elevation of 686 m. The minimum depth over lock sills is
91 m; the locks are 2335 m in length and 244 m wide.
The maximum size of vessel permitted to navigate
through the seaway locks is 2225 m overall length,
2316 m in extreme breadth, 792 m draught and 355 m
masthead height.
Controlling depth in the Seaway channels is 82 m.
Where a canal section is flanked by two embankments,
there is a minimum width of 61 m at the bottom and 69 m
at the surface. Where a canal section is flanked by one
embankment, the minimum width at the bottom is 91 m. In
open water, the minimum width of the channel is 122 m.
Speed. The speed limit in Canal de la Rive Sud is 6 kn
over the ground. See the Seaway Handbook for speed
regulations throughout the Seaway.
Ice. From Montral to Kingston the general ice regime
is much the same as it is below Montral (10.3). The
official opening and closing dates for the St Lawrence
Seaway are 1st April and 15th December, but the actual
dates will depend on prevailing ice conditions.

Small craft channels

Ottawa River
1

10.200
Ottawa River is entered at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
(4525N, 7358W), at the W end of Lake Saint-Louis,
about 26 miles through the channels above Montral.
The river leads to Ottawa, about 94 miles upstream, via
Carillon Canal and lock. The least depth is reported to be
about 12 m. The bridge spanning the river in position
45481N, 77034W has a vertical clearance of 43 m.

Rideau Waterway
1

10.201
The Rideau Waterway leads from Ottawa via Rideau
Canal, Rideau River, and a series of small lakes and other
channels, to Kingston, at the NE end of Lake Ontario, a
distance of about 123 miles. The least depth is reported to
be about 15 m, and there are numerous locks in the
waterway.

Trent-Severn Waterway
1

10.202
The Trent-Severn Waterway comprises a series of
navigable rivers and lakes, connected by short canals,
between Trenton (4405N, 7735W), on the N side of
Lake Ontario, and Port Severn (4447N, 7942W), in
Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, a distance of about 240 miles.
The waterway is reported to be available to craft with a
draught 18 m, and includes numerous locks and a
mechanical transporter. It is normally open to navigation
from mid-May to mid-October.

LAKE ERIE TO LAKE MICHIGAN

AND LAKE SUPERIOR

Chart 424

Lake Ontario
1

10.198
Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes, is
174 miles long and 47 miles wide. Its waters flow NE into
St Lawrence River.
The navigation season in Lake Ontario is from 15th
April to 15th December, but prevailing ice conditions may
delay or advance these dates by as much as two weeks.
Offshore, the lake is not obstructed much by ice, and areas
of open water have been reported even in severe winters.
The city of Toronto is situated on its NW shore. The
Toronto Metropolitan Area has a population of about
4 million.

General information
Chart 424

Routes
1

Welland Canal
1

10.199
The Welland Canal (4300N, 7910W), about 24 miles
in length, connects the W end of Lake Ontario with the E
end of Lake Erie. The canal contains eight locks, which
achieve the rise of 100 m between the water levels of the
two lakes. The natural waterway between the lakes leads
through Niagara River and over Niagara Falls, about
7 miles E of the canal.
The minimum width of the canal is 59 m, and the
controlling depth is 82 m. The locks are 2225 m in length,
and 244 m wide. The maximum permissible draught is
8 m.

10.203
Shipping routes lead through Lake Erie, thence, through
Detroit River, Lake Saint Clair and Saint Clair River, to
Lake Huron. At its upper end, Lake Huron connects with
Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, the innermost of the
Great Lakes. Up-bound and down-bound tracks are
indicated on the Canadian and United States charts.
The distance from Montral to Chicago at the head of
Lake Michigan is 1 086 miles, and to Duluth at the head of
Lake Superior is 1 167 miles. Other distances between ports
are given in the table on chart 424.

Regulations
1

233

10.204
Vessel Traffic Services. A VHF radio network based on
the Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Services Centre at
Sarnia (4258N, 8224W) covers the Canadian waters
from the E end of Lake Erie to the N end of Lake Huron.
Full details are given in the Canadian Annual Edition of
Notices to Mariners.
Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels of foreign registry,
and any other vessel which does not qualify for exemption,
as prescribed in the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations. See
10.193.

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61

60

30

59
30

4763

232A

30

30

Cape North

47

47

11.7

C. Smoky

30

30

11.30

4748

11.78

CAPE

232A

BRETON
Sydney
11.49

11.92

ISLAND

46

4764

4764

46

11.114
Louisburg

See Diagram 11b

11.110
Michaud
Point

4763

30

30

11.126

4748

2342

45
61

30

Longitude 60 West from Greenwich

October 2003

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CAPE BRETON ISLAND EAST COAST CAPE NORTH TO MICHAUD POINT
INCLUDING GREAT BRAS DOR AND BRAS DOR LAKE

GENERAL INFORMATION
Canso crosses the banks off the coast of Nova Scotia. The
NE edge of these banks, which are described in Nova
Scotia and Bay of Fundy Pilot, extends from the vicinity of
Saint Paul Island (4712N, 6009W) in a SE direction to
the SE limit of this chapter. Insufficient soundings have
been obtained on the banks for much confidence to be
placed in a position obtained from depths alone.
Misaine Bank. The N part of Misaine Bank lies within
the limits of this chapter. The bank is centred in position
4510N, 5900W, and has a least charted depth of 64 m,
with a bottom of rock, sand, gravel and broken shells.

Charts 4748, 4763, 2666

Scope of the chapter

1

11.1
This chapter describes the coastal waters on the E side
of Cape Breton Island from Cape North (4702N,
6024W) to Michaud Point (4534N, 6041W).
The N approaches to Bras dOr Lake (4550N,
6050W), through Great Bras dOr and Little Bras dOr,
are also described. Also the S approach through Saint
Peters Canal is described.
The chapter is divided into three sections:
Cape North to Flint Island (11.4).
Flint Island to Michaud Point (11.89).
Great Bras dOr Bras dOr Lake Little Bras
dOr Saint Peters Canal (11.135).

Cape Breton Island

1

Outlying banks
1

11.2
The E approach to Cape Breton Island and the Strait of

11.3
Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova
Scotia. The chief centres are the city of Sydney, and the
towns of North Sydney, Sydney Mines and Glace Bay. In
2001 the population of Cape Breton Island was 105 968.
The exports of the island include agricultural and dairy
produce, fish, coal, iron and steel, and manufactured goods.

CAPE NORTH TO FLINT ISLAND

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4763

Area covered
1

11.4
This section describes the waters off the E coast of Cape
Breton Island from Cape North (4702N, 6024W) to Flint
Island, 58 miles SSE, including Saint Anns Bay (4625N,
6025W) and Sydney Harbour, 12 miles ESE. The section
is arranged as follows:
Cape North to Cape Smoky (11.7).
Cape Smoky to Cranberry Point (11.30).
Sydney Harbour (11.49).
Low Point to Flint Island (11.78).

CAPE NORTH TO CAPE SMOKY

General information
Chart 4763

Route

Topography
1

11.5
The E coast of Cape Breton Island from Cape North
(4702N, 6024W) to Saint Anns Bay, about 40 miles S,
is bold, mountainous and free from outlying dangers until
near Bird Islands (4623N, 6022W).
The hills near the coast reach a height of more than
425 m and are chiefly of granite, with clay slate in nearly
vertical strata. See also description at 1.115.

Flow
1

11.6
The predominant flow is SSE, out of Cabot Strait.
However, after prolonged E or NE winds, a N-going
current with a rate of 1 kn may flow from the vicinity of
Saint Anns Bay to near Cape North, where it meets the SE
current out of Cabot Strait and is turned E, causing
noticeable rips.

This N-going current may persist for several days, but

under other conditions it may be reversed.
A regular alternation of in-going and out-going tidal
streams may also be felt at times.
Caution. Due allowance should be made for the
unpredictable nature of the flow when approaching this
coast, especially during the dense fogs which often
accompany E winds, bearing in mind that depths of 37 m
(20 fm) will be found within 5 cables of the coast in places.

11.7
The coastal passage along the NE side of Cape Breton
Island between Cape North (4702N, 6024W) and Cape
Smoky, 25 miles S, leads SSE across Aspy Bay and the
approaches to Dingwall Harbour, turning S at Cape Egmont
to cross North Bay and the entrance (4639N, 6020W) to
Ingonish Harbour, in South Bay.

Topography
1

11.8
The coastal terrain is included in the description at 11.5.
The mountains at the head of North Bay (4641N,
6018W) are the highest on this coast.

Squalls
1

235

11.9
Very violent squalls come off the high land in the
vicinity of North Bay and Cape Smoky at times.

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mainland. A light (post, 2 m in height) is exhibited from

The Point, on the mainland about 4 cables W of the island,
from 1st May to 15th December. Local knowledge is
required.

Principal marks
1

11.10
Landmark:
Radio tower (red lights, elevation 431 m (1415 ft))
(4701N, 6024W).
Major light:
Cape North Light (white square structure, red bands,
15 m in height) (4702N, 6023W) on Money
Point.

Directions

Dingwall Harbour
Canadian Chart 4365 plan of Dingwall Harbour (see 1.32)

General information
1

Cape North to Cape Egmont

1

11.11
From a position about 3 miles NE of Cape North
(4702N, 6024W), the track leads SSE, clear of charted
dangers, passing (with positions from Cape Egmont
(4651N, 6018W)):
ENE of Money Point (11 miles NNW), thence:
ENE of the entrance to Dingwall Harbour (7 miles
NW) (11.15) in Aspy Bay, thence:
ENE of White Point (White Head) (3 miles NW),
formed by two islets lying close off the S entrance
point to Aspy Bay and marked by KB1 Light-buoy
(port hand).
The track then leads to a position ENE of Cape Egmont,
a comparatively low and bare granite headland.
11.12
Useful mark:
Wilkie Sugar Loaf (4657N, 6028W), a remarkable
conical mountain.

Limiting conditions
1

11.13
From abreast Cape Egmont, the coastal passage
continues S, passing:
E of New Haven (1 miles SSW) (11.21), marked by
KC Light-buoy (safe water), thence:
E of Neil Head (2 miles SSW) and a 27 m (9 ft)
shoal lying about 3 cables E of a rocky
promontory 3 to 6 m (10 to 20 ft) high, thence:
E of KD Light-buoy (3 miles S), 1 miles SE of
the entrance to Neils Harbour (11.22), thence:
E of Ingonish Island (10 miles S) and Eastern Rocks,
one of which is 4 m (13 ft) high, lying up to
3 cables E, and of shoal ground, with a depth of
9 m (30 ft) over it, extending about 1 cables
farther E, thence:
E of Middle Head (12 miles S) a narrow, rocky and
precipitous peninsula separating North Bay and
South Bay.
The track then leads across South Bay, marked by K4
Light-buoy (safe water), in which lies the entrance to
Ingonish Harbour (11.28), to a position E of Cape Smoky
(13 miles S).
Useful mark:
Neils Harbour Light (square tower, 10 m in height)
(4648N, 6019W) on Neil Head.
(Directions continue at 11.35)

11.17
The harbour, which is protected by two pairs of
breakwaters, one pair on each side of the entrance channel,
provides good shelter. Charted depths are from 18 to 94 m
(6 to 31 ft), but these are liable to change.
A disused gypsum plant and pier, in ruins, are situated
on the N side of the harbour, about 3 cables WSW of the
outer breakwaters, and an L-shaped public pier is situated
close N of it.
A fish processing plant and wharf are situated on the S
side of the harbour, opposite the disused gypsum plant.

Directions
1

11.18
The harbour is approached from E, passing close to KA
Light-buoy (safe water), moored 9 cables E of the entrance,
and entered between outer and inner pairs of breakwaters
about cable apart. The channel width between the N and
S breakwaters is 36 m and a light (round mast, 5 m in
height), shown from 1st May, to 15th December, is
exhibited from each of the outer breakwater heads.
The track then leads through a channel, marked by
buoys and light-buoys, leading WSW for a distance of
about 1 cables from the inner breakwater heads into the
deeper water of the main harbour basin.
Caution. Navigational aids may be moved to suit the
best channel.

Berths
1

Small craft channel

1

11.16
Depths. The entrance channel is subject to rapid silting;
the least charted depth in the channel (2002) was 18 m
(6 ft).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 07 m; mean neap
range about 04 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.
Weather. The harbour cannot be entered in E gales.
Ice usally forms in January and breaks up in April.

Harbour

Cape Egmont to Cape Smoky

1

11.15
Position. Dingwall Harbour (4654N, 6027W) is an
important fishing centre. Dingwall settlement, population
about 285, is situated on the S side of the harbour.
Local knowledge is required owing to the changing
depths in the harbour entrance; see cautionary note on the
Canadian Chart.

11.14
Ingonish Island. A narrow channel, with a depth of
61 m (20 ft) in the fairway, leads through the reef between
Ingonish Island (4641N, 6020W) (11.25) and the

236

11.19
The main berths are as follows:
Public pier outer face, length 47 m with a depth of
67 m alongside.
Dingwall Fish Company Wharf, depth about 34 m
alongside.
There are several other small wharves with depths of
about 15 m alongside.

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Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 09 m; mean neap

range about 05 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.

Small craft
Chart 4763, Canadian Chart 4363 (see 1.32)

White Point
1

11.20
General information. At a position 7 cables S of White
Point (4653N, 6021W), a breakwater extends 85 m from
the coast.
Berth. There is a least depth of 34 m (2001) alongside
the berth on the outer face of the breakwater.

North Bay Ingonish

1

New Haven
1

11.21
General information. New Haven (4649N, 6019W),
population about 136, is a small fishing harbour at the head
of Hungry Cove.
The landing is protected by two breakwaters, 49 m and
80 m long, having an entrance 11 m wide, and a depth of
about 12 m (4 ft) between their heads. KC5 Light-buoy
(port hand) marks the below water portion of one of the
breakwaters at the entrance.
Directions. The harbour is approached from E by
passing close to KC Light-buoy (safe water) moored
6 cables E of the entrance.

Neils Harbour
1

11.22
General information. Neils (Neil) Harbour (4648N,
6020W), a fishing station, is sheltered from the N by Neil
Head (11.13), but it is open to S and SE.
A L-shaped pier extends from the SW part of the
promontory of Neil Head and another pier extends from the
N shore, forming a basin with depths of 07 to 16 m. The
entrance is protected by a rubble breakwater.
Directions. Neils Harbour is approached from SE from
the vicinity of KD Light-buoy (safe water) moored 1 mile
SE of Neils Harbour Light (11.13).
Berths. The L-shaped pier has a berthing face about
90 m long on its N side. The inner side of the N pier has a
berthing face about 80 m long.

South Bay Ingonish

1

11.23
General information. Black Brook (Blackbrook) Cove
(4647N, 6020W), about 8 cables SW of South Point,
affords landing for boats.

Green Cove
1

11.24
General information. Green Cove, a small indentation
between Black Point (4646N, 6019W), and Green Point,
about 7 cables S, is a minor fishing station, protected on its
S side by a reef, and on the E side by outlying edges.
Canadian Chart 4365 plan of Ingonish and approaches
(see 1.32)

Ingonish Island
1

11.27
South Bay Ingonish, similar in shape to North Bay, but
smaller, has a pebble beach in its SW corner, through
which a narrow buoyed channel with a depth of about
49 m (16 ft) leads into Ingonish Harbour.

Ingonish Harbour

Black Brook Cove

1

11.26
General information. North Bay Ingonish is square
shaped and about 2 miles across, with Ingonish, the
principal settlement, on its N shore, and the village of
Ingonish Centre at its head. There was a total population of
757 in 1991.
Harbour. A fishing harbour is enclosed within two
breakwaters, one, 158 m long, projects SW from The Point,
the NE entrance point to the bay. KH2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) marks the end of the N breakwater,
projecting W from The Point. A ruined pier projects from
Burke Head, 5 cables W of The Point.
Anchorage is found W of The Point (11.25), on a
bottom of sand over mud. The anchorage is unsafe with E
winds, which send in a heavy sea.
Alongside berths exist as follows:
The Point. A pier, about 122 m long, lies close NW
of the breakwater, with depths of 18 m alongside
its outer end. A drying shoal lies off the S side of
the pier.
Dundas Head (4641N, 6023W). A public wharf,
with a depth of 09 m alongside its outer face, lies
on the W side of Dundas Head, a small
promontory about 1 mile W of The Point.

11.25
General information. A cove on the NW side of
Ingonish Island (4641N, 6020W) affords shelter for
small craft, except in E winds. Local knowledge is
required.
Ingonish Island is 61 m (200 ft) high and rocky. A spit
and a reef extend from the W extremity of Ingonish Island,
nearly halfway to The Point, a mainland promontory about
7 cables NW, from which a light is exhibited (11.14).

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General information. Ingonish Harbour (4638N,
6024W) is an important fishing centre. South Ingonish
Harbour village is situated at the head of the harbour.
Ingonish Beach village lies on the N side of the harbour,
and Ingonish Ferry village lies on the S side. The
communities had a total population of 557 in 1991.
There are no licensed pilots, but the services of
fishermen with local knowledge can be obtained.
Directions. From the vicinity of K4 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), moored 1 miles SE of Middle Head, the
approach to Ingonish Harbour leads WSW, and the harbour
is entered through a buoyed channel, but these buoys may
be submerged at times by the strength of the tidal streams
in the entrance.
Ingonish Harbour Light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the
beach at the S side of the entrance from 1st May, to 15th
December.
Berths exist at a number of points on the harbour shore,
which are shown on the local chart, including:
Public wharf on the S side of the harbour, about
2 cables SSW of the harbour entrance light, with a
least reported depth of 79 m alongside its outer
face (1990).
Pier in ruins on the N side of the harbour at the
entrance to a creek about 4 cables NNW of the
harbour entrance light.
Due to shifting sands, there may be less water than
charted in the harbour entrance.

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Other names
11.29
Middle Pond (4654N, 6027W).
North Pond (4655N, 6028W).
Rocky Bay (4643N, 6020W).

CAPE SMOKY TO CRANBERRY POINT

General information
Chart 4763, Canadian Chart 4363 (see 1.32)

Route
1

11.30
The coastal passage along the NE side of Cape Breton
Island from Cape Smoky (4638N, 6021W) to Cranberry
Point and the approaches to Sydney Harbour (4616N,
6010W) (11.49), 22 miles SSE, crosses the approaches to
Saint Anns Bay (11.37), Great Bras dOr and Little Bras
dOr, which are described in 11.140.

Topography
1

11.31
The coast between Cape Smoky, a precipitous point
rising to an elevation of 318 m (1045 ft), and Bentinck
(Little River) Point, 12 miles SSW, is less steep, the
mountains receding some distances inland, leaving space
for scattered farms.
Cape Dauphin (4620N, 6025W), rising to 330 m
(1085 ft), is precipitous.
Bird Islands, extending 3 miles NE from Cape
Dauphin, and consisting of Hertford Island and Ciboux
Island, are precipitous and almost bare.
A narrow channel (11.36), affording passage to small
craft only, exists between Cape Dauphin and Hertford
Island.
The character of the coast changes in the vicinity of
Point Aconi (4620N, 6017W), the mountainous country
to the NW giving way to land of moderate elevation, with
cliffs of sandstone and shale.
The coast between Bird Islands and Cranberry Point
(4616N, 6012W), has shoal ground with above water
and drying rocks extending to a distance of 1 mile offshore
in places.

Canadian Chart 4277 (see 1.32)

Cape Dauphin
1

11.33
Caution is necessary when approaching this coast in low
visibility, as depths of 37 m (20 fm) lie less than 2 miles
offshore in places.

Canadian Chart 4277 plan Entrance to St Anns Harbour

(see 1.32)

General information
1

Principal mark
1

11.37
Position. Saint Anns Harbour (4616N, 6034W) lies at
the head of Saint Anns Bay.
Topography. Saint Anns Bay is fringed with shoal water
out to a distance of 4 cables on the W side. Cliffs of white
gypsum can be seen 1 miles S of Bentinck Point. St Anns
Mountain (Murray Mountain) rises steeply on the W side
of Saint Anns Harbour.
The SE shore of the bay is steep-to; Cape Dauphin
(4620N, 6025W) is high and steep.
Approach and entry. Saint Anns Harbour is approached
through Saint Anns bay, between Bentinck Point (4626N,
6027W) and Ciboux Island (11.35), about 4 miles SE.
The bay narrows towards its head, where a narrow, buoyed
channel leads across a bar into the harbour.

Limiting conditions

11.34
Major light:
Low Point Light (white tower, 22 m in height)
(4616N, 6008W).

Directions
(continued from 11.13)
1

11.36
A channel about 5 cables wide lies midway between
Cape Dauphin (4620N, 6025W) and Hertford Ledge,
8 cables NE. The depth in the channel is 101 m.

Saint Anns Harbour

11.32
A number of submarine cables, crossing Cabot Strait,
extend N and NE from a position 1 miles W of
Cranberry Point (4616N, 6012W).

Fog
1

Small craft channel

Submarine cables

ENE of Ciboux Island (4623N, 6022W), from the

N end of the summit of which a light (white
tower, red bands, 9 m in height) is exhibited, and
Ciboux Shoal, on which the sea breaks heavily at
times, and a 104 m (34 ft) shoal, which together
extend 2 miles NNE from the island. Thence the
track leads SE, passing:
NE of Point Aconi (4620N, 6017W), from which
a light (white round tower, 12 m in height) is
exhibited, and:
NE of Point Aconi K6 Light-buoy, 2 miles NE of
Point Aconi, which marks the entrance to Little
Bras dOr, thence:
NE of Cranberry Point (4616N, 6012W) and a
light-buoy (starboard hand) marking Cran Rock
and shoal ground extending 9 cables NE of the
point.
The track then leads SE to the pilot boarding place
(46185N, 60075W) (11.63) for Sydney Harbour.
Useful mark:
Chimney (white strobe flashing lights, 106 m in
elevation) (4619N, 6020W).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 11.81,
for Saint Anns Bay at 11.41, for Great Bras dOr
at 11.147, for Little Bras dOr at 11.195
and for Sydney Harbour at 11.70)

11.35
From a position E of Cape Smoky (4638N, 6021W),
the coastal passage leads initially SSE, passing:

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Controlling depth in the entrance channel is 52 m.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 10 m; mean neap
range about 06 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.
Weather. NE gales, although uncommon in June and
July, become more frequent after mid-August, and are
particularly strong in Saint Anns Harbour. In a strong NE
wind, especially when the tidal stream is out-going, the bar
is covered with heavy breakers.

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Goose Cove entrance. Off Seymour Point (4616N,

6036W), at the W entrance point to North River, in
depths of 7 to 10 m, mud. This is better shelter than at the
anchorage W of Port Shoal.
In view of the weather (11.38) in Saint Anns Harbour
vessels should be well anchored.

Arrival information
1

11.39
Outer anchorage. It is reported that good anchorage is
available, in depths of about 22 m, about 5 cables off the
SE shore, with Beach Point Light (11.41), bearing 220,
distant 23 to 30 miles.
Pilotage. The services of a fisherman with local
knowledge can be obtained.

Alongside berths in Saint Anns Harbour

11.43
Englishtown: a L-shaped pier, which is in ruins, projects
53 m from the shore, about 3 cables S of Beach Point
Light. The depth alongside the head of the pier is 37 m.
The berthing length across the outer face is about 45 m.
South Gut: a L-shaped pier projects about 61 m from
the E shore of South Gut (South Arm) (4613N, 6036W).
The head of the pier is 15 m long, with a depth of 30 m
alongside. Pontoons are moored to the shore.

Harbour
1

11.40
General layout. Saint Anns Harbour extends about
4 miles between Beach Point (4617N, 6033W) and
Upper Macleods Point, 4 miles SSW, where the harbour
divides into North Gut and South Gut, both of which
extend about 1 miles farther SSW. The village of
Englishtown, population 139 (1991), is situated on the E
side of the harbour entrance.
Ferry. A cable ferry crosses the harbour entrance
between jetties at Englishtown and Beach Point. The cable
has a maximum depth of 76 m when the ferry is docked,
but rises near the surface as the ferry crosses, as indicated
on the chart.
The following signals are shown from the ferry
terminals: a green light indicating the ferry is docked and a
red light indicating that the ferry is crossing.
Tidal streams. The maximum rate of the tidal stream in
the entrance is 4 kn.

Small craft
1

11.44
Landings. Boats may find a landing during offshore
winds on beaches in Saint Anns Bay as follows:
Indian Brook (4622N, 6031W), on the W shore.
Big Grapplin Beach (4620N, 6028W), on the E
shore about 2 miles ESE of Red Island.
Shelter. Boats may enter a lagoon lying behind Stony
Beach, at HW. The entrance is through a narrow passage at
the S end of the beach, about 1 miles S of Red Island
(4621N, 6031W) (11.41).

Directions (continued from 11.35)

Small craft
Chart 4763, Canadian Chart 4367 (see 1.32)

Wreck Point and Rocky Brook

1

11.41
From a position on the coastal passage, NE of Bentinck
Point (Little River Point) (4626N, 6027W), the track
into Saint Anns Bay leads SW, passing (with positions
from Bentinck Point):
NW of Bird Islands (4 miles SE) and Ciboux Shoal
extending 2 miles NNE, thence:
SE of Red Island (Island Point) (5 miles SW), a
small wooded peninsula, which appears, at a
distance, to be an island.
The track then leads SW into the harbour, across the
bar, between KP1 Buoy (port hand) and KP2 Buoy
(starboard hand), moored about 8 cables NNE of Beach
Point Light (framework tower, 7 m in height) (4617N,
6033W), at the outer end of the buoyed entrance channel,
passing:
SE of Beach Point, the S extremity of a narrow spit
of stones, 21 m high, and:
NW of the N end of Old Fort Point, about 1 cable
SSE.
Caution. Mariners are cautioned not to cross the ferry
route (11.40) unless the green lights are visible.
Then the track to the head of Saint Anns Harbour leads
SW, passing SE of Port Shoal, lying from 3 to 5 cables SW
of Beach Point Light and marked by KP8 Buoy (starboard
hand).

11.45
Good landing for boats, during offshore winds, may be
found at:
Wreck Point (4631N, 6025W).
Rocky Brook (French River), 1 miles S of Wreck
Point.

Breton Cove
1

11.46
A breakwater 96 m long, with a depth of 15 m at its
outer end, projects SE from the coast at Breton (Briton)
Cove (46273N, 60274W).

Little River
1

11.47
General information. At a position 5 cables S of Breton
Cove a breakwater, 244 m long, lies parallel to the shore
and 107 m off. A public pier, 46 m long, with a depth of
12 m alongside, and a fish pier close S, project from the
coast inside the breakwater.
A rock breakwater 183 m long extends from the shore
about 230 m S of the public pier.
Directions. The harbour at Little River is approached on
the alignment (291) of leading lights (white rectangles, red
stripes, on framework towers) (46267N, 60277W),
passing close to KN Light-buoy (safe water) moored about
6 cables ESE of the breakwater head.

Anchorage berths in Saint Anns Harbour

11.42
Jersey Cove entrance. W of Port Shoal, in a depth of
about 15 m, mud. This position is out of the tidal stream
setting through the harbour entrance.

Other names
11.48
1

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Bonar Rock (4617N, 6015W).

Shag Rock (4618N, 6016W).

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SYDNEY HARBOUR
General information

Deepest and longest berth

1

Canadian Chart 4266 (see 1.32)

Position
1

11.49
Sydney Harbour (4616N, 6010W) is an inlet
containing the ports of North Sydney, Sydney and Sydport.
Sydney Harbour is a customs port and port of entry.

Tidal levels
1

Functions
1

11.50
North Sydney, population 6797 in 1996, is a terminal for
ferries to Newfoundland. The principal imports are fish and
fish products, and North Sydney exports general freight,
asphalt and cement.
Sydney, population 25 636 in 1996, is a steel
manufacturing centre, and a shipping port for the coal
fields in the surrounding area. The port contains a shipyard
(11.74).
Sydport and the associated Sydport marine industrial
park are being developed into a service and manufacturing
centre for the offshore oil and gas industry.

11.51
North Sydney:
On the N side, a line joining Sydney Bar Light
(4612N, 6013W) and a point on the shore about
3 cables N of Northwest Bar, 9 cables NW.
On the E side, a line joining Sydney Bar Light and
Point Edward, 1 miles SSW.
Sydney:
The E limit of North Sydney, as above.
Sydney Bridge (4607N, 6014W) at the head of
South Arm.

11.52
Sydney Harbour is approached from SA Light-buoy
(safe water) (46184N, 60079W) and entered between
Cranberry Point (4616N, 6012W) and Low Point,
3 miles E.

Port radio

11.63
Pilotage is compulsory for merchant vessels.
The pilot boarding place is in position 4618N,
6007W, in the vicinity of the fairway SA Light-buoy. The
pilot vessel is equipped with VHF, see Admiralty List of
Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).

Tugs
11.64
Tugs are available.

Quarantine
1

11.65
Sydney is a quarantine station. Extracts from Canadian
Quarantine Regulations are given at Appendix III.

Harbour
General layout
1

Controlling depth
1

11.62
Anchorage is available in the approaches to North
Sydney (11.72). A prohibited anchorage area, owing to
submarine cables, is shown on the chart NE of a line
(4614N, 6012W), extending SE from Sydney Mines.

Pilotage

Limiting conditions
11.55
Controlling depth in the entrance channel is 117 m.

11.61
ETA should be transmitted, in UTC, at least 48, 24, 12
and 6 hours in advance of expected arrival at the pilot
boarding station, to Atlantic Pilots Authority, Halifax, Nova
Scotia. E-mail: [email protected]

Outer anchorage

11.54
Sydney Harbour is no longer administered by Transport
Canada. North Sydney, Sydney and Sydport are
administered separately as follows:
North Sydney. MV Osprey Limited, 385 Purves
Street, PO Box 188, North Sydney, NS.
Sydney. Cape Breton Regional Municipality,
320 Esplanade Street, Sydney, NS, B1P 7B9.
Sydport. Laurentian Energy Corporation.

11.60
Sydney Coast Guard Radio maintains a 24 hour watch
on VHF, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 1 (2).

Notice of ETA

11.53
In 2000, 49 ship movements were recorded, totalling
931 227 dwt.

Port Authorities

11.59
The harbour is generally kept open by icebreakers
during the winter months.

Arrival information

Traffic
1

11.58
Density of water is 1023 g/cm3 (average).

Ice

Approach and entry

1

11.57
North Sydney. Mean spring range about 10 m; mean
neap range about 06 m. For further information see
Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2.

Density of water

Port limits

11.56
Deepest and longest berths:
North Sydney. Ferry Terminal (11.73).
Sydney. International steel loading and iron ore
discharge wharf (11.73).
Sydport. Main jetty (11.73).

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The outer part of Sydney Harbour extends SW for about
4 miles from its entrance to the narrow channel abreast
Sydney Bar Lighthouse (4612N, 6013W). The town of
Sydney Mines, population 7559 (1996), is situated about
1 mile inside the W entrance.
Inside the bars the harbour divides into North West Arm
and South Arm, with the main berthing areas at:

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North Sydney (4612N, 6015W).

Sydney, 3 miles SE of North Sydney, on the E side of
South Arm.
Sydport, on the W side of South Arm, opposite
Sydney.
Ferries operate within Sydney Harbour.

Canadian Coast Guard College

11.67
The Canadian Coast Guard College is situated on the S
shore of Crawley Creek, on the W side of South Arm.

Climate
1

11.68
See climatic table 1.184.

Principal mark
1

11.69
Major light:
Low Point Light (4616N, 6008W) (11.34).

Directions for entering harbour

From a position 3 cables W of Sydney Bar Light, the

alignment (162) of these lights leads through the outer
part of South Arm, passing (with positions from Sydney
Bar Light):
WSW of S7 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 cables WSW),
thence:
ENE of S8 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (9 cables
SSW), marking shoal ground extending 3 cables
NNE of Point Edward.
The track then leads to a position, in mid-channel, W of
the International Piers at Sydney (2 miles SSE) (11.73),
5 cables NE of Sydport. The channel then follows a
curving track in the narrowing passage to the head of
South Arm at Sydney River, about 3 miles S, where an
overhead power cable, vertical clearance 46 m, and a
bridge span the mouth of Sydney River at Coxheath. The
fairway, marked by buoys in places, leads between shoals,
the positions of which can best be seen from the chart.
Useful marks:
Two radio masts (red lights, 109 m in height), 2 miles
SE of Sydney Bar Light.

(continued from 11.35)

Basins and berths

Sea to Sydney Bar Light

1

11.70
From the pilot boarding place (46185N, 60075W),
in the vicinity of SA Light-buoy (11.52), the track leads
SW towards the entrance to Sydney Harbour.
Sydney Leading Lights:
Front light (white structure, 18 m in height)
(46108N, 60151W), near Dixon Point on the E
shore of the North West Arm.
Rear light (white square tower, red stripe, 12 m in
height) (766 m from front light).
The alignment (213) of these lights leads through the
outer part of Sydney Harbour, passing (with positions from
Low Point Light):
1 mile NW of Petries Reef (1 mile SW), and:
1 mile SE of S2 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(2 miles W), marking Cran Rock and shoal
ground extending 9 cables NE of Cranberry Point,
thence:
About 7 cables NW of Livingstone Shoal (19 miles
SW), thence:
SE of shoal ground and detached patches, with depths
of less than 10 m over them, extending 8 cables
ESE from Cranberry Point, (3 miles W), the W
entrance point, thence:
Close NW of SC Light-buoy (safe water) (3 miles
SW), lying 8 cables SE of Swivel Point, thence:
SE of Mines Point (4 miles SW).
The track then leads to a position, on the leading line,
W of Sydney Bar Light (framework mast on white square
building) (46123N, 60131W), marking the W edge of
South East Bar, a narrow above-water spit, terminating in a
drying sand and shingle bank, that extends about 9 cables
SW from Daly Point.
Useful mark:
Church spire (4613N, 6012W), at Daly Point.
(Directions continue for South Arm at 11.71)

Anchorages
1

Alongside berths
1

South Arm
1

11.72
North Sydney. Good open anchorage is available off
North Sydney (4612N, 6014W) and in North Sydney
Roads, NE of the bars at the entrance. The outer limits of
the anchorage area, indicated on the chart, cross the
harbour at a point 1 miles NE of Sydney Bar Light
(11.70).
Fishery Cove. Sheltered anchorage is available SW of
Fishery Cove (4612N, 6012W), about 2 cables W of
SS1 spar buoy (port hand) in depths of 11 to 13 m, mud.
South Arm. Good anchorage, sheltered by South East
Bar, is available for vessels of moderate size throughout the
greater part of South Arm, avoiding the shoal patches
above Dobsons Point (Shingle Point) (4608N, 6012W),
the positions of which can best be seen from the chart.
Caution. Care should be taken not to anchor near
submarine cables laid across the harbour, the positions of
which can best be seen from the charts.

11.71
South Arm Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (46094N, 60122W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (151 m from front light).

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North Sydney. The following wharves are located at
North Sydney (46125N, 60145W):
MV Osprey Ltd wharf; total berth space of 287 m,
with depths of 75 to 81 m alongside.
Ferry Terminal and ro-ro wharves, longest berth is
244 m, with depths of 55 to 88 m alongside.
Sydney. The following wharves are located at Sydney,
with positions from Battery Point (4609N, 6012W):
Coal loading and discharge berth (8 cables N) is
180 m in length plus dolphins. It can accommodate
vessels of LOA 245 m, beam 35 m and draught
15 m. Air draught 183 m. Lights are exhibited
from each end of the berth.
The former International Steel loading and iron ore
discharge wharf (3 cables NW) has been reported
closed and up for sale.
Government wharf (5 cables S) has a length of
242 m, with a depth of 93 m alongside.
Irving Oil pier (2 miles SSW) has a length of 20 m
on the outer face, with a depth of 74 m alongside.
Former Petro Canada wharf, no longer in use, lies
close SW of Irving Oil pier.

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North Sydney Marine Terminal (11.73)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Transport Canada)

Sydport Marine Industrial Park main jetty, basin and

quay, comprising 1274 m of berthing space, are situated on
the W shore of South Arm, 6 cables WNW of Battery
Point.
The main jetty has a length of 259 m, with a depth of
1067 m alongside. It encloses the basin, with a least
charted depth of 58 m inside, and with a quay extending N
from its N side. A light (mast, 5 m in height) is exhibited
from the N end of Main Jetty and another light (framework
tower, 4 m in height) from the S end. Both lights are
privately maintained.
Several small wharves and two patent slips are situated
S of the basin at Sydport Industrial Port.

Sydney
1

Small craft
Crawleys Creek
1

Port services

North Sydney
1

11.74
Repairs. The shipyard operates five repair cradles, the
largest of which is 38 m in length and 106 m wide at the
bilge. It can accommodate vessels with a draught of 36 m
forward and 44 m aft, and a displacement of 500 tons. Hull
and machinery repairs can be undertaken. Divers are
available.
Other facilities. Hospital in North Sydney.
Supplies: fuel oils; fresh water; stores; provisions.
Communications. Ferry services operate to ports in the
area and Newfoundland.

11.75
Other facilities. Hospital; de-ratting and exemption
certificates; garbage disposal.
Supplies. Oil fuel; coal; fresh water; general supplies.
Communications. Air services operate from Sydney
airport, distance 11 km.

11.76
General information. The Canadian Coast Guard
College is located inside Crawleys Creek (4609N,
6013W), where there are numerous moorings for training
craft.
Directions. From a position in South Arm, NE of
Amelia Point the alignment (235) of leading lights leads
into Crawleys Creek.
Front light (white rectangle, black stripe, on
framework tower, 3 m in height) (46090N,
60133W), S of Sydport Industrial Park.
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (174 m
from front light).

Marina
1

242

11.77
A marina is located close W of Allen Point (4612N,
6016W), with a rock breakwater and slip close SW. Yacht
moorings and anchorage area extend 7 cables SW from the
point.

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A yacht club with a slip is located on Dobsons Point

(4608N, 6012W) on the W side of South Arm.

Side channel inside Flint Island

Canadian Charts 4367, 4375 (see 1.32)

General information
LOW POINT TO FLINT ISLAND

General information
Chart 4763, Canadian Chart 4367 (see 1.32)

Route
1

11.78
From the approaches to Sydney Harbour, about 2 miles
N of Low Point (4616N, 6008W), the coastal passage
leads 17 miles ESE, to a position ENE of Flint Island
(4611N, 5946W).

Directions
1

Topography
1

11.79
The coastal terrain is of moderate elevation, with cliffs
of sandstone and shale. Rocks and shoal ground with
depths of less than 11 m (36 ft) extend 1 miles from the
coast in places.
Cape Perc (4611N, 5949W) (Northern Head on
Canadian Chart 4367) is a precipitous headland, with cliffs
of coal-bearing sandstone rising to 30 m (100 ft).

11.80
Landmarks:
Two chimneys (white strobe flashing lights, 158 m
(518 ft)) (4614N, 6002W) at Lingan Power
Station.
Two chimneys (red lights) (4610N, 5957W), on the
W side of Big Glace Bay Lake (Dyson Pond).
Radio towers (red lights), situated about 4 cables E of
Whelan Point (4611N, 5954W).
Flint Island Lighthouse (white tower, 18 m in height)
(4611N, 5946W).
Major lights:
Low Point Light (4616N, 6008W) (11.34).
Flint Island Light as above.

Directions

New Waterford
1

11.84
General information. New Waterford (4615N,
6005W) is a coastal town, population 7 374 in 1996. A
small boat harbour, which practically dries at LW, is
entered through breakwaters 18 m (60 ft) apart. A public
wharf, 30 m (100 ft) in length at the face, lies close within
the entrance on the S side.

Indian Bay
1

11.85
General information. Indian Bay (4614N, 6001W)
affords safe anchorage in offshore winds and good weather
only. Shoal ground surrounds the bay, with depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) extending about 5 cables offshore in
places.
Anchorage. The best anchorage is near the middle of
the bay, in depths of 9 m (29 ft) or less. In greater depths
the bottom is generally rocky and the holding ground is
unreliable.

Bridgeport Basin
1

(continued from 11.35)

11.81
Caution. The passage is free of dangers outside the
coastal shoals, but attention is drawn to a wreck, lying in
approximate position 4615N, 5951W.
From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding
place (11.63) for Sydney Harbour, N of Low Point
(4616N, 6008W), the coastal passage leads ESE, passing
(with positions from Low Point):
NNE of North Head (4 miles ESE), thence:
NNE of KV Light-buoy (safe water) (9 miles ESE),
marking the approach to Glace Bay Harbour
(11.87), thence:
NNE of Schooner Rock (13 miles ESE).
The track then leads to a position NNE of Flint Island
(16 miles ESE). Flint Island is 17 m (55 ft) high, and
composed of broken sandstone, depths of less than 165 m
(54 ft) extend out to 1 miles from the island.
(Directions continue at 11.97)

11.83
From a position 2 miles NW of Flint Island, the channel
leads SSE, in depths of more than 149 m (49 ft), passing
between the shoal ground extending 4 cables SW from Flint
Island and shoal ground extending about 3 cables from
Cape Perc (11.79).

Small craft

Principal marks
1

11.82
A clear channel, leading from the coastal passage into
the entrance to Morien Bay (11.102), with a navigable
width of about 1 mile, separates Flint Island (4611N,
5946W) from the mainland at Cape Perc (Northern
Head).
Tidal stream. An irregular tidal stream, with a rate of
up to 2 kn, sets in the channel. Strong tide-rips frequently
form over the uneven bottom SW of Flint Island, with
heavy breaking seas.

11.86
General information. Bridgeport Basin (4613N,
6003W) is a shallow harbour contained within Lingan
Beach, a ridge of sand forming the head of Indian Bay.
The harbour is entered through a boat channel, with
depths of about 21 m (7 ft), at the N end of Lingan Beach;
a road bridge spans the W part of the basin. The rate of
the tidal stream in the entrance is about 2 kn.
Directions. The entrance to Bridgeport Basin is
approached on the alignment (270) of leading lights,
situated on the N shore:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
mast, 3 m in height) (46137N, 60028W).
Rear light (similar construction and mast, 5 m in
height) (31 m from front light).
The lights are shown from May to December.
Canadian Chart 4170 (see 1.32)

Glace Bay
1

243

11.87
General information. Glace Bay, entered between Table
Head (4613N, 5957W) and Whelan Point, about
2 miles SE, has the town of Glace Bay, population 18 659
in 1996, and Glace Bay Harbour on its W side.

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At the head of the bay a narrow inlet, which dries, leads

through the sand-hills to Big Glace Bay Lake (Dyson
Pond).
There is no safe anchorage in Glace Bay.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 10 m; mean neap
range about 06 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.
Directions for entering Bay Harbour. From the vicinity
of KV Light-buoy (safe water), moored 2 miles NNW of
Whelan Point, the alignment (208) of Glace Bay
Leading Lights leads through a narrow buoyed channel,
passing between two breakwaters, to the harbour entrance:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (46118N, 59570W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (102 m from front light).

The least charted depth in the entrance is 27 m (9 ft),

but silting occurs.
Berths. The public wharf is the inside face of the N
breakwater, 386 ft in length. A light (framework mast on
white round tower, red top, 5 m in height) is exhibited
from the N head of the N breakwater. Several small jetties
lie on the SE side of the harbour.
Port services. Hospital; fuel; fresh water; provisions;
stores.

Other names
11.88
Brian Point (4613N, 6000W).
David Head Shoal (4615N, 6002W).
ONeils Point (4613N, 5959W).
Quarry Point (4612N, 5956W).

FLINT ISLAND TO MICHAUD POINT

Perc (4611N, 5949W) to the N side of Mira Bay, about
9 miles SSW, where the terrain changes to small round or
conical hills, rising among swamps, shallow ponds and
clumps of dwarf spruce.
Scatarie Island is similar in natural features to the
adjacent mainland, with the highest summit attaining an
elevation of 58 m (191 ft) near its W end.
Between Cape Breton (4557N, 5947W) and
Louisbourg, 8 miles SW, the land is of moderate height and
the coast is indented with coves and small harbours.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4748

Area covered
1

11.89
This section describes the waters off the E coast of Cape
Breton from Flint Island (4611N, 5946W) to Michaud
Point, 53 miles SW, including Louisbourg, 18 miles SW.
The section is arranged as follows:
Flint Island to Louisbourg (11.92).
Louisbourg to Red Cape (11.110).
Red Cape to Michaud Point (11.126).

Depths
1

11.90
Saint Anns Bank. The outer edge of this bank extends
generally SW from a position about 32 miles E of Cape
Breton Island (4557N, 5947W), to pass about 2 miles
off Michaud Point.
Curdo Bank lies about 8 miles ESE of Cape Breton;
the positions of other offlying shoal patches can best be
seen from the chart.

Danger area
1

Fog
1

Natural conditions
1

11.91
Fog. In foggy weather it is inadvisable to approach this
coast inside depths of 73 m (40 fm).
Flow. A current of up to 1 kn, setting WSW, is often
experienced about 3 miles off the SE coast of Cape Breton
Island. It is not so constant closer to the shore.

11.94
A danger area (4611N, 5926W), with unexploded
ordnance, lies 14 miles E of Flint Island, as indicated on
the chart.
11.95
When there is fog and a SW wind to the S of Flint
Island (4611N, 5946W) the weather is often clear N of
the island, but there may be dense fog both sides of
Scatarie Island, 10 miles S.

Principal marks
1

FLINT ISLAND TO LOUISBOURG

General information

11.96
Landmark:
Flint Island Lighthouse (4611N, 5946W) (11.80).
Major lights:
Flint Island Light as above.
Scatarie Light (white structure, 14 m in height)
(4602N, 5941W) on the NE point of the island.
Lighthouse Point Light (white 8-sided tower, 17 m in
height) (4554N, 5957W), at the NE entrance to
Louisbourg Harbour.

Route
1

11.92
From a position NNE of E of Flint Island (4611N,
5946W), the coastal passage leads initially about 13 miles
SSE, to the vicinity of Scatarie Island (4601N, 5944W),
then about 18 miles WSW to a position SE of Lighthouse
Point (4554N, 5958W), the E entrance point to
Louisbourg Harbour.

Directions
(continued from 11.81)

Flint Island to Scatarie Island

1

Topography
1

11.93
The undulating and comparatively fertile terrain, with
long ranges of sandstone cliffs, continues S from Cape

244

11.97
From a position NNE of Flint Island (4611N,
5946W) the coastal passage leads SE, across the entrance
to Mira Bay, passing (with positions from Flint Island):
Clear of a rocky patch (3 miles E), with a depth of
165 m (54 ft) over it, thence:
Clear of three 182 m (60 ft) patches (4, 5 and
7 miles SE respectively).

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The track then leads to a position E of Cormorandire

(Cormandiere) Rocks (9 miles SSE), small and bold on
the seaward side, which lie near the end of a spit of foul
ground extending 7 cables ENE from Scatarie Island.
2

Scatarie Island to Louisbourg

1

11.98
From a position E of Scatarie Island (4601N,
5944W), the coastal passage leads S, then SW, passing
(with positions from Scatarie Light (11.96)):
E of Wattie Rock (1 mile SSE) and a rocky patch
3 cables farther SE, with a depth of 76 m (25 ft)
over it, thence:
E of Howe Point (2 miles SSW), marked by JJ2
Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored 3 cables S,
thence across the entrance to Main--Dieu Passage.
The track then leads SW, passing:
SE of Cape Breton (7 miles SW), which is low, rocky
and grass covered, thence:
SE of Portnova Islands (7 miles SSW) the highest
of which is precipitous, with an elevation of 14 m
(45 ft), marked by J10 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
moored 1 mile SE.
The track then leads SW, free of dangers outside the
coastal shoals, to a position SE of Lighthouse Point
(14 miles SW), at the entrance to Louisbourg Harbour, in
the vicinity of JT Light-buoy (safe water), moored 3 miles
SE of the harbour entrance.

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Chart 4375 (see 1.32)

Morien Bay
1

Useful marks
11.99
1

Main--Dieu Light (4600N, 5948W) (11.101),

except when obscured by the island.
Little Lorraine Light (4557N, 5952W) (11.107).
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 11.113 and
for Louisbourg Harbour at 11.119)

Main--Dieu Passage

Canadian Chart 4377 (see 1.32)

General information
1

11.100
Description. Main--Dieu Passage (4600N, 5949W),
between Scatarie Island and the mainland, is mostly used
by local fishing vessels, and is not suitable for larger
vessels, except under very favourable conditions. No time
or distance is saved by using this passage, unless making
for Mira Bay (4602N, 5955W) (11.103) from the S.
Depth. The least charted depth in the passage fairway is
112 m (37 ft).
The holding ground is poor for anchoring.
Tidal streams. The rate of the tidal stream in
Main--Dieu Passage is usually less than 1 kn; the times
of slack water are very variable.
Fog is common, except with winds between W and N.
Weather. There is no shelter from the heavy seas
brought in by E and S winds. Calm conditions accompany
winds between W and N.

11.102
General information. Morien Bay, entered between
Cape Perc (4611N, 5949W) (11.79) and Cape Morien,
the extremity of a peninsula of bold sandstone cliffs,
2 miles SSE, is open to E winds and does not afford safe
anchorage.
Port Morien, population about 600, lies at the head of
Morien Bay. Its harbour is comprised of two breakwaters
enclosing a small basin, 71 m wide, and a public wharf.
The depth in the basin is 3 m (10 ft). Local knowledge is
required.
Ice. Pack ice in amounts greater than three tenths
coverage usually persists in the area from mid-February
until the end of April.
Directions. Port Morien is approached from NE through
Morien Bay, passing:
SE of Cow Reef (4610N, 5950W), marked by JA2
Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored 4 cables E of
the reef, thence:
NW of a rocky patch, 2 miles SSW, with a depth of
49 m (16 ft) over it.
Care is necessary to avoid a rock, with a depth of less
than 18 m (6 ft) over it, which lies 1 cable S of the head
of the public pier inside the basin; the rock is marked by
JA6 Light-buoy (starboard hand).
Useful mark:
Port Morien Light (round mast, 4 m in height)
(4608N, 5952W), on the end of the wharf.

Mira Bay
1

Directions
1

SE of Shag Shoal (4 miles NNW), and, depending on

draught, SE of a rocky patch with a depth of
73 m (24 ft) over it, off the SE corner of the
shoal, and:
NW of West Point Main--Dieu Light (white tower,
red bands, 9 m in height) (3 miles N), on Scatarie
Island.
(Directions continue for Main--Dieu
Bay and Harbour at 11.104)
The track then leads SW, passing:
NE of Bar Reef (2 miles NNW), on which stands
Barstone, (8 ft in height) marked by JJ3
Light-buoy (port hand), and:
SW of West Point (3 miles N), thence:
NE of Helen Rock (2 miles N), thence:
NE of le aux Cannes (7 cables NNE), thence:
To a position SW of Howe Point (4 miles NE).
Useful mark:
Moque Head Light (framework mast, 6 m in height)
(4600N, 5949W).
(Directions for Main--Dieu Bay are given at 11.104)

11.101
From a position on the coastal passage (11.98), about
8 miles SE of Flint Island (4611N, 5946W), the track
into Main--Dieu Passage leads SW, passing (with positions
from Cape Breton (4557N, 5947W)):
NW of Little Shag Rock (3 miles N), and:

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11.103
General information. Mira Bay is approached either
from E, between Cape Morien (4608N, 5948W) and
Scatarie Island, 6 miles SE, or from SE through
Main--Dieu Passage (11.100). It is open to the E and does
not afford safe anchorage.
Depths. A number of shallow, rocky patches are to be
found in the bay, in depths between 88 to 110 m (29 to
36 ft). Their positions are best seen on the local chart.

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False Bay (4604N, 5953W), on the N side of Mira

Bay, has a small harbour used by fishermen, with an old
sunken barge for a wharf, and a buoyed entrance channel.
Mira River (4602N, 5958W) flows into the head of
Mira Bay between points of sand and shingle, nearly
cable apart.
The buoyed channel, over the bar at the river mouth,
about 03 m to 06 m deep, is navigable by boats under
power, in favourable conditions, with local knowledge, but
currents are strong. Thereafter, the river is navigable to
lakes some distance inland.
A swing bridge crosses the river near its mouth. A light
(round mast, 4 m in height) is exhibited on the N side of
the bridge, showing red or green signals to indicate
whether the bridge is closed or open.
A public wharf, 15 m in length, with a depth of 09 m
(3 ft) alongside, lies on the N shore of the river close
within its entrance.
Catalogne Lake (Catalone Lake) (4600N, 5957W) in
the SW corner of Mira Bay, has a narrow outlet with a
depth of 03 m (1 ft) through the beach of sand and shingle.

Scatarie Island

Canadian Chart 4375 (see 1.32)

11.105
General information. Scatarie Island (4601N,
5944W) is not permanently inhabited, but is much
frequented by fishermen in summer. The N coast is
moderately steep-to; the S and SE coasts are exposed to
heavy and almost incessant swell.
Anchorages:
Northwest Cove (4601N, 5944W), near the middle
of the N coast, affords reasonable anchorage, but
the holding ground is poor and it is dangerous in
onshore winds. It is advisable to weigh
immediately the wind shifts onshore.
Eastern Harbour (4602N, 5941W), situated
between the long, narrow NE point of Scatarie
Island and Hay Island, 5 cables E, provides only
very insecure anchorage within its reefs. It is used
by small fishing craft in good weather.
Berth. In Northwest Cove, a wharf, 62 m long, with a
depth of 3 m alongside projects SW from the shore on the
NE side of the cove.

Small craft

Canadian Chart 4377 (see 1.32)

Baleine Cove

Main--Dieu Bay and Harbour

1

11.104
General information. Main--Dieu Bay (4600N,
5950W) lies on the W side of Main--Dieu Passage,
between Moque Head and Bar Point, about 1 mile S.
Local knowledge is required.
Main--Dieu Harbour is a semi-circular cove on the N
side of Main--Dieu Bay, with depths of 24 to 43 m (8 to
14 ft). It contains an anchorage, mud, and alongside berths
for small craft, and is protected by breakwaters projecting
from each side of the entrance.
Submarine cable. A submarine power cable is laid from
a position on the shore, 4 cables SW of the entrance to
Main--Dieu Harbour, ENE to Northwest Cove (11.105) on
Scatarie Island.
Ice. Pack ice in amounts greater than three tenths
coverage usually persists in the area from mid-February
until the end of April. Local fast ice lasts a little longer.
Directions. (continued from 11.101). From a position
NW of West Point Main--Dieu Light (white tower, red
bands, 9 m in height) on Scatarie Island, the track leads
WSW, passing:
SE of JJ6 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4600N,
5949W), marking Mad Dick Rock, 1 cable N,
thence (with positions from JJ6 Light-buoy):
NW of JJ11 Light-buoy (port hand) (6 cables WSW),
at the entrance to the bay.
The track then leads NW to the entrance to Main--Dieu
Harbour, passing:
SW of JJ10 Buoy (starboard hand) (5 cables W),
thence:
SW of JJ12 Buoy (starboard hand) (8 cables WNW).
The harbour is then entered from SW, between the heads
of the breakwaters, from each of which a light (framework
mast, 3 m in height) is exhibited.
Berths. The public jetty at the head of the harbour is
cross-shaped and has about 46 m of berthage alongside.
The outer part of the wharf, 30 m in length, has two sides
15 m in length with depths 24 to 34 (8 to 11 ft) alongside.
A large private quay and warehouse are situated close E of
the public wharf.
Port services. Provisions can be obtained.

11.106
General information. Baleine Cove (4557N,
5950W), about 2 miles W of Cape Breton, is a small
fishing harbour with an entrance too rocky and intricate to
admit anything but small craft. Local knowledge is
necessary.
Directions. The harbour is approached from SW, passing
either side of JM2 Light-buoy (safe water) moored 5 cables
SW of the entrance; the entrance channel is buoyed.

Little Lorraine
1

11.107
General information. Little Lorraine (4557N,
5952W), 3 miles W of Cape Breton, is a small fishing
harbour, similar in nature to Baleine Cove (11.106). Local
knowledge is required.
Little Lorraine Light (white round tower, red top, 5 m in
height) is exhibited from the headland on the W side of the
entrance.

Big Lorraine
1

11.108
General information. Big Lorraine (4556N, 5956W),
about 6 miles WSW of Cape Breton, is a small fishing
harbour, similar in nature to Little Lorraine Harbour
(11.107). Local knowledge is required.
Its entrance is obstructed by a bar with depths of about
03 m (1 ft) over it. A narrow buoyed channel crosses the
bar.
Directions. The harbour is approached from SE, passing
SW of White Rock, 7 cables ESE of the entrance.

Other names
1

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11.109
Battery Point (4600N, 5950W).
Blackrock Point (4553N, 5959W).
Catalogne Point (4601N, 5956W).
Fluke Cove (4600N, 5945W).
Gooseberry Cove (4556N, 5953W).
Great Shag Rock (4601N, 5949W).
Hatch Rocks (4600N, 5947W).
Lorraine Head (4555N, 5955W).

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Lorraine Rock (4554N, 5955W).

Ragged Rocks (4600N, 5945W).
Steering Hummock (4600N, 5947W).
Tin Cove (4600N, 5944W).

Useful mark:
Fourchu Head Light (white round tower, 10 m in
height) (4543N, 6014W).
(Directions continue at 11.130)

Louisbourg Harbour
LOUISBOURG TO RED CAPE

Canadian Chart 4376 (see 1.32)

General information
General information
1

Chart 4748

Route
1

11.110
From a position SE of Lighthouse Point (4554N,
5958W), the E entrance point to Louisbourg Harbour, the
coastal passage along the SE side of Cape Breton Island
between Louisbourg and Red Cape, 20 miles SW, crosses
the entrances to Gabarus Bay, 3 miles SW, and Fourchu
Bay, 12 miles SW.

Limiting conditions

Topography
1

11.111
The land between Louisbourg (4554N, 5958W) and
Cape Gabarus, about 7 miles SW, is of moderate height.
Between Cape Gabarus and Michaud Point, about 30 miles
farther WSW, the land is low, rocky and barren in
appearance. There are many lakes and ponds near the
shore, separated from the sea by gravel beaches, and some
small rocky islands and ledges. In a few places there are
reddish clay cliffs from 21 to 27 m (70 to 90 ft) high, but
from seaward there are few distinguishable features.
Many ledges, rocks and islets lie on a shallow shelf
which extends 1 miles off the coast between Cape
Gabarus (4549N, 6005W), which is low and rocky, and
Winging Point, 3 miles SW.
There are no safe harbours on this stretch of coast.

11.112
Landmark:
Guyon Island Lighthouse (white tower, 13 m in
height) (4546N, 6007W), near the SW end of
the island.
Major lights:
Lighthouse Point Light (4554N, 5957W) (11.96) at
the entrance to Louisbourg Harbour.
Guyon Island Light as above.

Directions

11.116
Pilotage is not compulsory, but local pilots are available
by prior arrangement.

Harbour
1

11.113
From a position SE of Lighthouse Point at the entrance
to Louisbourg Harbour (4554N, 5958W) (11.114) the
coastal passage leads SW, passing (with positions from
Guyon Island Light):
SE of Cape Gabarus (3 miles NNE) and the ledges,
rocks and islets between Cape Gabarus and Guyon
Island, marked by J12 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(3 miles E), thence:
SE of Gabarus Round Rock (1 miles SW), thence:
SE of Pot Rock (5 miles SW), over which the sea
only breaks in heavy weather, marked by N14
Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
SE of Haliburton (Framboise) Shoal, (9 miles SW).
The track then leads to a position SE of Red Cape
(4542N, 6020W).

11.117
General Layout. Within the entrance the harbour
divides into Southwest Arm and Northeast Arm; the latter
has the town of Louisbourg on its NW shore and offers
good anchorage.
The restored fortress of Louisbourg, with a conspicuous
spire, stands behind Rochefort Point, on the S side of the
entrance.

Principal marks
1

(continued from 11.99)

1

11.115
Controlling depth. The least depth in the fairway from
the entrance to the public wharf is 67 m (22 ft).
Deepest berth. The public wharf (11.121).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 12 m; mean neap
range about 08 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.
Ice. Occasionally, during the period from February to
April, loose pack ice from the Gulf of St Lawrence may
drift across the harbour approaches, but in general, local ice
formation is of only minor significance.

Arrival information

Principal marks
1

11.114
Position. Louisbourg Harbour (4554N, 5958W) is an
inlet on the SE coast of Cape Breton Island.
Function. The harbour contains the town of Louisbourg,
population 1 152 in 1996, where there are limited berthing
facilities. The main industry is connected with fishing.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached from
the E, and entered S of Lighthouse Point.
Port Authority. Louisbourg Harbour is administered by
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Small Craft
Harbours Branch, PO Box 1085, Sydney B1P 6J7.

11.118
Landmarks:
Lighthouse Point Lighthouse (4554N, 5957W)
(11.96).
Spire (4553N, 5959W), on Louisbourg Fortress.
Major light:
Lighthouse Point Light as above.

Directions for entering harbour

247

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11.119
From a position on the coastal passage, in the vicinity of
JT Light-buoy (safe water) (4553N, 5954W), moored
3 miles SE of the harbour entrance, the track leads NW, to
a position about 3 cables NE of Harbour Shoal (4554N,
5957W), which breaks in bad weather and is marked by
JT1 Light-buoy (port hand), moored 1 cable E.
From S, an inshore channel about 2 cables wide, marked
on each side by a spar buoy, leads into the entrance

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channel between Harbour Shoal and the shoal ground

extending E from Rocky Island, 3 cables W.
Leading lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) (4554N,
5959W) on the W shore.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
6 m in height) (166 m from front light).
The alignment (268) of these lights leads through the
entrance channel, passing (with positions from Lighthouse
Point Light):
S of a rocky patch (2 cables S), with a depth of 7 m
(23 ft) over it, on the edge of shoal ground,
thence:
N of Battery Island (5 cables SW), marked by JT7
Spar buoy (port hand) (4 cables SW), moored near
the outer edge of shoal ground extending
5 cables N from Rochefort Point (9 cables
SW), thence:
S of JTA Light-buoy (preferred channel to port)
(6 cables WSW), moored near the outer end of a
shoal spit extending about 2 cables SW from
Nag Rock (4 cables WSW).
The track then leads NNE to the anchorage and jetties at
Louisbourg, passing: (with positions from Russell Point
(45545N, 59581W)):
WNW of JTB Light-buoy (W cardinal) (1 cables
WSW), marking shoal ground, thence:
ESE of Battery Shoal (2 cables W), marked by
JT11 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
WNW of Careening Point (1 cables NNW), and
shoal ground extending cable SW, marked by
JT12 Spar buoy (starboard hand).
Useful mark:
Jetty light (4555N, 5959W), cable NE of Gerratt
Head (45549N, 59587W).

Port services
1

11.120
A vessel of not more than 65 m (20 ft) draught may, in
smooth weather, shorten the route into Northeast Arm,
passing (with positions from Russell Point (45545N,
59581W)):
SW of Nag Rock (1 cables S) marked by JU4 Spar
buoy (starboard hand), thence:
NE of JTA Light-buoy (starboard hand) (3 cables
SW), thence:
SW of JTB Light-buoy (W cardinal) (1 cables
WSW).
The track then leads into Northeast Arm following the
directions at 11.119.

Canadian Chart 4375 (see 1.32)

Gabarus Bay
1

Berths
1

11.121
Anchorage is available in Northeast Arm, E of the
public wharf, in depths of about 10 m (33 ft), mud. There
is some swell and undertow after strong E gales, but the
holding ground is good and the sea is usually smooth.
Alternative but less satisfactory anchorage lies SSW of
the public wharf.
Alongside berths. The following wharves, listed from
SW to NE, are situated on the NW side of Northeast Arm:
National Sea Products wharf, 91 m in length, with
depths of 48 to 55 m alongside.
T-shaped public wharf, 61 m in length at the head,
with a depth of 67 m alongside the head.

11.122
Repairs: small machine shops in Louisbourg.
Other facility. Hospital at North Sydney (11.74), distant
35 km, and Glace Bay (11.87).
Supplies: fuel oils and provisions in limited quantities;
fresh water.
Communications. Airport at Sydney, 48 km distant.
Rescue. A lifeboat is stationed at Louisbourg, on
continuous stand-by. Constant RT watch is kept on the
usual emergency frequencies. See 1.105 for further
information.

Anchorages and harbours

Small craft channel

1

Wharf, 1 cable NE of the public wharf, 110 m in

length, with a depth of 61 m alongside the outer
55 m.
A floating wavebreak is moored in the vicinity of the
head of the public pier.
There are numerous smaller piers and wharves around
Northeast Arm, see the local chart.

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11.123
General information. Gabarus Bay, entered between
White Point (4553N, 6000W) and Cape Gabarus,
4 miles SW, is free from dangers, except for some rocks
near the shore.
The N shore of the bay is steep, with hills rising
abruptly from the sea to elevations of 61 m; the land on the
S shore is much lower.
The bay contains a fair weather anchorage for small
vessels and a boat harbour at Gabarus, marked by a church,
near the head of the bay.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 13 m; mean neap
range about 07 m. For further information see Admiralty
Tide Tables, Volume 2.
Directions. Gabarus Bay is entered from E passing,
(with positions from Cape Gabarus):
S of Simon Point (4 miles NE), thence:
S of Kennington Rocks (2 miles N), bare slate,
steep-to on S side, and:
N of the rocky reef extending about 3 cables NE and
about 6 cables E from Cape Gabarus to Green
Rock, marked by JX3 Light-buoy (port hand)
moored 1 mile ENE of the cape, thence:
N of Rouse Point (2 miles NW), which is steep-to
on its N side, but has a reef extending about
1 cable from its E side.
The track then leads to a position between Harbour
Point (3 miles WNW), a peninsula with low slate cliffs,
and Harbour Rock (4 miles NW), a low ledge, whence the
track leads SSW into Gabarus Cove.
Useful marks:
Rouse Point Light (white block, 3 m in height)
(4551N, 6008W), shown from 1st May to 15th
December.
Gabarus (Harbour Point) Light (white round tower,
10 m in height) (4551N, 6009W), shown from
1st May to 15th December.
Anchorage is available in Gabarus Cove, W of Harbour
Point (4551N, 6009W), in depths of about 7 m (23 ft),
sand and mud. This anchorage is tolerably safe in summer
months, but it is unsafe in E or NE gales. Local knowledge
is required.

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Alongside berths:
A breakwater, in ruins, extends 108 m SW from the
W side of Harbour Point. The only suitable berth
is on the outer inside face, for 24 m, with a least
depth of 37 m (12 ft) alongside. Foul ground lies
close off the N side of the structure. The ruins of
a former breakwater lie close N.
A secure boat harbour is enclosed between Harbour
Point and Rouse Point, 4 cables E. It is entered
through a buoyed channel, dredged to a depth of
11 to 15 m (3 to 5 ft). There are a number of
small wharves and a depth of 15 m (5 ft). The
main wharf extends 46 m from the W shore, close
inside the harbour.

Small craft

RED CAPE TO MICHAUD POINT

General information
Chart 4748, Canadian Chart 4374 (see 1.32)

Route
1

Topography
1

Canadian Chart 4374 (see 1.32)

Fourchu Inlet
1

11.124
Fourchu Inlet is entered N of Fourchu Head Light
(4543N, 6014W) (11.113). A narrow buoyed channel
leads through the inlet to Fourchu Harbour, where there is
sheltered anchorage for boats, and a pier. Depths in the
harbour vary owing to silting. Local knowledge is required.
A shallow buoyed channel leads from the wharf in
Fourchu Harbour to North Fourchu.
Directions for approaching Fourchu Inlet. The inlet is
approached either from E, passing (with positions from
Fourchu Head Light (4543N, 6014W)):
Clear of Fourchu Rock (1 miles NE) and a patch,
1 cables S, with a depth of 35 m over it, thence:
N of Flat Ledge (7 cables ENE), which stands on
shoal ground extending 2 cables E.
Or from S, passing (with positions from Fourchu
Head Light):
W of N14 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles
SSE), marking Pot Rock, thence:
W of NC2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (5 cables
ESE).
Directions for entering Fourchu Inlet. The inlet is
entered from ENE on the alignment (255) of Fourchu
Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 2 m in height) (7 cables W), on a pier on
the NE side of Butter Island.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
7 m in height) (226 m from front light).
The lights are shown from 1st May to 15th December.
Berths. L-shaped public wharf in Fourchu Harbour is
52 m long, with a berth 28 m long, and a depth of 3 m
(10 ft) alongside the pier-head.
Caution. A rock with a drying height of 5 ft has been
reported in the approach in position 45434N, 60140W.

11.127
The coastal terrain is included in the description at
11.111.
Saint Esprit Island (4537N, 6029W), which is
moderately steep-to on its S side, is 9 m (30 ft) high and
partly wooded. It is joined to the mainland by a reef which
dries in parts.
Caution. The coast between Saint Esprit Island and
Michaud Point (4534N, 6041W) is encumbered with
rocks and islets lying up to 2 miles offshore, and is
dangerous to approach.

Traffic regulations
1

11.128
Traffic separation scheme. The W-bound lane of the
traffic separation scheme for vessels entering Chedabucto
Bay (Chapter 12) passes 9 miles S of Michaud Point, as
indicated on the chart.
Vessel Traffic Service. Zone regulations. The E
boundary of the Strait of Canso and Eastern approaches
Vessel Traffic Services Zone is established by a line drawn
181 from the S shore of Cape Breton Island, at position
45384N, 60293W, to the Territorial Sea Boundary.
VTS Zone regulations are mandatory, details appear at
1.26.

Principal marks
1

11.129
Major lights:
Guyon Island Lighthouse (4546N, 6007W)
(11.112).
Cranberry Island Light (4519N, 6056W) (12.11).

Directions
(continued from 11.113)
1

Other names
1

11.126
From a position SE of Red Cape (4542N, 6020W),
the coastal passage follows the SE side of Cape Breton
Island to Michaud Point, 17 miles SW.

11.125
Black Rocks (4548N, 6004W).
Bull Rock (4547N, 6005W).
Flat Ledge (4548N, 6004W).
Framboise Cove (4543N, 6019W).
Green Rock (4549N, 6004W).
Guyon Ledges (4547N, 6006W).

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11.130
From a position SE of Red Cape (4542N, 6020W),
the coastal passage leads WSW, passing (with positions
from Saint Esprit Island (4537N, 6029W)):
SSE of rocky patches, with depths less than 9 m, over
them, lying up to 1 mile offshore, thence:
SSE of Saint Esprit Island (11.127), from the E end
of which a light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 9 m in height) is exhibited,
thence:
SSE of N16 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles
SSW), moored 7 cables S of Bad Neighbour Shoal,
over which the sea breaks only in heavy weather,
thence:
SSE of Black Breaker Rock (4 miles WSW), thence:
SSE of Basque Shoal (7 miles WSW), which breaks
in heavy weather), lying 1 mile S of Basque
Islands, three low islands.
The track then leads to a position SSE of Michaud Point
(4534N, 6041W). Michaud Point is a wooded peninsula
12 m (40 ft) high, joined to the mainland by a sandy beach.
(Directions continue for Chedabucto Bay at 12.17
and for coastal passage NW at 12.118)

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provides shelter for boats behind a rocky point on the E

side of the entrance.

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Chart 4374 (see 1.32)

Michaud Cove
1

11.131
General information. Michaud Cove, on the N side of
Michaud Point peninsula (4534N, 6041W) (11.127)
affords some shelter from W winds and good anchorage for
coasters and fishing vessels, which occasionally use the
cove during the summer season. Access is restricted and it
is unsafe to remain at this anchorage with E to SE winds,
especially if the barometric pressure is falling.
Directions for approach from the south. The cove is
approached from S by passing:
W of Basque Shoal (4534N, 6039W) (11.130),
thence:
E of shoal ground, with depths of 52 m (17 ft) or
less over it, extending about 2 cables SE from
Michaud Point, and:
W of the foul ground surrounding Basque Islands
(11.130) and extending to within 5 cables of the
Michaud Point.
Directions for approach from the east. Michaud Cove
may also be approached from E, passing (with positions
from Michaud Point (4534N, 6041W)):
S of Black Breaker Rock (4 miles ENE), thence:
Between Basque Island (1 miles ENE) and Shag
Ledge (1 miles NE).
Anchorage. The recommended anchorage, with good
holding ground, is about 5 cables NE of the point, in
depths of 7 to 9 m (23 ft to 30 ft), sand and clay.

LArchevque Cove
1

Grand River
1

Small craft
Capelin Cove
1

11.133
General information. LArchevque Cove (4537N,
6035W) affords shelter for small craft with not more than
18 m (6 ft) draught, but a drying bar almost closes the
entrance at LW.
Directions. The cove is approached through a buoyed
channel from the vicinity of NH1 Light-buoy (port hand)
moored about 8 cables SE of the E entrance point.
Berth. A breakwater wharf 123 m long, with a depth of
0.6 m (2 ft) at the outer end, extends from the shore on the
W side.

11.132
General information. Capelin Cove (4539N, 6025W)

11.134
General information. Grand River enters the sea
between Black Point (4537N, 6036W), which is low,
and Red Head, 21 m (69 ft) in height, 1 miles WSW.
The river mouth is narrow and is obstructed by a sand
bar with a depth of only 09 m (3 ft) over it. The channel
inside the bar has depths of 18 m (6 ft) to within 5 cables
of a bridge 2 miles upstream.
The current is rapid and the channel is made dangerous
by a number of large rocks. No attempt should be made to
enter the river except at HW.
Directions. Grand River is approached from SE, passing
SW of Black Breaker Rock, situated 1 mile SE of Black
Point. Rocky patches, with a least depth of 3 m (10 ft) over
them, lie up to 8 cables SSW of Black Point.
Berth. A pier 61 m long, with a depth of 18 m
alongside its head, is situated on the E shore of the river,
near its mouth.

GREAT BRAS DOR BRAS DOR LAKE LITTLE BRAS DOR SAINT PETERS CANAL
GENERAL INFORMATION

Depths
1

Chart 4748

Area covered
1

11.135
This section describes the waters contained within Cape
Breton Island, comprising Bras dOr Lake (4550N,
6050W) the main body of water, which is separated by
Barra Strait from Great Bras dOr (4620N, 6024W) and
Little Bras dOr, 3 miles E, which give access to Bras dOr
Lake from the N.
St Peters Canal (4539N, 6052W) (11.249) gives
access to Bras dOr Lake from the S through Saint Peters
Inlet.
The section is arranged as follows:
Great Bras dOr and Barra Strait (11.140).
Saint Patricks Channel (11.163).
Little Bras dOr and Saint Andrews Channel (11.188).
Bras dOr Lake Barra Strait to Saint Peters Canal
(11.202).
East Bay (11.221).
West Bay (11.233).
Saint Peters Canal (11.249).

11.136
Great Bras dOr and Bras dOr Lake, connecting the
waters NE of Cape Breton Island with the Strait (Gut) of
Canso (4534N, 6120W) (Chapter 12), have the
following least charted depths:
104 m at the entrance to Great Bras dOr, at the N
end of the waterway.
41 m in Saint Peters Canal lock.

Ice
1

11.137
The navigation season is approximately 1st May to 1st
December. During this period the various passages are
lighted and buoyed, the direction of buoyage being
southward and westward.

Pilotage
1

250

11.138
Pilotage is compulsory for entry into, and passage
through, Great Bras dOr, Little Bras dOr, Bras dOr Lake
and Saint Peters Inlet.
Vessels should report their ETA to Atlantic Pilotage
Authority 12 and 6 hours in advance and ETD 12 and
4 hours in advance, using UTC.

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4748

4748

232A

11.188
11.163

251

4764

4764
BRETON

46
N

ISLAND

11.221
Bras D'Or
Lake

11.202

11.233

2342

St Peters
Canal

11.249
4765

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CAPE

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Pilot boarding places are situated as follows:

For Great Bras dOr and Little Bras dOr, at the
approach to Sydney Harbour (46185N,
60075W) (11.63).
For Saint Peters Canal, at the Strait of Canso inner
approach (4529N, 6111W) (12.4).
For further details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals,
Volume 6 (5).

Aquaculture
1

11.139
Numerous aquacultures or fish cultures have been
established in coves and bays throughout the Bras dOr
Lake system. These cultures are suspended from rafts,
secured together in groups, and may be moved without
prior notice.

GREAT BRAS DOR AND BARRA STRAIT

Bridges

General Information

Chart 4748, Canadian Charts 4277, 4278, 4279 and plans

(see 1.32)

Route

11.140
Great Bras dOr is entered from the N between Cape
Dauphin (4620N, 6025W) (11.36) and Point Aconi,
5 miles E.
After passing over a bar and through a narrow channel
separating Noir Point (4617N, 6025W) and Carey Point,
1 cables NW, Great Bras dOr continues SW for about
16 miles in the comparatively narrow passage NW of
Boularderie Island, before widening into a lake at its SW
end, or branching W into Saint Patricks Channel (4605N,
6045W).
At its SW extremity, 10 miles farther SW, Great Bras
dOr leads through Barra Strait (4558N, 6048W) into
Bras dOr Lake.

The tidal streams in the entrance do not set fairly

through it; the out-going stream sets N after passing Carey
Point, and the in-going stream sets towards the SE side of
the channel.
Tidal streams through Barra Strait are often irregular.
They run strongest at mid out-going and mid in-going,
attaining a rate of up to 3 kn, and care is necessary when
passing through the opening in the bridge as the tidal
streams set at an angle to the channel as follows:
N-going stream sets towards Gillis Point (4602N,
6047W).
S-going stream sets towards Derby Point (4556N,
6048W).
Masters are advised to consult the Canadian Tide and
Current Tables before transiting the strait.
Swell. The long reaches of Great Bras dOr allow a
considerable swell to build up, which, with the great depths
in many places, makes anchorage insecure, except in
certain sheltered places.

11.143
Great Bras dOr. A road bridge which spans the NE
reach of Great Bras dOr has a vertical clearance of 36 m.
Barra Strait. Railway and road bridges, about 60 m
apart and 500 m in length, cross the N end of the strait
between Kelly Point (4558N, 6048W) and Uniacke
Point, 3 cables NW. The bascule, lifting section of the road
bridge, is in line with the swing span of the railway bridge,
on the SE side of the strait. Lights are exhibited from the
piers of the road bridge.
The bridge is usually opened when a vessel is seen
approaching, but it may remain closed until the vessel is
very close, requiring great caution, especially when
approaching with the stream. The channel is marked at
each end by traffic signals which show green when the
bridge is open, red when closed.
During the navigation season, the bridge is opened
between 0700 and 2300, except for continuous operation
during the months of July and August.

Topography
1

11.141
An unbroken line of hills, more than 300 m in elevation
in places, extends SW from Cape Dauphin (4620N,
6025W) (11.31) along the NW side of Great Bras dOr, to
the N side of Big Harbour (Port Bevis) (4609N,
6037W).
The coast between Table Head (4620N, 6022W) and
Black Rock Point, about 1 miles SW, is composed of red
cliffs. Shoal ground extends up to 4 cables from the coast,
but only cable off Noir Point.
On the SE side of Great Bras dOr, Boularderie Island is
thickly wooded in the interior, and rises to an elevation of
150 m.

Overhead cables
1

Submarine cables
11.145
Great Bras dOr. Submarine cables are laid as follows:
Two submarine cables are laid across the entrance,
about 2 cables SW of Noir Point (4617N,
6025W).
A submarine cable is laid across Great Bras dOr
from the vicinity of Ross Ferry (4609N,
6035W).
Barra Strait. A submarine cable is laid across Barra
Strait, close S of the bridge.

Natural conditions
1

11.142
Tidal streams. The normal rate of tidal streams in the
narrows separating Noir Point and Carey Point is 4 to 5 kn.
In the spring season, or after prolonged NE gales, the
level of Bras dOr Lake may be raised considerably,
increasing the rate to 6 kn, causing strong tide-rips and
eddies, especially off Carey Point.
During continued fine weather the tidal streams flow
outward for most of the time when the tide is rising and
inward for most of the falling tide; strong winds cause
irregularities in this pattern.

11.144
A power transmission line with a vertical clearance of
35 m crosses Great Bras dOr from Munro Point (Munroe)
(4610N, 6034W) to the opposite shore.

Principal marks
1

252

11.146
Landmark:
Black Rock (Blackrock) Point Lighthouse (red
framework tower, 3 m in height) (4618N,
6024W).

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Major light:
Black Rock Point Directional Light as above.

Directions
(continued from 11.35)

Northern approach
1

11.147
Caution. A number of light-buoys were reported
removed from the channel in 1998.
From a position on the coastal passage NE of Ciboux
Island Light (4623N, 6022W) (11.35), the approach
track leads SW, into a buoyed channel in the narrowing
inlet between Cape Dauphin (4620N, 6025W) (11.31)
and Haddock Bank, 3 miles E, passing (with positions from
Black Rock Point (4618N, 6024W)):
NW of Haddock Bank (3 miles NE). Point Aconi,
from which a light is exhibited (11.35) lies ESE.
Thence:
NW of Table Rock (1 miles NE) and shoal ground
extending 2 cables WNW of Table Head, thence:
Between Q1 Light-buoy (port hand) and Q2
Light-buoy (starboard hand).
Noir Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 10 m in height)
(46174N, 60248W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 16 m in
height) (515 m from front light).
These lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (212) of these lights leads through the
buoyed channel to a position close SE of Q8 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), lying between Gooseberry Beach and
Three Fathom shoal, close NW.
The track then leads about 2 miles SW into Great Bras
dOr, by night in the white sector (048 to 049),
astern, of Black Rock Point Direction Light (11.146),
passing NW of Eddy Rock, least depth 21 m, lying about
1 cable off the SE shore, 9 cables SW of Noir Point.
Useful mark:
Chimney (white lights, 106 m in height) (4619N,
6020W).

Bevis Point to Red Head

Aulds Point to Seal Point

1

11.148
Caution. Strong tidal streams, on both the rising and
falling tides, run in the channel in the vicinity of the
bridge, and can be dangerous for boats.
Seal Islands lie close SW of the bridge (11.143).
From a position about 3 cables NW of Aulds Point
(MacKenzie Point) (4616N, 6026W), the channel
marked by light-buoys, leads SW for about 4 miles to a
position SE of Seal Point (4614N, 6030W), passing
(with positions from Seal Point):
Under the navigable span of the bridge (11.143),
7 cables NE of Seal Point, marked by red lights at
the top of the span, thence:
SE of Seal Reefs (5 cables ENE), marked by Q14
Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
NW of Lime Rock (3 cables SE), marked by Q15
Light-buoy (port hand).

11.149
Man of War Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (46115N, 60327W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 20 m in
height) (769 m from front light).

11.150
Macfarlane Point Leading Lights stand on the SE
shore, about 1 mile SW of Ross Point (4608N, 6035W):
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (46076N, 60363W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height) (277 m from front light).
The alignment (065), astern, of these lights leads in
the channel from a position 1 miles SW of Bevis Point
(4608N, 6037W), passing (with positions from Bevis
Point):
NW of Q19 Spar buoy (port hand) (2 miles SW),
marking a rocky shoal, extending 5 cables N from
Fraser (Frazer) Point and Black Island, thence:
SSE of a patch (2 miles WSW) with a depth of
88 m over it, marked by Q20 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), and:
NNW of a patch, with a depth of 91 m over it,
marked by Q21 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
NW of a rocky shoal (3 miles SW), (previously
known as MacRae Point Shoal) with a depth of
64 m over it, marked by QA Light-buoy (preferred
channel to starboard), 4 cables SE of MacRae
Point.
The track then leads to a position at the S end of the
narrows, between Red Head (4606N, 6043W) and
Coffin Shoal, 1 miles ESE, marked by Q23 Spar buoy
(port hand). The preferred route for N-bound vessels lies
SE of the shoal, marked by QA Light-buoy.
Caution. The above-mentioned shoals have not been
closely examined and larger vessels should not pass over
them. See the source classification diagram on the national
chart.
Useful mark:
Mackenzie Point Light (red and white rectangle on
mast, 6 m in height) (4607N, 6039W).
(Directions continue for Saint Patricks
Channel at 11.171)

Red Head to Derby Point

1

Seal Point to Bevis Point

1

The alignment (223) of these lights leads through the

channel passing SE of Otter Island (4613N, 6032W),
which is low and wooded, whence the track leads SW in
mid-channel to Bevis Point, 5 miles SW, the S entrance
point to Big Harbour (11.159), passing under the overhead
cable (11.144) at Munro Point.
Useful mark:
Otter Harbour Direction Light (4613N, 6032W)
(11.157).

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11.151
The depths in this part of Great Bras dOr, are very
irregular. In some parts the depth exceeds 100 m (55 fm),
but there are several shoals, particularly on the E side and
close to the entrance to Barra Strait, at the SW end of
Great Bras dOr.
From a position ESE of Red Head the track leads SW,
to Barra Strait. The deepest water will be found by passing
(with positions from MacKay Point (4604N, 6044W)):
SE of Burnt Shoal (5 cables SE), thence:
NW of Big Shoal (3 miles SSE), an extensive rocky
bank, marked on its NW side by Q25 Spar buoy
(port hand), lying 1 mile NW of Longbeach Point
(4601N, 6042W), thence:
SE of Gillis Point Light (white tower, 11 m in height)
(3 miles SW), marking the S entrance point to

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Maskells Harbour (Boulaceet Harbour) (11.160),

thence:
SE of a rocky shoal (5 miles SSW), with a depth of
91 m over it, and associated shoal ground
extending SE from Blacksmith Point (4600N,
6048W), and:
NW of Christmas Island (5 miles S), a long curving
spit of land, thence:
Clear of Barra Shoal (6 miles SSW), rocky patches
lying directly across the N entrance to Barra Strait,
marked by QH Buoy (preferred channel to
starboard).
The track then leads SSW into Barra Strait.

Chain Point
1

New Harris
1

11.152
Caution. The ship channel through the bridges has a
width of about 31 m, with a charted depth of 8 m. Owing
to the speed of the tidal streams through the bridge, it is
advisable to pass through at a good speed.
From a position in the N entrance to Barra Strait the
track leads SSW, in the channel through the swing bridges,
to a position between Derby Point (4556N, 6048W) and
Hectors Point, 6 cables NW, at the entrance to Bras dOr
Lake, passing WNW of Q31 Spar buoy (port hand)
(4557N, 6048W). A groyne for deflecting the tidal
stream, in ruins and below water at its outer end, extends
SW from pivot pier, 1 cables SE.
Useful marks:
Large white church and steeple (4558N, 6045W),
close S of Christmas Island.
Iona church and steeple (4558N, 6048W), close
NW of Uniacke Point.
Derby Point Light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (4556N,
6048W).
(Directions continue at 11.207)

11.156
At New Harris Settlement (4614N, 6031W), on the
NW shore, there is a public wharf in ruins.

Otter Harbour
1

Barra Strait
1

11.155
Anchorage is available off Chain Point (4616N,
6028W), in depths of about 9 m.

11.157
General information. Otter Harbour (4613N,
6032W), lies on the NW side of the channel, NW of
Otter Island (11.149). Numerous sunken barges are reported
to lie at the head of the cove that extends to NW.
Directions. The white sector (282 to 283) of Otter
Harbour Direction Light (mast on white hut, 5 m in height)
(46131N, 60318W), standing on an islet at the head of
the harbour, leads into the harbour, passing:
Close N of a rocky patch, with a depth of 34 m over
it, thence:
S of an islet situated 3 cables ENE of the direction
light.
Useful mark:
Platform standing close NW of the direction light.
Anchorage. Secure anchorage is available, in depths of
10 to 11 m, mud, about 2 cables ESE of the direction light,
but the available space is only 2 cables in extent.

Ross Ferry
1

11.158
A L-shaped public pier 35 m long, with a depth of 43 m
alongside its head, projects from the SE shore at Ross
Ferry (4609N, 6035W), opposite Big Harbour (11.159).
This is the former cable ferry wharf serving the
communities of Ross Ferry and Big Harbour (11.159); both
wharves are reported to be in ruins.

Big Harbour
Anchorages and harbours
1

Kellys Cove
1

11.153
General information. Kellys Cove, on the W side of
Kellys Point (4617N, 6026W) is sheltered from all
except SW winds.
Anchorage. Good anchorage can be obtained in depths
of about 9 m, sand and mud, off the entrance to the cove,
out of the main tidal stream, as indicated on Canadian
Chart 4277.
Berth. A public pier 24 m in length, with a depth of
43 m alongside its 20 m long outer face, extends from the
shore at New Campbellton, near the head of the cove. A
light (framework tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited from
the S end of the pier-head.

11.159
General information. Big Harbour (Port Bevis)
(4609N, 6037W), a deeply penetrating cove on the NW
side of Great Bras dOr, curves round the SW end of the
mountain range that extends, unbroken, from Cape
Dauphin, 15 miles NNE.
Fish farming takes place off the N and S shores of the
harbour, and it is advisable to navigate with care in these
areas.
Gypsum abounds in the cliffs on the S side of the
harbour.
Anchorage. Secure anchorage is available towards the N
shore, in depths of 13 m near the entrance, decreasing to
7 m at a position about 5 cables farther W, where the
harbour divides into two shallow arms.
Berth. A ruined pier is situated on the N shore of the
cove.

Maskells Harbour
Big Bras dOr
1

11.154
At Big Bras dOr (4617N, 6025W) a public wharf,
86 m in length, with a least depth of 34 m alongside its
head, projects from the SE shore. A light (square
framework tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited on the elbow
of the pier-head. Attention is drawn to Eddy Rock (11.147).

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11.160
General information. Maskells Harbour (4602N,
6046W) indents the W shore of Great Bras dOr for a
distance of about 1 mile. A steep-to spit of shingle extends
S from the N shore of the inlet, about 3 cables within the
entrance, but depths of more than 55 m continue for a
distance of 2 cables farther in.

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Directions. Maskells Harbour is entered by passing N of

a reef, marked by QD1 Buoy (port hand), which extends
about 1 cables NE from Gillis Point, the S entrance point,
from which a light (11.151) is exhibited.

Ferry

Christmas Island

Overhead cables

11.161
Good anchorage, except in NE winds, is available about
5 cables SW of Christmas Island (4559N, 6045W), in
depths of about 15 m, mud.

Iona
1

11.162
A wharf, now owned by Central Cape Breton
Community Ventures, extends from the shore at Iona
village, close N of Uniacke Point (4558N, 6048W). The
length of the outer face is 87 m. The least depth alongside
the head of the jetty is 48 m.

11.166
A chain ferry crosses Little Narrows between short piers
at Little Narrows village, 3 cables within the SW entrance.

11.167
A power transmission line, with a least vertical clearance
of 36 m, crosses the SW end of Little Narrows.

Submarine cable
1

11.168
A submarine cable is laid across Little Narrows, close
SW of the ferry piers.

Bird sanctuary
11.169
A bird sanctuary is situated on Spectacle Island
(4605N, 6044W) (1.91).

Natural conditions
SAINT PATRICKS CHANNEL
General information
Chart 4748, Canadian Chart 4278 and plans (see 1.32)

Route
1

11.163
Saint Patricks Channel, entered on the W side of Great
Bras dOr between Red Head (4606N, 6043W) and
MacKay Point, about 1 miles SSW, leads 19 miles,
generally WSW, passing through Little Narrows (4600N,
6058W), a narrow and tortuous passage, which opens into
the broader waters of Whycocomagh Bay.

Topography
1

Directions
(continued from 11.150)

Red Head to MacIvers Point

1

11.164
The shores of the channel are moderately high, rising to
hills of considerable elevation a short distance inland.

Depths
1

11.165
Depths in Saint Patricks Channel are generally over
11 m, except in the narrows, in the bays and at the extreme
SW end.

11.170
Flow. There are no tidal streams, nor any perceptible
rise in tide, but the water level is affected by prevailing
winds, being higher during NE winds and lower during SW
winds. The difference is seldom more than 03 m.
Local weather. Heavy squalls may be expected in rough
weather, making conditions often dangerous to sailing craft
and boats.

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11.171
From a position between Red Head (4606N, 6043W)
and Coffin Shoal, 1 miles ESE, the track through the
outer part of Saint Patricks Channel leads WSW, passing
(with positions from Red Head):
NNW of Spectacle Island (1 miles SW) and reefs
and shoal ground, with depths of less than 10 m,
extending 5 cables NE and 3 cables N, thence:
SSE of a patch (1 mile WSW), with a depth of 85 m
over it, marked by A2 Light-buoy (starboard
hand), thence:

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SSE of the SW end of Kidston Island (1 mile W),

from which a light (11.176) is exhibited.
NNW of Bone Island (1 miles SW) and shoal
ground with a least depth of 03 m over it,
extending about 4 cables NNE, thence:
SSE of Stony Shoal (2 miles WSW), which
sometimes uncovers, marked by A4 Light-buoy
(starboard hand), thence:
NNW of Neil Island (2 miles SW) and shoal ground
extending about 2 cables WNW, marked by A5
Buoy (port hand), thence, keeping closer to the N
shore:
SSE of Sandy Point (5 miles WSW), thence:
NNW of Brian Point (4603N, 6052W) and the
shore bank, extending about 1 cable N, marked by
A9 Light-buoy (port hand).
The track then continues WSW, in a broad and clear
channel, to a position NNW of MacIvers Point (4602N,
6055W) and clear of shoal ground extending up to
2 cables offshore.

Morrisons Cove Leading Lights

1

11.172
Morrisons Cove Leading Lights stand on the SE shore in
the vicinity of Morrisons Cove (Oyster Creek) (4601N,
6056W):
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
mast, 3 m in height) at the NE entrance point to
the cove.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
6 m in height) (640 m from front light).
The alignment (195) of these lights leads through the
first leg of the buoyed channel to a position 2 cables SW
of MacIvers Point Leading Lights (46021N, 60555W).
The track then leads through the main buoyed channel to
the approaches to Little Narrows, passing E of MacIvers
Bank, centred 5 cables SSW of MacIvers Point Leading
Lights. Little Narrows is approached from NNE and
entered about 4 cables NE of Donald Williams Point
(4601N, 6058W) on the alignment (206) of Little
Narrows Leading Lights.

Clear of shoal ground, with depths of less than 5 m,

extending about 3 cables from the NW coast, and:
NE of a bank, with depths of less than 5 m,
extending about 4 cables N from the W end of
MacInnis Island (11.180), 8 cables SSE of Lovett
Point.

Useful marks
11.174
Little Narrows Light (white round tower, red bands,
10 m in height) (4600N, 6059W), on the SE
shore of the narrows.
Whycocomagh Light (triangular framework mast, 6 m
in height) (4558N, 6105W) on Lovett Point.
Church, prominent (4558N, 6108W) on the W
shore of the inlet leading to Whycocomagh village.

Alternative channel
MacIvers Point Leading Lights
1

Anchorages and harbours

Baddeck Bay and Harbour
1

Little Narrows Leading Lights

1

11.173
Caution. When approaching Little Narrows the whistle
should be sounded in plenty of time to warn the ferry
(11.166), and care should be taken to avoid causing danger
by excessive wash.
Little Narrows Leading Lights stand on the S shore:
Front light (white trapezium, orange stripe, on red
framework mast) (4600N, 6058W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower)
(128 m from front light).
The alignment (206) of these lights leads into the N
end of the buoyed channel, passing:
SE of Donald Williams Point and shoal ground
extending 3 cables NE, marked at the NE
extremity by A22 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
and:
NW of Eel Shoal, centred 4 cables ENE of Donald
Williams Point, marked by A23 Buoy (port hand).
Thence from a position about 5 cables NNE of the front
leading light, the buoyed channel follows a tortuous track
SW. Then from the SW end of Little Narrows, the channel
widens and leads WSW through Whycocomagh Bay to a
position SE of Lovett Point (4558N, 6105W):

11.175
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on a column,
3 m in height) (46021N, 60555W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on
framework tower, 7 m in height) (33 m from front
light).
From a position 2 cables SW of MacIvers Point
Leading Lights, the alignment (066), astern, of the above
lights leads through an alternative buoyed channel to Little
Narrows, in a least charted depth of 91 m, passing between
MacIvers Bank, and the shoal ground surrounding Bell
Rock, 7 cables W of MacIvers Point Leading Lights.
Useful mark:
Little Narrows Light (4600N, 6059W) (11.174).

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General information. Baddeck Bay is entered NW of
Red Head (4606N, 6043W), and extends as a narrowing
inlet for about 2 miles NNE. The bay is deep almost to its
head, but a shoal with a least depth of 61 m lies in its
entrance, about 7 cables WNW of Red Head.
Baddeck Harbour lies N of Kidston Island (4606N,
6045W), at the SW entrance point to Baddeck Bay. The
town of Baddeck, population about 1 000, stands on the
NW shore. It is a pulpwood and lumber shipping port.
Directions. There are entrance channels at the NE and
SW ends of Kidston Island; the NE entrance is preferable
as the SW entrance, between Kidston Island and Pinauds
Point (14 cables WNW) is very narrow. A submarine cable
is laid across the SW entrance to the harbour.
The NE entrance is approached from SE and entered
passing clear of a shoal (4606N, 6044W), with a depth
of 61 m over it, at the entrance to Baddeck Bay.
Useful marks:
Kidston Island (NE) Light (white structure, 14 m in
height) (46059N, 60446W) on the NE point of
the island.
Kidston Island (SW) Light (white tower, red bands,
10 m in height) (46056N, 60451W) on the SW
point of the island.
Anchorage. The bay affords good anchorage in 10 m to
16 m, mud. The best anchorage for small craft is near the
head of the bay, within long shingle beaches that extend
from the E shore, but it is very confined.

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Baddeck Wharf (11.176)

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Anchorage with good holding ground, lies about 1 cable

NW of Kidston Island (NE) Light, in depths of about 8 m,
mud and sand, but space is restricted.
Berth. The public wharf at Baddeck, now owned by
Baddeck Area Business and Tourism Association, extends
SE from the mainland, 2 cables WNW of Kidston Island
Light. Least depth of 72 m is found off the outer face of
the wharf.
Repairs. Minor repairs only.
Supplies: provisions; diesel oil; fresh water at the public
wharf.
Small craft. Marina with a berth 30 m long and 21 m
wide, is situated close W of the public wharf. A clubhouse
and yacht basin are situated close E of the public wharf,
where there is a wharf, 20 m in length and a ramp. Small
craft anchoring is under the jurisdiction of Baddeck
Harbour Development Committee.

berth on NE side of pier is 110 m, with a depth of 81 m

alongside and a deck elevation of 12 m. The SW side of
the wharf is not used and an overhead conveyor runs onto
it. Vessels can be loaded to a maximum draught of 97 m.
Vessels of less than 195 m in length can be loaded without
turning the vessel. There are no facilities at the berth.

Little Narrows
1

Whycocomagh Bay
1

MacKay Point
1

11.177
At MacKay Point (4604N, 6044W) a pier extends
61 m N, with a depth of 21 m alongside its head. A light,
privately maintained, is occasionally exhibited from the
pier-head.

Little Narrows Gypsum Company

1

11.178
Little Narrows Gypsum Company wharf projects from
the SE shore, about 5 cables NE of Little Narrows Front
Leading Light (4600N, 6058W) (11.173). Length of

11.179
Little Narrows public wharf (4559N, 6059W), usable
but in a state of disrepair, with a berth 15 m in length at
the pier-head and depths of 15 to 35 m alongside, is
situated at the village, close S of the ferry pier (11.166) on
the SE shore.

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11.180
General information. Whycocomagh Bay (4558N,
6102W) has sheltered deep water anchorage available off
the SW side of Indian Island (4557N, 6107W), at the
head of the bay. The anchorage is entered by passing E and
S of a bank with a least depth of 18 m, extending 3 cables
E from the S point of Indian Island and between that island
and Sheep Island lying 6 cables SE.
Berth. A L-shaped wharf, with an outer face 21 m in
length and depths of between 35 to 45 m alongside, is
situated at Whycocomagh (4558N, 6107W), population
about 400. It is used by the local sailing clubs.
Small craft. Boats may find shelter in a number of
small inlets, reached through shallow channels on the S

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side of Whycocomagh Bay (4558N, 6102W); the inlets

are spawning grounds for oysters.
Anchorage in shallower water is available in West Cove,
S of MacInnis Island (4557N, 6104W).

LITTLE BRAS DOR AND SAINT

ANDREWS CHANNEL
General information
Canadian Charts 4276, 4277 (see 1.32)

Route
Small craft
1

Crow Point
1

11.181
Crow Point (4604N, 6046W) affords good anchorage
on either side.

Washabuck Centre
1

11.182
Washabuck Centre (4603N, 6048W), is a village on
the S shore, about 4 miles within the entrance to Saint
Patricks Channel. There is a L-shaped public pier with a
berth 12 m in length on its outer face and a depth of 3 m
alongside.

11.188
Little Bras dOr is a very narrow and tortuous passage,
entered W of Alder Point (46189N, 60167W) and
leading generally S for about 5 miles on the E side of
Boularderie Island (11.141). At its S end, Little Bras dOr
widens into Saint Andrews Channel (4615N, 6018W),
entered at Burchells Point (4615N, 6018W), then
continues down the E side of Boularderie Island to Kempt
Head, where it enters Great Bras dOr.

Topography
11.189
A conspicuous radio tower, is situated on Mount
Cameron, about 9 cables E of the S end of Long Island
(4610N, 6025W). The tower is not shown on the chart.

Depths
MacIvers Cove
1

11.183
MacIvers Cove (4603N, 6050W) is reported to offer
good anchorage on the S side opposite Murphy Point.

Washabuck River
1

11.184
The creek forming the entrance to Washabuck River is
entered W of Murphy Point (4603N, 6049W). The
entrance channel is narrow and marked by buoys, but the
creek widens into a basin close within the entrance.
Sheltered anchorage, in depths of 7 to 12 m, mud, lies in
the basin close within the entrance, in the lee of Plaster
Point (4603N, 6050W).

Cow Bay
1

11.185
Cow Bay (4605N, 6052W), an indentation on the N
shore of Saint Patricks Channel, affords good anchorage in
a depth of 14 m, mud. A gravel spit, least depth 67 m,
stretches across the entrance to the bay.

Bridge
1

11.186
Nyanza Bay (4605N, 6054W), on the N shore of
Saint Patricks Channel, affords good anchorage S of the
village of Nyanza in 5 to 14 m, mud. Drying flats extend
almost 6 cables from the mouths of Baddeck River and
Middle River, two rapid but shallow streams which flow
into the NE and NW sides of the bay, respectively.
Baddeck River is navigable by boats for a few miles above
its entrance. A public wharf at Nyanza, 79 m in length, has
a depth of 46 m alongside its outer end.

11.187
Black Point (4601N, 6040W).
Grass Cove (4559N, 6049W).
Hume Island (4603N, 6056W).
John Alex Pond (4600N, 6048W).

11.192
Power transmission lines span Little Bras dOr with
vertical clearances as follows:
Abreast Mill Creek (4617N, 6018W), 13 m.
2 cables N of the road bridge, 17 m.
Close N of the road bridge, 75 m.

Local knowledge
1

11.193
Local knowledge is essential for Little Bras dOr.

Local weather
11.194
The N entrance is closed by breakers when there is a
heavy sea, especially when the tidal stream is setting
strongly against the wind.

Directions

Other names
1

11.191
At its S end, Little Bras dOr is spanned by a road
bridge (4615N, 6018W) with a vertical clearance of
64 m.
The following lights are shown from the bridge:
South-bound traffic. Two white lights on the NW part
of the bridge indicate the S-bound channel.
North-bound traffic. Two white lights on the SE part
of the bridge indicate the N-bound channel.

Overhead cables

Nyanza Bay
1

11.190
Little Bras dOr. The channel at the N entrance to
Little Bras dOr has a least charted depth of 4 m.
The channel at the S end of Little Bras dOr has charted
depths of from 27 to 38 m, close N of the bridge at the
village of Bras dOr.
Saint Andrews Channel. The channel is generally deep
SW of Groves Point (4614N, 6021W), with depths of
more than 200 m in places.

(continued from 11.35)

Little Bras dOr

1

258

11.195
The N entrance channel and the channel leading from
the S end of the narrows into Saint Andrews Channel are

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buoyed, but within the narrows of Little Bras dOr there

are no buoys or beacons.
Little Bras dOr Leading Lights are exhibited at
McCreadyville, on the W side of the entrance:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (46187N, 60173W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 7 m in
height) (354 m from front light).
From a position in the vicinity of K6 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) (4622N, 6015W), the alignment (212)
of these lights leads to the outer end of the entrance
channel, passing (with positions from Alder Point
(46189N, 60167W)):
Close NW of U1 Light-buoy (port hand), moored
about 6 cables NNE of Alder Point, thence:
Close SE of U4 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored
2 cables WNW of Alder Point, marking the outer
end of the buoyed entrance channel.
The track then leads S, for about 9 cables, through the
entrance channel, marked by light-buoys and buoys, by
night, in the white sector (182183) of Alder Point
Direction Light (square tower, 3 m in height) (46179N,
60172W). Thence the track follows the unmarked
channel, where the greatest depth is not always in the
centre, passing under the navigable spans of the road
bridge (4615N, 6018W) (11.191). There is a depth of
27 m close N of this span. There is a depth of 38 m close
NNE of this span.
The track then leads to a position at the S end of a
buoyed channel 5 cables SSW of the bridge, and about
1 cable W of Burchells Point.
Useful marks:
Opencast mine, with the cliff face cut away, 2 cables
SW of High Cape (4620N, 6017W).
Water tower (46182N, 60168W), about 7 cables
S of Alder Point.

The track then leads into Great Bras dOr, SW of Kempt

Head (4604N, 6040W).
Useful mark:
Point Clear Light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 6 m in height) (4605N,
6036W), 3 miles NE of Kempt Head.
(Directions for the SW part of Great
Bras dOr are given at 11.151)

Anchorages and harbours

Little Bras dOr
1

11.197
Berths. There are many fishing stages and wharves in
the narrows of Little Bras dOr, which can best be seen on
the Canadian Chart. The principal berths at the N entrance
(46185N, 60170W), in sequence from N to S are:
Public wharf extending S from Alder Fish Plant, on E
side of N entrance, 90 m in length, with depths
from 32 to 21 m on its E side.
Wharf to the E of the public wharf, 145 m in length,
with a depth of 26 m alongside. These wharves
enclose a basin which is marked by buoys.
L-shaped public wharf at the entrance to Crawley
Creek (Crawley Brook) 57 m in length and 32 m
on the N end, with depths of about 27 m
alongside. There is a boat ramp close E.
Public wharf near Arsenault Creek (4617N,
6017W) on E shore.

Burchells Point
1

11.198
A jetty extends N from a village close SE of Burchells
Point (4615N, 6018W), about 5 cables SSW of the road
bridge. Secure anchorage is available in the lee of the
point, in depths of 2 to 3 m, mud.

Long Island
Saint Andrews Channel
1

11.196
From a position 1 cable W of Burchells Point (4615N,
6018W), the channel, marked by buoys, leads SW for
about 2 miles to a position S of Groves Point, passing
(with positions from Burchells Point (4615N, 6018W):
NW of a deep rocky shoal (8 cables SW), with a
depth of 15 m over it, marked by U41 and U43
Buoys (port hand), thence:
SE of a shoal (1 miles SW), with a depth of 46 m
over it, extending about 4 cables S from Codnor
Point.
The track then leads W, passing:
S of a patch (2 miles SW), with a depth of 34 m
over it, 2 cables S of Groves Point, and:
N of Almons Point (2 miles SW) and shoal ground,
with a least depth of 61 m over it, extending
about 5 cables N from it.
The track then leads generally SW, in mid-channel, in
deep water, passing:
NW of Long Island (4611N, 6025W), thence:
NW of Beaver Cove (4605N, 6033W) and shoal
ground, with a least depth of 09 m over it, at its
N end, extending 4 cables NNW, and with depths
of less than 9 m extending 7 cables farther NE,
thence:
Clear of MacPhee (MacPhie) Shoal (4602N,
6040W) and a rocky patch, with a depth of 82 m
over it, lying 1 mile W.

11.199
Secure but confined anchorage is available in the narrow
strait between Long Island (4611N, 6025W) and the
mainland.

Island Point Harbour

1

11.200
Island Point Harbour (4608N, 6032W) extends for
about 1 miles SW inside a narrow peninsula on the NW
side of Saint Andrews Channel. The harbour provides
secure anchorage in depths of between 5 and 14 m.

Shunacadie Harbour
1

11.201
General information. Shunacadie Harbour (4602N,
6039W) has the village of Shunacadie (Shenacadie) at its
head.
Berth. A pier at the village is in ruins, and the channel
leading to it, at one time dredged to 34 m, is probably not
maintained.

BRAS DOR LAKE BARRA

STRAIT TO SAINT PETERS CANAL
General information
Canadian Charts 4279, 4275 (see 1.32)

Route
1

259

11.202
Bras dOr Lake is entered from N through Barra Strait
(4557N, 6048W), and from the S through Saint Peters

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Canal (4539N, 6052W). The NW shore is indented with

numerous inlets and coves and there are many islands.
The main route leads about 12 miles S across Bras dOr
Lake from Derby Point, (4556N, 6048W) to Cape
George (4544N, 6049W), thence generally SE, a farther
7 miles, through Saint Peters Inlet, entered at the S end of
the lake, to Saint Peters Canal.

Cape George to MacNabs Point

1

Depths
1

11.203
The lake is very variable in depth, and contains many
shoals, but the central part of Bras dOr Lake is generally
deep and clear of dangers.

Overhead cables
11.204
Power transmission lines, with a least vertical clearance
of 30 m, cross Beaver Narrows, about 1 mile NNE of Saint
Peters Canal.

Ice
1

11.205
Saint Peters Inlet is usually frozen over from about 15th
January to 25th April.

Principal marks
1

11.206
Landmarks:
Derby Point (4556N, 6048W), rising to 160 m, and
a conical peak (180 m in elevation), 1 mile E,
distinguished by red clay and sandstone.
Radio tower (red lights, elevation 266 m) (4549N,
6104W) on Marble Mountain.

MacNabs Point to Saint Peters Canal

1

Directions
(continued from 11.152)

Barra Strait to Cape George

1

11.207
From a position between Derby Point (4556N,
6048W) and Hectors Point, 6 cables NW, the track leads
initially SSW, passing (with positions from Derby Point
Light):
WNW of Cod Shoals (1 miles SSW) extending
1 miles farther S, and:
ESE of McKinnons Shoal (3 miles SW), lying about
2 miles farther W.
The track then leads S, passing:
E of Malagawatch Point (6 miles SW), thence:
E of Gillis Shoal, 8 cables S of Malagawatch Point,
thence:
W of ODAS Light-buoy (5 miles S).
The track then leads SSE, passing (with positions from
MacRaes Point (4545N, 6051W)):
WSW of Kelly Shoals (2 miles ENE), marked on the
W side by Q35 Light-buoy (port hand), and on the
S extremity by QN Spar buoy (preferred channel
to starboard).
The track then leads SE, passing:
Clear of a shoal (1 miles ESE), with a depth of
64 m over it.
The track then leads to a position NE of Cape George
(2 miles ESE), from which a light (white square structure,
8 m in height) is exhibited.
Useful mark:
Derby Point Light (4556N, 6048W) (11.152).
(Directions for West Bay are given at
11.234 and for East Bay at 11.222)

11.208
The channel through Saint Peters Inlet is very narrow
and there are many sharp turns, but it is lighted and
buoyed during the navigation season, and navigation is
reported not to be excessively difficult.
From a position at the N entrance to Saint Peters Inlet,
between Cape George (4544N, 6049W) and Evans
Island, 1 miles ENE, the track leads on various tracks,
keeping towards the W side of the inlet, passing (with
positions from Cape George Light (4544N, 6049W)):
NW of Trap Point (1 miles SE), the W extremity of
Chapel Island, thence:
SE of Dock Point (1 miles S) and shoal ground
extending 1 cables SE, marked by Q38 Buoy
(starboard hand), thence:
NW of Gregory Island (1 miles SSE), from which a
light (white round structure, red bands, 10 m in
height) is exhibited, and shoal ground extends
1 cable NW, marked by Q39 Buoy (port hand),
thence:
SW of Doctor Island (1 miles SSE) and shoal
ground extending 1 cable SW, and:
NE of MacNabs Point (2 miles S) and shoal ground
extending 1 cable NE and 2 cables E, marked by
Q42 Buoy (starboard hand).
The track then leads SW into Saint Peters Inlet.
Useful mark:
White church (spire) on the S end of Chapel Island
(4543N, 6047W).

11.209
From a position about 2 cables SE of Q42 Buoy, E of
MacNabs Point (4542N, 6048W), the channel, which is
marked by buoys, becomes narrow and intricate, passing:
S of Beaver Island (4541N, 6050W), from the SE
end of which a light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 10 m in height) is exhibited,
thence:
Through Beaver Narrows, 3 cables SW of Beaver
Island, with a charted depth of 55 m, thence:
SW of Helens Island from which a light (triangular
framework mast, 7 m in height) (4540N,
6051W) is exhibited.
The track then leads around the SE side of Handleys
Island (4540N, 6052W) to the buoyed approach to Saint
Peters Canal, on the S side of the island.
(Directions continue at 11.256)

Side channel
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11.210
Vessels may pass E of Kelly Shoals (4546N, 6048W)
and W of Campbells Island, about 7 cables E, in a least
charted depth of 114 m.

Anchorages and harbours

North Basin and Denys Basin
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11.211
General information. North Basin (4554N, 6103W)
and Denys Basin, close S, are landlocked inlets on the NW
side of Bras dOr Lake. The settlement of Orangedale is
situated in Blues Cove at the head of North Basin.
River Denys, which is navigable by boats for some
miles, flows into the SW end of Denys Basin.
Local knowledge is required.
Flow. There is some flow in and out of the narrow parts
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Basin, but the rate seldom exceeds kn, and its direction
depends on the wind; rising water and in-going current may
be expected with N winds, falling water and out-going
currents with SW and S winds.
Directions. The inlets are approached from E by passing
N of Campbells Island (4555N, 6057W), thence a
narrow, deep and intricate channel leads generally WSW,
for about 4 miles, to the E end of North Basin, passing N
of Boom Island (4554N, 6100W).
Denys Basin is entered through a narrow channel
between the W end of Boom Island and MacLean Point,
4 cables SW, the E end of a peninsula separating North
Basin and Denys Basin.
Anchorages. There is good anchorage to be found in
both basins. Recommended anchorage positions are as
follows:
North Basin. About 3 cables ESE of Martins Island,
depth 7 m, mud as shown on the Canadian chart.
Denys Basin. N of Allans Cove (4553N, 6101W),
about 4 cables NNE of the church near the shore,
in depths of 5 to 8 m, mud.
Wharf. At Orangedale (4554N, 6105W), a wharf
extends 37 m from the S shore of Blues Cove, with the
outer 10 m having depths of 21 m on each side.

Chapel Island
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Red Islands
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11.213
General information. Pellier Harbour, lies between
Pellier Island (4551N, 6056W) and the mainland
peninsula close W. The harbour is sheltered from S by a
shingle spit extending W from the S end of Pellier Island.
The harbour may be approached either from E, passing N
of Militia Island (4550N, 6056W), or, from S, passing
W of Militia Island.
Directions. The recommended approach to Pellier
Harbour is from E, passing:
S of Pellier Point Reef, 6 cables NE of Militia Island,
which is wooded and prominent, thence:
N of Militia Island and reefs and shoal ground, with
depths of less than 5 m, extending more than
1 cable N.

11.217
Morrison Harbour (4546N, 6054W) is a small boat
anchorage on the E side of Morrison Head, a small
peninsula, 11 m high, with red cliffs, connected to the
mainland by a shingle beach.

MacNabs Cove
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11.218
General information. MacNabs Cove (4544N,
6044W), on the NE side of Saint Peters Inlet, is entered
through an intricate channel between shoals. Local
knowledge is essential.
Anchorage is available in depths of 6 to 7 m.

Soldiers Cove
1

11.219
General information. Soldiers Cove (4542N,
6045W) lies on the E side of Saint Peters Inlet. The cove
is entered through intricate channels between shoals. Local
knowledge is essential.
Anchorage is available in depths of 7 to 13 m.
Berth. A public wharf, with a depth of 35 m alongside
its head, is situated on the E side of the head of the cove.

Strachans Cove
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Pellier Harbour
1

11.216
Campbells Cove, Johnstown Harbour and Hay Cove are
small harbours which indent the SE shore of Bras dOr
Lake from a point 1 miles SE of Red Islands (11.215),
for a distance of about 2 miles farther S. A disused
lighthouse stands on Murdocks Point (4547N, 6045W).
The approach channels are intricate, but with local
knowledge they are navigable by small craft.

Morrison Harbour

Malagawatch Harbour
11.212
General information. Malagawatch Harbour (4552N,
6058W), an inlet consisting of an inner and an outer
basin, separated by a narrow passage, which leads NW for
about 3 miles from the W shore of Bras dOr Lake; the
head of the inner basin is separated from Denys Basin by a
narrow neck of land. Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. The recommended track into Malagawatch
Harbour is from ESE, passing (with positions from Sheep
Island (4551N, 6056W)):
NE of Pellier Point Reef (extending nearly 4 cables
ESE), thence:
SW of Gillis Shoal (3 cables NE), thence:
Through the channel, 135 m wide, in the narrows
abreast Widows Point (1 mile WNW).
From the narrows, the outer basin leads NW for 7 cables
to another constricted channel, between Campbell Point and
Neilys Point (1 miles NW), with a least depth of 7 m,
which leads N into the inner basin.
Anchorage is available about 4 cables within Widows
Point, on the N side of the outer basin, in depths of 8 to
13 m.

11.215
Red Islands (4548N, 6046W) consist of one large and
one very small island; with their connecting reefs, they
enclose a small boat harbour, open to the S.

Campbells Cove Johnstown Harbour Hay Cove

11.214
Good anchorage in Saint Peters Inlet, in depths of 10 to
20 m, mud, is reported to lie from 1 to 2 cables off the SW
side of Chapel Island (4543N, 6047W).

11.220
Saint Peters Marina is located in Strachans Cove
(4540N, 6052W), about 4 cables W of the N entrance to
Saint Peters Canal, with depths of 24 m alongside its
berths. Fuel and freshwater are available.

EAST BAY
General information
Canadian Chart 4279 (see 1.32)

Description
1

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11.221
East Bay, a tapering inlet on the NE side of Bras dOr
Lake, is entered between Benacadie Point (4554N,
6044W) and Middle Cape, 4 miles SE. The bay is
navigable for about 14 miles to the vicinity of Campbell
Point (4600N, 6024W); the first 4 miles within the
entrance are clear of shoals, but depths throughout are very
irregular.

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Directions
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11.222
From a position between Benacadie Point (4554N,
6044W) and Middle Cape, 4 miles SE, the channel into
East Bay, marked by buoys in places, leads NE, passing:
SE of McPhee Island (4557N, 6033W), and a reef
extending out to 4 cables, marked by E1 Buoy
(port hand), on its S side, and E3 Light-buoy (port
hand), on its E side, and:
NW of Marble Point, 1 mile SE of McPhee Island,
thence:
NW of MacDougall Point (4557N, 6030W), and
shoal ground extending 2 cables NW, and:
SE of shoal ground with a least depth of 16 m over
it, extending about 8 cables from the opposite
shore, thence:
SE of Cossitt Point (4559N, 6029W) (11.231), on
the NW shore, and a bank, with a least depth of
2 m over it, extending about 4 cables ENE, thence:
SE of McAdam Point, 1 mile NE of Cossitt Point,
and a reef extending about 2 cables offshore.
The track then leads a farther 2 miles NE to the vicinity
of Campbell Point, where the bay has narrowed to 3 cables.
Thence a tapering tongue of water leads between shoals on
each side to a causeway of shingle across the head of the
bay, about 1 mile above Campbell Point.

Lochmore Harbour
1

Big Pond
1

Benacadie Pond
11.224
Benacadie Pond (4554N, 6043W) is a narrow inlet,
restricted to small boats, leading about 1 miles N. There
are depths of up to 42 m in the inlet, but the entrance
dries at low water.

Amaguedees Pond
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11.225
Amaguedees Pond (4555N, 6040W), a large area of
water with depths of 16 to 66 m, is enclosed by a ridge of
clay and gravel, about 12 m high. A shallow boat channel
enters the pond at the N end of the ridge, underneath a
bridge, with a vertical clearance of 11 m.

11.226
General information. Christmas Pond (4555N,
6038W) is a small boat harbour enclosed by a sand and
shingle ridge extending about 8 cables NE from Dhu Point.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The approach is from N or S of Christmas
Island, 5 cables farther NE, which is obstructed by a shoal
on the SW side. The entrance has a limiting depth of
15 m.
Anchorage is available at the head of the pond, in
depths of up to 98 m, mud.

11.230
General information. Indian Islands lie in the
approaches to Crane Cove (4557N, 6035W), on the S
side of which stands the village of Eskasoni, population
about 2 200, marked by a white church and spire.
Caution. Aquaculture cages are reported inside the
islands. Local knowledge is required.
Directions. A channel, buoyed at the entrance, leads N
of McPhee Island, to Crane Cove, 1 miles W, at the head
of the inlet.
Anchorages in Indian Islands are located in positions
45574N, 60345W and 45576N, 60325W.
Berth. Public wharf at Crane Cove, has a berth 37 m
long, with a depth of 12 m alongside.

Cossitt Point
1

Christmas Pond
1

11.229
General information. West Eskasoni Harbour (4558N,
6034W) is a small but secure harbour formed by McPhee
Island to the E and S. McPhee Island is joined by a narrow
shingle ridge to the W island of the Indian Islands, about
8 cables farther W, forming the N shore of the harbour.
Directions. West Eskasoni Harbour is entered from SW
by passing NW of a reef, with a least charted depth of
12 m, extending about 4 cables W from McPhee Island.

Indian Islands

Small craft

11.228
General information. Big Pond (4555N, 6032W),
population about 155, marked by a church, 43 m in height,
is situated about 1 mile SSW of Marble Point.
Berth. There is a L-shaped pier 77 m in length, with a
berth 15 m long on its outer face, and a depth of 27 m
alongside.

West Eskasoni Harbour

Anchorage
11.223
The long fetch, the depth of water, and the nature of the
bottom make anchorage unsafe in East Bay, except in some
small harbours.

11.227
Lochmore Harbour (4554N, 6034W) is enclosed by a
long shingle ridge, with an entrance at its NE end, and a
depth of about 16 m over the bar.
The village of Big Pond Centre, with a church, lies on
the mainland shore, and hills rise inland to a height of
210 m.
The harbour provides good shelter for small craft of
suitable draught.

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11.231
General information. At Cossitt Point (4559N,
6029W), on the NW shore, a sand and shingle ridge
encloses a small, shallow harbour.
Directions. The entrance, about 6 cables NE of Cossitt
Point, is approached from SE, passing:
N of a shoal with a least depth of 2 m, extending
about 5 cables ENE from the point, marked by
EA1 Spar buoy (port hand), and:
S of shoal ground extending about 2 cables from
McAdam Point, about 1 mile NE of Cossitt Point.
Useful mark:
White church (4559N, 6028W) on the shore NW
of the entrance.
Anchorage is available in the harbour.
Berth. A public wharf, 64 m in length, is situated about
7 cables NE of Cossitt Point.

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Head of East Bay

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11.232
The small area at the NE extremity of East Bay,
between the causeway (11.222), 1 mile above Campbell
Point (4600N, 6024W), and a bridge at East Bay,
7 cables farther NE, is navigable by boats.
There is a boat passage through the causeway, spanned
by a bridge at East Bay village with a vertical clearance of
12 m.

WEST BAY

Channels north and north-west

of Crammond Islands

General information
Canadian Chart 4279 (see 1.32)

Description
1

11.233
West Bay, entered between Militia Point (4550N,
6057W) and Poor Point, 3 miles S, extends about
11 miles SW from the W side of Bras dOr Lake. The bay
contains many islands and shoals, and depths throughout
are very irregular.
On the N side, a range of steep wooded hills, 180 to
270 m high, runs along the whole of the shore.
On the S side, cliffs of red sand and clay, with some
sandstone, alternate with shingle beaches along shore. A
range of wooded hills rises to an elevation of 180 m about
1 km inland, with a number of settlements on the slopes
and near the shore.
A group of wooded islands, many of which are
connected by shingle beaches, and with cliffs of sand, clay
and boulders, extends about 3 miles SW from Cameron
Island (4549N, 6101W).
Crammond Islands (4545N, 6105W) and Floda Island
close E, are 15 to 20 m high, with cliffs of red sand and
clay to seaward.
Care should be taken to avoid MacRaes Shoal extending
1 mile from the shore about 1 mile NE of McInnes Point.

11.235
There is a clear passage between Floda Island (4546N,
6104W) and Ronald Island, lying 1 mile farther N.
The channel between Crammond Islands and the coast
NW is also deep and clear, except for Mid Shoal, lying
9 cables NW of the N end of the islands.
Channel west of Crammond Islands
11.236
The channel between Crammond Islands and the coast
W, passing E of Dumpling Island (4546N, 6106W), is
deep and clear, except for the following shoals:
A shoal 4 cables S of Dumpling Island, with a depth
of 8 m over it.
A shoal, 3 cables NE of Spruce Point (4544N,
6107W), with a depth of 84 m over it.
A shoal, 6 cables NNW of Spruce Point, in Malcolm
Cove, with a depth of 46 m over it.

Anchorages and harbours

Clarke Cove
1

Directions
11.234
From a position E of Gillis Shoal (4551N, 6055W),
the track to the head of West Bay leads SW, passing (with
positions from Poor Point (4546N, 6056W), the S
entrance point of the bay):
SE of Paddle Shoal (2 miles NNW), marked on its
S side by DA2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), and:
NW of Poor Point and shoal ground, with depths of
less than 91 m, extending almost 5 cables N,
marked on its N side by D1 Light-buoy (port
hand), thence:
Clear of Outer Shoal (1 miles NW), a rocky patch,
thence:
SE of Nameless Shoal (2 miles NW), marked on its
N side by DA3 buoy (port hand), thence:
SE of Middle Shoal (2 miles WNW), a rocky patch,
thence:
Clear of MacLeods Shoal (1 miles W), rocky
patches, thence:
Clear of Pringle Shoal (2 miles W), a rocky patch,
marked on its N side by D5 Spar buoy (port
hand), thence:
Clear of Ross Shoal (2 miles W), thence:

SE of Smith Shoal (6 miles WSW), the SE shoal of

Crammond Islands, marked by D8 Buoy (starboard
hand), thence:
NW of McInnes Shoals (6 miles SW), thence:
NW of MacRae Island (7 miles SW), and shoal
ground N, marked by D11 Light-buoy (port hand).
The track then leads to a position NW of Ballam Shoal
(8 miles SW), an extensive rocky bank, and SE of Magus
Island (4546N, 6108W).
Useful marks:
Radio tower (4549N, 6104W) (11.206) on Marble
Mountain.
Cameron Island Light (white structure, 8 m in height)
(4549N, 6100W) on the NE end of the island.

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11.237
General information. Clarke Cove (4549N, 6102W)
lies on the NW shore of West Bay. The harbour is
approached from E through a buoyed channel passing N of
Cameron Island (4549N, 6101W). It may also be
approached from the S and W of Cameron Island. Local
knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position N of Poor Point (4546N,
6056W) (11.234), the track leads W, passing (with
positions from Poor Point):
Either side of Paddle Shoal (2 miles NNW), marked
by DA2 Light-buoy, thence:
N of Nameless Shoal (2 miles NW), marked by
DA3 Buoy (port hand), and:
S of George Shoal, 3 cables N of Nameless Shoal,
marked by DA4 Buoy (starboard hand).
Clarke Cove is then entered from the E through a
narrow and intricate passage, marked by spar buoys,
between the SW end of George Island (3 miles NW) and
the N side of Cameron Island.
Useful marks.
Cameron Island Light (4549N, 6100W) (11.234).
Clarke Cove Wharf Light (framework mast, 4 m in
height) (4549N, 6102W).
Anchorages. Good anchorage is available:
E of Clarke Cove wharf light, clear of a reef
extending about 3 cables SW from MacDonalds
Point, in 10 m to 18 m, mud. The S side of the
cove should be favoured in the approach to the
anchorage.

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Between the shore SW of Clarke Point (4549N,

6102W) and the group of islands lying from
5 cables to 1 mile offshore, which includes Clarke
Island.
Wharf. A public wharf, 23 m in length, with a depth of
30 m alongside its outer face, is situated 2 cables N of
Clarke Point.

North Cove
1

MacRaes Island
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11.238
Anchorage, confined, but safe, is available midway
between the N end of MacRaes Island (4547N, 6103W)
and the S part of Cow Island, close E, in a depth of 12 m,
mud. In this position, the SW points of Cow Island and
Calf Island close E are in alignment (105).

11.243
General information. North Cove is an inlet W of Ross
Point (4546N, 6108W).
The entrance channel, between shoals with depths of less
than 55 m on each side, is barely cable wide.
Anchorage. The cove provides secure anchorage in
depths of 5 to 7 m, mud.

MacLeod Creek and Ross Pond

1

11.244
General information. MacLeod Creek and Ross Pond
(Ross Creek) are two inlets with a common entrance W of
MacKenzies (Widow) Point (4546N, 6107W). The
entrance channel is barely cable in width between shoals
on each side.
Anchorage. The inlets provide secure anchorage, in
depths of 5 m, mud.

Small craft
MacIntosh Cove
Little Harbour
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11.239
General information. Little Harbour (4551N,
6058W), a landlocked basin, is entered through a channel,
between sandbars, barely 90 m wide, with a least charted
depth of 64 m, about 1 mile WNW of Militia Point.
Directions. The entrance to Little Harbour may be
approached from S, through MacKenzie Cove, avoiding a
rocky patch lying about 5 cables S, with a depth of 5 m
over it. Pistol Island (4550N, 6059W) lies in the W part
of the cove.
Anchorage. Good small craft anchorage is available in
two small coves opening to the S, on the E and W side of
the harbour, in depths of 2 to 5 m.

MacLeods Pond
1

11.240
General information. MacLeods Pond (4546N,
6058W) is a boat harbour lying S of a curving peninsula
forming MacLeods Point. There is a least charted depth of
06 m in the entrance.
Directions. MacLeods Pond is approached from NW,
passing between reefs on both sides.

Dundee
1

Pringle Harbour
1

11.241
General information. Pringle Harbour (Pringle Cove)
(4546N, 6059W), between Pringle Island and the
mainland, is a secure harbour for small craft. Local
knowledge is required.
Anchorage is available, except in strong E winds, in the
centre of the harbour, in depths to 55 m.

11.242
General information. A secure harbour for boats lies on
the SE side of the channel between the two Crammond
Islands (4545N, 6105W) and is protected by a sandbar.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The preferred entrance is from the N, in
mid-channel, after allowing for a rocky bar extending NE
from the W island.
Anchorage is good close inside the harbour, in a depth
of 5 m. Elsewhere around the Crammond Islands anchorage
is not good, due to the great depths.

11.246
General information. Dundee Resort Marina is situated
at the entrance to Black River on the SW side of Ballams
Point (4542N, 6105W).
Submarine pipeline is laid from the vicinity of the
marina to the SE shore.
Directions. The river entrance is approached from N,
passing (with positions from Ballams Point):
E of Ballam Shoal (7 cables NW) (11.234), and:
W of MacRae Island (2 cables NNE), and a reef
extending 4 cables WNW, marked by D11
Light-buoy (port hand).
From a position about 5 cables WNW of Ballams Point
a buoyed channel leads E to the anchorage.
Anchorage. A confined anchorage for small craft lies
off the river mouth; it is surrounded by shoals, and is
sheltered by MacRae Island, close N.
Berths. The marina can accommodate vessels up to
125 m in length and can provide the usual marina services.

Head of West Bay

1

Crammond Islands
1

11.245
General information. MacIntosh Cove, immediately E
of McInnes Point (4543N, 6103W) is accessible to small
craft.
Directions. The cove is approached from W passing
close S of McInnes Shoals (11.234).
Anchorage is good but very confined, in a depth of
8 m, mud.

11.247
General information. Head of West Bay, entered N of
MacIntosh Point (Ballam Head) (4542N, 6107W),
provides reasonable shelter for boats, but has no secure
anchorage.
The village of West Bay lies on the shores of Head of
West Bay at the extreme W end of West Bay.
Berth. A pier at West Bay village has depths of 4 m
alongside its head.

Other names
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Green Island (4548N, 6101W).
Rook Island (4548N, 6102W).
Tailor Shoal (4547N, 6102W).

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SAINT PETERS CANAL

General information

Regulations
1

Canadian Chart 4275 (see 1.32)

Description
1

11.249
Saint Peters Canal (4539N, 6052W) connects Saint
Peters Inlet with the open sea at Saint Peters Bay (12.141),
on the S coast of Cape Breton Island.
The canal is about 3 cables in length, and from its N
entrance it leads SSW, curving a little towards S at about
its mid point. A tidal lock is located close S of the bend.
Dimensions of the canal and tidal lock are as follows:
Width of the canal at water level: 168 m.
Length of the lock: 914 m.
Width of the lock: 1445 m.
Depth over sills of the lock: 55 m.
The maximum size of vessel that can be accommodated
in the lock in Saint Peters Canal is 823 m in length, with a
draught of 488 m.

11.255
Saint Peters Canal is under the jurisdiction of Parks
Canada, PO Box 8, Saint Peters, Nova Scotia BOE 3BO.
Any vessel transiting the canal is required to have on
board a copy of Canal Regulations, obtainable from the
Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and
Services Canada, Hull, Quebec K1A OS9.
Canal operations. The opening date and hours of
operation for the canal and lock are promulgated each year
in Canadian Notices to Mariners. The canal is normally
open from mid-May to mid-October.
Control lights are exhibited close to each entrance to
the lock. No vessel may enter the lock unless a green light
is shown. A flashing light indicates that the lock is being
prepared.
Speed limit in the canal is 6 kn.
Line handling. It may be necessary to land line-handlers
while transiting the canal, as it is difficult to maintain
steerage way.

Water levels
1

11.250
The mean level of Saint Peters Inlet, at the N end of the
canal is about 06 m below the level of high water ordinary
spring tides in Saint Peters Bay. Winds may cause a
fluctuation of about 06 m in the water level in Saint Peters
Inlet. There can be a total difference of up to 14 m
between the water level of the lake and ocean.

Directions
(continued from 11.209)
1

11.256
The N entrance to Saint Peters Canal is approached from
the E through a buoyed channel, close S of Handleys
Island and S of Sandys Point (4540N, 6051W). The turn
SW to enter the canal is very sharp.

Bridge
1

11.251
A road bridge, with a manually operated swing span,
crosses the canal near the N end; vertical clearance is
61 m when closed.

Small craft channel

1

Overhead cables
1

11.252
Overhead power lines with a vertical clearance of 32 m
cross the canal S of the swing bridge. See cautionary note
on the national chart.

Basins and berths

Basin

Submarine cable
1

11.257
A narrow and shallow passage between shoal ground
extending 3 cables SE from Doctor Island (4543N,
6047W) and Indian Point, on the mainland about 4 cables
SE, is usable only by small craft. Local knowledge is
required.

11.253
A submarine cable is laid across the canal close N of
the swing bridge.

11.258
A basin at the S end of the canal has alongside berths
for vessels waiting to transit the canal.

Pilotage

Berth

11.254
Pilotage is compulsory; for further information see
11.138.

11.259
Wharf, at the N end, on the W side, has a deck
elevation of 12 m; a gravel boat ramp is located nearby.

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CHEDABUCTO BAY LENNOX PASSAGE
STRAIT OF CANSO AND SAINT GEORGES BAY

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 2342, 3383, 4765

this chapter. Mariners are cautioned that these changes may

entail some aids to navigation being discontinued. Known
changes are described in the relevant part of the chapter.

Scope of the chapter

1

12.1
The area covered by this chapter comprises the waters
between Cape Breton Island and the remainder of Nova
Scotia, including Chedabucto Bay (4525N, 6110W),
Lennox Passage (4535N, 6104W), Strait (Gut) of Canso
(4536N, 6123W) and Saint Georges Bay (4550N,
6140W).
It is arranged as follows:
Chedabucto Bay and approaches (12.7).
Michaud Point to Isle Madame and Lennox Passage
(12.116).
Strait of Canso with Inhabitants Bay (12.155).
Saint Georges Bay (12.232).

Pilotage
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Routes
1

12.2
Main route. The main route through the area leads from
the Atlantic Ocean, through the traffic separation scheme in
the E approaches to Chedabucto Bay, to Port Hawkesbury
and Mulgrave (4537N, 6122W) in the Strait of Canso.
After passing through Canso Lock (4539N, 6125W)
the route continues through the Saint Georges Bay traffic
separation scheme to Northumberland Strait and the S part
of the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Inner route. Lennox Passage leads N of Isle Madame
(4533N, 6101W). St Peters Bay (4539N, 6052W), at
the E end of this passage, gives access to Bras dOr Lake
(Chapter 11).

Charted depths
1

Vessel Traffic Services Zone Regulations

3

12.3
The waters covered by this chapter, S of Canso Canal
North Lock Gate (4539N, 6125W), are subject to the
regulations of the Strait of Canso and Eastern Approaches
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Zone. Participation in the
VTS Zone regulations is mandatory for certain vessels. See
Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5) for details.
Navigational aids. Modernisation of marine aids to
navigation were reported to be under consideration, by the
Canadian Coast Guard, for some of the areas described in

12.4
Pilotage is compulsory in the Strait of Canso area within
lines drawn as follows:
From Green Island (4529N, 6054W) to Fox Island,
11 miles SW, in Chedabucto Bay, and:
From Low Point (4543N, 6128W) to Cape Jack,
5 miles WSW, in Saint Georges Bay.
Pilot boarding positions for vessels approaching from E
are established as follows:
Vessels over 223 m in length; 4524N, 6101W.
Vessels of 223 m in length and under; 4529N,
6111W.
For vessels approaching from Saint Georges Bay;
45417N, 61283W.
ETA at the pilot boarding position should be reported to
Pilots, Atlantic Pilot Authority, at least 96 hours in advance
of entry into Canadian waters, subsequent amendments to
ETA should be notified; GMT should be used. See
Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5) for details.
12.5
Due to an adjustment to chart datum, in the area S of
Canso Causeway (4539N, 6125W) extending E to a line
between Guyon Island (4546N, 6007W) and Cape
Canso, (4518N, 6056W) and to seaward of the St Peters
Canal, (4539N, 6052W) 04 m (13 ft) must be added to
charted depths, when using Canadian charts.

Natural conditions
1

12.6
Ice. The Ice Advisory and Shipping Support Service is
provided from mid-December to the end of the ice season.
Certain buoys in Chedabucto Bay and the Strait of Canso
may be removed during the ice season.
Fog. Attention is called to the dangers of fog in this
area, consequently it is advisable to give a wide berth to
Grime Rock (4521N, 6053W). See 12.13.

CHEDABUCTO BAY AND APPROACHES

GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 2342

Area Covered
1

12.7
This section describes the routes through the E
approaches into Chedabucto Bay and the associated traffic
separation scheme leading to the outer pilot position
(4524N, 6101W). It also describes the port of Canso
(4520N, 6100W).

It is arranged as follows:
Approach to Chedabucto Bay main shipping route
(12.10).
Michaud Point to Chedabucto Bay (12.15).
Canso Harbour (12.33).
Outer pilot position to Eddy Point (12.64).
Inner part of Chedabucto Bay (12.89).

Traffic separation scheme

1

267

12.8
A traffic separation scheme is in operation for vessels
entering and leaving the E approaches to Chedabucto Bay;

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details are shown on the charts. The scheme is

IMO-adopted and Rule 10 of the International Regulations
for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972), as modified for
Canadian waters (1.77) applies. Canadian regulations make
it mandatory for all vessels of more than 500 grt to use this
scheme. See Appendix II.
Caution. It should be noted that the in-bound lane for
traffic approaching from the S crosses out-bound traffic SE
of CA Light-buoy.

Local weather

12.9
Drift ice in May and E winds in June bring fog from a
cold sea, and there is seldom any settled warm weather
before July.

APPROACH TO CHEDABUCTO BAY

MAIN SHIPPING ROUTE

of sudden fog obliterating the navigational aids.

See 12.6.
(Directions continue for entering Canso
Harbour from E at 12.52)
The track then leads to a position N of CE Light-buoy
(safe water) (4524N, 6059W), marking the inner end of
the traffic separation scheme, and thence to the vicinity of
the outer pilot boarding position (12.4).
12.14
Useful marks:
Green Island Light (white round tower, 115 m in
height) (4529N, 6054W) on the summit of the
island.
Cape Hogan (Auguet) Light (white rectangle, red
bands, on framework tower) (4528N, 6101W).
Flag Hill (4521N, 6101W), a prominent hill on the
N side of Durell Island (12.35).
(Directions continue for approach to the Strait
of Canso at 12.66, for the inner part of Chedabucto
Bay at 12.93 and for entering Canso Harbour
from N at 12.55)

General information
MICHAUD POINT TO CHEDABUCTO BAY

Chart 2342

General information

Routes
1

12.10
From the vicinity of 4520N, 6033W, the route leads
NW into the traffic separation scheme (12.8) leading into
Chedabucto Bay (4525N, 6110W) from the S and E, as
indicated on the charts.
The in-bound lanes meet at Chedabucto Bay CA
Light-buoy (4524N, 6042W).
The main route then leads W for 13 miles, in the traffic
separation scheme to the outer pilot boarding position close
W of CE light-buoy (4524N, 6059W).

Principal mark
1

12.11
Major light:
Cranberry Islands Light (white square tower, 15 m in
height) (4519N, 6056W) on the S part of low
rocky islands; a dwelling stands nearby.

Chart 2342

Route
1

Principal mark
1

12.12
Racon:
Cranberry Islands Light as above. See Admiralty
List of Radio Signals, Volume 2 for details.

Directions

Passage Directions
1

12.13
From a position SSE of Michaud Point, the track can be
joined at the position of the CA Light-buoy either from SE
or from E, within the traffic separation schemes as shown
on the chart.
From the vicinity of CA light-buoy (4524N, 6042W)
the track leads W, passing:
N of CC Light-buoy (safe water) (4524N, 6650W);
it was reported that this light-buoy may be
discontinued, thence:
N of Grime Rock (4521N, 6053W) marked by
CV1 Light-buoy (port hand) moored 1 miles E;
it was reported in 1997 that this light-buoy may be
discontinued. Grime Rock should be given a wide
berth as dangers extend 6 miles W, and the 55 m
(30 fm) depth contour is only 2 cables outside
some of the most dangerous ledges. There is a risk

12.16
Major light:
Cranberry Islands Light (4519N, 6056W) (12.11).
(continued from 11.130)

Other navigational aid

1

12.15
From a position SSE of Michaud Point (4534N,
6041W), the route leads WSW for about 17 miles to the
vicinity of the outer pilot boarding position (4524N,
6101W) close W of CE light-buoy (4524N, 6059W)
where this route converges with the main shipping route
(12.10) into the bay.

268

12.17
From a position SSE of Michaud Point (4534N,
6041W), the track into Chedabucto Bay leads WSW,
passing (with positions given from Green Island Light
(4529N, 6054W)):
SSE of Michaud Ledges (10 miles NE) (drying in
places; usually breakers) extending 1 mile from the
coast between Michaud Point and Red Point
(9 miles E) marked by N18 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) (8 miles ESE) moored 17 miles SSE of Red
Point, thence:
SSE of Orpheus Rock, (1 miles E) small; awash;
steep-to, marked by NQ1 Light-buoy (port hand)
moored about 2 cables E, thence:
In mid channel between Cape Hogan (Auguet) cliffs
30 m high, the S extremity of Isle Madame and
the islands and rocks in the vicinity of Canso
(4520N, 6100W) at the S entrance point to
Chedabucto Bay.
Thence the track leads to the vicinity of the outer pilot
boarding position (4524N, 6101W) close W of CE
Light-buoy (4524N, 6059W).
12.18
Clearing marks. The alignment (273) of the S side of
Green Island (4529N, 6054W) and Heath Head, 2 miles
W, passes close S of Orpheus Rock.

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Useful marks:
Green Island Light (white round tower, 115 m in
height) (4529N, 6054W) on the summit of the
island (12.14).
Cape Hogan (Auguet) Light (4528N, 6101W)
(12.14).
Flag Hill (4521N, 6101W) (12.14).
(Directions continue for the approach to
Strait of Canso at 12.66, for the inner part
of Chedabucto Bay at 12.93 and for entering
Canso Harbour from N at 12.55)

Directions
1

Side channels
Channel between Green Island and Orpheus Rock
1

12.19
The channel leads SW between Orpheus Rock (4529N,
6051W) and shoal ground with depths of less than 9 m
(29 ft) over it, extending 3 cables E from Green Island
(4529N, 6054W). A shoal patch with a depth of 98 m
(32 ft) over it is found in mid channel.
Clearing marks. The alignment (269) of the N side of
Green Island (4429N, 6054W) and Heath Head, 2 miles
W, passes close N of Orpheus Rock (12.17), but over the
98 m patch.

Berth
1

Channel west of Green Island

1

12.20
Caution. The channel between Green Island (4529N,
6054W) and Cap Rouge (Red Head), about 1 mile WNW,
is liable to be fouled by the gear of numerous fishing
vessels.
Directions. From a position about 1 mile N of Green
Island, the channel leads SSW, passing (with positions
given from Green Island (4529N, 6054W)):
ESE of shoal ground (4 cables NW) with depths of
less than 88 m (29 ft), extending about 6 cables E
from Cap Rouge, a remarkable cliff, 21 m high,
and:
WNW of shoal ground extending about 3 cables W
from Green Island with depths of less than 64 m
(21 ft).
Attention is called to a rocky patch, with 10 m (33 ft)
over it, which lies in the channel, about 3 cables NW of
the W end of Green Island.

Canadian Chart 4308 with plan of Petit-de-Grat Inlet (see 1.32)

General information
1

12.21
Position. Petite Anse (4530N, 6056W) is a cove on
the E side of Petit-de-Grat Island.

Arrival information
12.22
Submarine cable. A submarine power cable is laid
between Petite Anse (4530N, 6056W) and Green Island
(4529N, 6054W).

Harbour
1

12.23
On the NE side of the cove a breakwater with a length
of 183 m, and a depth at its outer end of 05 m, extends SE
from Birch Island, close E of Birch Point (4530N,
6056W).
On the N side of the cove a causeway crosses between
Birch Island and the mainland.

12.26
Position. Petit-de-Grat Harbour (4530N, 6058W) is
situated within Petit-de-Grat Inlet, between Petit-de-Grat
Island and Isle Madame.
Function. Petit-de-Grat is a small fishing harbour. The
population of Petit-de-Grat was 979 in 1991. The
population of Boudreauville, close W, was 161 in the same
year. It is reported that the fish processing plant adjacent to
the jetty at Cowley Point has been destroyed.
Approach and entry. Petit-de-Grat is entered from S
through a narrow buoyed channel between many rocks and
shoals, as shown on the chart. The N entrance, abreast
Rantelau Point (4531N, 6057W) is described at 12.120.
The usual entrance is from the S.

Limiting conditions

General information
1

12.25
A public wharf, 47 m long, with a depth of 06 m at its
outer end, is situated near the head of the cove.

Petit-de-Grat Harbour

Petite Anse
Canadian Chart 4307 (see 1.32)

12.24
From a position 1 mile N of Green Island Light
(4529N, 6054W), the track leads W towards the leading
lights.
Leading lights are situated at the head of the cove:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (45297N, 60560W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower)
(208 m from front light).
The lights are shown from 1st May to 15th December.
The alignment (271) of these lights leads towards the
buoyed entrance channel, passing, (with positions given
from the front leading light):
N of NS1 Light-buoy (port hand) (8 cables E),
thence:
N of shoal ground (5 cables SE) extending about
3 cables NE from an unnamed headland.

12.27
Controlling depth. The principal entrance channel from
the S has reported depths of 76 m (25 ft) abreast Mouse
Island (45297N, 60578W) (12.28) reducing to 4 m
(10 ft) at the head of the harbour. There is a charted depth
of 73 m on the leading line mile SW of Mouse Island.
Vertical clearance. A low bridge, with a reported
vertical clearance of 34 m (12 ft) crosses the inlet between
the villages of Petit-de-Grat and Boudreauville close W.
Deepest and longest berth. Fish jetty in Joe Bois Cove
(12.31).
Local weather and sea state. Access to the harbour is
difficult during strong southerly winds as the sea usually
breaks across the entrance in the vicinity of Mouse Island.

Arrival information
1

269

12.28
Submarine cable. A submarine power cable is laid
between Mouse Island and Petit-de-Grat Island.
Local knowledge is essential.

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Harbour
1

12.29
General layout. The harbour lies in Petit de Grat Inlet,
between Petit de Grat Island and Isle Madame, N of Arrow
Point, with berths on both sides of the inlet.
Entrance channel. The principal entrance channel,
marked by buoys, is from S.

Port services
1

12.32
Supplies are available in small quantities.

CANSO HARBOUR AND APPROACHES

General information
Canadian Chart 4281 plan of Canso Harbour (see 1.32)

Position

Directions for entering harbour from south

1

12.30
From the vicinity of CJ Light-buoy (safe water) moored
1 mile E of Guet Point (4528N, 6100W), the track leads
N on the alignment of the outer leading lights.
Outer leading lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (4530N, 6058W).
Rear light (similar construction, and tower 10 m in
height) (60 m from front light).
The alignment (356) of these lights leads into the inlet,
passing (with positions given from the front leading light):
E of a patch (7 cables S) with 4 m (13 ft) over it,
marked by CJ1 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
W of Big Arrow Rock (6 cables SSE), dries 06 m
(2 ft) and its outlying shoal with a depth of 49 m
(161 ft) over it, marked by CJ2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand).
Inner leading lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (45301N, 60576W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 3 m in
height) (64 m from front light).
The alignment (034) of these lights leads through the S
part of the inlet, to a position about 2 cables SSE of
Cowley Point breakwater (45301N, 60578W) on the W
shore, passing (with positions given from the front leading
light):
NW of a shoal with 12 m over it (7 cables SSW), W
of Arrow Point marked by CJ4 Buoy (starboard
hand), thence:
SE of Ingraham Shoal (6 cables SW), thence:
Between CJ5 Light-buoy (port hand) (3 cables SW)
and CJ6 Light-buoy (starboard hand) lying close
W of Mouse Island, thence:
NW of CJ8 Buoy (starboard hand) (3 cables SSW),
thence:
Close SE of CJ9 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 cables
SW).
After passing CJ9 Light-buoy, the track leads N to a
position 1 cable ESE of Cowley Point breakwater, from
which a light (framework mast, 4 m in height) is exhibited,
passing W of CJ10 Buoy (starboard hand) (1 cable SSW).

12.33
Canso Harbour (4520N, 6100W) is situated at the S
entrance point to Chedabucto Bay.

Function
1

12.34
The harbour provides shelter for small vessels and
serves the town of Canso. The harbour is open all the year.
Imports are oil salt and general cargo. Exports are mainly
fish.

Topography
1

12.35
The older part of the town of Canso is built on hills of
red sand facing the harbour, and the new part is situated
farther W, facing Durell Island (4521N, 6101W). Most
of the islands are rocky and partly covered with dwarf
spruce; the outer islands are occupied by fishermen during
the season.

Approach and entry

1

12.36
The port is approached and entered through three
separate channels all of which lead to Canso Harbour.

Port Authority
1

12.37
Canso Harbour is administered by the Department of
Fisheries and Oceans, Small Craft Harbours Branch, 1721
Lower Water Street, PO Box 550, Halifax.

Limiting conditions
Depths
1

12.38
Approach from south-east. The least depth is 61 m
(20 ft) in the SE entrance to the harbour.
Approach from north. The least depth is 119 m (39 ft)
in the N entrance to the harbour.
Approach from east. The least depth shown on the
chart is 88 m. See caution 12.52.
Deepest and longest berth
12.39
Fisheries wharves (12.61).

Tidal levels
Berths
1

12.31
A public pier with an outer end 32 m long and with
depths of 18 to 27 m alongside is located at Arrow Point
on the E shore of the inlet. Fishing jetties exist N of
Cowley Point breakwater (4530N, 6058W), the largest
of which is 61 m long with depths of 18 to 52 m
alongside, and in Joe Bois Cove (4530N, 6057W),
where the jetty is 52 m long and has a depth of 34 m
along both sides of the outer 30 m length. The adjoining
wharf, 37 m long, has a depth of 34 m alongside. Another
public pier, 67 m long, with depths of 34 m alongside, is
located at Boudreauville on the W shore.

12.40
Mean spring range about 204 m; mean neap range about
07 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2, for details.

Maximum size of vessel handled

1

12.41
Vessels with a length of 91 m and a draught of 67 m
can be accommodated in the anchorage.

Ice
1

270

12.42
Thin ice occasionally forms during the month of
February. This sometimes interferes with the working of the
port.

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Local weather
1

12.43
Fog. Great care is necessary in approaching Canso
Harbour, especially in fog, as the 55 m (30 fm) depth
contour is only 2 cables outside some of the most
dangerous ledges.

Arrival information

Notice of ETA required

1

12.44
Vessels should send ETA to the agent 5 days, 72, 48 and
24 hours in advance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals,
Volume 6 (5) for details.
4

Submarine cable
1

12.45
A submarine power cable is laid between Cranberry
Islands (4519N, 6056W) and a point on the mainland
about 3 cables SE of Grave Island breakwater. The route of
the cable is indicated on the chart and mariners are
cautioned not to anchor in its vicinity.

Pilotage
1

12.46
Pilotage is not compulsory. If required, local fishermen
will pilot ships, meeting them by arrangement off the
harbour or on the fishing grounds outside Canso Ledges
(4520N, 6052W).

Side channel
1

Harbour
General layout
1

12.47
Canso Harbour lies between the mainland and Piscatiqui
Island (4521N, 6059W) about 4 cables NE.
A breakwater extends about 1 cables N from the shore
at Lanigan Beach (4520N, 6059W), with its outer end
lying across Grave Island (covers at half tide).
Tickle Channel, a narrow passage with a least depth of
03 m (1 ft), separates Durell Island from the mainland.

12.48
The in-going tidal stream sets N and the out-going tidal
stream sets S; the directions are probably influenced by
winds.
The rates of the tidal streams in the N entrance, where
they are strongest, do not exceed 1 kn.

(continued from 12.13)

Seaward to Grassy Island

1

Principal mark
1

12.49
Major light:
Cranberry Islands Light (4519N, 6056W) (12.11).

Directions for entering

harbour from south-east
(Continued from Nova Scotia and Bay of Fundy Pilot)

Approach
1

12.50
Caution. This approach should only be used in good
clear weather.
Leading line. From a position about 2 miles SE of
Cranberry Island Light, (4519N, 6056W) (12.11) the
alignment (322) of the W side of Cranberry Islands with
the W side of Derabies Islands, 2 miles NW, leads into the
SE approach channel, towards Canso Harbour, passing NE

12.51
A difficult, narrow but navigable channel, marked by
buoys, leads between Glasgow Head (4519N, 6058W)
and the rocky bank to the E, on which lie Black Rocks and
Bootes Bank.

Directions for entering harbour from east

Tidal streams

of PK1 Buoy (port hand) moored 1 miles SE of

Cranberry Islands.
Line of bearing. From a position NE of PK1 Buoy the
line of bearing 312 of the SW end of Pettipas (Petit Pas)
Island (45203N, 60575W), a grass inlet with a red clay
cliff 11 m high on its E side, leads through the outer reach
for almost 3 miles, passing (with positions given from
Cranberry Islands Light):
Clear of a rock (8 cables SSE) with a charted depth
of 58 m (19 ft) over it, thence:
SW of shoal ground extending about 3 cables SW
from Cranberry Islands, with depths of less than
91 m (30 ft) over it. The channel is marked by
PK2 Buoy. Thence:
NE of shoal ground (8 cables WSW) with depths of
less than 91 m (30 ft) over it extending about
3 cables NE from Black Rocks, two rocks 01 and
03 m high, thence:
NE of Man of War (1 mile W), a rock which covers
at half tide; usually marked by breakers, with PK7
Light-buoy (port hand) moored close E.
The track continues NW for about 2 cables then alters
W onto the alignment of lights.
(Directions continue at 12.52)

271

12.52
Cautions. From E, the channel leads through a
deepwater channel N of Cranberry Islands, but the risk of
sudden fog obliterating the navigational aids must be borne
in mind.
It is advisable, when passing the dangers on the N side
of the channel between Broad Shoal and Pas Reef
(4520N, 6057W) to keep the rear light bearing 268,
open S of the front light, thus following a track in
mid-channel.
From a position N of Grime Rock (4521N, 6053W)
marked by CV1 Light-buoy (port hand) moored 1 miles
E, the track leads SE, passing E of CV1 Light-buoy, before
turning S onto the alignment of Canso Harbour East
Leading Lights:
Front light (white structure, red stripe 9 m in height)
(4520N, 6059W) on the mainland, close SE of
Lanigan Beach.
Rear light (similar construction, and tower, 14 m in
height) (384 m from front light).
The alignment (266) of these lights leads through the
channel, passing (with positions given from Cranberry
Island Light (4519N, 6056W)) (12.11):
S of Bass Rock (2 miles NE), marked by PJ2
Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored 1 cables
SSE, thence:
Between Sand Shoal (1 miles ENE) and White
Rock, 2 cables NNW of it, thence:
S of Broad Shoal (breakers), (1 mile NNE), thence:
Close S of a 58 m (19 ft) patch (7 cables NNE),
thence:

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Between Frying Pan Shoal (5 cables NNW), a low

shingle islet near its SW edge, marked by PJ3
Light-buoy (port hand) moored about 3 cables
NNE of the islet and Budget Rock (7 cables
NNW), thence:
S of Pas Reef (1 miles NW), marked by PJ6
Light-buoy (starboard hand).
(continued from 12.50)
The track continues (with positions given from the front
leading light (4520N, 6059W), near Lanigan Beach):
N of Mackerel Rock (8 cables E), which seldom
shows, but it is marked by PJ9 Buoy (port hand)
on its NE side, thence:
S of PJ10 Buoy (starboard hand) (6 cables E)
marking the S end of Grassy Reef, which extends
from the SE end of Grassy Island, a clay cliff,
thence:
N of South Shoal (4 cables ESE) marked by PM11
Buoy (port hand).
The track then continues to a position SW of PJ12
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4 cables E). The track then
leads NW.

Directions for entering harbour from north

(continued from 12.14 and 12.18)

Approach
1

Seaward to Piscatiqui Island

1

Grassy Point to harbour entrance

1

12.53
Line of bearing. From a position SW of PJ12
Light-buoy, the line of bearing 300 of Flag Hill (4521N,
6101W) (12.14) leads NW for about 7 cables to the
harbour entrance, but crosses the edge of a bank with
depths of less than 91 m (30 ft) over it off Lanigan Beach,
passing:
Between Lanigan Beach, and the shingle bank that
extends about 1 cable W from Fort Point, the W
extremity of Grassy Island, thence:
NE of shoal ground with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending about 2 cables NE from
the breakwater head, thence:
SW of a 46 m rocky patch, lying about 1 cable NNE
of the breakwater head, marked by PJ18 Buoy,
(starboard hand) moored close SE.
The track then continues to a position N of the
breakwater head and between the breakwater head and Hart
Island (3 cables NNW).

12.54
From a position N of the breakwater head, the track
leads W into Canso Harbour, passing (with positions given
from the breakwater head):
S of PCA Light-buoy (preferred channel to port)
(1 cable NNW) thence to the chosen anchorage, or,
if proceeding to the wharves at Canso:
N of Harbour Shoal Light-beacon (white tower, red
band on top, 3 m in height) (4 cables W) standing
on a rock at the N end of shoal ground E of the
wharves, thence:
S of a number of buoys (starboard hand) marking
Harbour Shoal and rocky patches which fill the N
part of the harbour.
Useful marks:
The alignment (226) of Grave Island breakwater
head and the church spire (below) about 3 cables
SW, indicates the turning point for the harbour
entrance.
Church (spire) (4520N, 6059W) standing on a
30 m ridge near the E end of the town.

12.56
Leading lights, front light intensified on the leading
line:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (45206N, 60595W) on
the NW end of Hart Island.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (117 m from front light).
The alignment (169) of these lights leads through the
buoyed approach channel for about 2 miles, passing (with
positions given from the front light):
ENE of Net Rocks (7 cables NNW), thence:
Between PC2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (6 cables
NNW) and PC3 Buoy (port hand), close E, thence:
Between Bald Reef (5 cables N) and a patch with 4 m
(13 ft) over it, lying 1 cable W of the reef, thence:
WSW of Bald Rock (4 cables N), thence:
WSW of PC5 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 cables N).
The track then continues to a position ENE of PC6
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 cables N).

Piscatiqui Island to harbour entrance

1

Harbour entrance
1

12.55
From the vicinity of the outer pilot boarding position
close W of CE Light-buoy (4524N, 6059W), the track
leads SSE for about 2 miles to the vicinity of PC
Light-buoy (safe water) (4522N, 6100W).

12.57
Leading line. From the above position, the line of
bearing 138 of Glasgow Head (red clay cliff) (4519N,
6058W) seen midway between Piscatiqui Island and Hart
Island leads in mid-channel for about 3 cables, to a position
NE of the SE extremity of Hart Island abreast Piscatiqui
Island Light (framework tower, 3 m in height).
Canso Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white mark, red stripe on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (45202N, 60591W) on
Grave Island breakwater head.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 5 m in
height) (62 m from front light).
From a position NE of the SE extremity of Hart Island,
abreast Picatiqui Island Light, the alignment (164) of the
above lights leads SSE, passing (with positions given from
the front leading light):
ENE of rocky patches (2 cables NNW), marked by
PC12 Buoy (starboard hand), thence:
WSW of Starling Rock Light-beacon (white round
tower, red band at top, 3 m in height) (1 cables
N), thence:
Between the rocky patches (1 cable N), with 46 m
(15 ft) of water over them and the SE extremity of
the area of rocks and shoals extending 2 cables
SSE from Hart Island, marked by PCA Light-buoy
(preferred channel to port).
The track then continues to a position N of the
breakwater head.

Useful mark
12.58
1

272

Flag Hill (4521N, 6101W) (12.14).

(Directions continue, for entering harbour at 12.54)

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Small craft channels

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12.59
False Passage (45206N, 60598W) is a shallow
channel, marked by buoys, between Beacon Ledges (False
Passage Ledge) (45206N, 60596W) and Durell Island.
This passage is used by fishermen, and should not be
attempted without local knowledge.
East of Piscatiqui Island. A narrow boat channel leads
between Piscatiqui Island (4521N, 6059W) and George
Island, close E.
East of George Island. A narrow boat channel leads
between George Island and Oliver Island, close E.

Pilotage
1

Directions
(continued from 12.14 and 12.18)

Outer pilot position to Red Head

1

Basins and berths

Basin
1

12.60
An area dredged (1965) to a depth of 49 m extends
about cable off the wharves of Canso, as indicated on
the chart.

Alongside berths
1

12.61
The longest wharf is stated to be 57 m long, with a
maximum depth alongside of 58 m.
A number of smaller wharves with a maximum depth of
3 m alongside are situated in the Tickle Channel, between
Durell Island and the mainland.
Alongside depths are reported depths. The port
authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

Port services
12.62
Other facilities. Cottage hospital at Canso.
Supplies: ships stores; fuel oil; diesel oil; fresh
provisions and water in limited quantities.

Other names
12.63
1

Black Rock (4521N, 6059W).

Calf Rock (4520N, 6056W).
Cow Rock (4520N, 6056W).
Crow Island (4521N, 6057W).
Crow Reef (4520N, 6057W).
Fanning Rock (4520N, 6055W).
Flag Island (4521N, 6101W).
Kelp Rocks (4521N, 6056W).
Park Ledge (4521N, 6056W).
Scott Rock (4520N, 6055W).
Welsh Island (4521N, 6058W).

OUTER PILOT POSITION TO EDDY POINT

General information
Chart 2342, Canadian Chart 4307 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.64
From the vicinity of the outer pilot position, (4524N,
6101W), the route through Chedabucto Bay leads W for
2 miles towards CF Light-buoy (safe water), then NW
for 8 miles towards the inner pilot position (4529N,
6111W) about 1 miles ENE of Red Head (4529N,
6114W). The route then leads to a position N of Eddy
Point (4531N, 6115W).

12.65
Pilotage is compulsory. See 12.4 for the boarding
positions. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6
(5) for details.

12.66
From a position in the vicinity of the outer pilot
boarding position (12.4) the track leads W for 2 miles,
passing CF Light-buoy (safe water), before turning NW
onto the line of Durell Island Leading Lights.
Durell Island Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, black stripe, on
framework tower, 7 m in height) (4521N,
6101W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 20 m in
height) (839 m from front light).
From a position about 1 mile W of CF Light-buoy (safe
water) moored 3 miles NNW of the front leading light, the
alignment (140), astern, of these lights leads through the
SE part of the buoyed channel, passing (with positions
given from Durell Island front leading light):
Between C1 Light-buoy (port hand) and C2
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (5 miles NW),
thence:
About 1 miles SW of Cerberus Rock (7 miles
NNW), which is steep-to and nearly always
indicated by breakers, marked by CH4 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) moored 3 cables S, and by a
wreck with masts visible, on its NE side.
The track continues NW to the vicinity of the inner pilot
boarding position, situated about 2 miles E of Red Head.
Red Head (4529N, 6114W) is a small peninsula
(elevation 17 m (56 ft)), bare of trees, with a red cliff
fronting the sea. It is joined to the mainland by a low
shingle isthmus.
The track then continues NW, passing:
Between C7 Light-buoy (port hand) and C8
Light-buoy (starboard hand), (9 miles NW),
thence:
NE of CS1 Light-buoy (port hand) (11 miles NW). A
wreck with a depth of 82 m (27 ft) over it, lies
3 cables SW and Argos Shoal lies 2 cables
WNW of the buoy.
The alignment of Durell Island leading lights is
coincident with the Port Malcolm leading lights (12.68)
ahead.
12.67
Useful marks:
Cape Hogan Light (4528N, 6101W) (12.18).
Marache Point Light (white tower, 7 m in height)
(4529N, 6102W).
Arichat Head Light (white rectangle, red bands, on
framework tower) (4530N, 6106W).

Red Head to Eddy Point

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12.68
Port Malcolm Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 10 m in height) (4535N, 6117W), near
the shore at Seacoal Bay.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
19 m in height) (791 m from front light).
The fixed lights are visible on the leading line only.

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These leading lights are coincident with the Durell

Island Leading Lights.
From a position NE of CS1 Light-buoy (port hand)
(4529N, 6112W), the alignment (320) of these lights
leads through the buoyed channel SW of Janvrin Island
(4532N, 6110W), passing (with positions given from
Eddy Point) (4531N, 6115W):
SW of Peninsula Shoals, (3 miles SE) (a rocky area
extending 1 mile SSE from Peninsula Point (low
red cliffs; appears as an island), the S extremity of
Janvrin Island, thence:
SW of Wasting Rocks (2 miles E) drying 21 m,
which stand on a large drying bank of sand and
stones, extending about 5 cables S from Janvrin
Point, the SW extremity of Janvrin Island. Wasting
Rocks are marked by C10 Light-buoy (starboard
hand), thence:
SW of Janvrin Shoal (1 miles E), extending about
6 cables W from Janvrin Point, thence:
NE of C11 Light-buoy (port hand), which is moored
6 cables NE of Eddy Point.
The track then leads to a position N of Eddy Point
(4531N, 6115W), which consists of sand and gravel,
enclosing a small pond.
12.69
Useful marks:
Eddy Point Leading Lights (4531N, 6115W)
(12.165). The flashing lights are visible all round.
Radio tower (elevation 87 m), on the summit of a
small hill, 5 cables SSW of Eddy Point.
(Directions continue for Strait of Canso at
12.163 and for Inhabitants Bay at 12.168)

Fog. During the late spring and in summer, E winds

often bring fog.

Harbour
1

Directions for entering harbour by the south entrance

1

Anchorages
Chedabucto Bay deep water anchorages
1

12.70
Six designated anchor berths, as indicated on the chart,
for vessels over 198 m in length, are established in
Chedabucto Bay, SW of the route between the outer pilot
boarding position (4524N, 6101W) and Eddy Point.

Arichat Harbour and Cape Auguet Bay

Canadian Chart 4308 (see 1.32)

General information
1

2
3

12.71
Position and function. Arichat Harbour (4530N,
6102W) lies 2 miles N of Cape Hogan (Auguet). It is a
small fishing port, situated on the N shore, with a good
anchorage. The harbour is used by fishing vessels of up to
70 m length. Population in 1991 was 886. In 2000, several
aquaculture pens were in place off the N side of Jerseyman
Island in the vicinity of Cage Shoal and Poule Reef.
Topography. The surrounding country has a bare
appearance.
Approach and entry. The harbour may be approached
from two directions. The S entrance lies NW of Marache
Point (4529N, 6102W); this is the wider channel, but it
is tortuous and encumbered with shoals. The N entrance,
through Crid Passage lies N of Jerseyman Island (4530N,
6103W).

Limiting conditions
1

12.73
General Layout. The harbour extends 2 miles E from
Beach Point, the N extremity of Jerseyman Island, to the
head of the inlet.
Tidal stream. The in-going tidal stream enters through
the S entrance and flows N and W through the harbour.
The out-going tidal stream sets in the opposite direction.
The rate of the tidal streams seldom exceeds 1 kn.
Submarine cable. A submarine cable, marked by signs
at each landing, is laid across Crid Passage. Mariners are
warned not to anchor in this vicinity.
Landmark:
Church (two red-topped towers) (45306N,
61020W) in Arichat is very prominent.

1
2

12.74
Seaward to Cape Auguet Bay. From a position about
2 miles S of Cerberus Rock (4528N, 6106W) (12.66) the
line of bearing (037) of the church (one small cupola)
(45307N, 61012W) in Arichat, just open of the E point
of Jerseyman Island, leads towards the S entrance, passing
(with positions given from Marache Point (4529N,
6102W)):
NW of Hautfond Shoals (1 mile SW), marked on the
SW side by CK2 Buoy (starboard hand), thence:
SE of Henley Ledges (black rocks, generally
breakers), marked by CK3 Buoy (port hand),
thence:
NW of Marache Point, keeping in deep water, clear
of the numerous shoal patches.
The track then leads ENE for about 1 mile towards Cape
Auget Bay (with positions given from Marache Point
(4529N, 6102W)):
NNW of shoal ground extending 1 cables NW of
Marache Point, marked by CK4 Buoy (starboard
hand), thence:
SSE of Pilot Rock (8 cables N), marked by CK5
Buoy (port hand), and:
NNW of shoal ground extending 1 cables from
Cape Arichat (6 cables NE). Cape Arichat is not
named on BA Chart 2342.
12.75
Cape Auguet Bay to Arichat Harbour. From a position
in Cape Auguet Bay, about 8 cables NNE of Marache
Point, the line of bearing 340 of the church (45306N,
61020W) (12.73) leads into Arichat Harbour, passing
(with positions given from the church):
ENE of Pilot Rock (1 mile S) (12.74), thence:
ENE of Poule Reef (6 cables S), marked by CK7
Buoy (port hand), close W of the reef, thence:
WSW of Campbells (Fiddle) Shoal (6 cables SE) and
marked by CK8 Buoy (starboard hand).
This track leads over shoal patches with depths of 88 m
(29 ft) over them and to within cable of depths of 67 m
(22 ft) over them.
(Directions continue for Arichat Harbour at 12.77)

Directions for entering harbour by the north entrance

1

12.72
Deepest and longest berth is the public wharf (12.79).
Ice. The harbour is open practically all the year round.

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12.76
Seaward to Crid Passage. From a position SW of
Arichat Head (4530N, 6106W), the line of bearing 072
of the church at Arichat (12.73) leads towards Crid Passage
passing, (with positions given from Arichat Head):

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SSE of Crichton Shoal (8 cables WSW), marked by

CN2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
SSE of Picard Reef (4 cables SE), thence:
NNW of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending 6 cables WSW from
Jerseyman Island, with a rocky patch with a depth
of 34 m (11 ft) over it at its W extremity; CM2
Buoy (starboard hand) marks the NW side of the
shoal ground. Thence, through Crid Passage.
12.77
Crid Passage to harbour. The recommended track into
the E part of Arichat Harbour runs parallel with the N
shore, at a distance of about 1 cable, until Marache Point is
shut in by Kavanagh Point (1 miles NNE of Marache
Point). Beyond this, there are good depths close up to both
shores, until about 1 cables from Babin Point at the head
of the harbour.
Clearing bearings:
The line of bearing 076 of Arichat church, open S
of Crid Islands (rocky), 12 miles W of the church,
passes 4 cables S of Crichton Shoal.
The line of bearing 269 of the S side of Crichton
Island, open N of Beach Point, passes N of Cage
Shoal and the rocks and foul ground that fill the
whole bay on the NE side of Jerseyman Island.
Useful mark:
Beach Point Light (white structure, 8 m in height)
(4530N, 6103W).

West Arichat Harbour

General information
1

Harbour
1

12.78
Cape Auget Bay, 1 mile NE of Marache Point, affords
fairly good anchorage in depths from 18 to 22 m (59 ft to
12 fm), mud; the best position is in the deepest water, clear
of the rocky patch with 7 m (23 ft) over it, lying 4 cables
SSW of Kavanagh Point, the N entrance point to the bay.
A heavy S swell affects this anchorage at times.
Arichat Harbour. Good anchorage is available in depths
from 18 to 22 m (59 ft to 12 fm) about 5 cables E of Beach
Point; this position is indicated on the chart. Recommended
anchorage for small craft is at the head of Arichat harbour.

12.84
Approach. From a position NW of Crichton Shoal
(4530N, 6107W), the track leads NE towards a buoyed
entrance channel, passing between shoal ground (2 cables
NW of Crichton Head) and an area of rocks and shoals
extending 3 cables farther NW. Local knowledge is
required.
Directions for entering inner harbour. From West
Arichat Harbour, a buoyed channel leads SE into the inner
harbour, passing between the SE side of Isle Madame at
Bosdet Point, and the N point of Crichton Island at
Crichton Point, a long spit of sand and shingle with some
buildings on it, 1 cables WSW.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 061 of the N
extremity of Bosdet Point, just open N of Crichton Island,
clears about 2 cables NW of Crichton Shoal.
Useful mark:
Crichton Head Light (red rectangle, white bands, on
framework tower, 7 m in height) (45307N,
61063W).

Berths
1

Alongside berths
1

12.83
General layout. The inner harbour is contained between
Crichton Island and the SW side of Isle Madame. A
causeway, which joins Crichton Island to Isle Madame,
forms the head of the inner harbour.

Directions for entering harbour

Anchorage berths
1

12.82
Position. West Arichat Harbour (4531N, 6106W), a
small but secure harbour for fishing vessels, is situated N
of Crichton Island.

12.79
The public pier (4531N, 6101W) at Arichat is
L-shaped and extends from the N shore about 6 cables E of
the church; the berth on its outer face is 37 m in length,
and 15 m wide with a depth of 49 m alongside. A pier
18 m long, drying 06 m alongside, is situated near Robin
Point on the S shore of the harbour, about 4 cables ENE of
Kavanagh Point.

12.85
Anchorage berth may be obtained in depths of from 2
to 37 m (6 to 12 ft), in the inner harbour, up to a distance
of about 5 cables E from the entrance. The anchorage is
said to be secure.
Alongside berths. Alongside depths are reported depths.
The port authorities should be contacted for the latest
information. A L-shaped public pier, (4531N, 6105W)
extends 43 m with a berth 15 m long, at the pierhead and a
depth of 15 m alongside. The pier projects S from Bosdet
Point. A light (framework tower, 3 m in height) is exhibited
on the pierhead. A small wharf is located on the N shore
of the inner harbour, nearly 4 cables E of the public pier.

Small craft
Le Blanc Harbour
12.86

Port services
1

12.80
Other facilities: a small hospital in Arichat.
Supplies: provisions, fuel and diesel oil are available;
fresh water is available from the fish plant.

Small craft
1

12.81
Robins Point. The local boat club operates from a small
cove to the W of Robins Point (shown as Robin Point on
Canadian charts) on the SE side of the harbour. There is a
small wharf, a ramp, and several floating finger piers.

275

Description. Le Blanc Harbour (4532N, 6106W) is

used by small craft in the fishing season.
Vertical clearance. A bridge with a vertical clearance of
24 m (8 ft) spans Mousseliers Passage.
Directions. From a position in the outer part of West
Arichat Harbour (12.82), the entrance to Le Blanc Harbour,
at the NE corner of the bay, has charted depths of 03 m
(1 ft) in the fairway, but there are greater depths within Le
Blanc Harbour. Mousseliers Passage (4532N, 6108W), at
the W end of Le Blanc Harbour, leads into Haddock
Harbour where there are depths of 15 m (5 ft) in the
narrow boat channel between the mussel beds.

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Janvrin Harbour and Deep Cove

1
2

12.87
Description. Janvrin Harbour (4532N, 6110W) and
Deep Cove, 1 miles E, are suitable only for small craft.
Directions. The common entrance to these harbours is
barred by Doreys (Dorey) Ledge, which extends from
Delorier Island, close E of Delorier Point (4531N,
6110W), to Dorey Point, 1 miles farther E; the channel
over the bar is marked by buoys. The entrance to Janvrin
Harbour is marked by buoys moored about 2 cables NNE
of Delorier Island.
Berth. A public wharf extends 47 m from the N shore,
with a charted depth of 15 m alongside.

Other names
12.88

Directions
(continued from 12.14 and 12.18)
2

Bentinck Shoals (4531N, 6110W).

Moyac Point (4528N, 6102W).

INNER PART OF CHEDABUCTO BAY

General information

12.93
From the vicinity of the outer pilot position (4524N,
6101W) the track leads W, passing (with positions given
from Red Head (4529N 6114W)):
S of Hydra Shoal (Big Shoal) (3 miles SW) (12.92),
thence:
S of a rocky patch, with a depth of 98 m (32 ft) over
it (5 miles SW), thence:
Close to CQ Light-buoy (safe water) (12 miles SW)
at the approaches to Guysborough Harbour.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 018 of Thomas
Head (4533N, 6112W), open E of Red Head, 3 miles
SSW, (12.64) clears ESE of Hydra (Big) Shoal.
Useful marks:
Radio tower, elevation 77 m (4520N, 6105W).
Rook Island Light (white building) (4521N,
6116W).
Guysborough Light-house (disused) (4522N,
6129W) close S of the entrance to Guysborough
Harbour.
(Directions continue for entering
Guysborough Harbour at 12.103)

Queensport

Chart 2342, Canadian Charts 4307, 4335 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.89
From a position in the vicinity of the outer pilot position
(4524N, 6101W) the route leads W for about 19 miles
to the head of the bay and Guysborough Harbour entrance
(4523N, 6129W).
Topography
12.90
The S shore between Durell Island (4521N, 6101W)
and Guysborough Harbour is composed of rocks, partially
covered with sand, clay and boulders, with high reddish
cliffs showing in places. The coast between Crow Cliffs
(4521N, 6118W) and the mouth of Salmon River,
6 miles farther W, is hilly, bold and rocky.
On the N shore, the distinctive features are several
points of land, with low cliffs to seaward, joined to the
mainland by shingle beaches, and enclosing large ponds.
NW of these ponds, the land slopes to a ridge about 60 m
high. Ragged Head (4525N, 6123W) is a remarkable
rocky peninsula, which appears as an island from a
distance.
The inner part of Chedabucto Bay, W of a line drawn
between Durell Island (4521N, 6101W) and Red Head
(4529N, 6114W) (12.66) has a number of small
harbours and anchorages along its shores, mainly on the S
side, and Guysborough Harbour at its head.

Depths
1

12.91
The 11 m (36 ft) depth contour lies generally about
1 cable offshore, but extends to about 5 cables in the
vicinity of Durell Island and Fox Island, 3 miles W.

Swell
1

12.92
During periods of heavy swell from E, common in this
bay, Hydra Shoal, also known as Big Shoal, (4526N,
6116W) is marked by heavy breakers; mariners are
advised to approach this shoal with caution, especially from
SW, as there are no good clearing marks for that side.

General information
1

12.94
Position and function. Queensport (4521N, 6116W)
provides anchorage and alongside berthing. The village of
Queensport, with a population of 103 in 1991, is situated
on the NE side of the harbour.

Arrival information
1

12.95
Local knowledge is necessary for the channels into
Queensport.

Directions for entering harbour

1

12.96
From a position 1 mile N of Rook Island Lighthouse
(45209N, 61163W), about 4 cables W of Brodie Point,
the main channel, 3 cables wide, with depths of from 11 to
24 m (36 ft to 13 fm) leads S, passing (with positions given
from Rook Island Light-house):
E of the NE edge of Corveau Rocks (4 cables W)
which extend 4 cables E from Lamb Point, thence:
W of shoal ground extending 1 cable W from Rook
Island. A light (white building, 10 m in height) is
exhibited on Rook Island.
The track then leads ESE for about 6 cables into the
harbour.

Side channel
1

12.97
Another channel, about 1 cable wide, with a least depth
of 61 m in the fairway, lies between Rook Island and
Brodie Rocks (awash in places) about 2 cables E.

Berths
1

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12.98
Anchorage berth. Anchorage with depths of more than
11 m (36 ft) may be obtained in the E part of the harbour,
which is the only part free from the heavy swell that
occasionally rolls in. Anchorage space is limited, but the
holding ground in Queensport is good.
Alongside berth. A public breakwater-wharf is situated
in the NE side of the harbour, 03 miles SE of Brodie

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Point. The wharf extends 40 m E from the breakwater, with

alongside depths of 21 to 55 m on the S face and 3 to
46 m on the N face. The wharf is reported to give good
shelter.

Guysborough Harbour
General information
1

12.99
Position. Guysborough Harbour (4523N, 6130W), is
situated at the W head of Chedabucto Bay.
Function. Guysborough Harbour is mainly used by
fishermen. The village of Guysborough, with a population
of 513 in 1991, is situated on the W shore above Fort
(Eliza) Point.
Approach and entry. The port is approached through a
narrow channel which crosses the bars at the entrance.

12.102
General layout. From its entrance abreast Peart Point
(4523N, 6129W) the harbour leads N, between hills on
both sides, for about 3 miles to Milford Haven Bridge, at
the mouth of Guysborough River.
Fish farms exist on the W side of the harbour, N of
Lodge Point (4524N, 6130W); mariners are advised to
proceed with care in their vicinity.
Tidal streams can reach a rate of 4 to 5 kn in the
entrance channel.

12.105
Other facilities: hospital at Guysborough.
Supplies: stores in small quantities; fresh water is
reported to be available by water boat.
12.106
General information. Alongside depths are reported
depths. The port authorities should be contacted for the
latest information.
Anchorage berths:
Ingersol Creek. One or two small craft may anchor
off the mouth of Ingersol Creek, close SW of Fort
(Eliza) Point. In this position a vessel is out of the
main tidal stream and Stony Patch provides shelter
from the E.
Mussel Cove. Small craft may find shelter in Mussel
Cove, W of Lodge Point (4524N, 6130W). The
cove is entered on the alignment (224) of
leading beacons (white daymarks with a red stripe,
on framework towers) situated close W of Lodge
Point. Depths in the cove are between 37 m
(121 ft) and 11 m (36 ft). Mooring buoys for small
craft lie in the cove and a pontoon, with a depth
of 24 m alongside, is situated on the S side.
Normal facilities are available.

Anchorages and harbours on

south side of Chedabucto Bay
Fox Bay
1

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(continued from 12.93)
12.103
From the vicinity of CQ Light-buoy, (safe water)
moored 1 mile ESE of Guysborough Lighthouse, (disused),
(4522N, 6129W), the line of bearing 270 of that
lighthouse leads over the outer sand-bar, with depths of
about 55 m (18 ft) over it, to a position about 1 cable from
the shore. Thence the track turns N, through the entrance
channel, passing:
CQ2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), marking the
starboard side of the channel, thence:
About cable off the beach in the vicinity of Peart
Point, thence:
Through the channel, about 90 m wide, between Peart
Point and Stony Patch, cable NE, thence:

Guysborough is situated 7 cables

berthing face is 50 m long, with
corner to 46 m alongside. A ramp
of the wharf. The wharf is lit and

Small craft

Harbour
1

12.104
The public wharf at
NW of Fort Point. The
depths of 15 m at the S
is situated at the N end
electricity is available.

Port services

Arrival information
12.101
Outer anchorage. Good anchorage is available in
almost any part of the harbour. Good anchorage in depths
of from 11 to 15 m (36 to 49 ft) is available NE of
Guysborough.
Local knowledge is essential for the safe navigation of
any vessel entering or leaving Guysborough Harbour.

with the same width over the

Fort (Eliza) Point and Hadley
E. For depths, see 12.100.
bar the harbour channel leads
Guysborough.

Berths

Limiting conditions
12.100
Controlling depth. The least depth in the channel over
the inner bar is about 51 m (17 ft).
Deepest and longest berth. The public wharf at
Guysborough, see 12.104.
Local weather and sea state. At times the outer bar is
impassable owing to heavy breakers, particularly when E
swells meet the out-going tidal stream. The entrance is
sometimes impassable due to heavy breakers.

Through the channel,

inner bar between
Beach, 1 cables
After crossing the inner
NW to the anchorage off

12.107
Description. Fox Bay Harbour (4521N, 6107W) is
sometimes used as an anchorage for fishing vessels.
Depths of 73 to 128 m (24 to 42 ft), sand, are found
within the bay.
Anchorage may be obtained within the bay in the
depths shown, but mariners are warned that the anchorage
is insecure, being open to N winds and subject to heavy
swell from the E. Mariners are further warned that several
abandoned submarine cables are laid across the E part of
the bay.

Half Island Cove

1
2

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12.108
Description. Half Island Cove (4521N, 6112W) is an
insecure anchorage port, with a small jetty.
Directions. Half Island Cove is entered between the W
extremity of Gaulman Point and Huss Head, 7 cables W. A
rock which dries 18 m (6 ft) is situated close E of Huss
Head.
Anchorage may be obtained E of rocky ground
extending 1 cable from Half Island, on the W side of the
bay, but it is insecure, being open to NE winds and swell.

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Landing. A public breakwater-wharf extends 104 m S

from the E entrance point of the cove. The E face offers
fair shelter for small craft; the outer end has a depth of
61 m alongside. The SW corner is foul.

Halfway Cove
1

Anchorages and harbours on the

north-west side of Chedabucto Bay
Ragged Head Pond (Ragged Head)
1

Salmon River
1

12.109
Description. Ragged Head Pond (Ragged Pond)
(4525N, 6123W) is enclosed by Ragged Head and the
shingle ridges running NE and NW to the mainland. Small
craft can enter at HW by a narrow channel on the W side
of Ragged Head.
Depths of 37 to 91 m (12 to 30 ft) are reported to exist
in the bay.

12.110
Description. Clam Harbour Bay (Moose Bay) (4525N,
6124W) is entered between Ragged Head and Moose
Head (Point) about 2 miles WSW. The bay has a beach
of shingle, broken in places by shallow inlets leading into
ponds.
Anchorage may be obtained in depths of 9 to 13 m (30
to 42 ft), sand and mud, clear of the sand flat that extends
nearly 5 cables from the E shore of the bay. The anchorage
is safe only in fine weather, as there is usually a heavy
swell.

Small craft on the south

side of Chedabucto Bay

12.114
Cooks (Toby) Cove (4522N, 6129W) is a small boat
harbour situated about 5 cables W of Bigby Head.
Bigby Head is a remarkable cliff 33 m high on the S
side of the entrance. There are depths of 12 m (4 ft) over
the bar at the entrance.
A L-shaped public wharf on the S shore of the cove
extends 70 ft (21 m) from the shore. The outer face, 11 m
long, has a least depth of 37 m alongside.

Other names

Philips Harbour (Philip Cove)

1

12.113
Salmon River (4521N, 6128W) can only be accessed
by small craft.
The entrance to Salmon River is obstructed by a shingle
spit that extends N from the S shore. The depth over the
bar is 09 m (3 ft), but within the bar the river expands into
a basin about 2 miles long, navigable by small craft. A
road bridge spans the harbour about 3 cables SW of the
entrance.

Cooks (Toby) Cove

Clam Harbour Bay (Moose Bay)

1

12.112
Halfway Cove (4521N, 6123W) can be used as a
landing place for small craft.

12.111
Philips Harbour (Philip Cove) (4521N, 6115W)
provides shelter for small craft.
The cove is protected by rocks across the entrance,
which dry soon after HW.

12.115
Fogherty Head (4521N, 6109W).
Inner Fox (rock) (4521N, 6104W).
Murdoch Head (4527N, 6117W).
Outer Fox Rocks (4521N, 6104W).
Parker Point (4521N, 6120W).
Peas Brook (4521N, 6119W).
Philip Head (4521N, 6114W).
Porper Point (4526N, 6119W).
Tickle Island (4521N, 6102W).

MICHAUD POINT TO ISLE MADAME AND LENNOX PASSAGE

6053W) at the SE entrance to Lennox Passage and St
Peters Bay.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 2342

Area covered
1

12.116
This section describes the coastal routes S and W of
Cape Breton Island including the Bay of Rocks (4532N,
6056W) and Flat Point (4530N, 6055W).
It is arranged as follows:
Michaud Point (4534N, 6041W) to Lennox
Passage (12.117).
Lennox Passage and E approaches (12.128).

Directions
(continued from 11.130)
1

MICHAUD POINT TO LENNOX PASSAGE

General Information

Chart 2342, Canadian Charts 4275, 4308 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.117
From a position SSE of Michaud Point (4534N,
6041W) the route leads W and then NW for about
11 miles to a position WSW of Samson Rocks (4537N,

278

12.118
From a position SSE of Michaud Point (4534N,
6041W) (11.130) the coastal passage leads initially W,
passing (with positions given from Cap Ronde (4535N,
6053W)):
S of Michaud Ledges (7 miles ESE) (12.17).
The track then leads NW, passing:
SW of Red Point (6 miles E). Rocky patches with
least depths of 104 m (34 ft) over them, lie about
1 miles SW, 2 miles WSW and 1 mile W of Red
Point. Thence:
NE of Petit Nez Shoal (2 miles SE) a large rocky
area over which the sea occasionally breaks in
heavy gales, extends nearly 2 miles E from Petit
Nez (Beak Point) (4534N, 6054W); the E edge
of the shoal is marked by Beak Point Shoal NQ3
Light-buoy (port hand). Thence:
NE of shoal ground extending about 4 cables E from
Cap Ronde. Cap Ronde is a remarkable cliff, with

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an elevation of 20 m, from which a light (red and

white rectangle on framework tower) is exhibited.
Thence:
SW of Horsehead Shoals, 1 miles NNW of Cap
Ronde, marked by NQ6 Buoy (starboard hand)
moored on the SW edge of the shoals and NQ8
Buoy (starboard hand) on the NW side of the
shoals.
Thence the track leads to a position SW of Samson
Rocks, marked by NQ10 Buoy (starboard hand). From this
position the track leads NW to Lennox Passage or NE to St
Peters Bay.
12.119
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 302 of the SW
point of St Peters Island (4536N, 6049W) and Mark
Point (Pointe Brle) 2 miles NW, clears close SW of
Michaud Ledges in depths of not less than 7 m (23 ft); this
line clears NE of N18 Light-buoy.
(Directions continue for Lennox Passage
at 12.137 and for St Peters Bay at 12.142)

Directions. From the vicinity of NM Light-buoy,

(4535N, 6046W) the approach to the breakwater leads
NE, passing SE of Les Rochers (4536N, 6045W), a
ledge which dries in places, extending from the coast NW
of Martin Point, to a position about 3 cables SW of the
breakwater head.

LArdoise
12.123
Description. LArdoise (4536N, 6046W) a small fishing
village and several other small villages, extend around the
shores of the shallow bay between Red Point and St Peters
Island, 3 miles NW. The bay contains a number of coves, much
used by local fishermen. Some of these coves are protected by
breakwaters.
Local knowledge is required.

Chapel Cove
1

Small craft harbours on east

coast of Isle Madame
Bay of Rocks
1

12.120
Bay of Rocks is entered between Petit Nez (Beak Point)
(4534N, 6054W) and Gros Nez Island, a rocky islet
2 miles SSW, is entirely open to the E and affords no
safe anchorage.
Pondville. An inlet on the W shore of Bay of Rocks,
close W of Shaw Point (4532N, 6058W), contains a
shallow boat harbour protected by two breakwaters. Bewes
Shoal and Les Rochers (Rocky Islets) lie in the approaches.
North entrance to Petit-de-Grat Inlet. From the
vicinity of Rantelau Point (4531N, 6057W) a narrow
buoyed channel with a depth of about 18 m (6 ft) leads
into the N entrance to the inlet between Petit-de-Grat Island
and Isle Madame, as far as the low clearance bridge about
7 cables S of the entrance (12.27). A breakwater protects
the entrance, from the head of which a light is exhibited
(framework mast, 3m in height). Overhead cables with a
vertical clearance of 88 m (29 ft) span the channel 4 cables
SSW of the breakwater.

St Peters Island
1

Small craft on the south-west

coast of Cape Breton Island
Little Harbour
1

12.124
General information. Chapel Cove (4536N, 6046W)
is a small boat harbour sheltered by a breakwater-wharf
274 m long, extending ESE from the E side of LArdoise
Head. There are depths of 09 to 15 m along the 91 m
length on the inside of the breakwater; a groyne, in
disprepair, 76 m long, extends from the shore N of the
breakwater head.
Directions. From the vicinity of NM Light-buoy (safe
water) (4535N, 6046W), the approach to Chapel Cove
leads N, passing (positions given from LArdoise Head
(4536N, 6047W)):
W of a rocky patch (11 miles SE) with a depth of
27 m (9 ft) over it, thence:
W of Les Rochers (4535N, 6045W), 1 mile SE,
thence:
E of a ledge which dries in places, extending about
2 cables E from LArdoise Head, marked by
NN5 Buoy (port hand), thence:
Through a buoyed channel, with a depth of 24 m
(8 ft), to the harbour entrance between the
break-water head and the groyne, 1 cable farther N.

12.121
Description. Little Harbour (4535N, 6044W) is
sheltered by a breakwater extending 177 m NNW from the
coast, 6 cables NNE of Red Head.
Directions. From the vicinity of NM Light-buoy (safe
water) (4535N, 6046W) moored about 9 cables WNW of
Red Head, the approach to the harbour leads ENE, passing
close N of NM2 Buoy, 7 cables NNE of Red Head, before
leading SE, passing close NE of the breakwater head, from
which a light is exhibited (mast, 3 m in height).
Berth. The wharf has a depth alongside of 15 m.
Sunken rocks lie along the extreme outer face of the wharf.

Martin Point

12.125
Description. St Peters Island (4536N, 6049W) is
connected to the mainland 3 cables N by a shingle ridge. A
cove on the N side of the island affords shelter for small
craft. Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position SW of Red Point (12.118)
the sheltered water NW of St Peters Island is approached
by passing:
W of Haddock Rock NP2 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) moored about 4 cables W of St Peters
Island, thence:
NW of Haddock Rock (dries 03 m (1 ft)), 2 cables
NNW of the W point of the island.
Anchorage may be obtained for small craft in the
sheltered water NW of the island.

Three Island Cove

12.122
Description. At Martin Point (4536N, 6045W), about
1 mile N of Red Point, a breakwater extends 2 cables WSW
from the coast.

279

12.126
Description. Three Island Cove (4537N, 6050W)
entered through a dredged and buoyed boat channel, is a
small sheltered harbour used by fishing vessels. A wharf,
30 m long, is situated on the N shore. Local knowledge is
required.

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Other names
1

12.127
Burkeys Cove (4536N, 6047W).
Gracieville (4535N, 6042W).
Red Island (4534N, 6045W).

Buoyage
1

Traffic lights
1

LENNOX PASSAGE AND

EAST APPROACHES

Route
1

12.128
From a position WSW of Samson Rocks (4537N,
6053W) the route leads W for about 16 miles through
Lennox Passage, marked by buoys, to a position N of Eddy
Point (4531N, 6115W).
Much of the channel, although buoyed, is so narrow,
winding and full of shoals that the passage is seldom used
by ships of any size, but it provides a safe and smooth
passage for small coasting vessels.

Topography
1

12.135
Traffic lights are shown from each side of the bridge
(12.133); vessels should not approach the bridge unless a
green light is showing. The use of an engine is
recommended owing to the currents.

Natural conditions

General information
Chart 2342, Canadian Charts 4275, 4308 (see 1.32)

12.134
The direction of buoyage is from E to W.

12.129
There are several remarkable cliffs of red clay
immediately W of St Peters Bay, between Brickery (Brick)
Point (4538N, 6054W) and Bissett Island, 2 miles SW.

12.136
Tidal streams. The tidal streams are erratic; the rates
are greatest round the spit off Grandique Point (4536N,
6101W), seldom exceeding 2 kn, and at the bascule
bridge, where the rates are about 25 to 3 kn. The W-going
tidal stream reaches its maximum rate about 1 hour after
HW Point Tupper. The E-going tidal stream reaches its
maximum rate about 1 hours after LW Point Tupper.
Slack water occurs about 1 hours before HW and LW
Point Tupper.
Local weather. Lennox Passage provides shelter from
sea conditions to seaward of Isle Madame. Weather
conditions are reported to be similar, with winds tending to
become E/W in direction. If there is coastal fog, there is
likely to be fog locally in the passage.

Directions
(continued from 12.119)

Cap Ronde to Ouetique Island

Depths
12.130
For the latest controlling depths, the chart and the port
authorities should be consulted. The least depth in the
channel is 46 m (15 ft), but the passage should not be
attempted in vessels with draught exceeding 37 m (12 ft).

Local knowledge
12.131
Local knowledge is required.

Submarine cables
1

12.132
Submarine cables are laid across the narrows about 2
and 5 cables SW of Grandique Point (4536N, 6101W).
Cable signs reading Cable Do Not Anchor are positioned
on each shore at the cable crossings. Another cable, which
is unmarked is laid in this vicinity. A submarine power
cable is laid across the channel close SW of the bridge at
Burnt Point.

Vertical clearance
1

12.133
A bascule bridge, hinged on the N side, crosses Lennox
Passage between Burnt Point (4535N, 6105W) and
Burnt Island, 2 cables ESE:
Width of navigable span 183 m (60 ft).
Vertical clearance when closed 64 m (21 ft).
Vertical clearance of about 31 m (102 ft) beneath the
outer end when open.
Depth of channel under bridge 46 m (151 ft). White
lights are shown from each side of the bridge.
A causeway leads from Burnt Island, over Benoit Island,
to Isle Madame.
The bridge is operated from mid-May to mid-October,
beginning each day at 0830 hours; closing times are
consistent with those at St Peters Canal.

280

12.137
From a position SW of Samson Rocks (4537N,
6053W) the track leads W into the E approach to Lennox
Passage, marked by buoys; the track then leads generally
W, passing (with positions given from Cap Ronde
(4535N, 6053W)):
N of NT3 Buoy (port hand) (1 miles NW) marking
the N side of Goulet Beach Shoal, shingle, thence:
N of NT5 Buoy (port hand) (2 miles NW) marking
Gabion Shoal, rocky, thence:
N of Morris Rock (2 miles NW), marked by NT7
Buoy (port hand), thence:
N of NT9 Buoy (2 miles WNW) marking
DEscousse Shoal, thence:
Into the channel, about 5 cables S of Ouetique Island
(4537N, 6057W) (3 miles NW). The island is
14 m high, dark and precipitous, with a few pine
trees on it; Ouetique Island Light (red and white
rectangle, white bands, on framework tower, 8 m
in height) is exhibited on the S side of the island.
Clearing bearings:
The line of bearing 321 of the E side of Bissett
Island (4537N, 6056W) and the chapel steeple
at Bourgeois Inlet (4538N, 6057W), 7 cables
NW, passes NE of the 55 m (18 ft) depth contour
surrounding Goulet Beach Shoal and Gabion
Shoal.
The line of bearing (281) of the S extremity of
Ouetique Island (4537N, 6057W) and the N
side of Cascarette Island (wooded; low cliffs at E
end; sandy point on SW side), 6 cables W, passes
N of Gabion Shoal.
The line of bearing 248 of the N side of Bernard
Island (4536N, 6058W) and the S extremity of
le Sec (Poulamon Islet) (4535N, 6100W),
1 miles WSW, passes NNW of DEscousse
Shoal.

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Useful marks:
Jerome Point Light (4539N, 6052W) (12.142).
Bourgeois Inlet Light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 7 m in height) (4538N,
6057W).
Radio tower (red lights) (4539N, 6056W).

Burnt Point to Thomas Head

1

Ouetique Island to Grandique Point

1

12.138
From a position about 5 cables S of Ouetique Island,
(4537N, 6057W), the track continues W through Lennox
Passage, marked by buoys, for about 3 miles, passing (with
positions given from Ouetique Island Light):
N of shoal ground extending 1 cables N from
Bernard Island (1 mile SSW); the island has three
separate parts, connected by ridges, thence:
S of a rocky patch with a depth of 43 m (14 ft) over
it (1 mile SW), thence:
S of Goillon Reef (1 miles WSW), 1 m in height
marked by NT12 Light-buoy, (starboard hand), on
the SE side of the reef, thence:
About 1 cables N of Hawk Island (19 miles SW)
moderately steep-to on its N side which is
connected to Eagle Island, S of it, by a drying
spit; Hawk Island Light (red rectangle, white bands
on framework tower, 10 m in height) is exhibited
from the island, thence:
N of shoal ground, marked by NT15 Buoy (port
hand) with depths of 21 m (7 ft) over it, near its
outer end, extending about 2 cables NE from Crow
Island (2 miles WSW), thence:
S of Birch Shoal, (2 miles WSW) with a depth of
34 m (11 ft) over it, marked by NT Buoy (main
channel to port) lying about 1 cables SSW of
Birch Point, the S extremity of Birch Island,
thence:
N of NT19 Buoy (3 miles WSW) marking the
extremity of shoal ground surrounding the spit at
Grandique Point; a great part of the spit is covered
at HW but it is generally marked by tide-rips.
Grandique Light (white structure, red upper part,
8 m in height) is exhibited from the point.
Clearing bearings:
The line of bearing 266 of Moulin Point (4536N,
6103W), open S of Birch Island, passes S of
Goillon Reef.
The line of bearing 074 of Ouetique Island, just shut
in by Birch Island, passes N of the spit off
Grandique Point.

12.139
Leading marks. From a position N of NT19 Buoy
(4536N, 6101W) the track leads initially SSW for about
2 cables. Thence the alignment (087) astern, of the N
side of Hawk Islet and the N point of the land (not the
drying spit) at Grandique Point leads through this part of
Lennox Passage, for about 1 mile, passing (with positions
given from Grandique Point):
S of Ferry Reef (3 cables WNW), marked by NT22
Buoy, (starboard hand), thence:
Close N of a shoal patch, (12 miles W), with 3 m
(10 ft) over it, marked by NTA Buoy, (main
channel to starboard), thence:
Close N of NT23 Buoy (16 miles W), marking
Middle Ground.

12.140
From the vicinity of the bascule bridge, the W part of
Lennox Passage, marked by buoys, leads WSW for about
6 miles, passing:
NNW of the shoal ground with a depth of 21 m
(7 ft) over it, about 2 cables WNW of Heron
Island, thence:
Between NT37 and NT38 Buoys between shoals
about 7 cables E of Rock Point (4534N,
6107W), thence:
SSE of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending about 3 cables SE from
Rock Point, thence:
NNW of NT41 Buoy marking shoal ground extending
about 2 cables N from Glasgow Point (4534N,
6108W), thence:
SSE of Fish Shoal, 1 mile W of Glasgow Point,
marked by NT44 Buoy (starboard hand), thence:
NNW of MacDonald Shoal, marked by NT45 Buoy,
(port hand) 5 cables N of Thomas Head (4533N,
6112W), thence:
NNW of Thomas Shoal, marked by NT47 Buoy, (port
hand) 5 cables SW of Thomas Head.
The track then continues to a position N of Eddy Point
(4531N, 6115W) (12.69).
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 066 of Burnt
Island, just open of Low Point, 2 miles WSW, passes close
SSE of Fish Shoal.
Useful mark:
Janvrin Island Leading Lights (45325N, 61120W)
(12.163) on Thomas Head; the flashing lights are
visible all round.
(Directions continue for Strait of Canso at 12.163)

St Peters Bay
Canadian Chart 4275 (see 1.32)

General information
1

Grandique Point to Burnt Point

1

Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 071 of the

whole of Ouetique Island, (4537N, 6057W), just open S
of Birch Island, passes S of Ferry Reef.

12.141
Description. St Peters Bay (4539N, 6052W), is
entered W of Pointe Brle (Mark Point), which forms the
S approach to St Peters Canal and Bras dOr Lakes.
Route. From a position close WSW of Samson Rocks
(4537N, 6053W) (12.117) the route leads ENE then N
for about 3 miles. At the N end of St Peters Bay a buoyed
channel leads into a basin between Jerome Point (4539N,
6052W) and Pointe du Loup, 7 cables W. After clearing
the N end of this channel the track leads into St Peters
Canal which leads into Bras dOr Lakes.
Depths. For the latest controlling depths the chart and
port authorities should be consulted. The entrance channel
to St Peters Bay is stated to have a least depth of 55 m
(18 ft).

Directions
1

281

(continued from 12.119)

12.142
From a position close SW of Samson Rocks, (4537N,
6053W), the track to St Peters Bay leads ENE then N,
through a buoyed channel, with a least depth of 55 m
(18 ft), for about 9 cables, passing (with positions given
from Pointe Brle):

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W of Samson Rocks (7 cables SW) (12.117), thence:

E of NQ12 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (7 cables W),
thence:
E of NQ13 Buoy (port hand) (7 cables WNW).
From the inner end of the entrance channel, 8 cables
NW of Pointe Brle, the buoyed channel through St Peters
Bay leads NE, then N, passing:
SE and E of a shoal with a least depth of 12 m (4 ft)
over it, marked by NQ17 Buoy (port hand)
moored close E of the shoal, lying 7 cables E of
Sutherland Head, the W entrance point to the bay,
thence:
W of the shoal ground on the E side of the bay
marked by NQ18 Buoy (starboard hand), moored
close W of the shoal.
Useful mark:
Jerome Point Light (white tower, 11 m in height)
(4539N, 6052W), shown from 1st May to
15th December.
(Directions continue for St Peters Canal at 11.249)

Anchorage north of Bernard Island

1

Anchorages
1

12.143
Excellent anchorage is available in the bay. The normal
anchorage is in the basin within Jerome Point, at the head
of the bay.
Grande Grve Harbour (4538N, 6052W), on the E
side of St Peters Bay, provides excellent sheltered
anchorage in the position indicated on the chart.

River Tillard
12.144
River Tillard which enters the W side of St Peters Bay,
S of Tillard Point (4539N, 6054W), is shallow and
obstructed by shifting sand bars. A channel, marked by
stakes, with a depth of 09 m (3 ft) permits small craft to
navigate as far as the bridge 1 miles above the river
mouth.
2

Anchorages and harbours

The Goulet
1

12.145
Description. The Goulet (4535N, 6056W) is a
shallow bay, partially obstructed by shoals, with an
anchorage for small craft and a pier.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position about 7 cables ESE of
Ouetique Island, (4537N, 6057W) the channel into The
Goulet, suitable for small craft, leads S, passing W of
Morris Rock.
Anchorage may be obtained at the recommended
anchorage position as shown on the chart.
Berth. A L-shaped public pier, with a berth 47 m long
on its outer face and a depth of 29 m alongside, is situated
at Poirierville, at the head of the bay. The depth on the
inside face of the pierhead is 18 m.

12.146
Description. DEscousse Harbour (4535N, 6058W) is
a small anchorage S of Bernard Island (4536N, 6058W)
with a pier for fishing vessels. The village of DEscousse
lies along the S shore.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From the main channel, SSE of Ouetique
Island (4537N, 6057W) a buoyed channel with reported
depths of 24 m (8 ft) leads into the harbour, passing

12.148
Description. There is safe anchorage in the roadstead
4 cables ENE of Hawk Island (4536N, 6100W) as
indicated on the chart.
Directions. From a position about 2 cables N of Bernard
Island (4536N, 6058W) the line of bearing 261 of the
N point of Crow Island, 2 miles W, just open N of Hawk
Island, leads towards the anchorage.
Useful mark:
Hawk Island Light (4536N, 6100W) (12.138).
Anchorage may be obtained on the alignment (230) of
the SE side of le Sec, 5 cables SSW of Hawk Island and
the SE point of Eagle Island, close S of Hawk Island
which marks the anchoring point, in depths of 9 to 13 m
(30 to 43 ft). The following marks also indicate the
anchorage position:
Cordeau Point (4537N, 6059W) bearing 015 a
little open W of Cascarette Island (4537N,
6059W), and:
The N end of Crow Island in line with the N end of
Hawk Island.

Poulamon Bay
1

DEscousse Harbour
1

12.147
Description. Anchorage is available off the N side of
Bernard Island (4536N, 6058W), as indicated on the
chart.
Directions. From a position about 1 miles NE of the E
end of Bernard Island, the line of bearing 248 of le Sec
(Poulamon Islet) (45352N, 61001W), just open N of
Bernard Island, leads to the anchorage, but passes over
patches with depths of 82 m (27 ft) over them that lie
6 cables NE of the E end of Bernard Island.
Anchorage may be obtained in depths of about 15 m
(49 ft) on the alignment (021) of the chapel at Bourgeois
Inlet (4538N, 6057W) and the E point of Ouetique
Island 1 miles SSW as indicated on the chart.

Anchorage off Hawk Island

1

between the E end of Bernard Island and DEscousse Shoal

(4536N, 6057W).
Anchorage may be obtained in the position indicated on
the chart, in depths of about 5 m (16 ft). The anchorage is
said to be secure.
Berth. A L-shaped public pier with an outer face 29 m
long and a depth of 24 m to 4 m alongside, is situated at
DEscousse village, about 4 cables SSW of the E end of
Bernard Island. The pier is used by yachts and fishing
vessels; numerous mooring buoys are laid off the wharf.

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Description. Poulamon Bay (4535N, 6100W)
contains anchorages and a pier. The village of Poulamon
extends along the shores of the bay.
The harbour, which lies S of Eagle Island and Crow
Island, is virtually divided into E and W parts by shoal
water extending from Eagle Island to le Sec 2 cables SSW;
the E part has the more spacious anchorage.
Tidal streams in Poulamon Bay are weak; the rate
seldom exceeds 1 kn in the channel off its entrance.
Directions. From the anchorage off Hawk Island
(4536N, 6100W), the line of bearing 015 astern, of
Cordeau Point 1 mile NNE, a little open W of Cascarette
Island, leads into the E part of Poulamon Bay, passing W
of the NT13 Buoy (port hand) marking the outer end of
rocks and shoals extending 4 cables W from Bernard
Island. The least depth on this leading line is 4 m (13 ft).

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Anchorage may be obtained in depths of 6 m (20 ft),

mud, on the leading line (015) mentioned above, and with
the S side of Crow Island open S of Eagle Island.

about 5 cables NW of the river entrance; a narrow channel

with depths of from 12 to 15 m (4 to 5 ft) (1975) leads
into it.

Couteau Inlet
River Bourgeois
1

12.150
Description. River Bourgeois (4538N, 6057W) gives
access to Bourgeois Inlet, 5 cables within the river
entrance. The villages of River Bourgeois and South River
Bourgeois lie on the E and W sides, respectively, of the
river.
A narrow channel, with a depth of 21 m (7 ft), leads
into River Bourgeois. Although buoyed, the entrance is
complicated by strong tidal currents with the greater rate on
the in-going stream.
Directions. From a position 7 cables E of Ouetique
Island (4537N, 6057W), the track into River Bourgeois
leads NNW, passing (with positions given from Ouetique
Island Light):
ENE of Philip Rocks (4 cables NE) awash at HW,
marked on the E side by NU1 Buoy (port hand),
thence:
WSW of Bissett Island (1 mile NE), red clay cliffs,
thence:
Close W of the E entrance point, from which a light
is exhibited (red and white rectangle on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (4538N, 6057W).
Berth. A public wharf, with a berth 12 m long and a
depth of 3 m alongside, is situated on the E bank of River
Bourgeois, close within the entrance. The wharf is 20 m
long with a maximum depth of 43 m; it is difficult to
secure to the outer end of the wharf at HW.
Small craft can be accommodated in a basin, which
almost dries which is situated at South River Bourgeois,

12.151
Couteau Inlet (4537N, 6101W) is accessible to small
vessels. Local knowledge is required.

Haddock Harbour
1

12.152
Description. Haddock Harbour (4532N, 6108W) is
used by small craft in the fishing season.
The main entrance to the harbour is through a narrow
buoyed channel with a least depth of 52 m (17 ft), leading
SE from the E end of Campbell Island (4533N, 6109W).
From the S end of Haddock Harbour a boat channel leads
under a bridge through Mousseliers Passage to Le Blanc
Harbour (12.86).

Anchorages north of Janvrin Island

1

12.153
Two anchor berths are situated at the W end of Lennox
Passage, N of Janvrin Island (4532N, 6110W) as
indicated on the chart.

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4308 (see 1.32)

Seal Cove
1

12.154
Seal Cove (4536N, 6104W) on the N side of Lennox
Passage, is used by small fishing vessels. The village of
Louisdale is situated at the head of the cove.
Access to the cove is through a narrow channel with a
least depth of 03 m (1 ft).

STRAIT OF CANSO WITH INHABITANTS BAY

Traffic regulations

GENERAL INFORMATION
1

Charts 2342, 3383

Area covered
1

12.155
This section describes the final approaches to the Strait
of Canso, and the Strait of Canso itself, a natural waterway
about 15 miles in length, with a least width of 4 cables.
The Strait is entered abreast of Eddy Point (4531N,
6115W) at its SE end and North Canso (4542N,
6129W) at its NW end. The strait forms a sheltered deep
water harbour, containing the ports of Port Hawkesbury and
Mulgrave.
Canso Causeway with a navigable lock (12.219), is built
across the N part of the strait.
It is arranged as follows:
Eddy Point to Point Tupper (12.159).
Port Hawkesbury and Mulgrave (12.179).
Point Tupper to Canso Lock (12.214).
Canso Lock to North Canso (12.223).

Anchorage
1

12.156
Pilotage is compulsory within this area. See Admiralty
List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5) for details. See 12.4 for
pilot boarding positions.

12.158
Due to the depth of water and the nature of the bottom
(rock and gravel), anchoring in the strait is generally
unsafe, except in certain places.

EDDY POINT TO POINT TUPPER

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 2342, 3383

Route
1

Pilotage
1

12.157
A mandatory vessel traffic reporting scheme exists in
this area up to and including Canso Lock. For details of
the system and the reports required see Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 6 (5) for details.

12.159
From a position N of Eddy Point (4531N, 6115W),
the route leads W for 2 miles into the Strait of Canso.
From there the route leads generally NW in the deep water
channel in the middle of the strait towards Point Tupper
(4536N, 6122W), the approximate midpoint of the strait.

Topography
1

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12.160
The land on the W side of the strait rises abruptly to
high ridges, which exceed 180 m in height at Cape

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Porcupine (4538N, 6125W). The E shore is not as high,

except near the N end of the strait.
There are many prominent chimneys and other
structures, some marked by red lights, at industrial sites on
the E shore between Ship Point (4534N, 6120W) and
Point Tupper; the positions of these chimneys can best be
seen from the chart.

Submarine cables and pipelines

1

12.161
A pressurised submarine natural gas pipeline crosses the
Strait of Canso in a SW/NE direction about 2 cables NW
of Ship Point (4534N, 6120W). Three submarine cables
or pipelines cross the strait with 5 cables of Point Tupper.
Mariners are cautioned not to anchor in these areas.

Bear Head to Ship Point

1

Natural conditions
1

12.162
Tidal streams. Due to the existence of the causeway,
tidal streams in the Strait of Canso are weak.
Ice. Navigation is suspended N of Canso Lock
(4539N, 6125W) from January to early April, due to
ice, (as promulgated in Canadian Notices to Mariners or
Notices to Shipping). Since the causeway blocks the flow
of ice from the N, navigation is possible in the S part of
the strait for the greater part of the year.

Ship Point to Point Tupper

Directions
(continued from 12.69 and 12.140)
1

Eddy Point to Bear Head

1

12.163
Middle Melford Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (45324N, 61189W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower
13 m in height) (92 m from front light).
Janvrin Island Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (45325N, 61120W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower
14 m in height) (300 m from front light).
From a position N of Eddy Point (4531N, 6115W),
the alignments (268 and 088), ahead and astern,
respectively, of these pairs of lights leads W into the Strait
of Canso, passing (with positions given from Eddy Point):
N of a patch with a depth of 17 m (56 ft) over it
(1 mile NNW), marked by C13 Light-buoy, (port
hand) moored 1 cable NE of the shoal, thence:
Between C13 Light-buoy (port hand) and C14
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles NNW),
thence:
S and SW of C16 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(2 miles NW) S of the shoal ground surrounding
Bear Head from which Bear Head Directional
Light (intensified on 297) (red rectangle, white
bands on red framework tower, 7 m in height) is
exhibited.
12.164
Useful mark:
Red and white cooling tower, marked by red lights, at
the heavy water plant, situated nearly 5 cables NE
of the wharf at Peebles Point (4535N, 6121W).

12.165
Cahil Rock Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 12 m in height) (45342N, 61213W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
12 m in height) (176 m from front light).
The front light is visible all round the horizon.
Eddy Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on tower,
12 m in height) (45312N, 61152W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
18 m in height) (361 m from front light).
From a position SW of C16 Light-Buoy (starboard
hand), SW of Bear Head, (4533N, 6117W), the
alignments (305 and 125) ahead and astern respectively,
of these lights lead through the channel, passing (with
positions given from Bear Head):
SW of Bear Reef (2 cables WSW) awash, thence:
NE of C17 Light-buoy (port hand), (8 cables WSW),
thence:
SW of C18 and C20 Light-buoys (starboard hand)
(1 miles WNW and 2 miles WNW respectively),
thence:
SW of Ship Point, (2 miles NW).
Caution. Care is necessary when passing Bear Reef, as
soundings give no warning of approach to it, and there are
no good clearing marks.

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Park Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 10 m in height) (45326N, 61193W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
19 m in height) (317 m from front light).
From a position SW of Ship Point (4534N, 6120W)
the alignment (146) astern, of these lights leads through
the channel, passing (with positions given from Ship Point):
SW of Ship Rock (1 cables NW), thence:
SW of C22 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles
NNW). Shoal ground, with depths of less than
91 m (30 ft) over it, extends from the shore close
S of Peebles Point (4535N, 6121W). Thence:
NE of Laceys Rocks, (1 miles NW) which dry
12 m and lie close offshore on the SW side of the
strait, thence:
NE of C21 Light-buoy (port hand) (2 miles NW),
thence:
SW of shoal ground, extending about 1 cable SW
from the wharf at Point Tupper, with depths of
less than 91 m (30 ft), thence:
To a position in mid-channel, about 5 cables SW of
Point Tupper.
Useful marks:
Two radio towers, the taller having an elevation of
1017 ft (310 m), marked by red lights, situated
1 miles WSW of Point Tupper (4536N,
6122W).
Wright Point Jetty S Light (45343N, 61206W).
Wright Point Jetty N Light (45346N, 61208W).
Point Tupper Wharf Light (mast) (45364N,
61225W).
All the lights listed above are privately maintained.
(Directions continue for Port Hawkesbury at
12.204, and for Canso Lock at 12.218)

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5 cables ENE. It is entered through a very narrow channel

between the W end of Freeman Island and Round Island,
close WSW. Good anchorage is reported to exist on the
SW side of the basin in 3 to 4 m, mud.

Inhabitants Bay
Chart 2342, Canadian Chart 4308 (see 1.32)

General information
1

12.167
Route. From a position N of Eddy Point (4531N,
6115W) the route leads N for about 2 miles into
Inhabitants Bay, before turning NE to enter Inhabitants
Harbour also known as The Big Basin (4535N, 6111W).
Topography. The high cliffs of Caribou Head, also
known as Carleton Head (4535N, 6116W) are
conspicuous to the east of the Port Malcolm Range Lights
(12.68). Evans Island also known as MacNamaras Island,
(4535N, 6114W) is well forested and is conspicuous
with three hills, one on each end and one in the middle.
Bumbo Islet 7 cables NE is also conspicuous, though
small, being only 17 m in height.
Local knowledge is required.

Inhabitants Harbour
1

Directions
1

(continued from 12.69)

12.168
From a position N of Eddy Point (4531N, 6115W)
the track leads N into Inhabitants Bay, and thence into
Inhabitants Harbour, passing (with positions given from
Turbalton Head (4534N, 6114W), the W extremity of
Rabbit Island):
W of a spit of shoal ground, (about 2 cables W)
with drying rocks, marked by CH10 Buoy
(starboard hand), thence:
W of Evans Island (8 cables N).
The track then leads NE, passing:
SE of Long Ledge, (about 1 miles NNW) marked
by CH13 Buoy (port hand), thence:
Between Indian Point (4535N, 6113W) and
Bumbo Islet (1 miles NNE), thence:
Between shoal ground on the N side of the basin
marked by buoys (port hand) and Bumbo Islet.
The track continues into Inhabitants Harbour.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 140 of Janvrin
Point, the SW point of Janvrin Island, and Peninsula Point
(4531N, 6111W), 1 mile SE, passes SW of the shoal
spit off Turbalton Head.

Small craft
1

Anchorages off Pirate harbour

1

Anchorages
1

The Basin
1

12.177
A breakwater situated 6 cables W of Eddy Point
(4531N, 6115W) protects a L-shaped pier. The useful
part of the pierhead is 24 m long, with a depth of 49 m on
the outside face and 21 to 55 m on the inside. The outer
end of the breakwater is reported to cover at HW.

Small craft

Caribou Cove
12.171
Caribou Cove also known as Seacoal Bay (4534N,
6117W) on the W side of Inhabitants Bay, affords
anchorage in depths of 5 to 9 m (16 to 30 ft), mud.

12.176
From a position W of Susies (Pirate) Island (45352N,
61228W), a narrow boat channel leads through shallows
and drying ground to a bridge at the head of the harbour.
A wharf 35 m long and 10 m wide extends, with a depth of
7 m, from the W side of the cove. Attached to the S side
of this wharf is a L-shaped floating wharf. The E side is
20 m long with depths of 34 to 46 m and the S side is
17 m long with a least depth of 24 m.

Eddy Cove

12.170
Description. Good anchorage is reported in Turbalton
Bay, (4534N, 6114W) in depths of about 9 m (30 ft),
mud, NNW of Turbalton Head as indicated on chart 2342.
Line of bearing. The line of bearing 002 of Turbalton
Head and Red Head, about 4 miles S, marks the E limit
of safe navigation within the bay.

12.175
Two anchorages with depths of over 58 m, marked on
the charts, lie 5 cables NNE and 4 cables ENE of Pirate
Harbour (12.176). See 12.158.

Pirate Harbour

12.169
A number of lettered anchor berths are established in
Inhabitants Bay and its approaches, as indicated on the
charts.

Turbalton Bay

12.174
Inhabitants River, which flows into the NW corner of
The Big Basin, is navigable by small craft for a distance of
4 or 5 miles. Local knowledge is required.

Anchorages and harbours

Anchorages
1

12.173
General information. Inhabitants Harbour (The Big
Basin) approached through Inhabitants Bay and entered
through a channel with a least depth of 94 m (31 ft) NW
of Evans Island (4535N, 6114W) is little used, but it
affords secure anchorage for small vessels in several places.
The shores of the bay are thinly populated and present a
barren appearance. Tidal streams in the harbour are weak,
and the rate in the entrance, where it is greatest, seldom
exceeds 1 kn.
Anchorage may be obtained, reported as good, as
follows:
In the entrance channel.
About 1 cables SW of Bumbo Islet, in depths of
less than 9 m (30 ft); as indicated on Chart 2342.
In Inhabitants Harbour.

12.172
The Basin is a small harbour enclosed between Evans
Island (4535N, 6114W) and Freeman (Boudreaus) Island

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Open anchorages, with poor holding ground, are
available for small craft as follows:
West of Eddy Point (4531N, 6115W).
Bear Cove (4533N, 6117W).
North-west of Bear Island (45329N, 61176W).
Critchett Cove (45328N, 61196W).
Byers Cove (45330N, 61200W).
Madden Cove (45347N, 61206W).
Cass Cove (45354N, 61213W).

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PORT HAWKESBURY AND MULGRAVE

General information

Density of water
1

Chart 3383, Canadian Chart 4306 (see 1.32)

Maximum size of vessel handled

Position
1

12.179
Port Hawkesbury (4537N, 6122W) is situated on the
E side of the Strait of Canso.
Mulgrave lies on the W side of the strait, opposite Port
Hawkesbury.

12.180
The ports contain facilites for the handling of oil, wood
pulp, paper, gypsum, fish and general cargo, rock and sand,
all the year round.
The towns of Port Hawkesbury and Mulgrave had
populations of 3809 and 896, respectively, in 1991.
It is reported that major repairs are being carried out to
facilities in Mulgrave in 2002.

12.190
Largest vessel handled is said to be of 357 230 dwt. Port
is capable of handling ultra large crude carriers of 400 000
tonnes.

Ice
1

Function

12.189
The density of the water is 1025 gms/cm 3 , but
influenced by the spring thaw.

12.191
The N approach, through Canso Lock, is closed to
navigation during the winter months. For further details, see
12.162.

Canso lock
1

12.192
For maximum permissible dimensions of ships transiting
the lock, see 12.219.

Arrival information
Port operations

Port limits
1

12.181
The limits of the combined ports are:
S limit; a line drawn SW from Bear Head (4533N,
6117W) to Melford Point, on the opposite shore.
N limit; Canso Causeway (4539N, 6125W).

Port radio
1

Approach and entry

1

12.182
The ports are approached through the following routes:
From E; through Chedabucto Bay or Lennox Passage.
From N; through Saint Georges Bay and Canso Lock.

12.183
In 2001, the combined ports of Port Hawkesbury, Point
Tupper and Mulgrave were used by 1 017 ships with a total
of over 28 000 000 dwt.

12.184
The ports are administered by Strait of Canso Superport
Corporation Limited, PO Box 238, 420 Mulgrave Marine
Terminal, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia. Canada.

12.196
Lettered anchor berths are established in Chedabucto
Bay (4526N, 6110W) (12.70) and Inhabitants Bay
(4534N, 6115W) (12.169).

Submarine cables and pipelines

1

Limiting conditions
Controlling depth
1

12.195
ETA should be sent 72 and 24 hours before arrival. The
message should include the Masters name. Any changes in
ETA should be notified. Gulf Control should be contacted
when 35 miles from the terminal. See Admiralty List of
Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).

Outer anchorages
1

Port Authority

12.194
Gulf Control operates a VHF radio station at the Statia
Terminal. See Admiralty List of Radio Signal, Volume 6 (5)
for details.

Notice of ETA required

Traffic
1

12.193
Port Hawkesbury is a modern industrial port with
24 hours a day working.

12.185
Maximum draught for vessels proceeding to the oil
terminal is restricted to 259 m.

12.197
Three submarine cables or pipelines cross the strait
within 5 cables of Point Tupper. A disused submarine cable
crosses the Strait from McNairs Point, also known as
MacNairs Point (4537N, 6123W) to Grant Point on the
E shore. In Ship Harbour (4536N, 6122W) a submarine
cable crosses the harbour about 4 cables E of Point Tupper.
Mariners are cautioned not to anchor in these areas.

Pilotage
Vertical clearance
1

12.186
Overhead power cables cross Canso Lock (12.219) with
a vertical clearance of 46 m.

Deepest and longest berth

1

12.187
Statia Products Terminal (4534N, 6121W) (12.207).

Tugs
1

Tidal levels
1

12.188
Mean spring range about 16 m; mean neap range about
07 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2 for details.

12.198
Pilotage is compulsory and available 24 hours. For pilot
boarding areas, see 12.4.
12.199
Two tugs are available at all times at Point Tupper. Ten
days notice is required for additional tugs. Additional
information can be obtained by contacting Point Tupper
Marine Services Ltd.

Customs and quarantine

1

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12.200
Port Hawkesbury is a Canadian port of entry.

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Notice of medical requirements

1

12.201
Early advice of any medical or dental treatment that is
required should be sent in advance to the vessels agents.
2

Harbour
General layout
1

12.202
Port Hawkesbury. Industrial sites, with associated piers,
are situated on the E shore between Ship Point and Point
Tupper. A public pier is situated in Ship Harbour (4536N,
6122W).
Mulgrave. The public pier is situated in Murray Cove
(45365N, 61234W).

3
4

Principal mark
1

12.203
Landmark:
The chimneys of the power generating station at
Peebles Point (4535N, 6121W) 8 cables NW of
Wright Point are conspicuous.

Basins and berths

1

12.205
For the latest controlling depths the chart and port
authorities should be consulted. Alongside depths are
reported depths.

Anchorage berths

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 12.166)
1

Ship Harbour
1

ground extending about 1 cable SW from the wharf at

Point Tupper, the track into Ship Harbour leads N, NE and
then SE, passing (with positions given from Point Tupper):
W of C26 Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
Between CL4 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4 cables
ENE) marking the N edge of Premier Shoal and
the S edge of the public pier projecting SW into
the bay, thence:
Into Ship Harbour, where vessels with a draught of
less than 61 m may anchor near the head of the
harbour.
Mariners are warned to keep clear of the submarine
cable (12.197).
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 191 of Point
Tupper and the W side of Susies (Pirate) Island, 1 miles
S, passes W of Premier Shoal.

12.204
From a position in mid-channel, about 5 cables SW of
Point Tupper (4536N, 6122W) and clear of the shoal

12.206
Anchorage is available off Port Hawkesbury and
Mulgrave, in depths of more than 50 m, 8 cables and
12 miles S of Point Tupper (4536N, 6122W). The
anchorage positions are marked on the chart. Good
anchorage in depths of 11 to 14 m (36 to 46 ft), mud, is

Port Hawkesbury Deep Water Petroleum Terminal (12.207)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Transport Canada)

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available 2 cables SSE of McNairs (MacNair) Point

(4537N, 6125W). This anchorage is sheltered from N
winds.
Anchorage is available in depths of 12 to 18 m (40 to
60 ft), sand, gravel and mud, in the roadstead to the W of
Premier Shoal, but in this position, NW winds may raise a
heavy sea. See 12.158, 12.161, 12.217 for further details.

Port services
Repairs
1

Other facilities
1

Alongside berths on east shore of Canso Strait

1

12.207
Statia terminals. Statia Terminals at Wright Point
(45345N, 61205W) can accommodate some of the
largest ships in the world. The pier is 585 m long and has
a depth of 30 m alongside.
The terminal can accommodate two ships at a time.
StoraEnso. StoraEnso Terminal at Madden Point
(4536N, 6122W) is used for the export of newsprint and
paper products. The pier is 198 m long and has a depth of
85 m alongside.
Canadian Gypsum Dock. Canadian Gypsum Dock at
Point Tupper has a length of 164 m between mooring
dolphins and 7 m depth alongside.
Georgia Pacific. Georgia Pacific Terminal at Point
Tupper has a length of 335 m, 5 breasting dolphins,
2 mooring dolphins and 95 m depth alongside. The gypsum
is loaded by conveyor.
Port Hawkesbury. The public pier at Port Hawkesbury
is situated on the N shore of Ship Harbour. The pier is
L-shaped, 132 m long with an outer face 34 m long, with
depths of 49 to 58 m alongside. This facility was reported
to have been rebuilt in 2001.
Mulgrave. The public pier at Mulgrave is situated in
Murray Cove (45365N, 61234W) on the W side of the
strait. The pier is 426 m long with depths of 90 m
alongside. Murray Cove is not named on Chart 3383.

12.208
Hull and machinery repairs can be undertaken by at
least three companies within the Port Hawkesbury/Mulgrave
complex. A wide range of services includes boilerwork.
12.209
Pollution control. A pollution control boom is normally
kept afloat E of Madden Point. One emergency and spill
response vessel is permanently stationed at Point Tupper
and operated by Point Tupper Marine Services. A standby
vessel is located in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Oily waste disposal.

Supplies
1

12.210
Fuel; provisions; fresh water. Availability of supplies
should be ascertained through the agent, prior to arrival.

Communications
1

12.211
Small municipal airport close N of the town of Port
Hawkesbury; Sydney Airport 144 km; Halifax International
Airport 240 kms.

Small craft
McNairs Cove
1

12.212
A community operated marina is situated at McNairs
Cove, 4 cables N of the Mulgrave Terminal. A breakwater
extends from the N side of the cove to protect a U-shaped
wharf on its W side.

Strait of Canso Yacht Club

1

12.213
The Strait of Canso Yacht Club is located near the inner
end of the public pier at Port Hawkesbury.

Port Hawkesbury Wharf (12.207)

(Photograph Transport Canada)

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POINT TUPPER TO CANSO LOCK

General information

Chart 3383, Canadian Chart 4306 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.214
From a position in mid-channel, about 5 cables SW of
Point Tupper and clear of the shoal ground (4536N,
6122W) (12.204) extending about 1 cable SW from the
wharf at Point Tupper, the route leads N and then NW for
a total of about 3 miles towards Canso Lock.

Topography
1

12.215
The nature of the terrain is described at 12.160. The
quarry from which stone was removed for the construction
of the causeway is conspicuous below the summit of Cape
Porcupine (4538N, 6125W). There are conspicuous
gypsum cliffs on the NW side of Plaster Cove (4539N,
6124W).
A causeway, with a navigable lock (12.219) is built
across the N part of the strait.

Pilotage
1

12.216
Pilotage (12.4) is compulsory.

Submarine cable
1

12.217
A disused submarine cable crosses the Strait from
McNairs (MacNairs) Point (4537N, 6123W) to Grant
Point. Mariners are cautioned not to anchor in these areas.
See 12.197.

Directions
(continued from 12.166)
1

12.218
From a position in mid-channel, about 5 cables SW of
Point Tupper and clear of the shoal ground (4536N,
6122W) (12.204) extending about 1 cable SW from the
wharf at Point Tupper, the track leads initially N, then NW,
passing:
SW of Dixon Rock, lying close to the N shore, marked
by C28 Light-buoy (starboard hand), 5 cables N of Keaton
Point (4538N, 6124W), thence:
Close SW of the head of the mooring jetty (8 cables
NNW of Keaton Point) extending about 1 cable SE from
the entrance to Canso Lock; a light (mast) is exhibited
from its outer end.
Useful mark:
Church, prominent, at Port Hastings (4539N,
6124W).
(Directions continue for N part of
the Strait of Canso at 12.229)

Controlling depth for the canal is 85 m.

Vertical clearance. Overhead power cables cross Canso
Lock with a vertical clearance of 460 m.
Maximum size of vessels handled. Ships with a draught
not exceeding 85 m, a length not exceeding 224 m, and a
beam of 232 m may transit the lock, in accordance with
Canal Regulations, at any time during the navigation
season.
Ships with a draught greater than 85 m, but not
exceeding 91 m, may transit the lock when the tidal level
allows, as decided by the Canal Superintendent.
Line handlers. Vessels over 305 m in length are
required to place an adequate number of line handlers
ashore before the bows of the vessel enter the lock; at the
discretion of the lockmaster ships over 153 m in length
may be required to land three line handlers.
Line handlers may be hired on request to the lockmaster
at least 6 hours prior to the ships arrival. This service is
provided at the vessels expense. The linesmen are not canal
employees, and the responsibility for their safety and the
service provided lies with the vessel.
12.220
Operating dates. The lock usually closes in January and
opens in early April, on dates promulgated by Canadian
Notices to Mariners and Notices to Shipping.
Port radio. Communications with the lockmaster should
be established by radio on approaching. See Admiralty List
of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5) for details.
Lock signals. Signal lights are exhibited at each
entrance; vessels should enter the lock when the green light
shows, or on the instructions of the lockmaster.
Bridge. A swing bridge crosses the SE entrance to the
lock; the following operating signals are shown from the
bridge:
Fixed red light bridge is fully closed.
Flashing red light bridge is being prepared for
opening, or is in motion.
Fixed white light: bridge is fully open.

Anchorages and harbours

Cape Porcupine Quarry
1

12.221
Cape Porcupine Quarry wharf, also known as Martin
Marietta wharf, is privately owned, and is situated on the
W side of the strait about 3 cables E of the W end of the
causeway. The berth, with a face 192 m long, consists of
five concrete piers connected by catwalks, and is used for
the export of aggregates and the import of coal. The depth
alongside is 15 m. Two smaller piers are located about
305 m farther W.
Alongside depths are reported depths. The port
authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

Other name
1

12.222
Madagascar Rock (4538N, 6125W).

Canso Lock

CANSO LOCK TO NORTH CANSO

General information
1

12.219
Description. Canso Lock, (4539N, 6125W), has a
length of 2499 m and a width 244 m.
Mooring berths are situated at each end of the lock. SE
end: 198 m in length. NW end: 213 m in length.
Canso Lock is owned and operated by the Canadian
Coast Guard.

General information
Chart 3383

Route
1

289

12.223
From a position off Canso Lock (4539N, 6125W) the
route leads NW for about 4 miles, to the pilot position off
North Canso Light (4541N, 6129W).

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The route is deep and free from dangers.

Front light (white trapezium, red stripe on framework

tower, 6 m in height) (4539N, 6125W) on NW
entrance point to Canso Lock.
Rear light (white trapezium, inverted, red stripe, on
square structure, 5 m in height) (219 m from front
light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
shown from 1st April to 31st December.

Pilotage

Ghost Beach to North Canso

Topography
1

12.224
The nature of the terrain is included in the description at
12.160.

Depths
1

12.226
Pilotage (12.4) is compulsory for vessels in the Strait of
Canso See Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5)
for details.

Submarine cables
1

12.227
Submarine power cables cross the strait about 1 cable
and 7 cables NNW of the causeway.
2

Vertical clearance
1

12.228
Overhead power cables with a vertical clearance of
490 m (161 ft) span the strait about 8 cables NNW of the
causeway; the supporting towers are marked by quick
flashing lights.

Directions
(continued from 12.218)

12.230
Cape Porcupine Leading Lights. The alignment (144),
astern, of the following lights leads for a distance of
2 miles to the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(12.4), ENE of North Canso Light (white round tower, red
bands, 10 m in height) (4541N, 6129W):
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (45387N, 61251W) near
the mid point of the causeway.
Rear light (similar structure and tower, 14 m in
height) (1583 m from front light) on the SW shore.
The lights are shown from 1st April to 31st December.
Useful mark:
North Canso Light (white round tower, red bands,
10 m in height) (4541N, 6129W). (Obscured
when bearing less than 120).
(Directions continue for St Georges Bay main
route at 12.238, St Georges Bay E side
at 12.242 and S side at 12.263)

Anchorages and harbours

Canso Lock to Ghost Beach

1

12.229
Balache Point Leading Lights. From a position off the
N end of Canso Lock (4539N, 6125W) the track leads
NW, in deep water on the alignment (131) astern of the
following lights for 1 mile into the middle of the strait,
passing less than 1 cable from shoal ground at the S end of
Ghost Beach on the NE shore:

Aulds Cove
1

12.231
A public pier and fish plant are situated on the NW side
of Aulds (Auld) Cove (4539N, 6126W); the pier is 30 m
long, with a depth of 27 m (9 ft) alongside at its outer end.
A pontoon is situated on the S side of the pier. Anchorage
off Aulds Cove is exposed to N winds.

SAINT GEORGES BAY

GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 3383, 4765

Area covered
1

12.232
This section describes St Georges Bay (4550N,
6140W) which is entered from S through the Strait of
Canso, and from N between Cape George (4552N,
6154W) and Black Point also known as Cape Linzee
about 17 miles NE. A number of small harbours are
situated around the shores of the bay. It is arranged as
follows:
Saint Georges Bay main route (12.234).
Saint Georges Bay E side (12.239).
Saint Georges Bay S side (12.260).
Saint Georges Bay W side (12.271).

SAINT GEORGES BAY MAIN ROUTE

General information
Charts 3383, 4765, Canadian Chart 4462 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.234
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45417N, 61283W) at the N end of the Strait of Canso,
the route leads through the in and out bound lanes of a
traffic separation scheme (12.233) as indicated on the chart,
to a position NE of Cape George (4552N, 6154W) or W
of Henry Island (4559N, 6136W).

Depths

Traffic separation scheme

12.233
The traffic separation scheme in St Georges Bay is
recommended for use by traffic entering or leaving the N
end of the Strait of Canso.
The traffic lanes extend out to the N entrance to St
Georges Bay; details can best be seen from the chart.

This scheme is not IMO-adopted, but the Canadian

regulations for it follow the principles defined in Rule 10
of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea (1972) as modified for Canadian waters.

12.235
Within the traffic separation scheme the least charted
depth is 210 m (115 fathoms).

Traffic regulations
1

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12.236
A traffic separation scheme (12.233) exists in this area.

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Principal mark
1

12.237
Major light:
Cape George Light (white tower, 14 m in height)
(4552N, 6154W).

Directions
(continued from 12.230)
1

12.238
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45417N, 61283W) at the N end of the Strait of Canso,
the track out of St Georges Bay leads in the NW bound
lane of the traffic separation scheme, passing, (with
positions given from Cape Jack (4542N, 6134W)):
NE of Jack Shoal (1 miles NNE), a dangerous
shoal, see 12.263, thence:
SW of Judique Bank (11 miles N) (12.242).
From this position the traffic separation scheme splits,
and a lane either continues NW, or leads N into the Gulf of
St Lawrence depending on destination, passing:
NE of Cape George, (17 miles NW) (12.232) from
which a light is exhibited (12.237) or W of
Judique Bank (above) and W of Henry Island
(8 miles NNW) (12.234) from which a light
(12.242) is exhibited.
(Directions continue for
Northumberland Strait at 14.16)

4
5

SAINT GEORGES BAY EAST SIDE

General information
Charts 3383, 4765 Canadian Chart 4462 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.240
The land is high and is dotted at intervals with farms
and houses. About 1 km inland the terrain rises to the
summit of a ridge, 259 m in height, which runs parallel
with the coast as far as Long Point (4548N, 6130W).
The coast between Long Point and Emersion Point also
known as Big Rorys Point, 7 miles N, is fronted by cliffs
of red clay, with outcrops of detached rocks and boulders,
and with shoal ground extending about 2 miles offshore in
places.

12.243
Church (spire) at Creignish (4544N, 6127W) is the
only prominent feature S of Long Point.
(Directions continue, for Northumberland
Strait at 14.13)

Port Hood
Canadian Chart 4448 plan of Port Hood (see 1.32)

General information
1

12.244
Position. Port Hood lies in 4600N, 6133W.
Function. It is the only harbour along this stretch of
coast to offer some degree of shelter for small vessels.
Shoal ground extending from each side of the entrance
between Portsmouth Point, the S point of Port Hood Island,
and the mainland, 1 mile NE, provides some protection
from S, but sustained S or SW gales send in a heavy swell.
Approach and entry. From a position about 2 miles SE
of Henry Island Light, Port Hood is approached from S.

Limiting conditions
1

Principal mark
1

Useful mark

12.239
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45417N, 61283W) at the N end of the Strait of Canso,
the inshore route out of St Georges Bay leads NNW for
about 20 miles giving access to Port Hood and several
other small harbours and landings, to a position WSW of
Black Point also known as Cape Linzee (4602N,
6133W).

Topography

navigate closer than 2 miles offshore, depending on

draught.
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45417N, 61283W) the track leads NNW passing, (with
positions given from Campbell Point (4551N, 6130W)):
WSW of VN2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles
WSW), marking the W extremity of Judique
Shoals, thence:
WSW of Judique Bank (4553N, 6134W) a rocky
area with much foul ground, should be avoided by
small vessels in heavy weather, thence:
Clear of a shoal (6 miles WNW) with depths of 16 m
(53 ft) over it, thence:
WSW of Henry Island (8 miles NNW) which has
cliffs, 30 m high, on its W side. A light (white
tower, red stripes, 12 m in height) is exhibited
from its summit, thence:
WSW of Point Vertical (10 miles NNW) the NW
point of Port Hood Island where cliffs of gypsum
can be seen.
The track then continues to a position WSW of Black
Point (Cape Linzee) (4602N, 6133W).
Clearing bearings. The line of bearing (154) of the
whole of the high land at Cape Porcupine (4538N,
6125W) (Chart 3383) open W of Heffernan Point, 4 miles
NNW, passes W of Judique Shoals in a least depth of
82 m (27 ft), but over the W part of Judique Bank.
The line of bearing (001) of the church (46011N,
61321W) (12.248) at Port Hood, open W of Domhnull
Ruadhs Head (Cape Susan) 4 miles S passes close W of
Judique Shoals in a least depth of 64 m (21 ft).

12.241
Major light:
Cape George Light (4552N, 6154W) (12.237).

12.245
Deepest and longest berth. See 12.250.
Ice. The harbour usually freezes over by the end of
January and is clear of ice by the beginning of May.

Arrival information

Directions

(continued from 12.230)

12.242
Caution. The coastal waters between Long Point and
McKays (MacKays) Point, 6 miles N, are so full of rocks
and have such irregular depths that it is inadvisable to

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12.246
Outer anchorage may be obtained in depths of from 5
to 11 m (16 to 36 ft) mud and sand, off the E side of Port
Hood Island; the recommended berth, which is indicated on
the chart, is about 9 cables NNE of Portsmouth Point. The
anchorage is said to be fairly secure but restricted.
Local knowledge is essential.

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Harbour
1

12.247
General layout. The harbour is enclosed by:
Port Hood Island on the W side; the coasts of the
island are composed of cliffs, except for a sandy
beach at the head of the bay at the N part of the E
coast.
A ruined breakwater on the N side, joining Smith
Point, the NE point of Port Hood Island, and the
mainland at Port Hood 7 cables E. In 2002, the
breakwater was partly submerged.
Submarine cable. A submarine cable is laid across the
N end of the harbour from Smith Point to the shore close
N of the public wharf at Port Hood.

Berth
1

Port services
1

5
6

12.248
Leading lights:
Front light (white square, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (46010N, 61325W) on
the head of the public pier at Port Hood.
Rear light (similar structure and tower, 4 m in height)
(829 m from front light).
From a position about 2 miles SE of Henry Island Light,
the alignment (007) of these lights leads through the
entrance channel, marked by buoys, towards the pier at
Port Hood, passing (with positions given from Portsmouth
Point (4559N, 6134W)):
SE of Henry Island (1 miles SW) (12.234) thence:
W of the rocky shoal (1 mile SE) with depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) over it, and steep-to, which
extends about 3 cables from the mainland coast,
5 cables N of Ragged Point (4558N, 6132W),
thence:
E of shoal ground (2 cables SSE) with depths of
less than 55 m (18 ft) marked at its S end by VK7
Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
E of Spithead (3 cables NNE) a sand flat, steep-to
and usually visible, thence:
E of VK9 Light-buoy (port hand) (6 cables NE),
thence:
W of Dean Shoal (1 mile NE) dries; steep-to; marked
at its W end by VK12 Buoy (starboard hand)
extending a little more than 1 cable from the
mainland shore, thence:
Close W of VK14 Buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles
NNE).
Useful marks:
Church (prominent red wooden building with spire)
(46011N, 61321W) in Port Hood village.
White church (spire) (46008N, 61341W) at the
head of the bay in the NE part of Port Hood
Island.
Smith Point Light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 3 m in height) (46009N,
61334W).

Murphys Pond
1

12.253
Description. A boat basin for fishing craft, enclosed by
two breakwaters, is situated at Murphys Pond (4602N,
6133W) close N of Port Hood.
Directions. The approach to the basin is marked by
VX1 Light-buoy (port hand) moored 1 cables S of the W
breakwater head. Murphys Point Light (red framework
tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited from the W breakwater
head.
Berths are located on three sides of the basin, with
depths of 03 to 21 m alongside. The berths on the E side
of the basin have depths of 12 to 21 m alongside; the
other berths 03 to 09 m.

Small craft
Creignish
1

12.254
A public breakwater-wharf at Creignish (4544N,
6127W) is 68 m long and dries on all faces. In 1983, this
structure was in disrepair.

Judique South
1

Side channels
12.249
Two channels, marked by buoys (lateral), lead NW
between Henry Point, the N extremity of Henry Island
(4559N, 6136W) and Susannah Point, the SW point of
Port Hood Island 9 cables NE. They should not be
attempted, except in a vessel of less than 3 m draught, in
good weather. Local knowledge is essential. The area
between the buoys is encumbered with rocks.

12.252
Description. A boat basin, with berths on three of its
walls and depths of 09 to 18 m alongside, is situated
inside a breakwater extending S from Smith Point
(4601N, 6133W). The berth, located 1 cable W of the
breakwater, is in a state of disrepair.
Directions. The approach to the boat harbour at Smith
Point 1 miles N of Portsmouth Point, lies SW of VM6
Buoy (starboard hand) marking the outer end of a shoal
spit extending 5 cables SSE from Smith Point.

Anchorages and harbours

12.251
Supplies: fresh provisions.

Small craft

Directions for entering harbour

1

12.250
A T-shaped pier extends 180 m WSW from the shore at
Port Hood. The outer face, 75 m long, has depths of 18 m
alongside. There are depths of 03 to 24 m along the inner
N face and 06 to 21 m on the S inner face. A light is
exhibited from the head of the pier.

12.255
Description. Judique South (45515N, 61302W) is a
fishing village with a small boat basin protected by a rock
mound breakwater and a L-shaped public jetty.
Directions. The harbour is approached from W passing
N of Judique Shoals (12.242) which lie about 1 miles SW
of the harbour. A light (red and white rectangle on tower,
6 m in height) is exhibited from the head of a jetty in the
harbour.
The entrance channel is 25 m wide and has a depth of
03 m (1 ft).
Berths. Inside the basin there are three berths, each
about 30 m long, which form the E side of the basin. A
fourth wharf 19 m long joins the N face. Depths alongside
are from 03 to 15 m.

McKays Point
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12.256
At McKays (MacKays) Point (4554N, 6131W) there
is an angled public jetty 42 m long, with a least depth of

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09 m alongside the W end of the N face, and drying at the

E end.
There is a depth of only 06 m (2 ft) in the approach.

Directions
(continued from 12.230)
1

Katies Point
1

12.257
There is a L-shaped public pier, protected by a
breakwater, close S of Katies Point (Kate Point) (4557N,
6132W).
The outside face of the pier, 20 m long, has a depth of
12 m alongside.

Canadian Chart 4448 plan of Port Hood (see 1.32)

Little Judique Harbour

1

12.258
Description. Little Judique Harbour about 5 cables N of
Domhnull Ruadhs Head (Cape Susan) (4557N, 6132W)
is a small sheltered harbour for small craft, entered
between two breakwaters. The channel has a width of 11 m
and there is a depth of 09 m in the approach.
A light is exhibited at the outer end of the N breakwater
from a circular mast, 3 m in height.
Directions. The white sector (121123) of the
direction light, (red square, white stripe on framework
tower, 7 m in height), situated on the S side of the river
mouth, leads towards the entrance.
Berths. A public wharf, with a fish collection centre
nearby, extends along the S side of the harbour, between
the entrance and a bridge across the river 1 cables E. The
inner part of the wharf, 140 m long, has depths of 06 to
18 m alongside. A wharf on the N side, 82 m long, has
depths of 09 to 18 m alongside.

Harbourview

5
6

12.259
A boat basin enclosed by two breakwaters is situated on
the mainland coast at Harbourview (4559N, 6132W).
The S breakwater is in ruins.
The entrance to the basin is 30 m wide. A drying rock
lies close outside.

12.263
Caution. Jack Shoal is dangerous in all weathers, and it
is not advisable to approach inside a depth of 183 m
(60 ft); for clearing bearing, see below.
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45417N, 61283W) at the N end of the Strait of Canso,
the route leads initially NW, passing (with positions given
from Cape Jack, red sandstone, 18 m high (4542N,
6134W)):
NE of VU4 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles
NNE), marking the outer extremity of Jack Shoal.
The track then leads W, passing:
N of Bowman Bank, (6 miles W) extending 3 miles
N from the coast, thence:
N of shoal ground, (7 miles WSW) with depths of
less than 11 m (36 ft), extending about 1 mile NE
from Pomquet Island (4539N, 6145W) red
sandstone; wooded; 15 m high; Pomquet Island
Light (white square tower, 8 m in height) is
exhibited from the NE end of the island. Thence:
N of the rocky bank (10 miles W) with a least depth
of 27 m (9 ft) over it, extending 1 miles ENE
from Monks Head, also known as Monk Head
(4541N, 6150W) a prominent white gypsum
cliff, 14 m (45 ft) high.
The track then continues to the vicinity of VS
Light-buoy (45421N, 61533W).
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 120 of Canso
Light passes 1 mile NE of the drying rocks on Jack Shoal.
This bearing is also the S limit of the white sector of North
Canso Light.
Useful mark:
Barrios Beach Breakwater Light (4539N, 6138W)
at the entrance to Tracadie Harbour.
(Directions continue for Saint Georges
Bay W side at 12.274)

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Chart 4448 plan of Havre Boucher (see 1.32)

Havre Boucher

SAINT GEORGES BAY SOUTH SIDE

1

General information
Charts 3383, 4765, Canadian Chart 4462 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.260
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45417N, 61283W) at the N end of the Strait of Canso,
the route leads NW for about 4 miles, then W for about
15 miles towards Antigonish Harbour entrance, to the
vicinity of VS Light-buoy (safe water) (45421N,
61533W). This route gives access to several other small
harbours and landings.

2
3

Offlying bank
1

12.261
Pomquet Banks lie between 2 and 7 miles N of
Pomquet Island (4539N, 6145W) with a least charted
depth of 37 ft.

Principal mark
1

12.262
Major light:
Cape George Light (4552N, 6154W) (12.237).

293

12.264
Position and function. Havre Boucher (4541N,
6132W) is a restricted but convenient harbour for small
vessels about 1 miles W of North Canso Light.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position 1 mile NNE of the harbour
entrance, the track leads SSW on the alignment of the
leading beacons.
Leading beacons:
Front beacon (red stripe, white tower, 9 m in height)
(45409N, 61317W) on SW shore of the
harbour.
Rear beacon (red stripe, white tower, 9 m in height)
(436 m from front beacon).
The alignment of these beacons (194) leads through
the narrow entrance channel, between stony points, in a
least depth of 18 m (6 ft); the channel is marked by VQ4
Light-buoy (starboard hand) and stakes.
Anchorage may be obtained within the harbour, once
clear of the entrance channel, when the harbour opens into
an anchorage with depths of from 2 to 37 m (6 to 12 ft).
Berth. A T-shaped public pier extends from the W
shore, close inside the entrance, with a berth 30 m in
length at its outer end and a depth of 34 m alongside. The
public pier is approached through a buoyed channel.

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Canadian Chart 4447 (see 1.32)

Tracadie Harbour

Pomquet Road and Bayfield

1

12.265
Position and function. Pomquet Road (4539N,
6144W) in the bay SE of Pomquet Island, is partially
sheltered by that island and by a breakwater extending
187 m NE from Pomquet Point close SW of the island.
The bay is considered safe in the summer, in the
absence of NE gales.
Bayfield village, with a church, lies near the entrance to
Afton River, on the S side of the bay; small craft can enter
the river at HW.
Depths. For the latest controlling depths, the chart
should be consulted.
Directions. From a position about 1 mile NE of
Pomquet Island (4539N, 6145W) the track leads S,
passing (with positions given from Pomquet Island Light):
W of Bowman Bank (4540N, 6141W) (2 miles E),
thence:
E of the drying reef (3 cables ESE) that extends
about 1 cables from the E side of Pomquet
Island, thence:
E of VR4 Light-buoy (starboard hand), marking the
SE edge of a drying spit extending S from
Pomquet Island, thence:
To the chosen anchorage or berth.
Useful mark:
Pomquet Island Light (white square tower, 8 metres in
height) (4539N, 6145W).
Side channel. A shallow passage, about 1 cable wide,
leads between the drying spit S of Pomquet Island and the
breakwater at Pomquet Point.
Anchorage may be obtained in depths of 7m (23 ft),
sand, with the S end of Pomquet Island (4539N,
6145W) bearing 353, distant 5 cables. An alternative
anchorage berth is with the S end of Pomquet Island
bearing 305, distant 7 cables. This anchor position is
indicated on the chart.
Berth. Bayfield Wharf (4539N, 6145W), L-shaped
and 108 m long, projects from the SE side of Pomquet
Point; the berth at the outer end is 16 m long with a depth
of 3 m alongside. A breakwater extends from the shore
close N of the wharf. VR8 Light-buoy (starboard hand) is
moored close to the end of the wharf.

12.268
Description. Tracadie Harbour (4538N, 6138W) is
enclosed by Tracadie Big Island (Delorey Island).
The harbour penetrates about 2 miles inland, its SE arm
leading to the mouth of Tracadie River, which is not
navigable.
The outer part of the harbour is 1 mile wide and has
depths of 4 m (13 ft) in the middle. The village of Tracadie
is situated on the S side of the harbour.
Directions. The harbour is entered through a narrow
buoyed channel, which, in 1990, had a least depth of 09 m
in mid-channel and between the E end of Tracadie Big
Island and a breakwater, 48 m in length, extending NW
from the E side of the entrance at Barrios Beach (4539N,
6138W).
Useful marks:
Church spire, conspicuous (45374N, 61384W) at
Tracadie, on the S side of the harbour.
Barrios Beach Breakwater Light (red and white
rectangle on framework tower, 8 m in height) near
the inner end of the breakwater.
Berths. A public jetty, 30 m long is situated at Barrios
Beach, (4539N, 6138W) with depths of 12 m alongside
its three faces; a derrick stands on the jetty.
An angled jetty for fishing vessels, 37 m long, is
situated on the W shore of the harbour, about 1 miles
WSW of the entrance. There are depths of 12 m alongside
the S face and 15 m alongside the N face.

Pomquet Harbour
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Description. Pomquet Harbour (4538N, 6148W) is
very shallow and is accessible to small craft only. Local
knowledge is required.
Directions. The harbour is entered at the E end of a
range of low sand-hills and a sandy beach, 1 miles WSW
of Pomquet Island (12.261); the narrow channel through the
shifting sand bar has a depth of 06 m (2 ft).
Within the entrance the harbour divides into two arms.
The S arm is navigable by small craft between flats for a
distance of about 3 miles to its head; the W arm is
navigable only by small craft for a distance of about
2 miles to the village of Pomquet at its head, where there
is a church.
Canadian Chart 4446 (see 1.32)

Antigonish Harbour

Small craft
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Canadian Chart 4447 (see 1.32)

Breens Pond
1

12.266
Breens Pond breakwater, about 122 m long, with very
little water around it at LW, extends W from the coast
5 cables SSW of Cape Jack (4542N, 6134W).

Linwood Harbour
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12.267
Description. Linwood (Little Tracadie) Harbour is a
small and shallow harbour with a drying bar across the
entrance, at the head of the bay between Cape Blue
(4540N, 6136W) and Barrios Head, red sandstone cliff
about 1 miles SSW. Linwood village is situated on the E
side of the harbour.
Useful mark:
Church (spire) (45387N, 61347W) at Linwood.

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Description. Antigonish Harbour (4541N, 6153W) is
an extensive shallow estuary with several rivers flowing
into its head. Hills rise to an elevation of 232 m from the
W shore of the harbour.
Depths. Depths in the channel increase as far as
Williams Point, about 4 miles within the entrance, where
the harbour divides into two shallow arms. Owing to
continuous silting, the channel is subject to change.
Tidal flow. The flow at the entrance seldom exceeds
2 kn, except for the out-going stream during the spring
thaw.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The harbour is entered over a dangerous
sand bar, and between low sandy points, about 2 miles
WNW of Monks Head, (4541N, 6150W). The least
charted depth in the entrance channel is 03 m (1 ft) (2002).
From the vicinity of VS Light-buoy (safe water) moored
in approximate position 45421N, 61533W, the track
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Harbour. Antigonish is situated at the head of the SW arm

above Williams Point.
Caution. The direction of the channel and depths over
the bar are liable to change.
Anchorage off the bar is not good, as it is exposed to
NE gales and the bottom is rocky.

Ballantynes Cove Wharf Light (45515N,

61551W).
(Directions continue for
Northumberland Strait at 14.16)

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Chart 4404 plan of Ballantynes Cove Wharf
(see 1.32)

SAINT GEORGES BAY WEST SIDE

Ballantynes Cove
General information
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Canadian Chart 4462 (see 1.32)

Route
1

12.271
From the vicinity of VS Light-buoy (45421N,
61533W), the route leads N for about 11 miles to a
position NE of Cape George (4552N, 6154W), giving
access to several small boat harbours and landings.

Topography
1

12.272
There are conspicuous white cliffs close N of the
entrance to Ogdens Pond, also known as Ogden Pond
(4543N, 6154W).

12.275
Description. Ballantynes Cove (4551N, 6155W) is
situated on the S side of Cape George. There is an active
fishery and the wharf is frequently used by yachtsmen.
Anchorage may be obtained in Ballantynes Cove during
offshore winds, but the holding ground is not good.
Berths. A L-shaped public jetty, 162 m long, (4552N,
6155W) with a spur extending 38 m from the W side,
form an inner basin. The E side of the jetty is protected by
boulders. There are depths of 12 to 3 m alongside the W
side of the jetty, and 21 to 3 m alongside the spur, on
which stands a fisheries building. A light (framework
tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited from the outer end of the
wharf.

Small craft

Principal mark
1

12.273
Major light:
Cape George Light (4552N, 6154W) (12.237).

Ogdens Pond
1

Directions
(continued from 12.263)
1

12.274
From the vicinity of VS Light-buoy (45421N,
61533W) the track leads N, passing (with positions given
from Cribbons Point (Cribbean Head) (4545N, 6154W)):
E of MacIsaacs (McIsaacs) Rock, (15 miles SSE),
sometimes marked by breakers. Two shoal patches
with 91 m (30 ft) and 98 m (32 ft) over them lie
1 miles SE and 2 miles ESE, respectively.
MacIsaacs (McIsaacs) Point lies about 4 cables
NW. Thence:
E of Cribbons Point (Cribbean Head), a prominent
rock cliff, from which a light (framework tower,
3 m in height) is exhibited, thence:
E of VU2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), (7 miles N),
moored about 3 cables NE of Cape George.
The track then continues to a position NE of Cape
George (7 miles N), a precipitous headland rising to an
elevation of 183 m (600 ft), and WSW of Black Point
(4602N, 6133W). Cape George Light (12.237) is
exhibited from the cape.
Useful marks:
Radio tower (elevation 127 m (417 ft); red lights)
(4544N, 6154W).
Cribbons Point (Cribbean Head) wharf light (4545N,
6154W) (12.277).

12.276
Ogdens Pond also known as Ogden Pond (4543N,
6154W) is separated from the sea by a sand beach,
through which is cut a narrow boat channel with depths of
04 m (1 ft); strong tidal streams run through the cut.
Within the pond there are depths of 3 m (10 ft).
Canadian Chart 4404 plan of Cribbean Head Wharf (see 1.32)

Cribbons Point
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12.277
Description. Cribbons Point (Cribbean Head) (4545N,
6154W) is a prominent rock cliff.
Useful mark:
Cribbean Head main light (framework tower, 3m in
height), with its lower portion enclosed, is
exhibited from the cliff.
Berth. A public jetty extends 82 m S from the S side of
Cribbons Point (Cribbean Head) (4545N, 6154W). The
outer end is 56 m across the face, with depths of 06 to
15 m along the W side and outer wall; the seawall on the
E side is protected by boulders.
A light (framework tower, 3 m in height) is exhibited
from the outer end of the jetty.
Canadian Chart 4462 (see 1.32)

South Lake
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A small boat harbour at South Lake (4546N, 6155W)
1 mile NW of Cribbons Head, is entered through a narrow
channel cut through the beach, with training walls on each
side.

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CAPE BRETON ISLAND NORTH-WEST COAST AND
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NORTH COAST
GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4764, 4765

6133W), and the coastal waters N of Prince Edward

Island from East Point (4627N, 6158W) to North Point
Reef (4707N, 6358W). The E approach to
Northumberland Strait is covered in Chapter 14. The
chapter is divided into the following sections:
Cape Breton Island NW coast (13.2).
Prince Edward Island N coast (13.51).

Scope of the chapter

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13.1
This chapter comprises the coastal routes, anchorages
and harbours of the coastal waters on the NW coast of
Cape Breton Island from Cape Saint Lawrence (4703N,
6036W) to Black Point (Cape Linzee) (4602N,

CAPE BRETON ISLAND NORTH-WEST COAST

GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 4764

Area covered
1

13.2
This section describes the coastal routes, anchorages and
harbours along the NW coast of Cape Breton Island, from
a position N of Cape Saint Lawrence (4703N, 6036W)
to a position WNW of Black Point (4602N, 6133W).
It is arranged as follows:
Cape Saint Lawrence to White Capes (13.7).
White Capes to Friars Head (13.11).
Friars Head to Marsh Point (13.31).
Marsh Point to Black Point (13.43).

CAPE SAINT LAWRENCE

TO WHITE CAPES
General information
Chart 4764

Topography
1

Topography
1

13.3
The NW coast of Cape Breton Island, between Cape
Saint Lawrence (4703N, 6036W) and Black Point, about
72 miles SW, is high, with long stretches of precipitous
cliffs, rising a short distance inland to a ridge with summits
of about 457 m.
The cliffs are notched at intervals by ravines and gullies
where small rivers and streams enter the sea. Small fishing
villages and resorts are scattered thinly along the shore.

Passage directions
1

13.4
There is, generally, deep water offshore, the shoal
ground and rocks being confined to within 5 cables of the
coast, except near the islands, rivers and other areas where
the sea and weather have eroded the cliffs.

Harbours and anchorages

1

13.5
The few harbours that exist on this coast are, generally,
constricted and shallow, the largest being Chticamp,
midway between Cape Saint Lawrence and Black Point.
There are no secure anchorages.

Natural conditions
1

13.7
The coastal terrain between Cape Saint Lawrence
(4703N, 6036W) and White Capes, 20 miles SW, is
described at 13.3.
(continued from 6.23)

Depths
1

The flow is irregular in direction and rate, but does not

normally exceed 1 kn in summer, even close inshore.
Local weather. In autumn and early winter the
prevailing NW winds cause a heavy onshore sea and swell,
and it is advisable to keep well offshore.

13.8
From a position NW of Cape St Lawrence (4703N,
6036W) the track leads SW for 20 miles to a position
NW of White Capes (4648N, 6053W); there are no
known dangers outside the coastal rocks and shoals, all of
which lie close inshore. See 13.6 for information about
flow.
Useful marks:
Cape Saint Lawrence Light (framework tower, 6 m in
height) (4703N, 6036W).
Pleasant Bay Main Light (white tower, 8 m in height)
(4650N, 6048W).
(Directions continue for the coastal passage at 13.16)
(Directions for the coastal passage along the N Coast
of Prince Edward Island are given at 13.60)

Anchorages and harbours

Pleasant Bay
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13.6
Flow. There is a set towards the coast, even in good
summer weather, due sometimes to the Gasp Current
(1.136), which sets SE between les de la Madeleine
(Magdalen Islands) (4730N, 6145W) and Prince Edward
Island, (60 miles SW) and at other times to the out-going
tidal stream, setting NE towards the coast.

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13.9
Position and function. Pleasant Bay (4650N,
6048W) has a small harbour for small craft situated at the
mouth of Grande Anse River.
Directions. The entrance channel, with a reported depth
of 24 m (9 ft), passes between two breakwaters, 40 m
apart, each 97 m long, and between two piers, 12 m apart,
leading into the boat basin. Lights are exhibited from the
head of each breakwater.

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Leading lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (4650N, 6048W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 3 m in
height) (71 m from front light).
The lights are exhibited from 1st May to 15th
December.
The alignment (143) of these lights leads towards the
harbour, passing close SW of VC Light-buoy (port hand),
moored about 6 cables NW of Pleasant Bay Main Light.
Useful marks:
Pleasant Bay Breakwater Light (mast, 4 m in height)
is exhibited at the harbour entrance. It was
reported (1999) that this light is to be
discontinued.
Pleasant Bay Main Light (46499N, 60478W),
(white tower, 8 m in height).
Berth. A L-shaped pier with a berth 25 m long across
the face and depths of 12 to 21 m at its outer end is
situated on the N side of the basin.
Other facilities: boat slip with mechanical hoist.

Small craft

Directions
(continued from 13.8)
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Chticamp Harbour
General information
1

13.10
Lowland Cove (4701N, 6037W), about 2 miles SSW
of Cape Saint Lawrence, has a small village around its
shores, with a boat slip and mechanical hoist.

WHITE CAPES TO FRIARS HEAD

General information

Route
13.11
From a position NW of White Capes (4648N,
6053W), the route leads 18 miles SW to a position NW
of Friars Head (4631N, 6105W).

Topography
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13.12
The W coast of Chticamp Island (4638N, 6102W)
consists of perpendicular or overhanging cliffs of sandstone,
nearly 60 m high, which are being constantly eroded by the
sea.
The rising land on the mainland coast is scattered with
farms; the highest feature is Mount Squirrel (4633N,
6101W), 372 m in height.

13.19
Outer anchorage is available, in depths of about 8 m
(26 ft), E of La Pointe, (4636N, 6103W), the SW point
of Chticamp Island. See 13.27.

Harbour
1

13.13
Soundings give little warning of approach to the shoal
ground surrounding Jrome Ledge (4640N, 6100W).

Flow
1

13.18
Controlling depths. The minimum charted depth in the
entrance channel is 46 m (151 ft) (1998), but due to
continual silting there may be less water. The channel
depths should be verified locally before entering.
Deepest and longest berth. Public pier. (13.23).
Ice usually forms about the middle of January, and has
been known to restrict navigation until mid-May. The
harbour is normally open from mid-April to early January.

Arrival information

Depths
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13.17
Position. Chticamp Harbour (4638N, 6101W), is a
narrow inlet between Chticamp Island and the mainland.
Chticamp Bay and Island lie about 11 miles SSW of
White Capes.
Function. The port is only suitable as an anchorage for
coasters.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached from
the NW and entered abreast Gros Cap, the NE corner of
Chticamp Island.

Limiting conditions

Chart 4764

13.16
From a position NW of White Capes (4648N,
6053W), the track leads SSW, passing:
WNW of Jrome Ledge, lying about 2 miles NE of
Enrage Point Light, thence:
WNW of Chticamp Island, which is joined to the
mainland by a narrow beach at its S end, thence:
WNW of Friars Head (4631N, 6105W).
Clearing marks. The alignment (210) of Enrage Point
Lighthouse and The Capes, on the W coast of Chticamp
Island, 2 miles SSW, passes NW of Jrome Ledge.
(Directions continue at 13.33)
Canadian Chart 4449 plan of Chticamp Harbour (see 1.32)

Lowland Cove
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Major light:
Enrage Point Light as above.

13.14
The current or tidal stream may set towards this coast.
See 13.6 for information about flow.

13.20
General layout. The harbour, which extends nearly
3 miles SSW to the beach joining the S end of Chticamp
Island to the mainland, has a boat basin, some piers and a
marina on its E shore. The anchorage area lies about 1 mile
SSW of Gros Cap.
Major lights:
Enrage Point Light (4639N, 6102W) (13.15).
Chticamp Harbour Sector Light (13.21).

Directions for entering harbour

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Principal marks
13.15
Landmarks:
Enrage Point Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 13 m
in height) (4639N, 6102W).
Radio tower, conspicuous (elevation 473 m (1553 ft)
red lights) (4635N, 6059W).

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13.21
Caveau Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (46389N, 61001W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (233 m from front light).
From a position N of Enrage Point (4639N, 6102W)
the alignment (108) of these lights leads in the approach
channel to the end of the leading line, passing:

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SSW of the SW extremity of Caveau Shoals, 7 cables

ENE of Enrage Point. Thence rounding VD2
Light-Buoy (starboard hand).
Chticamp Harbour Sector Light. From a position at
the end of Caveau Point Leading Lights leading line, the
track leads SSW to Chticamp main wharf, for a distance
of about 8 cables, in a dredged channel marked by buoys
(lateral), and, by night, in the white sector (190) of
Chticamp Harbour Sector Light (white round tower, 8 m
in height) (47378N, 61008W).
If proceeding to the public pier (13.23), after passing
Chticamp main wharf, the track continues SW for a
farther 6 cables in a depth of about 6 m.
The track continues S, passing close W of a drying spit,
extending from the E shore about 5 cables N of the sector
light, and between VD13 Light-buoy (port hand) and VD14
Light-buoy (starboard hand).

Island, forms the W entrance point to a bay on the S side

of the island.
A small basin, with a least depth of 12 m (4 ft), is
enclosed within the arms of a L-shaped public pier situated
on the E side of La Pointe; buildings and plant connected
with fishery stand in the vicinity. The basin is 49 m wide
and the N part dries. A small breakwater lies cable SW,
which provides some additional protection.
Anchorage is available, in depths of about 8 m (26 ft), E
of La Pointe, but winds from between SW and NW send in
a heavy sea. The holding ground, loose sand and gravel, is
poor, and this anchorage is considered unsafe after the
month of August.
A light (framework mast, 3 m in height) is exhibited
from the outer end of the main arm of the pier.
Caution. A rock with a least depth of 15 m (5 ft) over
it lies 2 cables S of the light on the pier.

Anchorage
1

13.22
The most sheltered anchorage is in depths of about
73 m (24 ft), mud, off the piers (13.23). In this position
there is no swell, but there is little swinging room and it
can be unsafe in strong NE winds.
A wreck lies close off the W shore with a depth of
03 m (1 ft) over it, opposite the public pier.

Canadian Chart 4449 plan of Grand tang Harbour (see 1.32)

Grand tang Harbour

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Berths
1

13.23
Piers extend from the E shore as follows (with positions
given from Chticamp Harbour Sector Light):
United Fishermans Wharf (3 cables NNE); length at
outer face 53 m; depth 37 m (1992).
Irving Oil Pier ( cable WNW); depth approx 37 m.
(In disrepair).
Public Pier (2 cables SW); length at outer face
60 m; depth approx 46 m.
There are several other small piers and wharves used by
fishing vessels.

Port services
1

13.24
Repairs: a patent slip with a capacity of 72 tonnes is
situated at the head of the small craft basin.
Supplies: provisions in small quantities; diesel oil in
barrels.

Small craft
Basin
1

13.25
A basin (46382N, 61005W) for small craft lies
within a tongue of shingle, 4 cables NNE of Chticamp
Harbour Sector Light. There are depths of 27 m (9 ft) in
the approach channel and 12 to 3 m (4 to 10 ft) inside the
basin.
A breakwater, 96 m long, protects the basin on the W
side; another breakwater extends from the shore close S of
the basin.

Marina
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13.26
A small marina (46374N, 61011W) is situated
4 cables SSW of Chticamp Harbour Sector Light.

Boat landings
1

La Pointe
1

13.28
General information. Grand tang Harbour (4633N,
6103W) also known as Squirrel Pond is a secure natural
harbour about 4 miles S of Chticamp Island, with a basin,
about 170 m long and 90 m wide, for small fishing craft.
The harbour is protected by two breakwaters extending
NW from the coast.
A causeway and bridge with a vertical clearance of 2 m
(6 ft), span the harbour about 2 cables within the entrance.
The least depth in the entrance channel was about 12 m
(4 ft) (1998), but this should be verified before entering, as
the harbour and approaches are subject to silting.
The basin was originally dredged to 37 m (12 ft) (1958);
depths above the basin are from 03 to 15 m (1 to 5 feet).
Directions. The harbour is approached from NW and
entered on the alignment (130) of Grand tang Leading
Lights, situated on the E side of the basin:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (46329N, 61026W)
about 2 cables SE of the E breakwater head.
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (197 m
from front light).
Caution. Within the basin, there is a depth of 03 m
(1 ft) just N of the leading line.
Useful mark:
SW Breakwater Light (4633N, 6103W) mast, on
the head of the breakwater.
Berths. There are berths at Grand tang as follows:
Public Jetty (SW side of basin), length 53 m, depth
06 m to 21 m.
Public Jetty (Close SE of above jetty) (L-shaped)
length 67 m, depth 12 to 15 m.
United Maritime Fishermans wharf, (close N of
public wharves), length on berthing face 27 m,
depth 18 m.
In addition, numerous privately owned wharves, some in
ruins, lie on each side of the basin.

13.27
General information. Chticamp Point also known as
La Pointe (4636N, 6103W), the SW point of Chticamp

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13.29
There are places between Chticamp Island (4638N,
6102W) and Friars Head, 5 miles S, where small craft can
land in good weather.
Friars Head has a small, deep cove on its N side, in
which there are ruins of a breakwater.

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Other names

Margaree Island
General information

13.30
Cap Rouge (4643N, 6056W).
Presqule (4642N, 6057W).

FRIARS HEAD TO MARSH POINT

General information
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Route
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13.31
From a position WNW of Friars Head (4631N,
6105W), the route leads SSW for about 15 miles to a
position WNW of Marsh Point (4618N, 6116W). The
coastal waters give access to Margaree Harbour (4626N,
6107W).

13.36
Margaree Island also known as Sea Wolf Island
(4621N, 6116W) is surrounded by submerged rocks,
making it difficult to approach; shoal ground extends for a
distance of about 1 cable around its N end. The island lies
about 8 miles SW of Margaree Harbour.
Topography. The island is about 79 m (260 ft) in
elevation; precipitous; of stratified limestone topped with
stunted trees.
Swell and currents. See 13.34.

Directions
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13.37
See Directions at 13.35 for the channel inshore of the
island.
Useful mark:
Margaree Island Light (4621N, 6116W) (13.33).

Anchorage

Topography
13.32
The coastal terrain is described at 13.3.

13.38
The bottom in this area is composed of rock and
occasional loose sand and gravel, with irregular depths,
affording poor holding ground.

Directions

Small craft

(continued from 13.16)

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13.33
From a position WNW of Friars Head (4631N,
6105W), the track leads SSW, passing:
WNW of Margaree Island, (13.36), from where a
light (white tower, 8 m in height) is exhibited from
the summit. The light may be obscured by cliffs if
the vessel is dangerously close to the island.
Thence:
WNW of Marsh Point.
(Directions continue at 13.44)

Anse des Doucet

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Channel inshore of Margaree Island

Canadian Chart 4449 plan of Margaree Harbour (see 1.32)

General information

Margaree Harbour

13.34
Route. From a position NE of Margaree Island,
(4621N, 6116W) a navigable channel, about 1 mile in
width, with a minimum charted depth of 11 m (38 ft), leads
SW between Margaree Island and unnamed shoals on the
mainland side.
Tidal streams. The tidal streams and currents are strong
near the island, and in the channel between the island and
the mainland.
Swell. Except in good weather, the swell rolls
completely round the island.

13.40
There are several places on the coast between Friars
Head and Margaree River where small craft can land in
good weather.

Canadian Chart 4463 (see 1.32)

Directions
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13.39
Description. Anse des Doucet also known as Friars
Head Boat Harbour (4630N, 6105W), a fishing station
2 miles S of Friars Head, has a short breakwater protecting
a boat anchorage. A small boat landing stage, in the shelter
of the breakwater, has a depth of 12 m (4 ft) at its outer
end.

13.35
The recommended track leads through the centre of the
channel, passing (with positions given from Margaree
Island Light House (4621N, 6116W)):
Between shoal ground, (7 cables E) with depths of
less than 11 m (36 ft), extending about 3 cables
SE from the E side of Margaree Island, and shoal
ground (1 miles E) with depths of less than 11 m
(36 ft) extending about 1 miles NW from the
mainland coast.
Useful mark:
Margaree Island Light (4621N, 6116W) (13.33).

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13.41
Description. Margaree Harbour (4626N, 6107W) is
situated in the entrance to Margaree River. The harbour is
used by fishermen and as a summer resort.
To the NE of the entrance, inside the long tongue
separating the harbour from the sea, there is a narrow
basin, formerly dredged, enclosed by a breakwater.
The village of Margaree Harbour stands on the SW
shore, close within the breakwater; the village of Belle
Cte is on the opposite shore. Small craft can ascend the
river with the tide for about 6 miles to Margaree.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through a channel over the coastal bank, and entered
between two breakwaters.
Controlling depth. The least charted depth in the
channel over the bar inside the entrance is 06 m (2 ft)
(1998), but greater depths exist in the harbour.
The harbour and approaches are subject to continual
silting, and there may be less water than shown on the
charts; depths should be verified before entering.
Flow. The flow in Margaree River is influenced by the
tide at springs only, but the effect of the in-going tide is
not felt until half tide; the stand of the tide is very short,
and the full out-going flow starts almost immediately after
HW. Neap tides have little effect.

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The rate of the flow in the entrance is 4 kn at times.

Local knowledge is required.
Vertical clearance. A bridge with a vertical clearance of
27m (9 ft), crosses the river about 5 cables above the
entrance.
Directions for entering harbour. Leading lights. From
a position NNW of Margaree Harbour, the alignment
(166) of the following lights on the SW side of the river
mouth leads through the channel between the W breakwater
head from where a light (mast, 3 m in height) is exhibited
and the E breakwater from where a light (post, 2 m in
height) is exhibited. This light is shown from May to
December:
Front light (white structure, red stripe 5 m in height)
(46264N, 61068W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in
height) (65 m from front light).
The lights are shown from 1st May to 15th December.
Caution. Owing to the shifting nature of the entrance
channel, the leading line should not be used without the
most recent local information.
After passing between the breakwaters a winding
channel, marked by buoys (lateral) leads between drying
banks over the bar inside the entrance with a least depth of
06 m (2 ft) (1998), thence the channel with a centreline
least depth of 18 m (6 ft) leads to a basin.
If not proceeding to the basin, the channel, marked by
buoys (lateral), in the N part, continues upriver passing
under a bridge (above), about 5 cables above the entrance.
Berths. The public wharf (Co-operative Fishermens
Wharf), and several smaller wharves are situated about
2 cables ENE of the entrance, within the sheltered basin.
The wharf has a face 47 m long with depths of 12 to
24 m alongside.

the head of the N breakwater. The light is

maintained from May to December.
(Directions continue for passages S of Black Point in
Chapter 12, for Northumberland Strait at 14.76, and
for the N coast of Prince Edward Island at 13.60)

Anchorages and harbours

Canadian Chart 4463 (see 1.32)

McIsaac Pond
1

13.45
Description. McIsaac Pond (4614N, 6119W) also
known as Inverness Harbour is a basin, separated from the
sea by a sandy beach, and entered through a channel 18 m
wide, between parallel breakwaters; the depth in the
entrance is about 21 m (7 ft) (1990).
The town of Inverness is situated E of the harbour; the
twin domes of a church in the town are conspicuous.
Directions for entering harbour. From a position NW
of the entrance, the harbour is entered using the Inverness
harbour leading lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 3 m in height).
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (24 m
from front light).
The alignment (124) of these lights leads through the
entrance channel into the basin.
Due to changes in the channel, it is advisable to use
these lights with extreme caution.
Useful mark:
Inverness Breakwater Light (13.44).
Landing may be effected at the T-shaped public wharf
which extends 51 m from the N side of McIsaac Pond. The
outer face, 52 m long, has depths of 18 m to 21 m
alongside. There are depths of 09 to 18 m along the other
faces.

Other name
1

13.42
Grey Point (4626N, 6108W).

MARSH POINT TO BLACK POINT

Small craft
Marsh Point
1

General Information

13.46
Close SE of Marsh Point (4618N, 6116W), there is a
public breakwater-wharf 131 m long with depths of 06 to
15 m on the SE face.

Broad Cove Marsh

Chart 4764

Topography
1

13.43
The coast is lofty and precipitous, with Mabou
Highlands rising to an elevation of about 305 m (1000 ft)
between McIsaac Pond (4614N, 6119W) also known as
Inverness Harbour and Mabou River, 10 miles SW.

Passage directions
1

(continued from 13.33)

13.44
From a position WNW of Marsh Point (4618N,
6116W), the coastal passage leads 20 miles SSW, in deep
water, to a position WSW of Black Point (4602N,
6133W). The route also gives access to Mabou Harbour
(4605N, 6127W) and McIsaac Pond. The passage also
leads NNW towards Prince Edward Island to a position E
of NDN Light-buoy moored 17 miles NE of East Point
Light (4627N, 6158W).
Useful mark:
Inverness Breakwater Light (framework tower, 3 m in
height) (46137N, 61196W) is exhibited from

13.47
Broad Cove Marsh (also known as Broad Cove
(4617N, 6116W)), 2 miles SSW of Marsh Point, has a
breakwater, 123 m long.
Fishing boats are hauled out on a ramp on the S side of
the breakwater.

Finlay Point
1

13.48
Finlay Point (4608N, 6128W) has two wharves. A
shallow dredged channel, 22 m wide, leads between two
breakwaters to a small boat basin. In 1990, there was a
depth of 15 m (5 ft) in mid channel.
A public wharf, which dries alongside, extends 80 m
along the E side of the W breakwater. A second wharf,
with depths of 03 to 12 m alongside extends 88 m E along
the head of the basin.
Canadian Chart 4448 plan of Mabou Harbour (see 1.32)

Mabou Harbour
1

301

13.49
Description. Mabou Harbour (4605N, 6127W) is
situated at the mouth of Mabou River. From its entrance, as

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far as a road bridge, with a vertical clearance of 21 m

(7 ft) situated 3 miles upstream, the harbour resembles a
mountain lake. With the tide, small craft can ascend Mabou
River as far as the sand flats about 2 cables above the
bridge. Mabou village is the largest of the three settlements
of Mabou, Mabou Harbour Mouth and Mabou Harbour.
Topography. Rivers flow into Mabou Harbour as
follows:
North side, Becket River also known as Northeast
River.
South side, Southwest Mabou River also known as
Southwest Arm.
Head of the harbour, Mabou River.
On the N side of the harbour the hills rise steeply to an
elevation of 265 m (870 ft).
Depths. The entrance channel has a least depth of about
06 m (2 ft) over the bar. The harbour has depths from 9 to
15 m (30 to 48 ft) in the middle.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position WNW of of the harbour
entrance, the track leads ESE, through a channel marked by
buoys (lateral), passing:
Either side of VJ2 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
moored about 8 cables WNW of McKeens Point

(4605N, 6128W), thence:

N of a partly ruined breakwater lying on the S side
of the entrance, thence:
N of McKeens Point.
After passing McKeens Point the buoyed channel
follows the N side of a sandbank (dries at half tide)
extending about 5 cables ESE from the point.
Berth. A basin for fishing boats is situated on the N
shore, about 3 cables within the entrance. A public wharf,
close inside the entrance on the N side, consists of a basin
protected by two wharves. There are depths of 03 to 37 m
alongside the outer faces and 03 to 18 m along the basin
faces. Depths may be reduced by silting. A light (white
structure, red stripe, 15 m in height) (46051N,
61280W) is exhibited from this wharf. Another wharf lies
about 7 cables SE on the S side of the harbour. It is 21 m
long with a depth of 37 m at the outer face. This wharf is
reported to be in ruins.
Facility: Launching ramp near the E side of the basin.

Other names
13.50
Sight Point (4611N, 6125W).

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NORTH COAST

bottom is of red sandstone, thinly covered in places with
sand, gravel and broken shells, making poor holding
ground.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4765

Area covered
1

13.51
This section describes the coastal routes on the N coast
of Prince Edward Island from East Point (4627N,
6158W) to North Cape (North Point) (4704N, 6400W).
The coastal waters on the N side of Prince Edward
Island, give access to a large number of inlets and bays,
most of which are small, shallow and accessible to very
small craft only.
The larger harbours of Malpeque Bay (4633N,
6348W) (13.86) and Alberton (4648N, 6404W)
(13.99), are accessible, in good conditions, to coasters.
It is arranged as follows:
East Point to Shipwreck Point (13.55).
Shipwreck Point to Point Deroche (13.65).
Point Deroche to Orby Head (13.74).
Orby Head to Hog Island (13.82).
Hog Island to North Cape (13.93).

Tidal streams
1

13.54
The in-going tidal stream sets S into the great bight
formed by the N coast of Prince Edward Island, between
North Cape and Saint Peters Bay, 29 miles W of East
Point. Farther towards the E, the in-going, or SW-going
stream, which comes from between les de la Madeleine
and Cape Breton Island, also sets towards the coast,
especially near East Point.
The out-going tidal stream appears to set in the opposite
direction.
The tidal streams meet and separate N of the entrance to
Saint Peters Bay; the directions of the in-going and
out-going tidal streams at various points offshore are
indicated on the chart.

EAST POINT TO SHIPWRECK POINT

Navigation
1

13.52
The channels through the harbour entrances on this coast
are liable to be blocked or shifted by storms. It is never
safe for mariners without recent local knowledge to cross
the bars.
The seas break in moderate weather at all the harbour
entrances, and in some cases it becomes impossible to
discern the best channel.
Leading lights and buoys are liable to be changed
without advance notice.

General information
Chart 4765

Route
1

13.55
From the vicinity of NDN Light-Buoy (4628N,
6156W), the coastal route along the N coast of Prince
Edward Island leads WNW, and then W for a total of about
19 miles to a position N of Shipwreck Point (4628N,
6225W). The coastal waters are clear of detached dangers.

Topography
Anchorage
1

13.53
With the exception of a few places off the harbour
entrances, the anchorage is poor along this coast; the

302

13.56
The coast is formed by red sandstone cliffs, with
occasional patches of sandy beach at the mouths of small
streams.

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Tidal streams

Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework

tower, 6 m in height), (46281N, 62041W)
visible on the leading line only.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 9 m in
height) (328 m from front light).
Useful mark:
North Lake Harbour West Breakwater Light (13.61).
Berths. A jetty is situated on the E side of the harbour
basin, and a number of jetties extend from the W
breakwater.

13.58
See 13.54.

Naufrage Harbour

Depths
1

13.57
The coastal waters on the N side of Prince Edward
Island between East Point and Shipwreck Point are clear of
detached dangers.
The coastal shoals extend about 5 cables offshore, with
the 18 m (60 ft) depth contour lying, generally, about 1 mile
from the shore.

Principal mark
1

13.59
Major light:
Shipwreck Point Light (white round tower, 14 m in
height) (4628N, 6225W).
2

Directions
(continued from 13.44)
1

13.60
From the vicinity of NDN Light-buoy (E cardinal),
moored about 1 miles NE of East Point, the coastal
passage leads WNW, passing (with positions given from
East Point):
NNE of JA1 Light-buoy (13.63) (4 miles WNW),
marking the approach to North Lake Harbour
(13.63), thence:
NNE of Bayfield Point (10 miles WNW).
From NNE of Bayfield Point the coastal passage leads
W, passing:
N of JC2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4629N,
6225W) marking the approach to Naufrage
Harbour (13.64), thence:
N of Shipwreck Point (4628N, 6225W).
13.61
Useful marks:
North Lake Harbour West Breakwater Light
(framework tower, 5 m in height) (4628N,
6204W).
Naufrage Harbour West Breakwater Light (framework
tower, 3 m in height) (4628N, 6225W).
(Directions continue at 13.70)

SHIPWRECK POINT TO POINT DEROCHE

General information
Chart 4765

Route
1

Beaton Point (4628N, 6159W).

Sylvester Point (4629N, 6210W).

13.63
Description. North Lake Harbour (4628N, 6204W) is
enclosed by two breakwaters, which are spanned by a
bridge. The harbour is accessible to small craft.
Depths. The entrance channel, 14 m wide, between the
breakwater heads has a depth of 10 m (3 ft). The channel
is 14 m wide.
Directions. The harbour is approached from the NNE,
passing close to JA1 Light-buoy (port hand) (4629N,
6203W) moored about 1 mile NNE of the entrance.
Leading lights are exhibited from the head of the E
breakwater. The alignment (204) of the following lights
leads to the harbour entrance:

13.66
A range of sand-hills, rising to an elevation of 21 m,
extends E from the entrance of Saint Peters Bay, 13 miles
W of Shipwreck Point.

Depths

Small craft
North Lake Harbour

13.65
From a position N of Shipwreck Point (4628N,
6225W) the coastal passage leads W for 20 miles to a
position N of Point Deroche, (4626N, 6254W) and gives
access to the small craft harbours of Saint Peters Bay and
Savage Harbour.

Topography

Other name
13.62

13.64
Description. Naufrage Harbour (4628N, 6225W), a
small opening in the coast, is protected by two breakwaters,
12 m (40 ft) apart, and is accessible to small craft. A road
bridge with a vertical clearance of 34 m (11 ft) spans the
entrance close within the breakwaters.
Depth. The entrance channel has a reported depth of
15 m (5 ft).
Directions. The entrance, between the breakwater heads,
is approached from the NNE, passing close to JC2
Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored about 1 mile NNE.
Useful marks:
Naufrage Harbour West Breakwater Light (13.61) on
the breakwater head.
Naufrage Harbour East Breakwater Light (framework
tower, 3 m in height) on the breakwater head.
Berths. The harbour contains a pier, 213 m in length,
which dries alongside.

13.67
The coastal shoals extend about 5 cables offshore, with
the 18 m (60 ft) depth contour lying, generally, about 1 mile
from the coast.

Tidal streams
1

13.68
See 13.54.

Principal marks
1

303

13.69
Major lights:
Shipwreck Point Light (4628N, 6225W) (13.59).
Saint Peters Light (square tower, 10 m in height)
(4627N, 6245W).

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Directions
(continued from 13.61)
1

13.70
From a position N of Shipwreck Point (4628N,
6225W) the coastal track leads W, passing:
N of Cable Head (4628N, 6238N), thence:
N of a 85 m (28 ft) rocky shoal lying about 2 miles
ENE of Point Deroche, thence:
N of Point Deroche (4626N, 6254W).
13.71
Useful mark:
Savage Harbour Light (cylindrical mast, 2 m in
height) (4626N, 6250W).
(Directions continue at 13.77)

Canadian Chart 4425 plan of Savage Harbour (see 1.32)

Savage Harbour
1

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4425 plan of Saint Peters Bay (see 1.32)

Saint Peters Bay

1

13.72
Description. Saint Peters Bay (4626N, 6242W) is
suitable for small craft only; passage through its narrow,
shallow and shifting entrance channel can be very
dangerous. The inlet extends nearly 7 miles ESE to Saint
Peters village with a white church steeple at its head,
where Saint Peters River enters the bay.
Approach and entry. The entrance to Saint Peters Bay
is approached from a position about 2 miles NNE of Saint
Peters Light and close to JD1 Light-buoy (port hand).
Depths inside the bay are generally from 37 to 52 m
(12 to 17 ft), but less in the entrance channel, which has
depths of less than 12 m (4 ft) in places.
Tidal streams in the entrance attain a rate of nearly
3 kn, but the out-going stream may reach 4 kn at times.
Local knowledge is essential and entry should only be
attempted in good weather.
Fish farming takes place in the inner parts of the bay;
yellow cautionary buoys mark the corners of the areas
concerned, and mariners are advised to proceed with care
in their vicinity.
Principal mark:
Saint Peters Light (4627N, 6245W) (13.69),
5 cables W of the harbour entrance.
Directions. The leading lights and buoys are moved as
necessary to suit the changing conditions, and the greatest
care is needed. From a position about 2 miles NNE of
Saint Peters Light, a buoyed channel crosses a sand-bar
extending 3 cables N from the entrance.
The bay is entered between a ruined breakwater,
partially covered by sand, on the W side, and two groynes,
parallel with the shore, on the E side. On passing the
sandspits on each side of the entrance, the channel turns
sharply to the E and leads into the harbour. The channel is
buoyed.
The alignment (200) of the following lights leads
towards the entrance, passing close to JD1 Light-buoy (port
hand) moored 1 miles NNE of Saint Peters Light:
Front light (white square, red stripe, on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (46263N, 62445W) on
the W side of the harbour entrance.
Rear light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (390 m from front light).
Red Head (4626N, 6243W), on the S shore of the
bay, has a small boat basin 183 m long and 122 m wide,
enclosed by two breakwaters, each about 1 cables in

length. The width of the channel between the breakwaters

is 61 m, and the depth inside the basin is 12 m (4 ft).
Morrell River (4625N, 6241W) on the S side of the
bay, is navigable by small craft for a distance of about
3 miles upstream; the channel at its mouth is narrow, and
has depths of only 03 m (1 ft) in the channel.
A railway bridge spans the river near its mouth, and a
road bridge crosses about 6 cables farther upstream.
There is good shelter for small craft, in depths of 2 to
4 m between the bridges.

13.73
Description. Savage Harbour (4626N, 6250W) is
only suitable for small craft. The entrance lies at the W
end of a long sandy ridge, protected by a retaining wall.
Savage Harbour is mostly entered at high water during fair
weather. Once inside, the harbour offers fairly good shelter
from N winds, but winds between SE and SW can create
choppy waters.
Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. Caution. The buoys may be moved to meet
changing conditions over the bar. From a position N of the
harbour, the track leads S, passing:
Close to JE2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored
about 8 cables NNE of the entrance, thence:
Through a buoyed channel with depths of about
12 m (4 ft), passing:
W of the outer end of the retaining wall at the
harbour entrance, on which stands Savage Harbour
Light (13.71).
Berth. Savage Harbour public pier, with a depth of
12 m alongside the face parallel to the shore, is situated on
the W side of the harbour, 5 cables inside the entrance. A
pier extends 61 m from the E side of the wharf to a depth
of 12 m.
Supplies: water; diesel; petrol.

POINT DEROCHE TO ORBY HEAD

General information
Chart 4765

Route
1

13.74
From a position N of Point Deroche (4626N, 6254W)
the coastal passage leads WNW for 18 miles to a position
NNE of Orby Head (4630N, 6320W) and gives access
to several inlets, which can be entered, under favourable
conditions, by small craft.

Depths
1

13.75
In the bight between Cape Stanhope (4626N, 6309W)
and Orby Head the 55 m (18 ft) depth contour lies up to
8 cables offshore.

Tidal streams
1

13.76
Caution. The in-going tidal stream sets towards this
coast. For further information see 13.54.

Directions
(continued from 13.70)
1

304

13.77
From a position N of Point Deroche (4626N, 6254W)
the coastal passage leads WNW, passing NNE of Orby
Head (4630N, 6320W) red sandstone, 36 m high.

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13.78
Useful mark:
Covehead Harbour Light (red and white tower, 8 m in
height) (4626N, 6309W), on Cape Stanhope.
(Directions continue at 13.85)

Small craft
3

Canadian Chart 4425 plan of Tracadie Bay (see 1.32)

Tracadie Bay
1

13.79
Description. Tracadie Bay (4624N, 6300W), is
approached and entered through a channel marked by
buoys, on the alignment of lights. The bay is entered at the
W end of a range of sand-hills, 15 to 18 m high, and is
accessible to small craft only. The bay extends about
4 miles inland to the village of Grand Tracadie at its head;
Winter River and Winter Bay open into the W side of the
harbour.
Local knowledge is essential and entry should only be
attempted in good weather.
Depths in the entrance channel are from 09 to 15 m (3
to 5 ft) and generally in the broad areas of the bay inside
the entrance channel 37 m (12 ft).
Tidal streams reach a maximum rate of about 2 kn in
the entrance channel.
Fish farming in the form of mussel farming occupies a
good portion of the inner part of the bay.
Directions. Caution. The leading lights and buoys may
be moved to meet changes in the channel.
From a position about 1 mile N of the harbour entrance,
in the vicinity of JH1 Light-buoy (port hand) (4626N,
6302W), the alignment (184) of the following lights
leads through a narrow buoyed channel, across the bar to a
position close to the E entrance point, where there is a
small breakwater extending NW.
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height (46246N, 63025W), on
the beach W of the harbour entrance.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 9 m in
height) (109 m from front light).
From a position inside the E entrance point, the channel
turns sharply E, then continues for a distance of about
1 mile, passing close to the tongue of sand hills on the N
side, and drying flats on the S side. Beyond these flats the
bay deepens to about 37 m (12 ft) and expands to a width
of about 2 miles.
Berth. A U-shaped pier, with an outer face 61 m long
offering depths of 3 m alongside except near the NE corner
where there is 15 m alongside, is situated on the W shore,
about 9 cables SE of the harbour. The N face of the wharf
is 46 m long with depths of 06 to 24 m alongside. Good
shelter is reported at this facility.
A buoyed channel with a depth of 18 m (6 ft) leads
from the entrance channel, across the drying bank S of it to
the pier. A light (framework tower, 4 m in height) is
exhibited from the pierhead.
Supplies: water; diesel; petrol.

Canadian Chart 4467 plan of Rustico Bay (see 1.32)

Rustico Bay
1

Canadian Chart 4425 plan of Covehead Bay (see 1.32)

Covehead Bay
1

13.80
Description. Covehead Bay entered between Cape
Stanhope (4626N, 6309W) and Cove Head, close W, is
approached over a shallow bar and is accessible to small
craft only. The harbour divides within the entrance, with

channels leading E to Covehead Bay, and W to Brackley

Bay.
Depth in the channel at harbour entrance is 06 m (2 ft).
Vertical clearance under a road bridge across entrance
27 m (9 ft).
Directions for entering harbour. Caution. Owing to
changing conditions, the navigational aids may be moved
as necessary to indicate the best channel.
From a position about 1 mile NNE of the harbour
entrance, in the vicinity of JJ1 Light-buoy (port hand)
(4627N, 6308W), the alignment (194) of the following
lights leads through a channel marked by buoys over the
bar and into the entrance channel:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) (46255N,
63089W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (63 m from front light).
Useful marks:
Covehead Harbour Light (4626N, 6309W) (13.78).
Covehead Bridge Light (round post, 2 m in height) on
the bridge between the entrance points.
Berths. There are two small piers on the E side of the
entrance, close S of the bridge.

305

13.81
Description. Rustico Bay, S of Rustico Island (4626N,
6315W) and is accessible to small craft only, due to the
shallow waters of the entrance channel and the harbour.
Local knowledge is essential.
The entrance, at the NW end of Rustico Island, leads
straight into North Rustico Harbour, where there are some
fishing stages on the beach, and a small boat basin. At
North Rustico village, about 8 cables W of the entrance,
there are two wharves within a boat basin.
Hunter River flows into North Rustico Harbour from
SW.
Inside the entrance, Rustico Bay extends SE for about
4 miles; Wheatley River flows into the SE part of the bay.
Depths. The buoyed entrance channel crosses a shifting
sand-bar, with depths in places of less than 06 m (2 ft),
and leads through a narrow passage into North Rustico
Harbour.
Fish farming is located on the Hunter River close
downstream of Rusticoville bridge (4626N, 6319W); the
area is marked by cautionary buoys, and mariners are
advised to proceed with care in this vicinity.
Directions for entering harbour. Caution. Owing to
changing conditions, the navigational aids may be moved
as necessary to mark the best channel.
From a position about 6 cables NE of the harbour
entrance, in the vicinity of JK2 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(4628N, 6317W) the track leads SW towards the
harbour entrance, passing:
SE of the head of the N breakwater, from which a
light (mast, 2 m in height) is exhibited, thence:
NW of a drying sandbank extending from the NW
end of Rustico Island, and:
SE of the head of the inner breakwater, from which a
light (square tower, 7 m in height) is exhibited.
Useful mark:
North Rustico Harbour Light (white tower, 10 m in
height) (46273N, 63176W) on the NW side of
the entrance.

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Basins and berths. The following basins and berths

exist in Rustico Bay (with positions given from North
Rustico Light):
North Rustico Harbour (1 cable WNW): an enclosed
boat basin with a charted depth of 12 m (4 ft).
North Rustico village (7 cables W): a basin dredged
to a charted depth of 12 m (4 ft) and two wharves,
reached through a staked channel from North
Rustico Harbour. A light (red framework tower,
5 m in height) is exhibited from the head of the E
wharf.
Rustico Bay, NW end (8 cables SE); a pier extends
104 m NE from the mainland; depth 09 m (3 ft) at
outer end.
Wheatley River (46243N, 63146W); a pier
extends 111 m from the S shore, about 3 cables E
of a bridge at the river mouth. The charted depth
off this berth is 03 m.

ORBY HEAD TO HOG ISLAND

General information
Chart 4765

Route
1

13.82
From a position NNE of Orby Head the coastal passage
leads WNW for 20 miles to a position NNE of Hog Island,
(4637N, 6347W) and gives access to New London Bay
and the extensive waters of Malpeque Bay, situated about 5
and 20 miles respectively WNW of Orby Head.

Depths
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13.83
Caution. It is dangerous to approach the coast between
Cape Tryon and Cape Aylesbury, (4634N, 6340W)
7 miles WNW, in depths of less than 13 m (42 ft).

Tidal streams
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Directions

13.84
The in-going tidal stream sets towards this coast. For
further details see 13.54.

Directions

(continued from 13.77)

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13.85
From a position NNE of Orby Head, (4630N,
6320W) the track leads NW, passing:
NNE of Cape Tryon, (4632N, 6330W), a
conspicuous cliff of red sandstone, 33 m (110 ft)
high, thence:
NNE of JP2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4635N,
6337W) marking the approach to Malpeque Bay,
(13.86). (See 13.83). Thence:
NNE of Hog Island, a long sand ridge.
(Directions continue at 13.97)
Useful mark:
Cape Tryon Lighthouse (4632N, 6330W).

Malpeque Bay
5

Canadian Chart 4491 (see 1.32)

General information
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It is enclosed to seaward by Hog Island, a long sand

ridge extending NW from Billhook Island (4634N,
6343W). The bay penetrates about 8 miles inland and
leads into several rivers and creeks.
Malpeque village stands on the neck of land S of
Royalty Point (4634N, 6342W), 6 cables S of Billhook
Island.
A Canadian Forces air station is situated at Summerside
(4626N, 6350W), S of Malpeque Bay. Red lights on the
control tower may be visible from the bay.
The bay is approached through a buoyed channel across
the bar that extends about 3 miles E from Billhook Island
(4634N, 6343W), and entered through Ship Channel,
between that island and Cape Aylesbury, 1 miles ESE.
Depths. The channel over the bar has a least charted
depth of 24 m (8 ft).
Local knowledge is required.
Vertical clearance:
A road bridge with a vertical clearance of 12 m (4 ft)
spans the channel at Burial Point, (4632N,
6340W). Lights are exhibited on both sides of
the centre span of the bridge.
A bridge with a vertical clearance of 24 m (8 ft)
spans Lennox Channel, (4637N, 6352W) at
Sharp Point (7 miles WNW of Billhook Island).
Tidal streams. In Ship Channel the tidal streams set at
a rate of from 1 to 2 kn. They are strongest just inside the
harbour and off Royalty Point.
Farther into the bay the tidal streams are much weaker,
and seldom reach a rate of 1 kn.
Ice. The bay freezes over about the middle of
December, and is not clear of field ice until the beginning
of May.
Breakers. In bad weather the bar is extremely
dangerous, as all signs of a channel are obliterated by
heavy breakers.

13.86
Description. Malpeque Bay (4633N, 6348W), the
largest inlet on the N coast of Prince Edward Island, is
accessible to small vessels when conditions are favourable.

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13.87
Caution. Owing to changing conditions the leading
lights and buoys may be moved at any time to mark the
best channels.
Darnley Point Leading Lights. From a position 3 miles
NE of Cape Aylesbury (4634N, 6340W) the alignment
(233) of the following lights lead SW for about 8 cables,
passing close to JP2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored
about 1 miles NE of the front light:
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 6 m in height)
(4634N, 6339W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (515 m
from front light).
From a position 5 cables NE of the front leading light,
the buoyed channel leads between the bar and the coast.
Approach Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 8 m in height) (46346N, 63428W) on
Billhook Island.
Rear light (similar construction on framework tower,
15 m in height) (451 m from front light).
The alignment (279) of these lights leads through the
channel, passing (with positions given from the front light):
S of a shoal patch, (2 miles E) with a depth of
15 m (5 ft) over it, thence:
N of Clark Reef, (2 miles E), extending almost
3 cables N from Cape Aylesbury, marked by JP5
Buoy (port hand).

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Thence, from a position 1 miles E of Malpeque

Harbour Approach Front Leading Light, Ship Channel leads
WSW into Malpeque Harbour, passing, (with positions
given from the front light):
SSE of shoal ground, (1 miles E) with depths of
less than 18 m (6 ft) over it, marked by JP6
Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles E), thence:
NNW of Royalty Sand (8 cables S).
Harbour Leading Lights. From a position 6 cables NW
of Royalty Point (4634N, 6342W) and NNW of Royalty
Sand, the alignment (038), astern, of the following lights
leads in a channel marked by buoys through Malpeque
Harbour, passing SE of Horseshoe Shoals, (4634N,
6345W) extending from 1 to 3 miles WSW from Billhook
Island, and marked at the E end by JP10 Buoy (starboard
hand):
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (46344N, 63428W) near
the SE end of Billhook Island.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
7 m in height) (76 m from front light).
Darnley Basin (4633N, 6340W). A channel leads SE
for about 1 miles from its entrance on the SE side of
Ship Channel; it is entered through a narrow buoyed
channel across Darnley Spit. At the head of Darnley Basin,
a channel with a depth of 09 m (3 ft) leads into Baltic
Creek (4632N, 6340W).
Lennox Channel. On the NW side of Malpeque Bay a
narrow and very shallow passage leads through Lennox
Channel, W of Lennox Island (6 miles WNW of Billhook
Island). The passage continues NW for a farther 11 miles,
through The Narrows to Cascumpeque Bay (13.99).

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4467 plan of New London Bay (see 1.32)

New London Bay

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6
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Anchorage
1

13.88
Outer anchorage may be obtained outside the bar in
depths from 9 to 13 m (30 to 42 ft), sand.

Berths
1

13.89
Anchorage berths. Malpeque Harbour, lying
immediately inside Ship Channel, has sufficient space for a
number of vessels to anchor. There are depths of from 4 to
14 m (13 to 45 ft), sand and clay, with good holding
ground. The bar outside prevents any sea coming in, and
Horseshoe Shoals about 3 miles SW of Billhook Island,
provide shelter from the SW.
Alongside berths are located in Malpeque Bay as
follows:
Burial Point (4632N, 6340W); a small T-shaped
public pier with depths of 12 to 18 m alongside.
Bentinck Cove (4627N, 6351W); a small public
wharf has a reported depth at its outer end of
18 m.
Ellis River (4630N, 6353W); two small wharves
with reported depths of 12 m at the pierhead.
Port Hill (4636N, 6352W); a public wharf 180 m
long with reported depths of 15 m alongside. A
light is exhibited from the head of this wharf.
Lennox Island (4636N, 6352W) with reported
depth alongside of 21 m.
Bideford (4637N, 6355W) on W side of
Goodwood River; a L-shaped public wharf, 82 m
long, with a depth of 09 m at the pierhead.

Other names
13.92
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Port services
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13.91
Description. New London Bay (4630N, 6328W) is
approached and entered through a channel marked by
buoys, over a shallow sand-bar and on the alignment of
lights. The bay is entered at the W end of a narrow ridge
of sand hills. The village of Stanley Bridge is situated
about 3 miles within the entrance.
Topography. New London Bay is the outlet for four
rivers which enter it from the following directions:
Hope River from SE.
Stanley River from S.
Southwest River from SW.
French River from NW.
All of these rivers are navigable for short distances by
small craft.
Local knowledge is essential.
Vertical clearance. Bridges span the rivers as follows:
Hope River and Stanley River. About 7 cables above
the river mouths; vertical clearance 24 m (8 ft)
under both bridges.
Southwest River. At New London, about 2 miles
above the river mouth; vertical clearance 18 m
(6 ft).
Fish farming in the form of oyster farming takes place
in Southwest River, about 1 mile above its mouth, and
mariners are advised to proceed with care in this vicinity.
Principal mark:
Cape Tryon Light (4632N, 6330W).
Directions. Caution. The leading lights and buoys are
liable to be moved to meet changes in the channel.
New London Leading Lights as follows:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 8 m in height) (46308N, 63292W) on
the beach at the W side of the entrance.
Rear light (white square tower, red stripe) (305 m
from front light).
The alignment (209) of these lights leads through the
channel over the bar, with a least depth in the fairway of
15 m (5 ft), passing (with positions given from Cape Tryon
Light (4632N, 6330W)):
Close NW of JM1 Light-buoy (safe water) (1 miles
E), thence:
Between the shore on the W side and the outer end
of a breakwater extending from a sand spit on the
E side (1 miles SE).
The channel at the entrance is about 2 cables wide.
Berths are located in New London Bay as follows:
Stanley Bridge wharf (4628N, 6328W); 53 m long;
depth alongside 12 m.
French River wharf (4631N, 6331W); 110 m long;
depth alongside 15 m.
South Landing on French River (4631N, 6330W);
no details available.
New London wharf (4628N, 6331W); 67 m long;
depth alongside 12 m on the SW side.

13.90
Supplies. Fresh provisions at Malpeque village.

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Barbara Weit River (4627N, 6342W).

March Water (4631N, 6345W).
Shipyard River (4631N, 6342W).
Trout River (4636N, 6354W).
Webber Cove (4627N, 6344W).

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HOG ISLAND TO NORTH CAPE REEF

General information

Cape Kildare to North Cape Reef

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Route
1

13.93
From a position NNE of Hog Island (4637N, 6347W)
the track leads NNW for 28 miles to a position E of North
Cape (4704N, 6400W) also known as North Point, and
then to a position N of North Point Reef. This route also
gives access to Alberton Harbour (4648N, 6404W) and
Cascumpeque Bay (4646N, 6403W).
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Topography
1

13.94
The coast between the SE end of Hog Island and the N
end of Cascumpeque Island, about 19 miles NW, is formed
by ridges of sand, with sand beaches, enclosing an
extensive stretch of shallow water. Cascumpeque Bay, at
the N end, is connected to Malpeque Bay by The Narrows
(13.87).
The coastal sand ridge is broken only at Hardys
Channel, known also as Conway Inlet (13.110), Cavendish
Inlet (13.111) and Palmer Inlet (13.112), situated 8, 13 and
16 miles, respectively, NW of Billhook Island (4634N,
6343W).
There are no high sand hills N of Cascumpeque Bay.
The land in the vicinity of Cape Kildare (4653N,
6358W) is red and surmounted by clumps of trees.

Alberton Harbour and Cascumpeque Bay

Canadian Chart 4492 (see 1.32)

General information
1

Depths
1

13.95
Depths of less than 55 m (18 ft) extend about 7 cables
offshore in places between Hog Island and Cascumpeque
Island, 14 miles NW. The depths along the coast between
the N end of Cascumpeque Island and North Point are
irregular and rocky; depths of less than 11 m (36 ft) extend
nearly 2 miles offshore in places.
1

Principal marks
1

13.96
Landmarks:
Cascumpeque Lighthouse (red framework tower, 18 m
in height, with white bands) (4648N, 6402W)
on sand-hills near N end of Cascumpeque Island.
A disused lighthouse stands close SW.
Radio mast (83 m in height), from which red lights
are exhibited, stands close S of North Point Light.
Major light:
North Cape (North Point) Light (white tower, 19 m in
height) (4703N, 6400W) on a low red cliff.

Directions

13.97
From a position NNE of Hog Island (4637N,
6347W), the track leads NNW, passing (with positions
given from Conway Inlet (Hardys Channel) (4639N,
6353W)):
ENE of JV2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (4648N,
6400W) (10 miles NW) marking the outer end of
the approach to Alberton Harbour.
The track then leads to a position E of Cape Kildare
(4653N, 6358W) (14 miles NNW) (red sandstone cliff,
9 m high).

13.99
Description. Alberton Harbour (4648N, 6404W),
situated at the N end of Cascumpeque Bay, is approached
and entered through a buoyed channel over a dangerous
sand-bar and on the alignment of lights. The harbour is
well sheltered and provides anchorage and berthage for
small vessels; it is much used for shelter by fishing vessels
and coasters. The entrance is at the N end of Cascumpeque
Island (4647N, 6402W).
Limiting conditions
13.100
Controlling depth. In 2002, the least charted depth in
the channel over the outer bar, 9 cables E of Cascumpeque
Light (4648N, 6402W) was shown as 30 m (10 ft), but
this is liable to vary.
Deepest and longest berth. Public wharf at Northport
(13.108).
Ice. The harbour freezes over from about 3rd January,
and is clear of ice about 6th April.
Breakers. Under certain conditions of tide and weather
the entrance channel becomes impossible to navigate due to
breakers.
Tidal streams. The normal maximum rate of the tidal
stream in the entrance channel N of Cascumpeque Island is
1 kn, but in exceptional conditions it can exceed 4 kn.

Arrival information

(continued from 13.85)

Hog Island to Cape Kildare

13.98
From a position E of Cape Kildare (4653N, 6358W)
the track leads N for about 15 miles, passing:
E of a patch with 55 m (18 ft) over it, lying 5 miles
N of Cape Kildare, thence:
E of shoal ground, (lying 11 miles N of Cape
Kildare) with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft) over
it, extending about 1 miles E from North Cape
(low red cliff) the N extremity of Prince Edward
Island. The rocky ground extending N and NNE
from North Cape is steep-to, causing dangerous
breaking seas at times.
The track then leads to a position N of North Point
(Cape) Reef (lying 15 miles N of Cape Kildare) 4 miles
NNE of North Cape.
Useful mark:
North Point East, also known as North Cape East
Light (framework tower, 4 m in height) (4702N,
6359W).
(Directions continue for Chaleur Bay and Cap Gasp
at 15.3, and for Miramichi Bay at 15.4)

13.101
Outer anchorage. In fine weather, temporary anchorage
is available off the outer bar, in depths of about 11 m
(36 ft), sand.
Pilotage. A pilot, if arranged, usually boards vessels
outside the bar, about 1 miles off the entrance.
Local knowledge is essential. Navigational lights and
buoys may be moved to mark the best channel.

Harbour
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13.102
Description. Alberton Harbour lies between the entrance
channel and Cascumpeque Point, about 1 miles SW.

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The town of Alberton lies on the W shore, at the mouth

of Kildare River, which flows into the N end of
Cascumpeque Bay; there are piers at Northport, about
1 mile WSW of the entrance.
Cascumpeque Bay (4646N, 6403W), is entered
through a buoyed channel from Alberton Harbour, and has
a maximum depth of 49 m (16 ft) in the centre, but there
are large areas of very shallow water and drying flats.
Palmer Inlet (4645N, 6401W) (13.112) enters the S
end of the bay, but it is narrow and shallow.
Several rivers, navigable by small craft for some
distance, flow into the bay:
Foxley River (4644N, 6404W), on the S side, is
marked by buoys and stakes for some 2 miles
above its mouth; depths in the channel are from 3
to 113 m (10 to 37 ft).
Mill River (4646N, 6405W), on the W side of the
bay, is marked by buoys and stakes.
Landmark:
Cascumpeque Lighthouse (4648N, 6402W) (13.96).

Directions for entering Cascumpeque Bay

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Directions for approach

13.103
Alberton Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (46483N, 64019W) on
Kildare Point (grassy sand-dunes) about 5 cables N
of Cascumpeque Light.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 11 m in
height) (102 m from front light).
From a position 5 miles ESE of Cascumpeque Light the
alignment (289) of these lights leads into the buoyed
entrance channel, passing (with positions given from
Cascumpeque Light) (4648N, 6402W):
SSW of JV2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles
ESE), thence:
Between JV4 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (8 cables
E) and JV5 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
Between JV6 and JV7 Buoys (7 cables ENE).

13.105
Northport Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 2 m in height) (46477N, 64036W) on
the roof of a shed near the outer end of the
Railway Wharf, 1 mile WSW of Cascumpeque
Light.

13.108
The T-shaped public wharf (46477N, 64036W) at
Northport extends 123 m from the shore to an outer end
100 m long with depths of 18 to 49 m alongside.
A T-shaped wharf 38 m long with depths of 24 to 30 m
alongside is situated close NE.
A L-shaped breakwater and patent slip, both in disrepair,
lie close NE of this wharf.
A small public pier is situated at Gordon Point
(4645N, 6405W), the W entrance point to Foxley River,
3 miles S of Northport. The pier is T-shaped and extends
70 m from the shore to an outer end 94 m long with
depths of 06 to 09 m alongside. The breakwater close E
is in disrepair.

Port services
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13.109
Repairs. A patent slip in Alberton Harbour can handle
vessels with a length of 238 m, a beam of 91 m and a
draught of 27 m. The maximum lifting capacity is
109 tonnes.
Other facilities. Hospital in Alberton.
Supplies. Small quantities of stores; small amounts of
fuel oil, in barrels; diesel oil, with 24 hours notice.

Small craft
Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4491 (see 1.32)

Hardys Channel
1

Directions within the harbour

1

13.107
Secure but confined anchorage is available in the
channel inside the entrance to Alberton Harbour, in depths
of from 55 to 91 m (18 to 30 ft).

Alongside berths

Directions for entering harbour

13.104
Alberton Inner Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle orange stripe on
framework tower) (46483N, 64033W) on the
W shore, 9 cables WNW of Cascumpeque
Lighthouse.
Rear light (similar construction, and tower) (155 m
from front light).
The alignment (273) of these lights leads into the
buoyed entrance channel to Alberton Harbour, passing,
(with positions given from Cascumpeque Light):
Between JV8 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (5 cables
NE) and JV9 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
Between the drying grounds (2 cables NNE) on the
S shore and the drying grounds extending S from
Kildare Point on the N shore.

13.106
From the vicinity of the piers at Northport a buoyed
channel leads S and SE into Cascumpeque Bay, passing
through narrows between Savage Island, 5 cables SW of
Cascumpeque Light, and Hill Point, 2 cables farther SW.

Anchor berth
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Rear light (white tower, red stripe, 11 m in height)

(273 m from front light).
The alignment (245) of these lights leads towards the
wharves of Northport, passing, (with positions given from
Cascumpeque Light):
NNW of the grassy sand dunes (1 cable N) forming
the S entrance point, thence:
SSE of Sandy Island, (4 cables WNW), near the
edge of the drying flats of sand, mud and grass
filling the mouth of Kildare River.

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13.110
Description. Hardys Channel (4639N, 6353W) also
known as Conway Inlet is a small entrance in the
sand-dunes, giving access, for small craft, into Conway
Cove, situated 1 miles W.
Hardys Channel connects with the shallow passage
leading NW from Malpeque Bay (13.86).
The channel through the inlet is marked by buoys and
by Hardys Channel (Conway Inlet) Light (framework tower,
5 m in height) (46394N, 63527W), situated close
within the entrance.
Local knowledge is essential.

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Directions. The inlet is approached from the E, passing

close to JS1 Light-buoy (port hand) moored about 11 miles
ENE of Hardys Channel Light.
The approach channel to the inlet is marked by two
buoys; JS4 Buoy (starboard hand) (6 cables NE of Hardys
Channel Light) and JS5 Light-buoy (port hand)
(4 cables NE).
Within the entrance, the channel between the drying
sandbanks is very intricate.
Little Channel, (4639N, 6354W) marked by buoys,
leads into Conway Cove (4639N, 6355W). The channel
was formerly dredged to a depth of 1 m (3 ft), but now has
about 06 to 09 m due to silting. The channel leading to
the boat basin (below) is marked by stakes.
Caution. The buoys are liable to be moved to meet
changes in the channel.
Boat basin. A small boat basin is located on the N side
of Little Channel.
Berth. There is a small pier (46392N, 63553W) on
the W side of the entrance to Conway Cove.

Small craft
Chart 4765

Tignish Harbour
1

Cavendish Inlet
1

13.111
General information. Cavendish Inlet (4643N,
6357W) is a small inlet leading from the sea to The
Narrows (13.87). Small craft may find shelter within the
inlet. This inlet is not named on the charts.

Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4492 (see 1.32)

Seacow Pond

Palmer Inlet
1

13.112
Description. Palmer
inlet leading from the
Bay. Small craft may
There are depths of
there is shoaler water

13.113
Description. Tignish Harbour (4657N, 6400W) is
situated about 5 miles N of Cape Kildare.
The chief industry is fishing, and the harbour, which is
at the mouth of Tignish River, contains a small basin for
fishing craft.
The village of Tignish lies about 2 miles upstream; a
church (spire) in the village can be seen from both sides of
Prince Edward Island.
Directions. The harbour and boat basin, are entered
through Tignish Run, a channel about 3 cables long and
45 m wide, between two breakwaters; the depth in Tignish
Run was 09 m (3 ft) in 1991. Tignish Run is approached
from E, passing close to JX2 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
moored about 1 mile ESE of the entrance.
Caution. The navigational aids are liable to be moved to
meet changes in the channel.
Useful mark:
Big Tignish Breakwater Light (framework tower, 5 m
in height) (46570N, 63595W) stands on the
head of the N breakwater.
Basins and berths. A small basin and a public wharf
are situated at Judes Point, on the NW side of the harbour,
about 4 cables WNW from Big Tignish Light. Depths
alongside are from 14 to 25 m.
Two basins, one on the N side and the other on the S
side, lie close W of Tignish Run. Depths are from 12 to
25 m.

Inlet (4645N, 6401W) is a small

sea to the S end of Cascumpeque
find shelter within the inlet.
about 06 m (2 ft) over the bar, but
inside.

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13.114
Description. Seacow Pond (4702N, 6359W),
1 miles SSE of North Cape, has a boat harbour protected
by two breakwaters. North Cape East Light (13.98) is
exhibited from the head of the S breakwater. In 1992 the
depth in the entrance was about 09 m (3 ft).

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Pilotage

Scope of the chapter

1

14.1
This chapter comprises the through routes, coastal
routes, anchorages and harbours from East Point (4627N,
6158W) of Prince Edward Island, through
Northumberland Strait to North Cape Reef (4707N,
6358W) off the N coast of Prince Edward Island. It also
describes the coasts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
that lie on the S shore of the Strait.
The approach to Northumberland Strait from Saint
Georges Bay (12.232) is described in Chapter 12, and the
NE approach from the entrance to Saint Lawrence River is
described in Chapter 13. The NW approaches from Gasp
(15.283) and Chaleur Bay (15.92) are described in Chapter
15. The chapter is arranged as follows:
Northumberland Strait E entrance (14.10).
Northumberland Strait central section (14.138).
Northumberland Strait N section (14.305).

Traffic regulations
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14.2
Northumberland Strait is about 160 miles long. The
navigable width of the narrowest part of the strait, known
as Abegweit Passage (4611N, 6342W), is 5 miles. The
limits of Northumberland Strait are established by the
Canadian authorities, as follows:
East limit:
Sight Point, Cape Breton Island (4611N, 6125W)
to East Point, Prince Edward Island (4627N,
6158W).
North limit:
Pointe Escuminac, New Brunswick (4704N,
6448W) to North Point (Prince Edward Island)
(4704N, 6400W).

Depths
1

14.3
The least depth in the navigable route of the
Northumberland Strait is 128 m (42 ft).

Ferries
1

14.4
The Canadian authorities request mariners to exercise
caution when navigating near the charted ferry route across
Northumberland Strait. Fishermen and others in small craft
are cautioned that ferries, particularly when either
approaching or leaving a terminal area, and when operating
at reduced speeds, are not as manoeuvrable as other
vessels. Ships fitted with radiotelephone should make
navigational use of bridge-to-bridge communications in
compliance with good navigational practices, particularly
when in restricted visibility or when crossing a charted
route.

14.6
The Northumberland Strait Vessel Traffic Services Zone
has been established to facilitate traffic through
Northumberland Strait. For additional information, see
14.229 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5)
and Canadian Annual Notices to Mariners.

Natural conditons

Description of strait
1

14.5
Pilotage is compulsory (effective 1st June 1997) in the
vicinity of Confederation Bridge. For details, see 14.228
and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

313

14.7
Fogs. Northumberland Strait is fairly free of the dense
fogs which are so frequent in other parts of the gulf. The
prevailing SW wind of summer, which in the Bay of Fundy
is generally accompanied by thick fog, is heated by the
land, with consequent dispersal of the fog before reaching
the S side of the strait. The strait is also shielded from
most of the fog which reaches Cape Breton Island from E.
14.8
Flow in Northumberland Strait contains elements of both
tidal streams and current. The currents vary considerably
with natural conditions in the gulf and have quite
appreciable effects upon the times of slack water.
The in-going tidal stream enters through each end of
Northumberland Strait, the streams meeting in the area
between Hillsborough Bay (4605N, 6307W) and Baie
Verte, 30 miles W. The out-going tidal streams set in the
opposite directions. The directions and rates of the tidal
streams are indicated at several positions on the chart.
In Abegweit Passage (4611N, 6342W), the tidal
streams turn to E about 55 minutes before LW at Yarmouth
(Bay of Fundy), and turn to W about 35 minutes before
HW at Yarmouth. Farther NW, between Richibucto Cape
(4640N, 6443W) and Cape Egmont, 29 miles SE, the
tidal streams turn about 30 minutes before the time of HW
and LW at Yarmouth.
The tidal streams have their greatest rates, just over
2 kn, in Abegweit Passage, abreast Cape Egmont, and
between Richibucto Cape and West Point, 14 miles ESE.
14.9
Ice forms in Northumberland Strait by the end of
December, but there is a general SE drift, caused by winds,
currents and tidal streams. As the ice shifts from side to
side in response to these forces, coastal leads, although
discontinuous, are nearly always present. Onshore pressures
as a result of this motion can be extreme. The ice normally
clears during April.

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NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT EAST ENTRANCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

CAPE GEORGE TO PICTOU HARBOUR

General information

Chart 4765

Area covered
1

14.10
This section describes the waters between the E coast of
Prince Edward Island, SW of East Point (4627N,
6158W), and the coasts of Cape Breton Island and Nova
Scotia 20 to 30 miles SE. Also described is Pictou Harbour.
The section is arranged as follows:
Offshore route Saint Georges Bay to East Point
(14.11).
Cape George to Pictou Harbour (14.14).
Pictou Harbour including Trenton and New Glasgow
(14.26).
Pictou Harbour to Cape Bear (14.65).
East Point to Cardigan Bay (14.72).
Cardigan Bay (14.95).
Cardigan Bay to Cape Bear (14.121).

OFFSHORE ROUTE SAINT GEORGES

BAY TO EAST POINT

Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4404 plans of Arisaig Harbour

Wharf and Baillie Brook Wharf (see 1.32)

Route
1

Topography
1

Chart 4765

Tidal streams
1

14.11
Tidal streams set at a rate of 2 kn between the N end
of Milne Bank (4623N, 6155W) and East Point; they set
very strongly towards and over the reefs surrounding East
Point, causing strong tide-rips. The tidal streams are
reported to be influenced by strong winds in the vicinity of
East Point, and to be irregular both in rate and direction.
The predicted directions and rates of the tidal streams at
several points offshore are indicated on chart 4765.

Directions
1

14.12
Landmark:
East Point Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 19 m in
height) (4627N, 6158W).
Major lights:
Cape George Light (4552N, 6154W) (12.237).
Panmure Head Light (white 8-sided tower, 19 m in
height) (4609N, 6228W).
Souris East Light (white square tower, 14 m in
height) (4621N, 6215W).

Passage directions
1

(continued from 12.243)

14.13
From a position NE of Cape George (4552N,
6154W), and WSW of Black Point (4602N, 6133W)
the track leads NNW in deep water for about 30 miles to a
position E of NDN Light-buoy (E cardinal) moored
17 miles NE of East Point light (4627N, 6158W),
passing E of Milne Bank which covers a large area, from 4
to 5 miles SSE of East Point. The bottom is of sandstone,
thinly covered in places with red sand. The E edge of the
bank is steep-to and tide-rips are frequently seen when the
tidal stream is flowing SW. In strong NE gales the sea can
be very heavy. See caution at 14.76.
(Direction continue for coastal passage towards
Northumberland Strait at 14.76)

14.15
The land, which is well settled and cultivated, rises to a
ridge 2 or 3 miles inland, and reaches a summit of 335 m
(1100 ft) 15 miles SW of Cape George.
Big Merigomish Island (4540N, 6226W) is about
48 m high, with thin layers of coal visible in the cliffs at
Coal Point, on its NW side. A ridge of sand joins the E
end of the island to the mainland.
Between Evans (Black) Point (4540N, 6233W) and
the entrance to Pictou Harbour, 4 miles W, the land is
lower and shoal water extends farther offshore.
(continued from 12.238 and 12.274)

Principal marks
1

14.14
This coastal passage follows the N coast of Nova Scotia,
from a position NE of Cape George (4552N, 6154W) to
the pilot position for Pictou Harbour (45425N,
62340W). There are no harbours, other than Pictou, on
this part of the coast, except landing places for small craft
and places of shelter for fishing vessels.

14.16
From a position NE of Cape George (4552N, 6154W)
and WSW of Black Point (4602N, 6133W), the coastal
track leads WSW for about 35 miles, passing, (with
positions given from Pictou Island East End Light (14.17)):
NNW of Arisaig village church, (white steeple),
(45456N, 62098W), thence;
NNW of shoal ground, (12 miles SE) with depths of
less than 9 m (30 ft), extending up to 1 miles
offshore between Knoydart Point (4543N,
6215W) and Kings Head, 11 miles farther WSW;
Baillie Brook Light (red and white rectangle on
red framework tower, 7 m in height) (4542N,
6216W) stands 1 miles WSW of Knoydart
Point. Thence:
NNW of Roaring Bull Point (4541N, 6234W),
where there is a remarkable red patch, thence:
To vicinity of the pilot position (45425N,
62340W) off Pictou.
14.17
Useful marks:
Sugarloaf Hill (4546N, 6205W).
Pictou Island East End Light (red and white rectangle
on red framework tower, 10 m in height) (4549N,
6231W) on the SE point of the island.
Pictou Bar Light (white 8-sided tower, red upper
portion) (4541N, 6240W).
(Directions continue for entering Pictou at 14.46, for
route to Cape Bear at 14.68 and for
Caribou Channel at 14.147)

Small craft anchorages and harbours between

Cape George and Pictou Harbour
Livingstone Cove
1

314

14.18
General information. Livingstone Cove, close S of
Livingstone Point (4552N, 6159W), has a public pier,

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affording shelter and a berth for fishing vessels. However,

little shelter is afforded from W and NW winds.
Directions. The pier, from which a light (square tower,
5 m in height) is exhibited, should be approached with
care, as the partially submerged ruins of an old breakwater
lie near it.
Berth. The E face of the outer section, 21 m long, has
depths of 06 to 12 m alongside. The E face of the inner
section, 52 m long, has depths of 03 to 18 m alongside.

Malignant Cove
1

14.19
Malignant Cove (4547N, 6205W) has a small stream
running into its head, and is a good landing place for small
craft.

Arisaig Harbour
1

14.20
General information. Close S of Arisaig Point
(4546N, 6210W), there is a small boat harbour,
contained within two breakwaters. The N breakwater
extends 147 m S from Arisaig Point, and has a depth of
21 m at its head; the S breakwater extends 85 m W from
the shore about 1 cables SE of the point.
Arisaig village, with a conspicuous church, is situated
close E of the harbour.
Directions. The alignment (090) of Arisaig Harbour
Leading Lights leads into the harbour:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (45456N, 62102W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in
height) (96 m from front light).
Berths exist in the harbour as follows:
On the E side of the N breakwater, in depths of 06
to 12 m.
On a public pier with a depth of 06 to 09 m at its
head, situated between the N and S breakwaters.

Baillie Brook Wharf

1

14.21
General information. Baillie Brook Wharf (4542N,
6216W) is a fishing harbour at the mouth of a small
river. The river is in spate during the thaw, but is nearly
dry in summer, with sand-bars sometimes obstructing its
entrance. Two parallel breakwaters, 37 m apart, extend NW
from the river mouth; the E breakwater is the longer.
A narrow channel leading to the fish plant and public
wharf has a depth of 03 m (1 ft).
Baillie Brook Light (red and white rectangle on red
framework tower, 7 m in height) is exhibited on the shore
near the wharf.
Directions. The harbour is entered from WNW by
passing between the two breakwaters from where lights are
exhibited.
Inside the breakwater heads the channel follows close to
the E breakwater and the E shore.
Berth. The wharf at Baillie Brook village has a berth
192 m long, with a depth of 06 to 12 m alongside.

Small craft harbours between

Merigomish and Roaring Bull Point
Little Harbour
1

Canadian Chart 4445 (see 1.32)

Merigomish Harbour
1

14.22
Description. Merigomish Harbour lies between Big
Merigomish Island (4540N, 6226W) and the mainland
SE and SW.
The harbour is approached through a channel over a bar
W of Big Merigomish Island, and entered abreast
Merigomish Point, the W extremity of the island.

Local knowledge is required.

Limiting conditions. The least depth in the channel over
the bar is 43 m (14 ft). Northerly winds cause a heavy sea
on the bar.
Harbour. Within the entrance, the harbour extends
5 miles ENE, and another branch extends 4 miles SW
through a bay filled with islands, coves and headlands. The
channels within the harbour are narrow and intricate, but
there are ample depths for vessels that can cross the bar.
French River flows into the SE side of the harbour;
small craft can navigate the river as far as the bridge at
Merigomish village about 1 mile upstream.
Harbour channels. Some of the channels in the harbour
E of Savage Point (45386N, 62272W) are marked by
buoys or stakes.
Marine farms. A number of oyster farms are located in
Merigomish Harbour; the areas are marked by a buoy at
each corner, and mariners are advised to proceed with care
in their vicinity.
Submarine cable. A submarine cable is laid across the
harbour about 2 miles E of Merigomish Point.
Tidal streams frequently attain a rate of 5 kn in the
narrows S of Savage Point, the SW extremity of Big
Merigomish Island; within the harbour the rate is generally
less than 1 kn.
Directions for entering harbour. From the vicinity of
SA2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored 1 mile N of
Kings Head (4539N, 6229W), a buoyed channel leads S
over the bar, passing 2 cables E of the headland.
After passing E of Kings Head, the buoyed channel,
which is about 210 m wide between steep-to banks, leads
SSE for about 5 cables, then turns sharply towards the E,
passing between Dulse Rocks, which extend up to
2 cables NW from Betty Point on Olding Island and
Savage Point, the S extremity of Big Merigomish Island.
The width of the channel is reduced to 90 m in the
narrows, and strong tidal streams may be encountered at
this point.
Supplies. Small quantities of provisions may be
obtainable at Merigomish.
Small craft. Berths with depths alongside the piers
reported to be from 06 to 15 m, are located at various
places within the harbour as follows:
In Savage Cove (45389N, 62270W).
Close SE of Hardwood Point (45386N, 62256W).
At Merigomish village (4538N, 6225W), close to
the bridge.

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14.23
General information. Little Harbour (4539N,
6232W), entered between Black Point, also known as
Evans Point, and the W end of Roy Island, 8 cables SE, is
suitable only for small craft.
Directions. The entrance is approached from NNE,
passing between the reef extending about 1 cables E from
Black Point and Roy Ledge, a rocky shoal lying 8 cables
ESE of Black Point, keeping clear of an isolated rocky
patch mile E of Evans Point with a depth of 55 m
(18 ft) over it.
Within the entrance, two narrow and intricate channels
lead through drying flats into small inner basins, where
there are depths of 18 to 3 m (6 to 10 ft). The E channel,
entered about 8 cables SSE of Black Point, is the better.

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Caution. Several oyster farms are located in Little

Harbour; the areas are marked by buoys at each corner and
mariners are advised to proceed with care in their vicinity.

Vertical clearance
1

Canadian Chart 4404 (see 1.32)

Roaring Bull Point

1

14.24
A public pier, used by fishing vessels, is situated at the
point close W of Roaring Bull Point (4541N, 6234W);
the depth alongside the outer end of the pier is 09 m.

Deepest and longest berth

Other name
1

14.25
Chance Harbour (4540N, 6235W).

PICTOU HARBOUR INCLUDING

TRENTON AND NEW GLASGOW

14.26
Pictou Harbour lies in 4540N, 6242W.

Function
1

14.27
Pictou Harbour is the finest harbour on the S shore of
the Gulf of St Lawrence, E of Cap de Gasp. It provides
anchorage and port facilities. Berths also exist in the East
River at Trenton and New Glasgow.
The town of Pictou is built on the slope of a ridge,
rising to 61 m on the N shore. The population of Pictou
was 2 500 in 2002.
14.28
The seaward limit of Pictou Harbour is a line drawn
from Roaring Bull Point (4541N, 6234W) to Logan
Point 3 miles NW.

Notice of ETA required

1

14.29
Pictou Harbour is approached through Pictou Road and
entered NW of Lighthouse Beach (Pictou Bar Spit)
(4541N, 6240W).

Traffic
1

Port Authority
14.31
Pictou Harbour is administered by the Canadian
Department of Transport, Attn Brian Mosher, PO Box 1013
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B2Y 4K2.

Limiting conditions
Depths
1

14.32
Controlling depth in the entrance channel is 65 m
(21 ft) (2003). The depths in the harbour vary from 61 to
131 m (20 to 43 ft), as far as the causeway (14.48).
In East River of Pictou, the first two reaches had a least
charted depth of 34 m (11 ft), and the third reach had a
least charted depth of 3 m (10 ft) on the leading lines in
2002.

14.38
Pictou Road, about 2 miles NE of the harbour entrance,
affords good anchorage in depths of 9 m (30 ft), clay and
mud.
The recommended anchor berth is with Pictou Bar Light
(14.17) bearing 244, distant 2 miles.
Prohibited anchorage. A prohibited anchorage area, as
indicated on the chart, lies within a radius of 305 m from
the slipways at Battery Point (45406N, 62420W).

Submarine cables

14.30
In 2002, the port was used by 20 foreign going vessels.
1

14.37
Notice of ETA at the pilot boarding position (14.40)
should be sent to Atlantic Pilot Authority 24, 12 and
3 hours in advance and ETD should be sent 4 hours in
advance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5)
for details.

Outer anchorage

Approach and entry

1

14.36
The harbour is usually closed by ice from the beginning
of January to mid April. Mariners will encounter varying
amounts of ice between early January to mid-April.
Icebreaker assistance is available.

Arrival information

Port limits
1

14.35
Mean spring range about 19 m; mean neap range about
10 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2 for details.

Ice

Chart 4765, Canadian Charts 4404, 4437, 4443 (see 1.32)

14.34
Pier C at Pictou (14.55).

Tidal levels

General information
Position

14.33
Overhead power cables span the channel at Trenton
(45374N, 62391W), with a vertical clearance of 21m
(69 ft) and 23 m (75 ft).
A bascule bridge crosses the channel at the N end of the
old locks.
Farther up East River in position 45361N, 62388W,
power cables span the channel with a vertical clearance of
277 m (91 ft).

14.39
Submarine cables, as indicated on the chart, are laid as
follows and should be avoided (with positions given from
Pictou Bar Light (4541N, 6240W)):
Between the vicinity of Pictou Bar Light, across the
mouth of Moodie Cove, to Moodie Point
(3 cables SW).
Between Seaview Point, also known as Grave Point
(7 cables W) SE across the harbour to the opposite
shore.
Between Town Point (2 miles WSW) SE across the
harbour to Christie Point (4540N, 6242W).

Pilotage and tugs

1

316

14.40
Pilotage is not compulsory but pilots are available and
board in position 45425N, 62340W.
Tugs. There are no tugs available in Pictou, but they are
available on 24 hours notice.

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SE of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m

(18 ft) over it, extending 4 cables SSE from Cole
Point, clay and sandstone cliff, 9 m high (1 mile
NE).

Local knowledge
1

14.41
Local knowledge is required. Mariners without local
knowledge are advised to employ a pilot.

Entrance channel

Customs and Excise

1

14.42
Pictou comes under the jurisdiction of Canada Customs
in Halifax.

Harbour
General layout
1

14.43
Pictou Harbour extends SW for a distance of 3 miles
from its entrance to a causeway forming its W limit. East
River of Pictou branches SE from the S side of the harbour
and leads through navigable channels to the industrial
towns of Trenton and New Glasgow.

Tidal streams
1

14.44
The strong tidal streams over the bar, sometimes attain a
rate of 2 knots. Within the harbour, tidal streams of about
05 knots can be expected.

Pictou Harbour
1

Principal marks
1

14.45
Landmarks:
Pictou Bar Lighthouse (4541N, 6240W) (14.17) at
the NW extremity of Lighthouse Beach.
Conspicuous tower (45392N, 62430W) at a paper
mill.

Directions for entering Pictou Harbour

Pictou to Trenton
1

Approach channel

14.46
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding place (45425N,
62340W), the track leads WSW, to the vicinity of SJ
Light-buoy (safe water) moored 2 miles ENE of Pictou
Bar Light, thence through the approach channel, taking care
to avoid a rock with a depth of 76 m (25 ft) over it,
positioned 8 miles S of Pictou Island East End Light
(14.17).
Leading lights:
Front light (exhibited from same structure as Pictou
Bar Lighthouse) (14.17) (45412N, 62398W).
Rear light (white rectangle, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 12 m in height) on Battery Point
(1 miles WSW of the front light).
The front light is visible on the leading line only; the
rear light is visible over an arc of 3.
The alignment (249) of these lights leads through the
approach channel, passing, (with positions given from
Pictou Bar Light (4541N, 6240W), (see 14.17):
NW of Mackenzie Shoal, rocky, (2 miles ENE),
thence:
E of Macdonald Reef, (2 miles NE) which extends
4 cables ESE from Logans Point, (see 14.146)
marked by SP6 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
thence:
NW of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending about 6 cables N and NW
from Mackenzie Head, sharp pointed cliff of clay
and sandstone, 12 m (40 ft) high (1 miles E),
thence:

14.48
From a position in the harbour entrance, abreast Pictou
Bar Light, the buoyed channel leads SW through Pictou
Harbour. The causeway, which connects Skinner Point,
2 cables WSW of Abercrombie Point, to the opposite shore
closes Middle River and West River to navigation.

Directions for East River of Pictou

(continued from 14.17)

14.47
Pictou Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 6 m in height)
(45413N, 62407W) on the N shore.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 11 m in
height) (142 m from front light).
The alignment (262) of these lights leads through the
buoyed channel, 122 m wide, over the bar, passing, (with
positions given from the front leading light (45413N,
62407W)):
S of Murdock Shoal (1 mile ENE), extending about
3 cables from the N shore, and:
N of shoal ground (8 cables E) with depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) over it, extending from the SW
shore.

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14.49
A narrow channel has been dredged from the mouth of
East River of Pictou, at the SW end of Pictou Harbour, to
Trenton, about 4 miles upstream. The channel is in three
long reaches, the first two, as far as Stonehouse Point
(4537N, 6239W), being straight. The channel continues
for about 1 mile, with decreasing depths, to New Glasgow.
Silting takes place and local information should be
obtained before attempting to navigate this river. The buoys
and stakes may be moved to mark the best channel.
14.50
Norway Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (45403N, 62434W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (626 m
from front light).
From a position close NE of SJ20 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) (45398N, 62429W), at the entrance to the East
River of Pictou, the alignment (324) astern, of these lights
leads through the outer reach, marked by light-buoys and
buoys, to the end of the leading line, passing, (with
positions given from the front light):
Close NE of SJ20 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(5 cables SE), marking the entrance to the
channel, thence:
SW of Indian Cross Point (2 miles SE).
14.51
Trenton Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, square tower,
4 m in height) (45374N, 62389W) at the N
end of the town of Trenton.
Rear light (white square, red stripe on framework
tower, 10 m in height) (891 m from front light).
From the position SW of Indian Cross Point, the
alignment (119) of these lights leads through the second

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reach, marked by light-buoys and buoys, passing, (with

positions given from Dunbar Point (45380N,
62407W)):
Close SSW of SJ25 Light-buoy (port hand)
(7 cables NW), thence:
NNE of SJ38 Light-buoy (starboard hand) between
Stonehouse Point and Greens Point, (1 miles
ESE). There is a large electrical power station on
Stonehouse Point.
14.52
A turning basin, about 1 cable long and up to 64 m
wide, has been dredged off Trenton, 3 cables above the
bridge, close E of McKay Point (4537N, 6239W).

Trenton to New Glasgow

1

Alongside berths
1

14.53
Above the Irving Oil Wharf at Trenton, the channel
becomes more intricate, and leads S for about 1 mile to
New Glasgow, with decreasing depths, passing under
overhead power cables (14.33).
4

Berths at Pictou
Anchorage berths
1

14.54
The usual anchorage is E of the wharves at Pictou, in
depths of 61 to 12 m (20 to 40 ft), mud.
If anchoring elsewhere in the harbour, mariners should
note the prohibited anchorage area (14.38) and submarine
cables (14.39).

14.55
The following berths are located on the piers and quays
at Pictou (with positions given from Norway Point
(45403N, 62434W)).
Hector Quay Marina, formerly Pier A (5 cables NE) is
used for pleasure craft in summer. The pier has a length of
80 m and a reported depth alongside of from 09 to 36 m.
Irving Jetty (5 cables ENE), with a length of 40 m is
now the site of the replica ship Hector.
Pier B Marina (7 cables ENE) has a length of 60 m and
depths alongside of from 18 m to 46 m.
Pier C Transit Shed (8 cables ENE), has a length of
60 m and depths alongside of from 64 to 104 m.
Quay. The quay at Pictou (9 cables ENE) has a length
of 212 m and depths alongside of from 54 to 64 m.
Provincial Quay. The quay at the shipyard (12 cables
ENE) has a length of 80 m and a depth alongside of 7 m.
Other berths. Several small wharves are situated W of
Pier B. In position 45405N, 62427W a marina exists
with a pier from which a light is exhibited.
South shore. Pictou Landing, 1 mile SW of Pictou Bar
Light, is a L-shaped pier for small vessels. The pier is
56 m long and 32 m across the outer face, with depths of
24 to 46 m alongside and 4 m on the inner face. Ruins of
an old wharf exist close W.
Ruined piers and breakwaters extend from the shore 6
and 11 cables SW of Pictou Bar Light.
Abercrombie Point (45394N, 62430W). A ferry
pier in ruins with a depth of 09 m at its head is situated
1 cables SE of Abercrombie Point.

Pictou Harbour Pier B, Pier C and Quaywall Wharf (14.55)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Transport Canada)

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accessible to small craft at HW. The lake is reported (2003)

to be in the process of being cleaned.

Berths at Trenton and New Glasgow

Irving Oil Wharf
1

14.56
Irving Oil Wharf (45364N, 62375W) at Trenton has
a length of 15 m on the T-end and has a reported depth of
21 m close off the berth. This berth is said to be in ruins.

PICTOU HARBOUR TO CAPE BEAR

General information
Chart 4765, Canadian Charts 4403, 4404 (see 1.32)

New Glasgow
1

14.57
The wharf, formerly on the E bank of the river at New
Glasgow, has changed its name to Riverfront Marina and
now occupies both banks of the river.

Route
1

Port services
Repairs
1

14.58
A shipyard (Woodside Industries) at Battery Point
1 miles WSW of Pictou Bar Light (4541N, 6240W)
can undertake major hull and machinery repairs; two
slipways, with a maximum capacity of 3 300 tonnes and a
45 tonne crane are situated on the point.
The cradle length is 988 m, maximum beam 182 m
with a lifting capacity of 3300 tonnes.

14.65
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45425N, 62340W) off Pictou Harbour, the route leads
NNE for about 8 miles, passing well clear of the E
extremity of Pictou Island, and thence to a position in mid
channel S of Cape Bear (4600N, 6228W).

Depths
1

14.66
Least charted depth is about 48 ft (15 m).

Principal mark
1

14.67
Landmark:
Cape Bear Lighthouse (white square tower, 12 m in
height) (4600N, 6228W).

Other facilities
1

14.59
Hospital at New Glasgow; deratting can be carried out;
Deratting and Deratting Exemption Certificates issued; oily
waste reception facilities by tanker truck; garbage disposal
arranged by agents; mobile cranes up to 25 tonnes are also
available.

Directions
(continued from 14.17)
1

Supplies
1

14.60
Fuel oil from tanker trucks on Pier C; diesel oil, fresh
water, provisions, electrical power on Pier C.

Communications
1

14.61
A ferry service operates between points in Pictou
Harbour and up East River of Pictou to New Glasgow.
Airports are situated at Trenton 11 kms; Halifax
International 100 kms.

Small craft
Campbell Point
1

14.62
At Campbell Point, 1 miles WSW of Pictou Bar Light,
two stone breakwaters, 23 m apart, shelter a marina with
reported depths of 15 m at the entrance and 18 m at the
berthing pontoons.

14.68
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
(45425N, 62340W), off Pictou Harbour, the track leads
NNE, passing (with positions given from Seal Point
(4550N, 6230W)):
SSE of Macdonald Reef, marked by SP6 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) (8 miles SSW), thence:
SSE of the entrance to Caribou Channel (6 miles
SSW) (14.146), thence:
SSE of Pictou Island East End Light (1 mile S)
(14.17), thence:
SSE of SP Light-buoy (E cardinal) (6 cables E)
marking shoals, rocks and reefs with depths of less
than 11 m (36 ft) over them, extending 1 mile
offshore in places. It is advisable to pass a good
distance off Pictou Island, especially at night, and
when the flow is W-going and soundings may give
little warning of approach to danger. Pictou Island
is composed of clay and sandstone 46 m in height
near its centre and is wooded on its N side, with
low cliffs.
The track then leads N to a position in mid channel S of
Cape Bear (4600N, 6228W).
(Directions continue for
Northumberland Strait at 14.145)

Pictou Landing
1

14.63
There is a wharf at Pictou Landing, formerly Royal
William Yacht Club, 75 cables SW of Pictou Bar Light, on
the S side of the harbour. The L-shaped wharf has an outer
end 43 m long, with depths of 09 m on the NW face and
03 m on the NE face. A mooring area lies to the W of the
wharf. The wharf now serves the inshore fishing industry.

Pictou Island
General information
1

Boat Harbour
1

14.64
Boat Harbour (45405N, 62384W) is an inlet on the
S side of Pictou Road, 1 miles SE of Pictou Bar Light.
From the head of the inlet, a shallow lake extends about
1 mile SW but it is full of mud and weeds, and only

14.69
Description. Pictou Island (4549N, 6233W) lies
about 10 miles NE of Pictou Harbour.
A submarine cable is laid from close NE of Roger
Point (45481N, 62335W) SW to the mainland.

Shelter
1

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14.70
A detached breakwater (45493N, 62306W) lies a
short distance offshore, about 3 cables S of Seal Point, the
NE extremity of Pictou Island. A light is exhibited from
the S end of the breakwater.

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Small craft
1

14.71
Description. A pier is situated 7 cables E of West End,
the SW extremity of Pictou Island.
Directions. The approach to the pier is from S, passing
over the shoal bank, with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft)
over it, extending about 5 cables S from the shore in this
vicinity. Thence, between breakwater heads, each about
cable long, the W breakwater having a L-shaped head,
with a depth of about 14 m at the outer end, from where a
light (framework tower, 4 m in height, (4548N, 6235W))
is exhibited. There is very little depth in the basin enclosed
by the breakwaters.
Useful mark:
Pictou Island South Light (white tower, 8 m in height
(4548N, 6235W)) is situated close NW of the
breakwater light.
Berth. West Wharf, a pier, 38 m long with a depth of
18 m at the head of the pier is situated within the
breakwaters.
Landing. Roger Point (45481N, 62335W), about
mid-way along the S coast of Pictou Island, is low and
sandy, and affords the best landing for boats.

EAST POINT TO CARDIGAN BAY

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General information
Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4403 (see 1.32)

Route
1

14.72
From a position E of East Point (4627N, 6158W), the
route leads SW for 24 miles to the vicinity of the pilot
boarding position about 3 miles SE of Boughton Point
(4611N, 6224W).

Anchorage

Topography
1

Southwest of East Point

14.73
The coast between East Point and Basin Head, about
7 miles SW, is formed by sand-hills and beaches. Cliffs
extend SW from Basin Head, and there is a remarkable
sand beach at Little Harbour (4621N, 6210W).
The coast between Souris Head (4620N, 6217W) and
Spry Point, 6 miles SW, forms several bays, separated by
sharp headlands with cliffs, and points of red sandstone.

14.74
See 14.11.

Principal marks
1

14.75
Landmarks:
East Point Lighthouse (4627N, 6158W) (14.12).
Souris East Lighthouse (4621N, 6215W) (14.12).
Major lights:
Cape George Light (4552N, 6154W) (12.237).
Panmure Head Light (4609N, 6228W) (14.12).
Souris East Light as above.

Directions
1

14.77
With N winds there is good anchorage, in moderate
depths, off the coast between East Point (4627N,
6158W) and South Lake outlet, about 5 miles SW.

Rollo Bay

Tidal streams
1

NE gales the sea is very heavy off the E edge of Milne

Bank and off East Point.
From a position E of NDN Light-buoy (E cardinal)
moored 17 miles NE of East Point Light, (4627N,
6158W), the coastal route leads SW, passing, (with
positions given from East Point Light):
SE of NDN Light-buoy (E cardinal) (1 miles ENE),
thence:
SE of East Point Light (14.12), keeping clear of a
dangerous wreck lying 2 miles SE of Seal Point,
thence:
NW of Milne Bank (5 miles SSE) (14.13) but see
caution above, thence:
SE of Boughton Point, a cliff of red sandstone 9 m
(30 ft) high, the SE point of Boughton Island,
(4612N, 6225W). An E cardinal buoy, marked
NJA (46112N, 62232W) marks the E end of
Boughton Ledge, which extends 8 cables NE from
Boughton Point.
The track then leads to the vicinity of the pilot boarding
position about 3 miles SE of Boughton Point (4611N,
6224W).
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 305 of Beaton
Point, 1 mile NW of East Point, open NE of East Point,
passes N of Milne Bank, but close to the dangerous wreck
mentioned above.
Clearing mark. The alignment (265) of Chepstow
Point 1 miles E of Souris East Light and Swanton Point
4 cables SE of the light passes close S of the shoaler part
of Milne Bank. These marks are so distant that they can
only be distinguished in clear weather.
(Directions continue for coastal passage at 14.126,
and for entering Cardigan Bay at 14.100)

14.78
Anchorage is also available in Rollo Bay (4620N,
6219W), which is entered between Sheep Head, about
5 cables W of Souris Head, and Howe Point, about
2 miles SW.
The bay affords anchorage in depths of 13 m (42 ft),
sand, but it is shallower on the W side due to silting from
Fortune River.
Caution. Rollo Bay is unsuitable as an anchorage when
winds are between SE and SW.

Souris Harbour
Canadian Chart 4419 (see 1.32)

General information
1

(continued from 14.13)

14.76
Caution. Due to the strong tidal streams that may be
met in the vicinity of East Point and Milne Bank, (14.13) it
is advisable, in thick weather, to keep in depths of more
than 37 m (20 fm) by passing E of Milne Bank. In strong

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14.79
Position and function. Souris Harbour (4621N,
6215W), on the E side of Colville Bay, is a fishing port
and a convenient harbour of refuge.
Port limits. The outer limit is a line drawn across the
entrance to Colville Bay, from Swanton Point (46205N,
62144W) to Souris Head, 1 miles WSW, as indicated
on the chart.

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Traffic. In 1991, 25 vessels including 9 international

movements, totalling 63 373 grt used the port and
47 500 tonnes of cargo were handled.
Port Authority. Souris is administered by Transport
Canada, Harbours and Ports, PO Box 1270, Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island.

Limiting conditions
1

14.80
Controlling depth. The approaches have a depth of
about 22 ft (67 m) at LW.
Deepest and longest berth. N side of the public jetty
(14.84).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 15 m; mean neap
range about 05 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2 for
details.
Ice. The harbour usually freezes over early in January
and is clear of ice by early May.

Port services
1

Arrival information
1

14.81
Notice of ETA required. ETA should be reported, using
GMT, to Atlantic Pilot Authority 5 days, 72, 28 and 24
hours before arrival at the pilot boarding position, and
confirmed or corrected not more than 6 hours before
arrival.
Outer anchorage. Good anchorage is available in
Colville Bay during offshore winds. See also 14.78.
Pilotage is not compulsory, but pilots are available. The
boarding position is in position 46190N, 62135W, as
indicated on the chart. The master of a vessel that is to
depart or make a move and requires a pilot, must request a
pilot 6 hours before the required ETD.

breakwater; smaller piers and wharves lie up to 2 cables

farther NW.
Main berths are located as follows, (with positions given
from Souris East Light (4621N, 6215W)):
N side of public jetty, (1 cables NW) has a length
of about 240 m and a reported depth alongside of
61 m in 2003.
Eastpack Jetty, (1 cables NNW), S side, has a
length of about 100 m and a charted minimum
depth of 31 m (2002).
Ferry Terminal (3 cables NW) has a length of 76 m
and reported depths of from 42 to 46 m
alongside.

14.85
Repairs. Minor.
Other facilities. Deratting and Deratting Exemption
Certificates can be issued; three launching slipways.
Supplies: fuel and diesel oils; ships stores in small
amounts; provisions; freshwater.
Communications. Regular ferry service operates by sea
to les de la Madeleine from April to December.
Charlottetown Airport is 80 kms distant.
Rescue. A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

Small craft
1

14.86
Eastpack Jetty. A sheltered basin for small craft is
situated on the N side of Eastpack jetty, 2 cables NNW of
Souris East Light. Depths in the basin are from 09 to
27 m.

Small craft

Harbour
1

14.82
General layout. The port installations of Souris Harbour
are situated at the town of Souris, on the E side of Colville
Bay. They are sheltered on the S side by a breakwater
extending about 3 cables W from Knight Point, on the
E side of the bay.

Canadian Chart 4403 (see 1.32)

Basin Head Harbour

1

Directions for entering harbour

1

14.83
From the vicinity of NA Light-buoy (safe water),
(46198N, 62154W) moored about 1 mile SSE of Souris
East Light, the route into Colville Bay leads N for about
1 mile to the vicinity of the breakwater head, from which a
light (framework tower, 9 m in height) is exhibited.
After rounding the breakwater head, the main berths are
approached through an area, dredged to a depth of 67 m
(22 ft), and extending 90 m (300 ft) off the N side of the
breakwater.
Useful marks:
Water tower (46214N, 62147W).
Church (dome) (46216N, 62152W).
Church (spire) (46214N, 62153W).

Fortune Bay
1

Berths
1

14.87
General information. Basin Head Harbour (4623N,
6207W) is accessible to small craft only.
The entrance, with a depth of 15 m (5 ft), but subject to
rapid silting, is protected by two breakwaters 116 m apart;
a footbridge with a vertical clearance of 40 m (13 ft)
connects the two breakwaters.
A sandspit, which extends about 5 cables SSE from the
entrance, dries for over half its length and has a depth of
24 m (8 ft) at its outer end. The breakwaters have a least
depth of 09 m (3 ft) along the inner faces. In 1990, there
was a depth of 12 m (4 ft) beneath the bridge in midchannel.
The harbour can only be approached, near the time of
HW, by small craft with a draught not exceeding 09 m
(3 ft). The basin within the breakwater provides good
shelter and has a depth of 15 m (5 ft).

14.84
The main berthing pier is the public jetty, about 280 m
in length, close inside and parallel to the inner part of the

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14.88
General information. Fortune Bay (4620N, 6221W)
is a wide area of water close within the mouth of Fortune
River; the entrance, between projecting sandspits, is on the
W side of Rollo Bay, about 4 cables WNW of Cape Abell.
Two breakwaters protect the entrance, but the N
breakwater is in disrepair.

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The harbour is only suitable for small craft, and is

navigable, near the time of HW, as far as Fortune Bridge,
2 miles upstream.
Caution. The area is subject to rapid silting. Local
knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position about 1 miles ESE of
Cape Abell (46195N, 62205W) the track leads WNW
towards the harbour entrance, in a channel marked by
buoys (lateral) and, by night, in the white sector
(280282) of Fortune Bay Direction Light (red and white
rectangle on framework tower, 5 m in height) (46197N,
62211W) situated on the SW corner of the N pier at the
harbour entrance, passing:
Close N of NC1 Light-buoy (port hand) moored
11 miles E of the Direction Light, thence:
Between the breakwaters into the river.
At the entrance, the channel lies 15 m off the breakwater
on the N side.
A depth of 15 m (5 ft) has been reported in the
approach channel. The entrance between two wharves is
narrow with a reported depth of 34 m (11 ft) in mid
channel. A breakwater, in disrepair, extends E from the N
wharf.
Berths. Public piers are situated as follows:
Inside breakwater on N side has a length of 21 m at
the pierhead, and reported depths of from 12 to
30 m.
S side of Fortune Bay has a pier with a length of
33 m at the pierhead and depths of from 09 to
27 m alongside.
A concrete boat ramp is situated 2 cables N of the
entrance.
A boat harbour is situated adjacent to the S wharf; its S
face, 88 m long, has a depth of 06 m; the E face, 40 m in
length, dries.

Eglinton Cove
1

14.89
Eglinton Cove (4619N, 6221W), 8 cables SSW of
Cape Abell, is almost barred by sand and can only be used
by small craft.

Howe Bay
1

14.90
Howe Bay is entered between Howe Point (4618N,
6220W) and Durrell Point 2 miles SSW. It is almost
barred by sand and can only be used by small craft.

Canadian Chart 4421 (see 1.32)

Spry Cove
1

14.91
Spry Cove (4616N, 6223W) is almost barred by sand
and can only be used by small craft.

The harbour occupies a broadened area of the river

between Banks Point and Poplar Point, about 3 miles
WNW.
The village of Annandale is situated in the vicinity of
Banks Point, and other villages lie on both sides of the
harbour.
Depths. The depth in the channel over the bar is 09 m
(3 ft). An onshore breeze causes a breaking sea over the
bar. There are depths in the harbour of more than 55 m
(18 ft) in places.
Above Poplar Point (4616N, 6229W) there are depths
of 21 m (7 ft) almost as far as Bridgetown, about 6 miles
within the entrance.
Marine farms. Mussel and oyster farms exist between
Annandale and Poplar Point; the areas are marked by
orange cautionary buoys, and mariners are advised to
proceed with care.
Tidal streams in the entrance set at a rate of about
2 knots.
Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. Caution. The navigational aids are liable to
be shifted to meet changing conditions in the channel. The
channel is usually discernable.
Boughton River Leading Lights:
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 5 m in height) on
Banks Point (46155N, 62254W).
Rear light (similar tower, 20 m in height) (74 cables
from front light).
From the vicinity of NE Light-buoy (safe water) moored
2 miles SE of the front leading light, and 6 cables SSW of
Spry Point, the alignment (304) of the above lights leads
WNW through a narrow channel, marked by light-buoys
and buoys, between drying sandbanks, passing, (with
positions given from the front light (46155N,
62254W)):
Between NE11 Light-buoy (port hand) and NE10/2
Buoy, marking the entrance S of Banks Point
(1 cable SE).
The track then leads W, passing S of NE12 Light-buoy,
(starboard hand) and N of Old Ferry Spit, thence SW,
passing:
SE of Middle Ground, (3 to 6 cables SW), a drying
bank, thence:
SE of a drying bank (5 cables SW), keeping clear of
drying banks on S side extending nearly 3 cables
from the shore in McPherson Cove.
The track then leads W and NW into the river.
Berths exist in Boughton River as follows:
Annandale at Banks Point has a berth 45 m long at
the pierhead and with reported depths alongside of
from 12 to 24 m.
Chapel Point on S shore, about 3 miles above
Annandale, has a public berth 76 m long, 14 m
long at the pierhead, with a reported alongside
depth of 15 m.
At Poplar Point, opposite Chapel Point, the wharf was
reported to be in ruins in 1990, and has depths
alongside of from 06 to 09 m.
A boat basin lies close E of the wharf of Annandale.

Boughton River
1

14.92
Description. Boughton River (4615N, 6225W) flows
into the head of Boughton Bay, which lies between Spry
Point and Launching Point, about 2 miles SSW. The river
is approached over a dangerous sand-bar, and entered
through a narrow channel S of Banks Point, 2 miles WNW
of Spry Point.

Launching Pond
1

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14.93
General information. Launching Pond (4613N,
6225W), 5 cables N of Launching Point, is an artificial
boat harbour, entered between parallel breakwaters.
There are depths of 03 m (1 ft) (reported 1971) in the
entrance channel and 12 m (4 ft) within the boat harbour.

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Directions. From a position about 1 mile ESE of the

harbour entrance, (46132N, 62246W) the approach
track leads WNW, passing, (with positions given from the
harbour entrance):
NNE of a ledge (1 mile SE) with drying rocks at its
inner end and depths of 18 m (6 ft) over it, near
its outer end, extending nearly 1 mile ESE from
Launching Point, thence:
SSW of NY2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (3 cables
ESE), thence:
SSW of a ledge (2 cables NE) with depths of less
than 03 m (1 ft) over it, extending about 4 cables
ENE from the N entrance point, thence:
Between the breakwaters from which lights
(framework towers) are exhibited.
Supplies: fresh water; petrol and diesel.

Principal marks
1

Directions
(continued from 14.76)
1

Other name

14.99
Landmark:
Panmure Head Lighthouse (4609N, 6228W)
(14.12).
Major Light:
Panmure Head Light (4609N, 6228W) (14.12).

Canadian Chart 4403 (see 1.32)

14.94
Shallop Rock (4622N, 6208W).
2

CARDIGAN BAY
General information
Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4422 (see 1.32)

14.100
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position about
3 miles SE of Boughton Point (4611N, 6224W), the
recommended track leads WNW, passing:
SSW of Boughton Point, thence:
To a position NE of NH Light-buoy (safewater)
moored about 9 cables NE of Panmure Head
(4609N, 6228W), partly wooded, with cliffs of
red sandstone, 12 m high, along its NE side.
Panmure Ledge, sandstone, extends about 6 cables
SE from Panmure Head, the E point of Panmure
Island. A 85 m (28 ft) patch lies about 1 miles
NNE of Panmure Head (4609N, 6228W).
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing (183) of the
coast close N of Cape Bear (4600N, 6228W), open E of
Graham Point, 5 miles N of Cape Bear, passes E of
Panmure Ledge.
(Directions continue for Cardigan River at 14.103 and
for Georgetown Harbour at 14.109)

Description
1

14.95
Cardigan Bay entered between Boughton Point
(4611N, 6224W) and Panmure Head, 3 miles SW,
gives access to a number of rivers and bays, including
(positions given at entrances):
Cardigan River (4612N, 6230W).
Brudenell River (4611N, 6233W).
Montague River, (4611N, 6232W) which joins
Brudenell River at its mouth.
Livingstone Bay, Sturgeon Bay and Saint Marys Bay,
which share a common entrance (4609N,
6231W).
Georgetown Harbour (4610N, 6232W) occupies the
common mouths of Brudenell River and Montague River.

Anchorage
1

Cardigan River
General information

14.97
There are depths of more than 91 m (30 ft) throughout
the central part of Cardigan Bay.

14.102
Route. From a position NE of NH Light-buoy
(safewater), moored about 9 cables NE of Panmure Head
(4609N, 6228W), the route leads NW into Cardigan
River (4612N, 6230W).
Depths. Least charted depths in the fairway are as
follows (positions given from Maitland Point) (46125N,
62306W):
Maitland Point to Ferry Point (1 mile WNW) 79 m
(26 ft).
Ferry Point to Crawford Point (3 miles WNW) 61 m
(20 ft).
Crawford Point to Cardigan (4 miles WNW) 18 m
(6 ft).
Marine farm. An oyster farm is situated close S of
Ferry Point, and mussel farms are located at several places
above that point; the areas are marked by cautionary buoys
and mariners are advised to proceed with care in their
vicinity.
Local knowledge is required.

Pilotage

Directions

14.98
Pilotage is not compulsory, but pilots are available; the
boarding place is in position 46085N, 62205W, about
5 miles E of Panmure Head, as indicated on the chart.
ETA should be reported to Atlantic Pilot Authority or
Pilots Georgetown at least 12 hours before arrival at the
pilot boarding position, and confirmed or corrected not
more than 6 hours later; GMT should be used. See
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5) for details.

(continued from 14.100)

14.103
Caution. Owing to changing conditions, the buoys may
be moved as necessary to mark the best channel.
From a position NE of NH Light-buoy (safewater),
moored about 9 cables NE of Panmure Head (4609N,
6228W) the track leads NW into Cardigan River passing
(positions given from Panmure Head Light (4609N,
6228W)):

Route
1

14.96
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position about
3 miles SE of Boughton Point (4611N, 6224W), the
track leads WNW for about 5 miles to a position NE of
NH Light-buoy (safewater), moored about 9 cables NE of
Panmure Head (4609N, 6228W).

Depths
1

14.101
Cardigan Bay affords good anchorage, when winds are
offshore, in depths of 11 to 18 m (36 to 60 ft), mud.

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NE of a patch, with a depth of 85 m (28 ft) over it

(13 miles NNE), thence:
SW of shoal ground, (2 miles N) with depths of
less than 15 m (5 ft) over it; thence:
NE of shoal ground, (2 miles NNW) with depths of
less than 60 m (20 ft) over it, extending 6 cables
ENE from Burnt (Cardigan) Point, thence:
NW of MacPhee Shoal (3 miles NNW); the N end
of the shoal is marked by NJ3 Buoy (port hand).
Thence:
NE of MacPhee Beach, thence:
SW of Maitland Flat which dries, marked by NJ4
Buoy (starboard hand) moored 4 cables WSW of
Maitland Point (46125N, 62306W).
The track then leads WNW through a channel marked
by buoys, for about 5 miles to the causeway at Cardigan.

Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 154 m; mean

neap range about 107 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables,
Volume 2.
Ice. The harbour freezes over in mid-January, and ice
clears mid-April.

Arrival information
1

Harbour
1

Small craft
14.104
1

Launching Bay (4612N, 6226W) lies inside a ridge

of sand and a drying sand-bar between the N side of
Boughton Island and Launching Point, on the mainland
almost 1 mile N.
From a position in the NW arm of Cardigan Bay,
Launching Bay is approached through a narrow and
intricate channel leading E, passing (with positions given
from Red Point (46124N, 62283W)):
N of Mosquito Sands, (3 cables S), thence:
N of Boughton Spit (dries) (8 cables ESE), extending
9 cables WNW from the NW extremity of
Boughton Island.
Seal River flows into the N side of Cardigan River,
about 1 miles above Maitland Point.
A road bridge, with a vertical clearance of about 09 m
(3 ft), spans the river 3 cables above its mouth.
A small pier with a berth 6 m long and a depth of 12 m
at its outer end is situated on the E shore, close below the
bridge.
Cardigan. A public pier (46139N, 62371W) with a
berth 41 m long is situated near the S end of the causeway.
Alongside depths at the outside corner and adjacent to the
causeway are 18 m and 03 m respectively.

Georgetown Harbour

14.105
Position. Georgetown Harbour (4610N, 6232W) is on
the W side of Cardigan Bay.
Function. The harbour provides anchorage, and has port
facilities for exporting agricultural products and pulpwood.
Approach and entry. Georgetown Harbour is
approached and entered through a buoyed channel with
irregular depths, leading from the SW part of Cardigan
Bay.
Traffic. In 2001, the port was used by 5 vessels totalling
19 931 dwt.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Harbours and Ports.
PO Box 1270, Charlottetown C1A 7M8.

Limiting conditions
1

14.106
Controlling depths. Depths are irregular, but are more
than 91 m (30 ft).
Deepest and longest berth. Railway Jetties (14.113).

14.108
General layout. The port installations and town of
Georgetown are on the N side of the harbour between
Gaudin Point (46107N, 62323W) and Thrumcap Spit,
which lies 7 cables ESE and provides considerable shelter.
Tidal stream. The rate of the tidal stream is less than
1 kn.
Fish farms. Several fish farms are located in
Georgetown Harbour; these areas are marked by cautionary
buoys, and mariners are advised to proceed with care in
their vicinity.

Directions for entering harbour

General information

14.107
Notice of ETA required. As for Cardigan Bay (14.98).
Outer anchorage is available, in depths of 8 to 9 m (26
to 29 ft), mud, about 1 mile SW of Burnt Point, also known
as Cardigan Point (46106N, 62298W).
Pilotage. As for Cardigan Bay (14.98).

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14.109
Approach in thick weather. The following directions
may be useful for the mariner approaching the harbour in
thick weather, when the leading lights may not be visible:
Approach from N. The S edge of Cardigan Shoal
may be followed, keeping in depths of not less
than 11 m (36 ft).
Approach from S. The N edge of Panmure Shoal may
be followed, in depths of about 11 m (36 ft), until
about 2 miles from the front light, when the shoal
becomes too steep for soundings to be a safe
guide, but the channel buoys should be visible.
From a position NE of NH Light-buoy (safewater)
moored 9 cables NE of Panmure Head (4609N, 6228W),
the track leads W for about 1 miles, thence on the
alignment of lights.
Georgetown Leading Lights:
Front light (white round tower, red bands, 7 m in
height) (46098N, 62318W) on Whitemans
(Saint Andrew) Point; an abandoned lighthouse
stands about 60 m S.
Rear light (white square tower, red stripe, 13 m in
height) (618 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
From the position NW of Panmure Head the alignment
(280) of the above lights leads through the buoyed
approach channel, passing, (with positions given from the
front light):
N of Panmure Shoal (2 miles ESE) and Panmure Spit
(11 miles SE) extending about 7 cables NNE and
6 cables NNW, respectively, from Billhook Point
(16 miles SE). The shoal and spit are marked by
NH3 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
S of Cardigan Shoal (1 miles E), marked by NH4
Buoy (starboard hand) on the S side, extending
8 cables SE and S from Burnt Point also known
as Cardigan Point (16 miles ENE).

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14.110
The track then leads WNW and NW, through a buoyed
channel, passing, (with positions given from Georgetown
Front Leading Light (46098N, 62318W)):
NNE of shoal ground (3 cables SE) with depths of
less than 55 m (18 ft), and steep-to on its N side,
extending about 3 cables NNE from Grave Point
(3 cables SE), thence:
SSW of Knoll Shoal (rock), (4 cables to 5 cables
ENE) marked by NH10 Light-buoy (starboard
hand), thence:
SW of Thrumcap Spit (4 cables NNE) on which
stands a wooded islet, with cliffs. The W end of
the spit is marked by NH12 Light-buoy (starboard
hand).
Turning mark. The line of bearing 302 of the
monument on Brudenell Point (46109N, 62335W),
marks the point, at the inner end of the leading line of the
approach channel, where the channel leads NW into the
harbour.

two patent slips with lifting capacities of 90 and

544 tonnes.
Other facilities: mobile cranes up to 45 tonnes capacity.
Supplies: fuel oil; fresh water; electrical power on
Railway Jetty.
Communications. Nearest airport Charlottetown 61 km.

Montague River
General information
1

Directions
1

Directions above Georgetown

1

14.111
From a position in mid-channel SW of Georgetown, the
track continues to lead NW, through the channel marked by
buoys, passing, (with positions given from Georgetown
Front Leading Light (46098N, 62318W)):
SW of a sandspit (9 cables NW) which mostly dries,
extending about 2 cables SSW from Gaudin Point
(46107N, 62323W), marked by NH14 Buoy
(starboard hand), thence:
NE of shoal and drying ground (1 mile WNW)
extending about 1 cables NE and about 3 cables
NW from Aitken Point (46103N, 62329W);
the ruins of a pier extend N from the point.
Thence Brudenell River (14.119) leads NW, and
Montague River (14.115) leads W.

Anchorage berths
1

14.112
The best anchorage for vessels of medium draught is in
depths of about 9 m (30 ft), with good holding ground,
between Thrumcap Spit and the spit extending SSW from
Gaudin Point; the recommended anchor berth lies on the
alignment (011) of the inner end of Queens Pier
(46107N, 62319W) and the church (square tower)
about 2 cables NNE. Smaller vessels can anchor nearer the
N shore.
Good anchorage is also available in the NW part of the
harbour, nearly up to Brudenell Point.

14.117
Berths are located at the village of Lower Montague, on
the S bank near the river mouth, and at the town of
Montague as follows:
At Lower Montague (4610N, 6234W), the outer
face of the public pier, 24 m long, has a reported
depth alongside of 27 m.
The sides of the same pier, 40 m long, have depths
alongside of from 03 to 27 m.
At Montague (4610N, 6239W), the E Public
Wharf (also known as Poole and Thomson wharf)
is 104 m long and has a depth of 27 m alongside.
The W Public Wharf (also known as Stevens Wharf)
has a length of 49 m and a depth alongside of
21 m.
A light (framework tower, 3 m in height) (4610N,
6234W) is exhibited from the NE corner of the public
pier at Lower Montague; a ruined pier lies 1 cable E.

Small craft
Queens Pier
1

14.118
A spur on the E side of Queens Pier encloses a basin
for small craft.

Brudenell River
1

Port services
1

14.116
Caution. Depths in the channel may be reduced by
silting; the buoys and stakes are moved as necessary to
mark the best channel.
From a position SE of Brudenell Point, the track leads
SW through a channel into the river for about 3 cables, S
of shoal ground, marked by NH18 Light-buoy (starboard
hand), moored 3 cables S of Brudenell Point.
Thence the fairway, which has a least depth of 21 m
(7 ft), is buoyed and staked as far as the town of
Montague.

Berths

Alongside berths
14.113
The following alongside berths are available on piers at
Georgetown:
The railway jetty at Gaudin Point has a length of
262 m on its W side with a reported depth of
80 m. The E side is 200 m long with a depth of
80 m.
Queens Pier (2 cables ENE of railway jetties) is
190 m long, with a reported depth, at the outer
end, of 30 m.

14.115
Montague River is entered between Brudenell Point and
Aitken Point, 7 cables SE. The river is navigable as far as
a road bridge at the town of Montague, about 4 miles
upstream.

14.114
Repairs: Georgetown shipyard, 5 cables E of Gaudin
Point, provides shipbuilding and repair facilities, including

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14.119
Brudenell River flows into the NW end of Georgetown
Harbour between Brudenell Point (4611N, 6234W) and
Parkers Point, about 5 cables E.
The channel as far as Brudenell Islet, 1 miles
upstream, has a least depth of 52 m (17 ft); above that
point the least depth is 18 ft (6 ft) for a distance of
1 miles. A pontoon extends from the shore close W of
Brudenell Islet. There is a least depth of 06 m (2 ft) at the
outer end.
Local knowledge is required.

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Livingstone Bay, Sturgeon Bay and Saint Marys Bay

14.120
Description. These three bays on the S side of Cardigan
Bay have a common entrance E of Grave Point (4610N,
6232W).
The entrance channel is narrow and the depths decrease
rapidly from 91 m (30 ft) to 34 m (11 ft) in places.
Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. From a position 6 cables E of Grave Point,
the channel leads SW, passing, (with positions given from
Grave Point):
SE of shoal ground (5 cables E) with depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) over it, and:
NW of Panmure Spit (14.109) (7 cables ESE).
Thence the buoyed channel leads SSW for 1 miles to
the common entrance to Sturgeon Bay and Saint Marys
Bay.
Basins and berths are located as follows:
Panmure Island: a public pier (46085N, 62300W)
on W side of island, with a small boat basin which
was in a state of disrepair and not in use in 1990.
Sturgeon Bay: a pier (46074N, 62320W) on S
side of bay; length of berth on outer face 18 m;
depth 06 m.
Sturgeon River (46071N, 62325W) at SW corner
of Sturgeon Bay: a public pier on E bank; length
58 m; depth 06 m, but the extreme outer ends dry
alongside, a channel marked by stakes leads to the
pier.

Tidal streams
1

Directions
1

Chart 4765, Canadian Charts 4422, 4403 (see 1.32)

Route

Depths
1

14.125
Landmark:
Panmure Head Lighthouse (4609N, 6228W)
(14.12).
Major light:
Panmure Head Light (4609N, 6228W) (14.12).

(continued from 14.76)

General information

14.121
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position about
3 miles SE of Boughton Point (4611N, 6224W) the
route leads S for about 15 miles to a position S of Cape
Bear, (4600N, 6228W), where the route joins the main
route leading W through Northumberland Strait abreast
Cape Bear.

14.124
The predicted directions and rates of the tidal streams at
several points offshore are indicated on the chart.

Principal marks

CARDIGAN BAY TO CAPE BEAR

Caution. It should be noted that foul ground, with

depths of less than 55 m (18 ft) over it, extends about
6 cables from the coast in places in this vicinity.

14.122
The depths within 3 miles of the coast between Panmure
Head (4609N, 6228W) and Graham Point, 3 miles S,
are very irregular; the 11 m (36 ft) depth contour lies about
1 miles from the coast in places, and a similar patch lies
about 3 miles ESE of Panmure Head.

14.126
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position about
3 miles SE of Boughton Point (4611N, 6224W) the
coastal passage leads S passing (with positions given from
Panmure Head Light (4609N, 6228W)):
E of 104 m (34 ft) patch (3 miles ESE), thence:
E of Graham Ledge, (3 miles SSE), marked by NP
Light-buoy (safe water), thence:
E of Bear Reef NN2 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
(8 miles SSE) moored about 1 mile NE of Cape
Bear (red sandstone cliffs); this reef extends
8 cables E from the coast, and depths of 06 m
(4 ft) lie within 3 cables of its outer edge; The
buoy is moored on the outer part of the reef, about
8 cables ESE of Murray Head. And:
W of Fishermans Bank, (4601N, 6217W) lying 7
to 9 miles E of Cape Bear; it is of sandstone,
thinly covered with stones, gravel and broken
shells. It is advisable to keep in depths of more
than 24 m (13 fm) in the vicinity of Fishermans
Bank, thence:
To a position in mid channel S of Cape Bear
(8 miles S).
Clearing mark. The alignment (344) of Panmure Head
and Terras Point (Tower Point), 2 miles SSE, passes
nearly 1 mile E of Bear Reef.
14.127
Useful marks:
Cape George Light (4552N, 6154W) (14.12).
Cape Bear Light (4600N, 6228W) (14.67).
(Directions continue for
Northumberland Strait at 14.145)

Murray Harbour
Canadian Chart 4420 (see 1.32)

General information
Measured distance
1

14.123
A measured distance marked by the alignment of two
pairs of beacons is situated NW of Terras Point (Tower
Point) (4606N, 6227W).
NW limit marks (white beacons with orange diamond
centres) on Smith Point, 11 cables NW of Terras
Point.
SE limit marks (similar construction) close NW of
Terras Point.
Distance 1853 m (6299 ft).
Running track 1465932659.

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14.128
Position. Murray Harbour (4601N, 6230W), a
partially drying shallow inlet, is formed by the confluence
of five rivers at the SE corner of Prince Edward Island.
Function. Murray Harbour village (4600N, 6231W)
is situated at the head of navigation of South River, which
flows into the S side of the harbour, 2 miles WSW of the
entrance.
The village of Murray River (4601N, 6237W) is
situated at the head of navigation of Murray River.
Topography. Clay and sandstone cliffs about 40 feet
(12 m) high extend W from Murray Head towards Beach

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Point (Oldstore Point) and S towards Cape Bear, the SE

point of Prince Edward Island.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached over a
sand-bar and entered through a narrow channel NW of
Beach Point about 1 mile WNW of Murray Head (4601N,
6227W).

Limiting conditions
1

14.129
Depth. The least depth in the channel over the bar is
24 m (8 ft), but this may be reduced by silting.
Murray Harbour village (4600N, 6231W) is
approached through a channel, about 30 m wide, dredged to
a depth of 27 m (9 ft) in 1968.
Deepest and longest berth. North bank of Murray
Harbour (14.135).
Local weather and sea state. Strong E winds send in a
heavy sea and cause a line of breakers to extend from
Irvings Cape, also known as Cody Beach (4603N,
6228W) to Murray Head; in these conditions it may be
impossible to cross the bar.

Harbour
1

14.130
General layout. Murray Harbour is separated from the
sea by Poverty Beach, a narrow sandspit, which may be
breached by the sea, extending more than 1 miles S from
Irvings Cape. Within the harbour lie five wooded islets,
joined at low water by drying mud-flats.
Fish farms are located 1 to 3 miles downstream from
Murray River village; the areas are marked by cautionary
buoys and mariners are advised to proceed with care in
their vicinity.
Tidal streams. The rate of the tidal streams in the
harbour entrance is about 2 kn.
Landmark:
Church (spire) (46034N, 62291W) at Murray
Harbour North is conspicuous.

Directions for entering Murray Harbour

1

14.131
Murray Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 5 m in height)
(46013N, 62287W) on Beach Point.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 14 m in
height) (7 cables from front light) on Penny
Point.
From a position about 2 miles NNE of Murray Head
(4601N, 6227W), the alignment (234) of these lights
leads SW through a channel marked by buoys (lateral),
over the bar, to the end of the leading line, passing, (with
positions from the front light (46013N, 62287W)):
Either side of NM Light-buoy (safe water) (13 miles
NE), thence:
NW of NM 3 Light-buoy (port hand) (5 cables NE),
thence:
SE of NM 6 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 cables
NE) marking drying shoal ground, extending
1 mile NE from Sable Point (46012N,
62290W).
Thence the channel leads SW, passing (positions given
from the front leading light on Beach Point (46013N,
62287W)):

NW of Beach Point, a sandy beach, thence:

SE of Sable Point, (2 cables WSW) the S extremity
of Poverty Beach.
The track then leads W, to a position between NM13
Light-buoy (port hand) and NM14 Buoy (starboard hand).
14.132
Machons Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 6 m in height) (46011N,
62307W), on the N side of the point, about
1 miles W of Beach Point.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 5 m in
height) (132 m from front light).
From a position between NM13 Light-buoy and NM14
Buoy, in the dredged channel, the alignment (273) of these
lights leads through the first leg of the channel to a
position about 4 cables E of the front light.
Murray Harbour Village Leading Lights:
Front light (white square, red stripe on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (46004N, 62314W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 7 m in
height) (101 m from front light).
From a position about 4 cables E of Machons Point
front leading light, the alignment (233) of these lights
leads through the second leg of the channel, which is
marked by stakes, to a point 1 cables from the front
leading light, whence the channel leads SSW to Murray
Harbour village.

Directions for Murray River village and Greek and

Mink Rivers
1

14.133
From a position about 4 cables E of Machons Point
front leading light, a channel, marked by buoys and stakes,
leads to Murray River village (4601N, 6237W) and to
the combined mouths of Greek River and Mink River in
the vicinity of McInnis Point (4602N, 6232W). The
chart is sufficient guide.

Anchorage berth
1

14.134
Anchorage within the harbour is only suitable during
fine weather as the holding ground, though mud, is
reported to be poor.

Alongside basins and berths

1

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14.135
Beach Point village, 5 cables SW of Beach Point, has
two L-shaped breakwater-wharves which enclose a
fishermans basin with berths on the inside faces. The inside
face of the E breakwater is 52 m long with a depth of
21 m alongside. The W wharf is 82 m long with a depth
of 15 m alongside. A light (square framework tower, 4 m
in height) is exhibited from the head of the E breakwater.
A staked channel with a depth of 21 m (7 ft) leads to the
pierhead. Between the breakwaters, the channel had a depth
of 24 m (8 ft) in 1990.
Murray Harbour village, 2 miles WSW of Beach Point,
has public wharves as follows:
Along N bank, there are piers of 73, 55 and 61 m in
length, with depths alongside of from 15 to 18 m.
The outer part dries at the extreme E end.
Along S bank, there is a pier of 61m in length, with
depths of from 09 m at W end to 21 m at the E
end.

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Mink River. Clows Wharf is situated on the E shore,

close N of McInnis Point. The L-shaped berth is 12 m long,
with a depth of 27 m (2001) at the outer end. An adjoining
wharf has an outer end 11 m wide, with depths of 21 m
alongside. Several private moorings lie off the ends of
these wharves.

Port services
1

14.136
Cargo hoist. A cargo hoist (safe working load 227
kilograms) is situated on the wharf on the S bank of
Murray Harbour.

Small craft
1

14.137
Greek River. Cahoon Wharf is situated on the N bank,
8 cables NW of McInnis Point. The pier is 65 m long, 15 m
across the face of the L-shape, with a depth of 15 m at its
head.

Murray River village has a public wharf on the S shore

with a berth 64 m long and a depth, in the central part of
the wharf, of 18 m (6 ft). The E end dries and the bridge
end has a depth of 06 m (2 ft) alongside. There is a depth
of 21 m at the seaward end of the jetty.
Machons Point. A public pier extends SE from the
shore, 3 cables SW of Machons Point, (46010N,
62305W) depth 12 m alongside the outer end.
Graham Pond (4606N, 6227W) is a boat harbour,
entered between parallel breakwaters with a channel 9 m
wide and a depth of 09 to 12 m (3 to 4 ft) in the entrance,
and depths of 03 to 12 m alongside the wharves inside the
pond. A light is exhibited from the head of each
breakwater.
Irvings Cape (Cody Beach), (4603N, 6228W) a
L-shaped pier extends about 2 cables S and SW from the
coast. A breakwater is situated close outside its outer arm,
but it is in ruins.

NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT CENTRAL SECTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 4765

Area covered
1

14.138
The central part of Northumberland Strait comprises the
area between a line joining Cape Bear (4600N, 6228W)
to Pictou Harbour (4540N, 6242W) in the E and from
Cape Egmont (4624N, 6408W) to Fagan Point (4614N,
6414W) in the W. It includes Abegweit Passage (4611N,
6342W), Hillsborough Bay (4605N, 6307W) and
Charlottetown (4614N, 6308W), the Conferation Bridge
and Northumberland Strait Routing System.
The section is arranged as follows:
Cape Bear to Hillsborough Bay (14.139).
Hillsborough Bay (14.176).
Charlottetown (14.195).
Hillsborough Bay to Confederation Bridge (14.224).
Confederation Bridge to Cape Egmont (14.278).

Ferry
1

CAPE BEAR TO HILLSBOROUGH BAY

General information
Chart 4765, Canadian Charts 4404, 4405 (see 1.32)

Route
1

14.139
From a position in mid-channel S of Cape Bear,
(4600N, 6228W), the route leads W in deep water to a
position SW of Prim Point (4603N, 6302W), which
marks the E entrance to Hillsborough Bay. The route
passes N of Pictou Island (4549N, 6233W) (14.69).

Topography
14.140
North shore. The S coast of Prince Edward Island
between Cape Bear (4600N, 6228W) and Wood Islands,
12 miles WSW, is formed of sandstone cliffs, 12 to 15 m
high, in places. The coast is quite bold between White
Sands, 4 miles SSW of Cape Bear and Little Sands, 5 miles
farther W. There are few beaches or landings, and no
harbours along this very exposed stretch of coast.
Between Wood Islands (4557N, 6245W) and Prim
Point, 14 miles WNW, there are rocks, reefs and shoals
extending nearly 2 miles offshore in places.

South shore. The N coast of Nova Scotia between

Caribou West Gully (4546N, 6247W) and Cape John
15 miles W, is nearly straight and unbroken, with shallow
water extending about 4 cables offshore. Low cliffs of clay
and sandstone, up to 15 m high in places, line the coast for
most of its length.
Gull Island (4546N, 6242W) on the S shore, with
Caribou Island and Gully Head situated, respectively, 1 and
2 miles W, appear from a distance N as several islands,
but, on nearer approach, their wooded parts are seen to be
joined by ridges of sand.
Amet Sound, comprising several bays and harbours,
indents the coast W of Cape John, with Amet Island
(4550N, 6311W) standing on an area of rocks and
shoals at its entrance.
Amet Island is bare of trees, flat topped and grassy, with
sandstone cliffs on all sides.
14.141
A ferry (14.4) crosses the strait between Caribou
Harbour (4545N, 6241W) and Wood Islands, 13 miles
NNW. The ferry track is indicated on chart 4765.
Tidal streams
14.142
The rate of the tidal streams S of Indian Rocks
(4556N, 6247W) is about 3 kn.
The predicted rates and directions of the tidal streams at
several other positions in the strait are indicated on the
chart.

Submarine cables
1

14.143
Submarine cables, originating from the vicinity of
4546N 6247W are laid across the strait, terminating at
South Point, close by Wood Islands, and 1 miles W of
South Point. Their positions are best seen on the chart.

Principal marks
1

328

14.144
Landmark:
Wood Islands Lighthouse (white square tower, 16 m
in height) (4557N, 6245W).
Major light:
Prim Point Light (white round tower, 18 m in height)
(4603N, 6302W).

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Directions
(continued from 14.68 and 14.127)

Cape Bear to Wood Islands

1

14.145
From a position in mid channel S of Cape Bear
(4600N, 6228W), the track leads W, in deep water,
passing, (with positions given from Cape Bear):
N of shoal ground, (10 miles SSW) with depths of
less than 11 m (36 ft), extending 1 mile in places
from the N coast of Pictou Island, thence:
In mid-channel, S of Wood Islands (sandstone cliffs)
(12 miles WSW).
The track leads WNW, passing, (with positions given
from Prim Point (4603N, 6302W)):
SSW of Indian Rocks (12 miles ESE) (drying in
parts; breakers and tide-rips), marked by N8
Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored 2 miles SW of
the rocks, thence:
SSW of the mouth of Belle River (9 miles ESE),
1 mile NW of Bell Point (sandstone cliff, 10 m
high), thence:
NNE of East Patch (12 miles S), a rocky patch on the
NE side of Amet Island Shoals, thence:
To a position about 5 miles SW of Prim Point
(4603N, 6302W), in the vicinity of the pilot
position. A light (14.144) is exhibited from Prim
Point.
(Directions continue for Hillsborough Bay at 14.185
and for Northumberland Strait main route at 14.234)

Directions for north-west leg of Caribou Channel

1

Caribou Channel
Canadian Chart 4483 (see 1.32)

General information
1

14.146
Route. Caribou Channel extends from about 2 miles
ENE of Logans Point (4543N, 6238W) to a position
about 1 mile N of Gull Island (4546N, 6242W). The
channel lies between Pictou Banks, SW of Pictou Island
(4549N, 6233W), and the shoal bank extending from the
mainland.
A dredged channel leads from the SW side of Caribou
Channel into Caribou Harbour (14.153).
Depths in the fairway of Caribou Channel are not less
than 91 m (30 ft), but there is less water in places over
detached shoals in the NW approach to the channel.
Submarine cables. Care should be taken not to anchor
near the submarine cables laid from Widow Point (4544N,
6239W) NE towards Pictou Island.
Tidal streams set strongly over Pictou Banks; the
in-going stream sets generally NW and the out-going
stream sets in the opposite direction.
Landmark:
Caribou (Gull Island) Lighthouse (white square tower
13 m in height) (4546N, 6241W).
Other navigational aid:
Racon on SS1 Light-buoy (45451N, 62399W).

14.148
Line of bearing. The line of bearing 160, astern, of
Logans Point leads through the NW leg, passing, (with
positions given from Caribou (Gull Island) Lighthouse
(4546N, 6241W)):
SW of Pictou Banks (9 cables E), and:
NE of Caribou Reef (3 cables NNE) dries; large
stones, and shoal ground (about 7 cables NNE)
marked by Gull Rock SP2 Light-buoy (starboard
hand).
The track passes over the W end of Pictou Banks taking
care to avoid a wreck (2 miles N) with a depth of 79 m
(26 ft) over it.
Useful marks:
Pictou Island East End Light (14.17).
Pictou Island South Light (14.71).
Pictou Island West Breakwater Light (14.71).
Pictou Island West End Light (14.147).

Small craft channel

North of Indian Rocks
1

14.149
The buoyed channel between Indian Rocks (4556N,
6247W) and the coast of Prince Edward Island, 1 mile N,
is about 5 cables wide and is suitable for small craft only.
Depths are irregular, from 8 to 20 m (27 ft to 11 fm),
rock and gravel.
Local knowledge is required.

Anchorage and harbours on north side

Directions for south-east leg of Caribou Channel

(continued from 14.17)
14.147
Caution. It is necessary to make due
strong tidal streams (14.146) which may
Caribou Channel.
From a position about 6 miles ESE
(4546N, 6241W), in the vicinity of

(45425N, 62340W) off Pictou, the line of bearing 290

of Caribou Light leads through the SE leg of the channel,
passing, (with positions given from Logans Point (4543N,
6238W)):
NNE of shoal ground, (2 miles NE) with depths of
less than 91 m (30 ft) over it, between Logans
Point and Widow Point, thence:
About 1 cables NE of SP4 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) (2 miles NNE), moored at the SE end of the
Caribou Channel, thence:
About 7 cables NNE of Skinners Reef, (17 miles N)
marked by SQ2 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
thence:
SSW of Pictou Banks, extending up to 3 miles S
and SW from West End (West Point) the W
extremity of Pictou Island from which a light is
exhibited (red and white rectangle on red
framework tower, 4 m in height) (4548N,
6236W), and:
About 4 cables NNE of SS1 Light-buoy (port hand)
(racon) (24 miles NNW) marking the E limit of
the buoyed channel leading to Caribou Harbour.
Turning marks. The alignment (163) of Logans Point
and Mackenzie Head, 2 miles SSE, indicates the turning
point onto the NW leg of the channel.
(Directions continue for Caribou Harbour at 14.156)

Anchorage east of Wood Islands

allowance for the
be encountered in

of Caribou Light
the pilot position

14.150
Good anchorage is available, during NW winds, up to
1 mile E of Wood Islands (4557N, 6245W), in depths of
5 to 17 m (16 to 56 ft).
Canadian Chart 4483 plan of Wood Islands Ferry Terminal
(see 1.32)

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Wood Islands Ferry Terminal

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4
5

14.151
Description. The harbour containing the ferry terminal
(4557N, 6245W) is enclosed on the S side by the two
Wood Islands, and on the E and W sides by ridges of sand
connecting the islands with the mainland at South Point.
Depths. The entrance channel and the approach to the
ferry terminal are dredged to a depth of 43 m (14 ft), but
there may be less water due to silting.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Wood Islands Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white square tower, red stripe, 6 m in
height) on E training pierhead (45569N,
62451W).
Rear light (similar construction, 10 m in height)
(162 m from front light).
The front light is visible on the leading line only.
From a position S of Wood Island Terminal entrance, the
alignment (002) of the above lights leads N, passing,
(positions given from Wood Islands Light (4557N,
6245W) on the S side of the E island):
E of Indian Rocks (1 mile WSW) (14.149), thence:
Close W of NS2 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(3 cables SW), thence:
Between the training piers, 183 m long, with a
dredged channel 61 m wide.
Thence the track leads NNE through the dredged area,
marked by buoys, to the ferry dock.
Berths. The ferry terminal (4557N, 6245W) has two
berths, with depths up to 46 m alongside.
Small craft. On the E side of the ferry berths there is a
L-shaped wharf, 170 m long, which encloses a small craft
harbour. The NW side of the wharf is used to land fish.
Depths alongside are from 12 to 37 m. A shallow patch
with depths of 12 m (4 ft) over it, lies close off the SW
face of the wharf. Depths within the harbour are about
21 m (7 ft).

Limiting conditions
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Harbour
1

MacDonalds Cove
1

14.152
General information. At MacDonalds Cove (4548N,
6259W), close E of Horn (Hornes) Point, an L-shaped
breakwater extends about 100 m from W shore.
Berth. There are depths of 3 m alongside the outer end
of the breakwater.

Caribou Harbour
Canadian Chart 4483 (see 1.32)

General information
1

14.153
Position. Caribou Harbour (4544N, 6241W) lies on
the SW side of Caribou Channel.
Function. It is the S terminal of the ferry which crosses
Northumberland Strait to Wood Islands (4557N, 6245W)
(14.151).
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through Caribou Channel, and entered between Munroes
(Doctor) Island (4544N, 6240W) and Gull Island, about
1 mile NW.
The narrow passage between the S extremity of Munroes
Island and the mainland was closed to navigation in 1984,
due to silting.

14.155
General layout. The harbour is enclosed by Munroes
Island, Gull Island and Caribou Island. The greater part is
shallow, but there is ample space for any vessel that can
cross the bar.
The Caribou Harbour - Wood Islands ferry terminal is
situated on the mainland shore, at the end of a buoyed
channel.
Caribou River flows into the W end of the harbour; it is
navigable by small craft for a distance of 2 or 3 miles
above its mouth.
Landmark:
Caribou Lighthouse (4546N, 6241W) (14.146).
Other navigational aid:
Racon SS1 Light-buoy (14.146).

Directions for entering Caribou Harbour

Anchorage and harbours on south side

Canadian Chart 4405 (see 1.32)

14.154
Depth. The entrance channel was reported to be dredged
to a depth of 46 m (15 ft) (1983), but this may be reduced
by silting.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 15 m; mean neap
range about 04 m. See information in Admiralty Tide
Tables Volume 2.

(continued from 14.147)

14.156
From a position in Caribou Channel SSW of the SW
extremity of Pictou Banks and NNE of SS1 Light-buoy
(port hand) the track leads WSW through a channel marked
by pairs of light-buoys and leading lights, for a distance of
4 cables, passing (positions given from Caribou
Lighthouse (4546N, 6241W)):
Between SS1 and SS2 Light-buoys (lateral)
(1 mile SE), thence:
Between SS7 and SS8 Light-buoys (lateral)
(9 cables S).
The track then leads SW for about 2 cables, passing
through Big Caribou Entrance.
Caribou Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (45444N, 62413W) at
the ferry terminal.
Rear light (white trapezium, inverted, and tower, 6 m
in height) (83 m from front light).
From a position between SS11 and SS12 Light-buoys,
the alignment (209) of these lights leads to the ferry
terminal, 5 cables SSW.

Berths
1

14.157
Ferry Terminal. The terminal extends about 1 cable
NNE from the shore. At its outer end three arms contain
two ferry berths, each having a deck elevation of 32 m.

Small craft
2

330

Fishermans Wharf is a spur, 69 m long, with a least

depth of 12 m alongside, extending E from close S of the
ferry berth.
Small craft can secure to the ferry wharf for a distance
of 30 m to the N of Fishermans Wharf, in a depth of
21 m. There is a least depth of 09 m alongside the
wharves in the basin close S of Fishermans Wharf.
Widows Point. Several small piers for fishing boats are
situated at the SE end of Caribou Harbour, close inside
Widow Point (4544N, 6239W).

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Spring Point. A small pier at Spring Point, 1 mile

WNW of Widow Point, has a depth of about 15 m at its
outer end. However, the pier is reported to be in ruins.

Directions for Middle Passage

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Amet Sound
Canadian Chart 4497 (see 1.32)

General information
1

14.158
Description. Amet Sound (4548N, 6311W), with its
inner bays and harbours, provides good anchorage for small
vessels.
Route. The following passages give access to the sound:
Eastern Passage, between Cape John, the E entrance
point, and Amet Island.
Middle Passage, between Amet Island and Waugh
Shoal, 1 miles WNW.
Western Passage, between Waugh Shoal and Saddle
Island, 2 miles SSW.
Topography. Amet Sound is about 12 miles long, with
John Bay and Tatamagouche Bay at the E and W ends,
respectively, and with Brl Harbour and Barrachois
Harbours indenting the S shore.
Local knowledge is required.
Tidal streams. The passages into Amet Sound are
difficult, with erratic tidal streams.

Directions for Western Passage

1

Directions for Eastern Passage

1

14.159
Leading marks:
Cape John (sharp pointed sandstone cliffs, 12 to 15 m
high) (4548N, 6308W).
Weatherbies (Brl) Point (clay banks, 3 m high),
3 miles SW of Cape John.
From a position about 5 miles NE of Cape John, the
alignment (219) of the above marks leads SW towards the
end of Eastern Passage, passing, (positions given from
Cape John):
1 mile SE of Eastern Peak (charted as East Patch)
rocky shoals (2 miles NNE), thence:
8 cables NW of a shoal with a depth of 64 m (21 ft)
over it (2 miles NE).
Thence the track leads to a position NW of a shoal
patch with a depth of 61 m (20 ft) (1 miles NE), close
SE of the turning point onto the following leading line.
Leading line. From the position NW of a shoal patch
with a depth of 61 m (20 ft) over it which lies 1 miles
NE of Cape John, the line of bearing (265) of Treen
Bluff, cliffs, 7 miles W of Cape John, open S of Saddle
Island, low and wooded, leads through Eastern Passage,
passing, (positions given from Cape John):
S of Amet Island Shoals (1 mile NNW), marked by
UA2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), and:
N of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft), extending about 3 cables from the N side
of Cape John peninsula, with Shag Rocks (awash
at outer end) extending 2 cables from the cape,
thence:
To a position, in deep water, in the middle of Amet
Sound, about 1 miles S of Amet Island.
Useful mark:
Skinner Cove Direction Light (4548N, 6303W).
(Directions continue for John Bay at 14.163, for Brl
Harbour at 14.164, for Barrachois Harbour at 14.165
and for Tatamagouche Bay at 14.166)

14.160
Line of bearing. From a position NNW of Amet Island,
the line of bearing 168 of Weatherbies Point (4546N,
6311W) also known as Brl Point, 4 miles S of Amet
Island, leads through Middle Passage, in depths of not less
than 11 m (36 ft), passing:
ENE of Waugh Shoal, marked by a buoy (starboard
hand) moored 1 miles NW of Amet Island,
thence:
WSW of rocky ledges, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) extending 4 cables W from Amet Island,
thence:
To a position, in deep water, in the middle of Amet
Sound about 1 miles S of Amet Island.
Clearing marks. The alignment (about 135) of the SW
side of Amet Island and Reef Point (4 cables SSE of Cape
John) passes NE of Waugh Shoal.
(Directions continue for John Bay at 14.163, for Brl
Harbour at 14.164, for Barrachois Harbour at 14.165
and for Tatamagouche Bay at 14.166)

14.161
Leading marks:
E end of Saddle Island (4549N, 6315W).
Malagash Point (1 mile SSE of Saddle Island).
From a position NW of Saddle Island, the alignment
(153) of the above marks leads SSE to the W end of
Western Passage, passing about 1 miles WSW of Waugh
Shoals.
Turning mark. The line of bearing 231 of the W end
of Treen Bluff (14.159), 1 miles WSW of Saddle Island,
marks the point on the leading line where the track leads
ESE into Western Passage.
Leading line. The line of bearing 104 of the NE point
of Cape John peninsula, leads ESE through Western
Passage, passing, (positions given from the E end of Saddle
Island (4549N, 6315W)):
SSW of Waugh Shoal (2 miles NNE), thence:
NNE of Washball Rock, roundbacked and awash,
(4 cables NE), thence:
NNE of Washball Reef, (1 mile ENE), marked by a
spar buoy (starboard hand) at its E extremity,
thence:
To a position, in deep water, in the middle of Amet
Sound about 1 miles S of Amet Island.
(Directions continue for John Bay at 14.163, for Brl
Harbour at 14.164, for Barrachois Harbour at 14.165
and for Tatamagouche Bay at 14.166)

Useful mark
1

14.162
Amet Island Light (square framework tower, 6 m in
height) (45501N, 63107W).

John Bay
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14.163
General information. John Bay (4547N, 6307W), on
the E side of Amet Sound, is entered between Cape John
and Weatherbies Point, about 3 miles W.
The bay is clear of detached shoals, but shoal ground
around its shores is steep-to in many places.
River John flows into the head of the bay, with mud and
sand-flats drying out for a distance of about 8 cables from
its mouth.
The village of River John, in which there are several
churches, is situated about 1 mile upstream.

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Directions (continued from 14.159, 14.160 and 14.161)

From a position in deep water, in the middle of Amet
Sound, about 1 miles S of Amet Island, John Bay is
approached from NW, passing (positions given from Cape
John (4548N, 6308W)):
N and E of Brl Shoals (2 miles SW), thence:
SW of Reef Point (4 cables SSE), thence:
To the anchor position or berth.
Anchorage. There is anchorage in depths of 64 m
(21 ft), mud, about 1 miles outside the river mouth.
Smaller vessels sometimes moor 5 cables farther in, in
depths of 49 m (16 ft).
Although the bay is open NW, it is considered safe in
summer.
Berth. Close E of Reef Point (4 cables SSE of Cape
John): a L-shaped breakwater with a depth of 12 to 21 m
at its outer end.
Small craft. River John is entered over a bar with a
depth of 03 m (1 ft) over it. Inside the bar a narrow
channel, with depths of 03 m to 21 m (1 to 7 ft), marked
first by buoys, then by stakes, leads to a bridge, with a
charted vertical clearance of 11 ft (34 m) at River John
village.
A wharf in ruins lies on the S bank at the village.

Barrachois Harbour
1

Brl Harbour
1

14.164
General information. Brl Harbour (4545N,
6311W) is entered between Weatherbies Point, at the NE
extremity of a low wooded peninsula, and Rocky Point,
1 miles SE. The harbour is largely filled with drying
mud-flats and weeds.
Banks of clay, 3 m high, form the N side of the
peninsula, which appears from seaward as an island in the
middle of Amet Sound.
Directions (continued from 14.159, 14.160 and 14.161)
From a position in deep water, in the middle of Amet
Sound, about 1 miles S of Amet Island, Brl Harbour is
approached from NNW, passing, (positions given from
Weatherbies Point (4546N, 6311W)):
N and E of Brl Shoals (7 to 12 cables NNW),
(rocky patches), thence:
E of shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) extending almost 6 cables E from
Weatherbies Point.
Thence from a position about 8 cables SE of
Weatherbies Point, the harbour is entered through a buoyed
and staked channel with a least depth of 4 m (13 ft). The
channel leads WSW, passing S of Weatherbies Spit and the
drying flats that extend 5 cables SSE from Weatherbies
Point.
Depths increase to 49 m (16 ft) for a short distance
inside the harbour, but the channel soon narrows and
divides into several branches.
Anchorage is available outside the entrance channel in
depths of about 58 m (19 ft), mud. The recommended
position is with Weatherbies Point bearing 301 and Brl
wharf (1 mile S) bearing 228.
Small craft. A L-shaped public pier with a depth of
09 m on the inner side of its head is situated at Brl
village, on the SE shore. It is reported to be in ruins
(1997).
Small craft may derive some shelter from Weatherbies
Spit and the drying flats S of it.

14.165
General information. Barrachois Harbour, an inlet on
the S side of Amet Sound, is entered between Peninsula
Point (4546N, 6312W) and Chambers Point, 2 miles SW.
Directions (continued from 14.159, 14.160 and 14.161)
From a position, in deep water, in the middle of Amet
Sound, about 1 miles S of Amet Island, the harbour is
approached from NE, and entered through a narrow
winding channel with a least depth of 37 m (12 ft),
passing:
W of Jollimore Reef (dries 06 m (2 ft) on outer part;
steep-to) extending 3 cables WNW from Peninsula
Point, thence:
Clear of Middleground Shoal (rock), situated
1 miles SW of Peninsula Point, thence:
E of a drying reef extending 2 cables E from
Chambers Point, which is very low and difficult to
distinguish against the high land behind it.
About 1 mile SSW of Chambers Point, the inlet
contracts to a very narrow channel, with depths of 3 to 8 ft
(09 to 24 m) and passes under a road bridge with a
vertical clearance of 15 m (5 ft), into a sheltered basin with
steep sides. Depths decrease inside Chambers Point.
Berth. A small public wharf is situated on the W side
of the narrows, just below the bridge.
Small craft. A marina has been constructed on the S
shore of Barrachois Harbour at Waldegrave, close E of the
bridge. A man-made harbour has been dredged to a
reported depth of 21 m (7 ft); the entrance channel is about
15 m (50 ft) wide. There are berths, storage and launching
facilities. Fuel and water are available.

Tatamagouche Bay
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14.166
General information. Tatamagouche Bay (4545N,
6318W), on the SW side of Amet Sound, extends SW for
about 5 miles from its entrance between Malagash Point
and Peninsula Point, 2 miles SSE.
At the head of the bay, a boat channel leads through
drying flats into McNabs Bay (The Basin).
Directions (continued from 14.159, 14.160 and 14.161)
From a position in deep water in the middle of Amet
Sound, about 1 miles S of Amet Island, Tatamagouche
Bay is entered from NE, passing (positions given from
Peninsula Point (4546N, 6312W)):
SE of Malagash Point (2 miles NNE), passing clear
of the spar buoy moored 7 cables ESE of the
point, thence:
To the anchor position or berth (see below).
Local knowledge is required.
Useful mark:
A light (framework tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited
from the head of Malagash pier.
Anchorage. The bay provides good anchorage, with soft
mud bottom, for shallow draught vessels. Depths decrease
steadily towards the head of the bay, where there are
drying flats.
Small craft. A L-shaped public pier, 82 m long, extends
from the ruins of a large warehouse near South Shore
(Malagash Centre), about 3 miles SW of Malagash Point. In
1976 there was a least depth of 15 m (5 ft) in the
approaches to the pier, and a depth of 06 m (2 ft) in the
basin NW of the pier.
Waugh River flows into the S side of Tatamagouche
Bay, between Blockhouse Point (4544N, 6319W) and
Sand Point, 1 mile E.

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A gravel bar lies across the entrance, within which there

are drying mud-flats and oyster beds.
The entrance is approached from N, passing close to a
buoy (starboard hand) moored 6 cables ENE of Blockhouse
Point, on the outer edge of the bar.
A channel with a depth of 06 m (2 ft) leads S over the
bar into a very narrow buoyed channel, with a least depth
of 15 m (5 ft), which leads SSE for 1 miles, between the
mud-flats, to the wharf at Tatamagouche.
Anchorage is available off the river mouth in depths of
about 3 m (10 ft). The bottom is soft mud.
Berth. The public wharf, on the W bank at
Tatamagouche, is 21 m long, and dries at LW.

Flat River
1

Pinette River
1

Small craft
1

14.167
Amet Island. Boats can generally land on the S side of
Amet Island (4550N, 6311W) at all states of the tide.
Useful mark:
Amet Island Light (45501N, 63107W) (14.162).

Small craft harbours and

anchorages on the north shore

Canadian Chart 4404 (see 1.32)

White Sands
1

14.168
A sandspit which nearly dries affords some shelter for
small craft in a small bay at the village of White Sands
(4558N, 6232W), 4 miles SW of Cape Bear. A sandy
bank, steep-to on its outer edge, extends nearly 5 cables
offshore.

McLean Cove
1

14.169
A pier at McLean Cove, near the village of Little Sands
(4558N, 6239W), is the only shelter for small craft
between Cape Bear and Wood Islands to be available at all
states of the tide. The pier is in a state of disrepair.

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6

Canadian Chart 4405 (see 1.32)

Belle River
1

14.170
Description. Belle River (4558N, 6251W) (14.145)
contains a small tidal basin, with a drying bar outside.
Breakwaters extend seaward from each side of the river
entrance.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The entrance is approached from SSW,
passing, (with positions given from Stewart Point,
(45584N, 62509W) close W of the entrance):
W of Belle Point Reef (1 miles SE), thence:
E of Rifleman Reef (about 9 cables SW); the depths
off Rifleman Reef are very irregular, and the deep
water close to the reef gives no warning of
approach to it. It is advisable to pass well clear,
thence:
Between the breakwater heads into the harbour.
Berths. There are small wharves in the harbour with
depths of 03 m to 12 m at the outer end.

14.171
General information. Flat River (4601N, 6253W),
which flows into the sea about 2 miles NW of Stewart
Point, is only suitable for small craft.
Directions. The river entrance is approached from SW
by passing NW of rocks, with depths of less than 18 m
(6 ft), lying 6 cables SW of Jenyns Point, the S entrance
point of the river.

14.172
General information. Pinette River (4603N, 6257W)
flows into the sea over a rocky and dangerous bar, which
dries in places.
The entrance channel across the bar is very narrow, with
a reported depth of 15 m (5 ft), but considerable silting has
been reported in the approach to the river. Within the bar a
narrow channel, with a least depth of about 27 m (9 ft),
leads to Pinette village situated 1 miles NE of Pinette
Point, the SE entrance point. A road bridge, with a vertical
clearance of 12 m (4 ft) spans the river from Pinette to
Selkirk Point. This bridge also spans the entrance to Middle
Pinette River and Middle Creek.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The entrance is approached from SW over
the W part of Pinette Shoals, which extend 2 miles SW
from Pinette Point, taking care to avoid a 12 m (4 ft) rocky
patch lying 1 miles SW of Pinette Point, and a rock with
a depth of less than 18 m (6 ft) over it, lying close SE.
Leading lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height, on Pond Point, (4603N,
6257W) the N entrance point.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height) (302 m from front light).
The alignment (018) of these lights leads through the
entrance channel and across the bar.
The channel across the bar and thence to Pinette is
marked by buoys and stakes.
Berths are located as follows:
McAulay Wharf (46035N, 63557W) is situated
on the N shore of the river, about 1 mile NNE of
Pinette Point. The wharf has depths of 09 to
21 m on its E side.
At Pinette, a wharf (46032N, 63547W) is situated
by the bridge. The W portion, parallel to the
channel, is 38 m long with depths of 12 to 3 m
alongside. The E part is 30 m long with depths of
06 to 21 m alongside.

Small craft harbours on south side

Canadian Chart 4405 (see 1.32)

Toney River
1

333

14.173
General information. The mouth of Toney River
(4546N, 6253W) is extended N by two piers, 10 m
apart, with a depth of 09 m (3 ft) between them.
Directions. The entrance is approached from N, passing
close to SU1 Light-buoy (port hand), moored 2 cables N
of the pierheads.
Useful mark: A light (red triangle in red and white
rectangle on framework tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited
from the W pierhead.

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entering Canadian waters and updated at least 12 hours in

advance of arrival, and corrected or confirmed 6 hours prior
to arrival, using GMT. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 6 (5) for details.
The pilot boarding position is indicated on the chart in
position 46000N, 63087W. The pilot boat is white with
a blue vertical stripe amidships.

Skinner Cove
1

14.174
General information. Skinner Cove (4548N,
6303W), 2 miles W of Horn Point, contains a small boat
harbour, protected by two breakwaters; part of the boat
harbour dries at LW.
Directions. The white sector (187189) of Skinners
Cove Direction Light (white and orange rectangle on
framework tower, 5 m in height), on the corner of the W
breakwater, leads to the entrance.
The entrance between the breakwaters is 14 m wide,
with a depth of 03 m.

Local knowledge
1

Other names
1

14.175
Macquarrie Point (4546N, 6251W).
Doctor Reef (4544N, 6239W).
Seal Rock (also known as Sheas Rock) (4544N,
6239W).
Amet Spit (4550N, 6310W).
French River (4543N, 6318W).

HILLSBOROUGH BAY

Small arms range

1

14.176
Hillsborough Bay is the largest and most important bay
in Prince Edward Island. The bay is entered between Prim
Point (4603N, 6302W) and Saint Peters Island, 7 miles
NW and the track leads through a deep channel to the port
of Charlottetown (14.195) at its head.
The NE part of the bay is seldom used by shipping,
except for local fishing vessels.

Route

14.177
From a position about 5 miles SW of Prim Point,
(4603N, 6302W), the route leads N into Hillsborough
Bay (4605N, 6307W), on the N side of Northumberland
Strait to a position (46035N, 63090W), W of Prim
Point.

Directions
Pilot to Spithead
1

Controlling depth
1

14.179
The channel leading through Hillsborough Bay to
Charlottetown has a least depth of 11 m (36 ft).

Pilotage
1

14.180
Pilotage is compulsory. ETA at the pilot boarding
position should be reported to Pilots Charlottetown via
Atlantic Pilots Authority 5 days, 72, 48 and 24 hours before

14.184
Landmarks:
Prim Point Lighthouse (4603N, 6302W) (14.144).
Church (spire) (46101N, 63101W), N of Bacon
Point.
Radio tower (elevation 80 m (262 ft); red flashing
lights) 8 cables W of Blockhouse Point (4611N,
6308W).
Radio mast (elevation 147 m (483 ft); red lights) near
the summit of Tea Hill (46123N, 63032W).
Major lights:
Prim Point Light (14.144).
Blockhouse Point Light (white square tower, 12 m in
height) (4611N, 6308W).

(continued from 14.145)

Topography
14.178
Saint Peters Island, the W entrance point, has cliffs of
red clay and sandstone, 11 m high, on its E side; the
central part of the island is wooded. The island is joined to
the mainland at Rice Point, 1 miles WNW, by Saint
Peters Island Bar, which dries.
Blockhouse Point (4611N, 6308W) and Seatrout Point
(5 cables NE), at the entrance to Charlottetown, have red
sandstone cliffs 3 to 9 m high, backed by land that rises in
gradual undulations to partly cultivated and partly wooded
country.

14.183
The in-going tidal stream sets strongly over Governor
Shoal and into the E side of the bay.

Principal marks

Chart 4765, Canadian Charts 4405, 4466 (see 1.32)

14.182
Two can buoys (special) marked A & B, lie 8 cables and
17 miles respectively, E of Squaw Shoal and mark the S
extremity of a small arms firing range which extends
15 miles SSW from Squaw Point (4611N, 6303W).

Tidal streams

General information
Description

14.181
Local knowledge is required. Navigation of the NE part
of the bay should not be attempted without local
knowledge or the services of a pilot.

334

14.185
Prim Point, the E entrance point of Hillsborough Bay,
has low sandstone cliffs, 3 to 5 m high on its seaward side.
From a position about 5 miles SW of Prim Point (4603N,
6302W) in the vicinity of the pilot boarding position,
Hillsborough Bay is entered from S, passing, (positions
given from Prim Point (4603N, 6302W)):
W of Prim Reefs, (3 miles W), marked at their W
end by Prim Reef C2 Light-buoy (starboard hand).
(Directions continue for Orwell Bay at 14.187)
The track continues, passing:
E of Saint Peters Shoals (4 miles NW) marked at
their SW end by C1 Light-buoy (port hand),
thence:
W of several rocky patches (3 miles WNW) (least
depth 91 m (30 ft)), thence:
To a position in mid channel SSE of Saint Peters
Island.
Governors (Governor) Island, (4608N, 6304W) in the
centre of the bay, is low and partly wooded. The island is
surrounded by shoals and rocks, and foul ground lies
between the island and Squaw Point, about 3 miles N.

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Haszard Point Leading Lights:

Front light (red tower, black stripe, 14 m in height)
(46117N, 63045W) on Haszard Point.
Rear light (similar tower, 11 m in height) (651 m
from front light).
From the position in mid channel ESE of Saint Peters
Island, the alignment (019) of these lights leads NNE
through the first reach of the buoyed channel, passing,
(positions given from the S point of Governors Island,
(4608N, 6304W)):
WNW of Governors Shoal (Governor Shoals) (about
2 miles SSW), thence:
WNW of Fitzroy Rock (2 miles WSW), marked by
C4 Light-buoy (starboard hand). The deepest water
will be found by deviating to E of the leading line
when mid-way between Fitzroy Rock and
Spithead.
Thence the track leads to a position close E of C5
Light-buoy (port hand), which marks the alteration of the
direction of the channel to the NNW.
Clearing marks. The alignment (357) of the following
marks passes W of Prim Reefs:
Blockhouse Point, the W entrance point to
Charlottetown.
Church (spire) about 2 miles N of Blockhouse
Point.
Useful mark:
Saint Peters Island Light (white square tower, red top,
9 m in height (4607N, 6311W), on the SE side
of the island.

Spithead to Blockhouse Point

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14.186
Brighton Beach Leading Lights:
Front light (red stripe on white tower, 12 m in height)
(46138N, 63089W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 18 m in
height (398 m from front light)).
The lights are visible on the leading line, and over a
small arc on each side of it.
From the position close E of C5 Light-buoy (port hand)
the alignment (337) of these lights leads through the outer
reach of the channel, to the entrance to Charlottetown
harbour, passing, (positions given from Blockhouse Point
(4511N, 6308W)):
Between Spithead (2 miles S), a rocky patch, and
Squaw Shoal (2 miles SSE), lying on the NE
side of the channel, thence:
ENE of Trout Rock, (6 cables S), lying on the W side
of the channel, thence:
Between Blockhouse Point and Seatrout Point,
(5 cables NE), where the channel width is reduced
to 2 cables between steep-to banks.
Clearing marks. The alignment (339) of Seatrout Point
and Battery Point, 8 cables NNW, passes W of Squaw
Shoal.
(Directions continue for entering
Charlottetown Harbour at 14.211)

Pownal Bay
1

Anchorages and harbours

Orwell Bay
1

14.187
Description. Orwell Bay (4606N, 6256W), an inlet
on the SE side of Hillsborough Bay, has the Orwell,
Vernon and Seal Rivers flowing into its head through a
common entrance with a bar. Orwell and Vernon Rivers are
navigable for a distance of more than 1 mile above their
entrances.

Depths. There is a least depth of 27 m (9 ft) in the

channel over the bar. There are depths of 24 m (8 ft) in
Vernon River as far as the causeway at Vernon Bridge
village (46105N, 62528W).
Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. (continued from 14.185). From a position W
of Prim Reefs, marked at their W end by Prim Reef C2
Light-buoy (starboard hand), about 4 miles W of Prim
Point, the track leads ENE, passing, (positions given from
Prim Point (4603N, 6302W)):
NNW of Prim Reefs (3 miles W and 1 miles NW),
thence:
SSE of Huntley Rock (3 miles NNW), with a rocky
patch with a least depth of 46 m (15 ft) over it
lying 5 cables SW.
(Directions continue for Pownal Bay at 14.188)
From a position SSE of Huntley Rock, the track
continues ENE, passing:
NNW of shoal ground with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending, in places, up to 1 miles
offshore between Prim Point and Buchanan Point,
(5 miles ENE), and:
SSE of shoal ground, with similar depths over it,
extending 2 miles SW from Gallows Point, (Gallas
Point) (5 miles NE), thence:
SE of shoal ground lying SSE of McInnes Point
(6 miles NE), thence:
To the outer end of the buoyed and staked channel
over the bar.
The buoyed and staked channel through the inner part of
Orwell Bay leads NE across the bar, then NE and finally N
to the confluence of the Orwell, Vernon and Seal Rivers, N
of China Point (46085N, 62538W).
Small craft. Secure anchorage for small craft, in depths
of about 9 m (30 ft), is available just within China Point.

14.188
General information. Pownal Bay (4610N, 6258W)
on the NE side of Hillsborough Bay is shallow, with large
drying areas, but there is some shelter at its head, where a
narrow staked channel leads to a ruined pier.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. (continued from 14.187). From a position
SSE of Huntley Rock, the track into Pownal Bay leads NE,
passing, (with positions from Prim Point (4603N,
6302W)):
NW of foul ground with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending 2 miles WSW to WNW
from Gallows (Gallas) Point, (5 miles NE),
thence:
SE of a sandy patch (5 miles N), with a depth of
52 m (17 ft) over it, thence:
SE of a rock, (6 miles NNE) with a least depth of
34 m (11 ft) over it.
From the entrance to the bay, about 1 miles SE of
Crown Point, (4610N, 6301W), a narrowing passage,
between foul ground extending from the shore on each
side, leads to a narrow channel marked by buoys and
stakes, and thence to the pier at the head of the bay.

Squaw Bay
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335

14.189
Squaw Bay (4610N, 6302W) affords good anchorage
for small craft, in depths of 3 to 5 m (9 to 16 ft), mud, off
its entrance. Local knowledge is required.
A small arms range (14.182) lies close W.

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Saint Peters Road

1

2
3

Approach and entry

14.190
General information. Saint Peters Road (4609N,
6310W) on the W side of Hillsborough Bay, is sheltered
to the S by Saint Peters Island and the drying ground
joining that island to the mainland WNW. Shelter from the
SE is provided by Saint Peters Spit, which dries for a
distance of about 1 miles NE from Saint Peters Island,
with depths of less than 18 m (6 ft) over it, extending
1 mile farther NE.
Local knowledge is required.
Anchorage. Saint Peters Road, which has depths of 3 to
5 m (10 to 16 ft), is only suitable as an anchorage for
coasters and small craft.

Port Authority
1

Controlling depth

Small craft
14.191
About 5 cables NE of Prim Point (4603N, 6302W) a
pier, 156 m long, with a depth of 18 m alongside its outer
end, extends NNW from the coast. In 1991, this pier was
reported to be in ruins. A small detached breakwater lies
close NW of the outer end of the pier.

14.192
At Vernon Bridge village (4610N, 6253W) there is a
public wharf with a depth of 06 m alongside.

Bacon Cove

14.193
On the S side of Bacon Cove (4609N, 6313W) a
channel, dredged to 12 m (4 ft) (1968) and marked by
buoys, leads to a small pier (46089N, 63131W).
The depth alongside the outer end, 40 m long, of the
L-shaped pier is 03 to 09 m; a light is exhibited from the
pierhead.

14.201
Charlottetown Marine Terminal (14.218).

Tidal levels
14.202
Mean spring range about 18 m; mean neap range about
07 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2 for details.

Maximum size of vessel handled

1

14.203
The maximum permissible draught is 91 m (30 ft).

Ice
1

Other name
1

14.200
A causeway with a road bridge, with a vertical clearance
of 4m (13ft), spans East River E of the wharves at
Charlottetown.
The piers of a disused rail bridge, close S of the road
bridge, and which are 60 m apart, remain in position.

Deepest and longest berth

Vernon Bridge

14.199
Approach channel. For further details see 14.179. The
buoyed channel leading into the mouth of East River, has
depths of from 11 to 18 m (37 to 60 ft) in the fairway.

Vertical clearance

Prim Point

14.198
The port is administered by Transport Canada, Harbours
and Ports, PO Box 1202, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7MH.

Limiting conditions

14.197
The harbour is approached through a deep water channel
in Hillsborough Bay (14.176) and entered abreast
Blockhouse Point (4611N, 6308W).

14.204
The harbour usually freezes over in late December and
is free of ice in mid-April.

14.194
Astyanax Rock (4609N, 6304W).

Arrival information
Notice of ETA required

CHARLOTTETOWN

14.205
Notice of ETA at the pilot station should be reported as
at 14.180.

Pilotage and tugs

General information
1

Canadian Chart 4460 (see 1.32)

Position
1

14.195
Charlottetown (4614N, 6308W) is situated at the head
of Hillsborough Bay, at the confluence of three rivers.

14.206
Pilotage is compulsory. For further information see
14.180. There are no tugs.

Regulations
1

14.207
Charlottetown is a port of entry for Canada.

Harbour

Function
1

14.196
Charlottetown is the principal port and capital town of
Prince Edward Island. The main imports are aggregates,
petroleum products and fertilisers. Potatoes are exported. In
1991, 69 international movements totalling 1 003 038 grt
were recorded, and, in 1990, 130 vessels used the port. East
(Hillsborough) River, North (Yorke) River and West (Eliot)
River flow into their respective sides of the harbour.

General layout
1

336

14.208
From a position about 1 mile inside Blockhouse Point
(4611N, 6308W) the buoyed channel expands into a fine
natural harbour, completely landlocked, and capable of
accommodating vessels of considerable size. Shallow flats
of mud and weed generally extend about 4 cables off the
shores of the harbour.

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The port installations are situated at Charlottetown, on

the NE side of the harbour.

East River
1

Tidal streams
1

14.209
The tidal streams usually set at a rate of 2 kn in the
entrance to the harbour, and 1 kn off the town. The tidal
streams continue for about 15 minutes after HW and LW
by the shore.

Principal marks
1

14.210
Landmarks:
Chimney, elevation 63 m (208 ft), red lights
(46143N, 63071W) at the power station.
Cathedral (twin steeples) (46140N, 63075W).
Major light:
Blockhouse Point (white tower, 12 m in height)
(46114N, 63078W).

14.213
East River, which enters the harbour from NE is
navigable for 10 miles above the causeway at Charlottetown
(14.200). Local knowledge is essential above the causeway.
From a position in the fairway ESE of Middle Ground,
the channel, marked by light-buoys, which may be moved
due to the mud flats on the E side of the harbour reported
to be extending, leads into the mouth of East River, E of
Charlottetown.
A dolphin is situated 2 cables SW of the bridge on the
NW side of the channel.

Useful marks
1

14.214
Church (spire) (46142N, 63075W).
Church (tall spire) (46141N, 63080W).
Government House (colonnaded) (46139N,
63082W), standing in trees behind lawns.

Directions for rivers

North River

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 14.186)

Blockhouse Point to Battery Point

1

14.211
From a position between Blockhouse Point (4611N,
6308W) and Seatrout Point, (5 cables NE) the alignment
(337) of Brighton Beach Leading Lights (14.186)
continues to lead through this reach, with a navigable width
of 2 cables, for about 1 mile to a position at the end of the
leading line, WNW of Battery Point (46125N,
63076W), but it is necessary to keep to the W of the
alignment when passing the shoal ground extending about
3 cables SSW from Battery Point, marked by C8
Light-buoy.

West River
1

14.212
Warren Cove Leading Lights:
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 9 m in height)
(46119N, 63083W), on the top of the cliff on
the S side of the cove.
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (330 m
from front light).
From a position WNW of Battery Point, at the end of
the Brighton Beach leading line, the alignment (197),
astern, of these lights leads NNE through a channel marked
by light-buoys, towards the entrance to East River, passing,
(positions given from Battery Point (46125N,
63076W)):
About 1 cable ESE of Canceaux Spit, (4 cables NW)
which extends about 4 cables NE from Canceaux
Point and is marked on its E side by C9
Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
Close WNW of shoal ground extending from the E
shore between Battery Point and Rosebank Point
(9 cables NNE). The shoal is marked on its W side
by C12 Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
Clear of a patch with a depth of 10 m (33 ft) over it
situated 6 cables WSW of Rosebank Point, thence:
ESE of Middle Ground (9 cables NNW), marked by
C13 Light-buoy (port hand).
Clearing marks. The alignment (172) of Blockhouse
Point Light and Alchorn Point, 3 cables NNW, passes E of
Canceaux Spit.

14.216
West (Eliot River) enters the harbour from SW. A
narrow channel, marked by buoys, has depths of more than
73 m (24 ft) as far as a causeway at Dickinsons
(McMullan) Point, about 4 miles above its entrance.
A passage for small craft near the N end of the
causeway has a vertical clearance of 15 m (5 ft).

Berths

Battery Point to Middle Ground

1

14.215
North (Yorke) River enters the harbour from NW. A
narrow channel, marked by buoys, has depths of more than
55 m (18 ft) as far as Beachgrove Point, about 2 miles
above its entrance.
A causeway crosses the river 4 cables above Beachgrove
Point.

Anchorage berths
1

14.217
South-west of Charlottetown. There is good anchorage
in depths of 8 to 17 m (26 to 56 ft) in the area of the
harbour where the three rivers meet, SW of Charlottetown.
Off Charlottetown. The usual anchorage is in depths of
12 to 18 m (40 to 60 ft) off the piers at Charlottetown,
where the channel is 2 cables wide.

Alongside berths
1

337

14.218
The principal alongside berths at Charlottetown are as
follows, shown in order from W to E (with positions given
from Canceaux Point (46125N, 63087W)):
Coastguard Marine Terminal (16 miles NNE) has a
maximum length of 136 m and a reported depth of 78 m
alongside its SW side. This berth is for Coastguard use
only. The outer face of this berth has a length of 91 m with
a depth of 92 m alongside. The NE side of this wharf,
known as Buntain Bell Wharf has a depth of 49 m
alongside.
Marine Wharf (17 miles NNE) has length of 152 m on
its SW/NE sides and has a reported depth alongside of
37 m. There is a large red building with a weathercock on
this wharf. The outer face has a reported depth alongside
of 64 m.
Texaco Canada Wharf (17 miles NNE) has a length of
76 m between end dolphins, but can accommodate vessels
of 131 m. Reported depth alongside is 84 m.

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Charlottetown Marine Terminal (18 miles NNE). The

SW side has a length of 152 m and depths alongside from
30 to 91 m. The outer face has a length of 70 m and a
depth alongside of 91 m. The NE face has a length of
183 m and a depth alongside from 30 to 90 m.
Several other piers, in ruins, extend from the shore at
Charlottetown. The port authorities should be contacted for
the latest information.
Tanker Terminal. A loading platform for Irving Oil
Company tankers is situated about 3 cables ENE of the
head of Marine Terminal. Mooring buoys are laid in the
vicinity of the platforms, and a pipeline extends to an
abutment on the causeway, about 2 cables N.
Rocky Point (close W of Canceaux Point). A pier, with
two arms at its head, extends 1 cables N from the point.
This wharf is reported to be in ruins.

Port services
Repairs
14.219
Small repairs can be effected.

Other facilities
1

14.220
Hospital at Charlottetown; garbage disposal facilities and
waste oil disposal by tanker trucks are available.
14.221
Fuel oil alongside Marine Terminal and Texaco Marine
Terminal; fresh water; provisions.

Communications
1

14.222
Regular sea services to St Johns, Newfoundland, and
les de la Madeleine; Charlottetown airport, 6 km.

Small craft
1

14.223
A yacht club is situated close W of the Department of
Transport Marine Terminal, at the SW end of the docks of
Charlottetown. The yacht club is equipped with several
pontoons with depths of between 06 to 49 m alongside.
A marina is situated between the Texaco and Coast
Guard Wharves with 122 pontoon berths. Vessels up to
21 m in length can be accommodated. Reported depths
alongside are 12 to 52 m. A light is exhibited from the
entrance to Peakes Quay Marina (46139N, 63073W).

General information
Charts 4765, 4770 Canadian Charts 4405, 4406 (see 1.32)

Route
14.224
From a position about 5 miles SW of Prim Point,
(4603N, 6302W) in the vicinity of the pilot station, the
main route through Northumberland Strait leads WNW for
about 30 miles to a position under the navigable arches of
the Confederation Bridge (14.231). On the S side the
coastal waterway gives access to Wallace Harbour,
(4549N, 6325W), Fox Harbour (4551N, 6327W)
Pugwash Harbour (4551N, 6340W) and the now
abandoned ferry terminal at Cape Tormentine (4608N,
6346W) and several smaller rivers and inlets.

14.226
W of Cape Cliff (4553N, 6328W) the coastal bank,
with depths of less than 11 m (36 ft) over it, widens until,
off Pugwash Harbour, its outer edge lies as much as
5 miles offshore.
Laurent Shoal (rock and sand) and Aggermore Rock lie,
respectively, 2 and 3 miles SE of Cape Saint Laurent
(4603N, 6354W). Spear Shoal (sand and stones) lies
about 1 miles SE of Cape Spear (4605N, 6348W) and
is steep-to.
Shoal ground, with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft),
extends 1 mile offshore from the N shore in places. Inman
Reef, lies 1 miles SSE of Black Point (4610N,
6324W).

Tidal streams

HILLSBOROUGH BAY TO
CONFEDERATION BRIDGE

14.225
North side. Between Rice Point (4608N, 6313W) and
Black Point, 8 miles WNW, the coast of Prince Edward
Island is unbroken, except for the small indentation at
Canoe Cove (14.274).
Between Tryon Head (4612N, 6333W) and Bells
Point, 4 miles W, the coast is indented by Cumberland
Cove, Augustin Cove and Prevost Cove. All these coves
dry, and are separated by bluff points, the E-most being
Richard Point.
South side. On the S side the coast between Amet
Island to Smith Point (4552N, 6325W) is composed of
low clay and sandstone cliffs, the highest part being in the
vicinity of Gravois Point (4548N, 6321W). Wallace and
Fox Harbours are entered from a shallow bay, situated S of
Smith Point.
The coast between Smith Point and Pugwash Point,
11 miles W, is unbroken and composed generally of clay
and sandstone cliffs, about 15 m (50 ft) high, rising inland
to a ridge 46 m in height.

Depths

Supplies
1

N side of Northumberland Strait, the coastal

gives access to Victoria Harbour (4612N,
the now abandoned ferry terminal at Borden
several other smaller rivers and inlets.

Topography

On the
waterway
6329W),
Point and

14.227
Caution. The directions and rates of the tidal streams,
which meet in the vicinity of Tryon Shoals, are variable.
The out-going tidal stream from Baie Verte (4601N,
6353W) also frequently sets towards Tryon Shoals.
During the S-going tidal stream period, it is inadvisable
to approach the N side of Tormentine Reef inside depths of
17 m (54 ft).
The tidal streams are strong in the vicinity of
Tormentine Reef (4606N, 6343W), the in-going tidal
stream setting S and the out-going stream setting N. The
S-going stream sets over the reef at a rate of 3 kn, causing
a great rippling at times over the part that dries, 3 miles
ESE of Cape Tormentine, generally indicating its position.
In the NW of the area, the in-going tidal stream sets
generally SE and the out-going tidal stream sets generally
NW, as indicated on the chart at several positions.

Pilotage
1

338

14.228
Pilotage is compulsory (effective 1st June 1997) for all
vessels 1 500 grt and greater. Confederation Bridge
Compulsory Pilotage Area consists of all the navigable
waters bound by the following coordinates:

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46110N, 63470W.
46152N, 63492W.
46140N, 63435W.
46105N, 63415W.
For a W-bound transit, the pilot boarding station is
located 34 miles SE of the navigation span, in position
46105N, 63415W. For an E-bound passage, the
boarding station is located 39 miles NW of the navigation
span, in position 46152N, 63492W.
To ensure navigation safety, bridge approaches must be
made using the Northumberland Strait Routing System
(14.229). For further details on navigational requirements in
the vicinity of the bridge, mariners should consult
Admiralty List of Sailing Directions, Volume 6 (5) or
contact the Regional Director, Transport Canada, Marine
Safety, 45 Alderney Drive, PO Box 1013, Dartmouth NS
B2Y 4K2.

Traffic regulations
1

14.229
Transits of the bridge are restricted to cargo vessels of
maximum 47 000 tons displacement at a maximum speed
of 8 kn over the ground within 5 miles of the bridge and
passenger vessels of maximum 33 500 tons displacement at
a maximum speed of 11 kn over the ground within 5 miles
of the bridge.
For vessels having a displacement of 1 425 tons or less,
other than tug/tow combinations, transit of the bridge may
be made between piers P3P5 on the Prince Edward Island
side, and between piers P42P44 on the New Brunswick
side. The following restrictions apply:
Maximum displacement: 1 425 tons.
Vertical clearance: 28 m.
Speed over the ground: 15 kn.
Draught between piers P3P5: 10 m.
Draught between piers P4244: 55 m.
No vessel having a displacement greater 1 425 tons shall
transit the bridge in visibility of less than 1 miles.
Traffic separation scheme. The waters 5 miles either
side of the bridge are designated as an area of alternating
one-way traffic for vessels having a displacement greater
than 1 425 tons transiting the Confederation Bridge. Except
in emergencies, no ship may overtake another ship, meet
another ship, come about or anchor within 2 cables either
side of the centreline of the main navigation span.
Vessel Traffic Service. The Northumberland Strait
Vessel Traffic Services Zone has been established to
facilitate traffic through Northumberland Strait. Participation
in the service is mandatory. See Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 6 (5) and Canadian Annual Notices to
Mariners for details.
Prohibited anchorage. No ship may anchor within
2 cables either side of the centreline of the main
navigation span of Confederation Bridge (14.231).

Principal marks
1

14.230
A submarine cable area is indicated on the chart across
Abegweit Passage, from the vicinity of Cape Tormentine
(4608N, 6346W) to the N shore, about 1 miles SE of
Port Borden.

14.231
Confederation Bridge has been constructed across
Northumberland Strait joining Jourimain Island, New
Brunswick, (4610N, 6349W) and Borden Point, Prince
Edward Island, 69 miles NE.

14.233
Racons:
Racon, identification Morse Code T (y), operates
from Pier 21.
Racon, identification Morse Code B (y


),
operates from Pier 22.

Directions
(continued from 14.145)
1

Vertical clearance
1

14.232
Landmarks:
Tower elevation 326 m (1070 ft), red lights (4613N,
6321W).
Confederation Bridge (4613N, 6345W).
Major lights:
Prim Point Light (4603N, 6302W) (14.144).
Pugwash Light (red framework tower, white top, 15 m
in height) (4552N, 6341W).
Coldspring Head Light (white tower, 11 m in height)
(4558N, 6352W).

Other navigational aids

Submarine cables
1

Over the navigable waters of Northumberland Strait, the

bridge is composed of 44 concrete navigation spans. Pier 1
is the easternmost above water on the Prince Edward Island
side, and Pier 44 is the westernmost above water on the
New Brunswick side.
Maximum vertical clearance is 48 m (157 ft) at the
centre of the span between Piers 21 and 22. See 14.234 for
details.
The horizontal distance of each typical marine span is
250 m (820 ft) and the minimum vertical clearance is 23 m
(75 ft), and 35 m (115 ft) at midspan.
The navigation span for shipping over 20 m in length,
lies between Piers 21 and 22, about 31 miles SSW of
Borden Point. The horizontal clearance is established at
172 m (565 ft).

339

14.234
From a position 5 miles SW of Prim Point (4603N,
6302W) in the vicinity of the pilot position, the track
leads generally WNW and enters Abegweit Passage SW of
Bells Point, passing (positions given from Bells Point
(4613N, 6339W)):
Clear of a shoal patch with a depth of 11 m (36 ft)
over it, according to draught, situated about
7 miles WSW of Prim Point, thence:
SSW of Brocklesby Head (8 miles ESE), clay cliffs
5m high, reefs extending about 1 mile S from it,
thence:
SSW of Tryon Shoals, the greater part of which dry,
marked by N14 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(6 miles SE), thence:
NNE of numerous shoals, (between 22 miles SSE and
17 miles S), some of them detached, with depths
of less than 55 m (18 ft) over them, lying up to
1 miles off the S coast, thence:
NNE of Tormentine Reef, (shown as Tormentine
Reefs on BA 4765) marked by X5 Light-buoy
(port hand) (6 miles S), with Rock Reef, an
extensive rocky area, lying between Tormentine
Reef and Indian Point on the S shore.
The approach channel to the bridge is marked by lights
and light-buoys as follows:
Privately maintained aids to navigation in the
approach to, and in the navigation span, are
marked for making a passage from E to W.

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A fairway light-buoy is moored 48 miles SE of the

navigation span on the E approach. Light-buoys
(port and starboard hand) are moored 24 miles SE
of the navigation span on the E approach.
A fairway light-buoy is moored 66 miles NW of the
navigation span on the W approach. Light-buoys
(port and starboard hand) are moored 26 miles
NW of the navigation span on the W approach.
A red light is shown in both directions from Pier 21.
A green light is shown in both directions from Pier
22. A white light is shown from the centre of the
navigation span.
The track leads NW, passing through the channel
marked by lights and light-buoys as mentioned above,
passing:
NE of XB Light-buoy (safe water) (4 miles S),
thence:
To the pilot boarding position (14.228), thence:
SW of Bells Point (14.225), thence:
NE of the NE edge of Sand Reef (Jourimain Shoals),
(6 miles SW) sandstone, thinly covered with sand,
marked by XD2 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
moored close to the SE end of the reef. At night,
it is advisable to keep in depths greater than 17 m
(55 ft) in the vicinity of Sand Reef, as its N side is
steep-to. Thence:
Under Confederation Bridge.
On the SW side of Abegweit Passage, Jourimain Island
(4610N, 6349W), with Cape Jourimain at its E end, is
joined to the mainland of New Brunswick by sand-bars and
marshes, and appears as two islands when seen from a
distance.
A shoal area with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft)
extends from about 1 miles NE from Cape Tormentine to
almost 1 miles NW of Jourimain Island.
Navigation is restricted to vessels with a draught not
exceeding 15 m and beam 35 m.
Small craft. Passage beneath the bridge for small craft
is recommended between Piers 3 and 4, and 42 and 43 for
a W-bound transit and between Piers 4 and 5, and 43 and
44 for an E-bound transit. These piers are marked with port
and starboard hand daymarks.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 309 of Borden
Point (4615N, 6342W), open SW of Bells Point, passes
clear of the SW edge of Tryon Shoals in depths of 91 m
(30 ft).
Useful marks:
Saint Peters Island Light (4607N, 6311W)
(14.185).
Cape Tormentine Breakwater Light (white rectangle,
red stripe, on framework tower, 10 m in height)
(46081N, 63463W).
(Directions continue for
Northumberland Strait at 14.286)
(Directions for Wallace Harbour are given
at 14.244 and for Pugwash Harbour at 14.254)

Rice Point; it affords little shelter. This pier has been

reported to be in ruins.
Canadian Chart 4405 plan of Victoria Harbour and Victoria
Wharf (see 1.32)

Victoria Harbour
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Rice Point
1

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A pier (46080N, 63165W), 104 m in length and
61 m wide, extends from the shore about 2 miles W of

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14.236
General information. Victoria Harbour (4612N,
6329W) is a small shallow anchorage off the mouth of
Westmoreland River, entered between Tryon Shoals and
Brocklesby Head (14.234).
As sand from Tryon Shoals encroaches E, the narrow
channel leading to the harbour may have less depth than
charted.
Victoria village is situated on the W side of the mouth
of the river, 2 miles NW of Brocklesby Head. A
causeway and bridge with a vertical clearance of 18 m
(6 ft) cross the river at Victoria.
Tidal streams are weak and irregular, but sometimes
attain a rate of 1 kn for short periods along the edges of
the shoals in the entrance.
Surveys conducted in 1994 indicated that Victoria
Harbour channel is shoaler than charted, with a limiting
depth of 4 ft. The immediate approaches to the wharf have
a limiting depth of 1 ft.
14.237
Directions. Owing to changing conditions the leading
lights and buoys may be moved to suit the best channel.
The harbour is approached from SSE and entered
through a buoyed channel in three reaches, each leg being
indicated by a pair of leading lights. Two buoys indicate
the positions where the channel direction alters first to the
WNW and then N.
Leards Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on white
tower, 11 m in height) (46128N, 63294W) at
the NW end of the bridge.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 14 m in
height) (852 m from front light).
The alignment (338) of these lights leads towards the
harbour and through the first leg of the entrance channel,
passing, (with positions given from Cameron Point
(46117N, 63279W)):
Close WSW of shoal ground (1 mile S) marked by
NX2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
Close WSW of a rocky shoal, (5 cables WSW) with
depths of 15 m (5 ft) over it, thence:
Close ENE of shallows (7 cables WNW), with depths
of 06 m (2 ft), extending E from the E extremity
of the drying banks of Tryon Shoals. The shallows
are marked by NX7 Light-buoy (port hand),
thence:
Close by NX11 Light-buoy (port hand) (7 cables
NW).
Wrights Leading Lights. The alignment (295) of the
following lights leads N of Tryon Shoals to the alignment
of the third pair of leading lights, passing close SW of
NX10 Light-buoy (starboard hand):
Front light (white tower, red stripe, 4 m in height, on
Paul Bluff) (46123N, 63298W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height) (695 m from front light).
Palmers Wharf Leading Lights. The alignment
(001) of the following lights leads through the buoyed
channel to the wharf at Victoria, in a least depth of 18 m
(6 ft), which improves to about 30 m (10 ft) when within

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3 cables of the wharf. The track passes between NX17 spar

buoy (port hand) and NX18 Light-buoy (starboard hand):
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (46128N, 63294W) near
the NW end of the bridge.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
11 m in height) (120 m from front light).
14.238
Anchorage. Secure anchorage in depths of 2 to 4 m (7
to 13 ft), sand and mud, is available about 8 cables S of
Victoria village, and N of the E end of Tryon Shoals.
Berths. The public jetty at Victoria extends 122 m SE
from the shore, close SW of the NW end of the bridge.
The jetty has depths of 12 to 18 m on the E side and 15
to 24 m on the W side.

Limiting condition
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Anchorages and harbours on south side

Canadian Chart 4905 plan of Cape Tormentine (see 1.32)

Cape Tormentine Ferry Terminal

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14.239
Position and function. Cape Tormentine Ferry Terminal
(4608N, 6346W) lies 2 miles N of Indian Point. An
abandoned terminal of the discontinued ferry service to
Prince Edward Island is situated at Cape Tormentine
village. The ferry pier extends about 4 cables NE from the
shore. At the outer end of the pier two arms, about 1 cable
apart, curve to the SE to form a basin. Two detached
breakwaters, each about 1 cable long, lie in a NNESSW
direction, about 1 cable SE of the head of each docking
arm.
Depths. The basin, between the arms of ferry dock,
from which lights are exhibited, had depths of about 6 m
(1999) for the major part, but shallows at its head and SW
side to 17 m.
Directions. From a position NE of the entrance, the port
is entered between the arms of the ferry dock. Lights are
exhibited from the NE end of the detached breakwater
(square framework tower) and from the head of the
breakwater off the Fishermans Wharf (framework tower,
3 m in height).
XD2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) is moored 1 miles
NE of the head of the outer arm of the breakwater. XD4
Light-buoy (starboard hand) lies close NE of the head of
the N breakwater.
Small craft. Close SW of the ferry terminal, there is a
boat basin, with depths of 12 m alongside its E wall. The
entrance to the basin has a depth of 08 m and depths of
10 m lie close E from the E wall. The E wall of the basin
is a public wharf, 91 m long.

14.240
Position. Wallace Harbour occupies the mouth of
Wallace River, SW of Mullins Point (4550N, 6325W).
Function. The harbour provides shelter in all winds, and
has some minor port facilities. The village of Wallace lies
on the S shore, 1 miles above Palmer Point.
The land on the shore gradually rises to the summit of a
122 m ridge.
Off Betts Point, about 2 cables above the bridge (14.241)
the river divides into two branches. The S branch, marked
by stakes, is the more important, and is navigable for about
7 miles, above which the tide is no longer felt and the bed

14.242
Outer anchorage. Fairly safe anchorage is available
outside the harbour as follows:
In depths of 7 to 9 m (23 to 30 ft), mud, about
1 miles ESE of Mullins Point, where Oak Island
Bar provides some shelter from the E.
In depths of 6 to 8 m (20 to 26 ft), mud, in Ship
Channel, about 8 cables ESE of Mullins Point.
Submarine cable. A submarine cable is laid across the
harbour, close W of the bridge from Wallace to North
Wallace (14.241).
Pilotage. It is strongly recommended that the services of
a local pilot be obtained unless previous experience and
local knowledge have been acquired.

Harbour
1

14.243
A narrow buoyed channel leads from the inner end of
Ship Channel through the length of the harbour, between
drying clay and mud flats on either side.
The main channel leads S of a drying middle ground
situated 5 cables W of Palmer Point.
A narrow channel branches S, near the E end of the
middle ground, into Lazy Bay, which is mainly filled with
drying mud flats; gypsum cliffs, 9 m in height, stand at the
head of this bay.
Tidal streams attain a rate of 1 kn in the entrance; in
Ship Channel the rate is usually from 1 to 1 kn. The
out-going flow may be somewhat stronger in the spring,
during the thaw.

Directions for approaches

1

General information
1

14.241
Depth. The least depth in the channel over Ship Bar is
43 m (14 ft), and on the leading line over Oak Island Bar
24 m (8 ft).
Vertical clearance. A bridge with a vertical clearance of
4 m (13 ft) spans the river from Wallace to North Wallace.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 19 m; mean neap
range about 12 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2 for
details.

Arrival information

Wallace Harbour
Canadian Chart 4402 (see 1.32)

is nearly dry in mid-summer. The N branch is navigable for

about 4 miles above Wallace. Both branches are occupied
by oyster beds.
Approach and entry. Wallace Harbour is approached
and entered through either of two channels:
The shorter channel over Oak Island Bar, or:
The deeper but less direct channel over Ship Bar.
Both these approach channels join at the outer end of
Ship Channel, which leads into Wallace Harbour.

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14.244
Approach from east. The recommended track for a
vessel approaching from E, passes, (positions given from
Mullins Point (45495N, 63255W)):
1 mile N of Treen Bluff (6 miles E) a low cliff,
thence:
N of Treen Reef, (5 miles E), extending about
6 cables NW from Treen Bluff, thence:
Close to Wallace Harbour UH Light-buoy (safe water)
(3 miles E).
Approach from north. Wallace Harbour is approached
from N by passing, (positions given from Mullins Point
(45495N, 63255W)):
E of a reef, (2 miles ENE) with depths of less than
55 m (18 ft), extending about 6 cables ESE from

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the E point of Oak Island, low and wooded,

(2 miles NE); it is advisable to pass at least
8 cables off the point, thence:
Close to Wallace Harbour UH Light-buoy
(3 miles E).

about 2 miles WSW of Mullins Point. A gravel loading

area lies close E of the pier.

Pugwash Harbour
Canadian Chart 4498 (see 1.32)

General information
Directions for entrance
1

14.245
Channel over Oak Island Bar.
From the vicinity of Wallace Harbour UH Light-buoy,
the track leads over Oak Island Bar, passing, (positions
given from Mullins Point (4649N, 6325W)):
S of shoal ground, (1 miles E) with depths of less
than 18 m (6 ft), extending about 9 cables SSE
from Oak Island, thence:
N of Horton Bank (1 miles ESE), sand, marked by
UH5 Light-buoy (port hand) extending almost
5 cables from the S shore between Horton Point
(4549N, 6325W), and Cantwell Point, 1 mile
SE.
Channel over Ship Bar. From the vicinity of Wallace
Harbour UH Light-buoy (safe water), the channel over Ship
Bar leads SW then NW, passing, (positions given from
Mullins Point (45495N, 63255W)):
S of the SE extremity (2 miles ESE) of Oak Island
Bar, marked by UH2 Light-buoy (starboard hand),
thence:
SW of the SW edge (about 2 miles ESE) of Oak
Island Bar, thence:
NW of shoal ground, (1 miles ESE) with depths of
less than 37 m (12 ft), on the E side of Horton
Bank (1 miles ESE), marked by UH3 Light-buoy
(port hand).
Thence the track leads WNW towards UH5 Light-buoy
(port hand) marking the N extremity of Horton Bank and
the turning point into Ship Channel.

Limiting conditions
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Directions for Ship Channel

1

14.246
From a position about 1 mile E of Mullins Point, the
line of bearing about 257 of Wallace Harbour
Lighthouse (white rectangle, red bands on tower, 8m in
height) (45488N, 63278W), or, at night, in the white
sector (257258) of the light, situated on Macfarlane
Point, leads through Ship Channel towards the harbour.
Thence the track continues through a channel which
narrows and leads W, with depths of 43 to 91 m (14 to
30 ft), marked by buoys to the harbour.
14.247
Useful marks:
Lighthouse (abandoned) (white with a red roof),
stands on the N shore of the harbour, about
8 cables W of Mullins Point is conspicuous. This
lighthouse is not shown on Canadian Chart 4402.
Wallace Pier Light (red framework tower, 5 m in
height) (45489N, 63284W), on the pierhead.

14.248
Anchorage berth. Anchorage is available, in depths of
6 to 11 m (19 to 36 ft), mud, anywhere from 1 to 5 cables
WSW of Palmer Point, (4549N, 6326W) the channel in
this area being 230 m wide.
Alongside berth. A L-shaped public pier, (45489N,
63284W) with a berth 43 m long and a depth of 34 m
on its outer end, extends N from the shore at Wallace,

14.250
Depth. The least charted depth in the entrance channel
is maintained at about 45 m (15 ft). Silting requires
frequent dredging.
Vertical clearance. A bridge with a vertical clearance of
36 m (12 ft) spans Pugwash River from close E of Oxley
Point (45509N, 63399W) to Chapel Point, 2 cables
ESE.
Deepest and longest berth. Railway Wharf (14.258).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 244 m; mean
neap range about 191m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume
2 for details.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Maximum tonnage
4974 grt. Maximum draught 64 m (21 ft).
Ice. The navigation season is from 1st April to
1st December.

Arrival information
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14.249
Position. Pugwash Harbour (4551N, 6340W) is
situated at the entrance to Pugwash River. The town is
situated on the E side of the entrance.
Function. The main industry at Pugwash is the export
of salt. Pulpwood is also exported.
Traffic. In 2001, the port was used by eight vessels.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through Pugwash Road, which lies between Pugwash Point
(4553N, 6340W) and Bergeman Point, 1 miles WSW,
and entered through a narrow and winding channel over
Pugwash Bar.
Local knowledge is essential.
Port Authority. The port is administered by the
Canadian Coastguard, Harbours and Ports, 44 Portland
Street, Dartmouth B2Y 4K2.

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Notice of ETA required. Send ETA 12 hours and
4 hours prior to arrival; ETD 4 hours prior departure, to
Atlantic Pilot Authority, using GMT. See Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 6 (5) for details.
Outer anchorage. Pugwash Road affords excellent
anchorage in depths of 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft), sand and
clay. The anchorage is bounded on the E side by the shoal
ground, with depths of less than 37 m (12 ft) over it,
extending 3 cables W and 4 cables SW from Fishing Point
(4552N, 6341W), and on the W side by Philip Bar, sand
and stones, with depths of less than 18 m (6 ft) over it,
extending about 1 miles ESE from Lewis Head, 2 miles
W of Fishing Point.
The anchorage is sheltered from NE winds by Pugwash
Reef, which extends 4 cables WNW from Pugwash Point,
and from NW winds by Lewis Reef, 1 miles N of Lewis
Head.
The best anchorage is in a depth of 58 m (19 ft), with
Fishing Point bearing 085, distant about 5 cables. There is
also anchorage about 5 cables farther SSE, in depths of 4 m
(13 ft).
Pilotage and tugs. Pilotage is compulsory; no tugs are
available, but assistance may be obtained from local
fishermen. Pilots boarding position is 45545N,
63407W.

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Harbour
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14.252
General layout. Pugwash Harbour comprises a
landlocked basin where Pugwash River curves sharply, just
above Page Point, on the W side of the entrance. Within
the harbour there is good accommodation for any vessel
that can cross the bar. The main wharf is at Oxley Point,
on the E bank, close inside the entrance.
Tidal streams set at a rate of up to 2 kn in the harbour
entrance, but may be stronger on the out-going stream
during the spring thaw.
Close by Oxley Point is a small basin formed by a bend
in the river where the tidal stream can set at up to 45 kn.

Principal mark
1

14.253
Major light:
Pugwash Light (4552N, 6341W) (14.232) on
Fishing Point.

Directions for entering harbour

1

14.254
Due to drifting sand, the depths in the approaches and in
Pugwash Road may vary considerably from those shown on
the chart.
Bergeman Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (45517N, 63426W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
9 m in height) (169 m from front light).
From the vicinity of UK Light-buoy (safe water)
(45575N, 63383W), the track leads SSW to the vicinity
of the pilot boarding position, thence the alignment (205)
of the above lights leads towards Pugwash Road, passing,
(positions given from Pugwash Light (4552N, 6341W)):
ESE of UK2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), marking a
37 m (12 ft) patch (2 miles NNW), thence:
ESE of UK4 Buoy (12 miles NW) (starboard hand),
thence:
Close WNW of UK3 Light-buoy (port hand) (9 cables
NW), at the intersection with the leading line for
the second reach.
14.255
Biglow Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) (45513N,
63410W) on the S shore.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (479 m from front light).
The alignment (160) of these lights, which are visible
on the leading line only, leads through a channel marked
by light-buoys into Pugwash Road, passing, (positions
given from Pugwash Light (4552N, 6341W)):
WSW of Pugwash Light, thence:
Between UK8 Buoy (starboard hand) (about 5 cables
WSW) and UK7 Light-buoy (port hand).
The track continues to a position SW of UK9
Light-buoy (port hand) (5 cables SW).
14.256
Steven Point Leading Lights. From a position SW of
UK9 Light-buoy (port hand), the alignment (086) of the
following lights which are visible on the leading line only,
leads for about 4 cables through a channel marked by
buoys and light-buoys across Pugwash Bar.
Front light (white rectangle, orange stripe, on
framework tower, 5 m in height) (45519N,
63401W) on the E shore.

Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in

height) (470 m from front light).
The track then leads SE for about 1 cables to the
beginning of Fishing Point leading line.
14.257
Fishing Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 4 m in height) (45522N,
63405W) on the NE shore.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (258 m from front light).
The alignment (350), astern, of these lights, which are
visible on the leading line only, lead for about 6 cables to
the end of the leading line at Pineo Point (4551N,
6340W).
From abreast Pineo Point, the entrance channel leads SE
then SSW, passing E of a reef, with a depth of 24 m (8 ft)
at its outer end, extending about 60 m E from Page Point,
the W entrance point to the harbour.
The river above the bridge (14.250) is much encumbered
with flats of mud and weed which nearly dry, restricting
passage to small craft only.
(Directions continue for Baie Verte at 14.261)

Berths
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14.258
Alongside berths in Pugwash Harbour are as follows,
(with positions given from Fishing Point (4552N,
6341W)):
Railway Wharf at Oxley Point (15 miles SSE) has a
length of 150 m on both the W and the S faces. The
reported depth alongside the W face is 74 m, and
alongside the S face is 52 m. Caution. A rock ledge with a
depth of 15 m (5 ft) over it, is reported to lie about 46 m
off the S face of Railway Wharf.
Fishermans Wharf (15 miles SSE) on the S shore has
a length of 61 m and a reported depth alongside of 55 m
at the outer end.

Port services
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Repairs. Minor repairs can be undertaken.
Other facilities: hospital; facilities for collection of oily
waste are available.
Supplies: fresh water in small quantities, but not piped
to alongside berths; fuel oil and diesel oil.

Baie Verte
Chart 4770

General information
1

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Baie Verte (4601N, 6353W) contains no deep
harbours and is shallow at its head, where flats of mud and
weed dry out to a distance of almost 1 mile from the shore.

Directions
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From a position about 5 miles N of Pugwash Point, the
track leads W for about 8 miles to the entrance to Baie
Verte, passing (with positions given from Lewis Head
(4552N, 6344W)):
N of Ballast Ground (2 miles NNE), rocks,
extending 3 miles N, thence:
Between Coldspring Head (8 miles NW) and
Aggermore Rock (10 miles NNW).
The track then leads WNW in decreasing depths,
passing, (with positions given from Coldspring Head
(4558N, 6352W)):

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Pugwash Wharf (14.258)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Transport Canada)

NNE of shoal ground, (2 miles NW) with depths of

less than 55 m (18 ft), extending about 1 mile
from the S shore between Coldspring Head and
Roche Head, (4600N, 6358W), and:
SSW of the coastal bank, (4 miles NNW) with
similar depths, extending almost 2 miles S from
Cape Saint Laurent on the N shore. An extensive
area of rocky shoals, thinly covered by sand, with
depths of less 11 m (36 ft), extends about 11 miles
E and 8 miles SE from Cape Saint Laurent
(4604N, 6354W).
West of Roche Head the depths are less than 55 m
(18 ft) shoaling steadily to the head of the bay.
Useful mark:
Fort Monckton Light (red tower, white bands, 7 m in
height) (4603N, 6404W).

Small craft

14.262
Northport (4556N, 6352W), a village on the SE side
of the entrance to Shinimicas River, is reached through a
narrowed buoyed channel with a reported depth of 03 m
(1 ft) in 1992, leading between drying mud flats. A road
bridge, with a vertical clearance of 09 m (3 ft), spans the
river at Northport.
The river is approached from ENE and entered at UP2
Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored 1 miles SSE of
Coldspring Head Light (14.232), near the outer edge of the
mud flats.

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The public pier (4556N, 6352W) at Northport, with a

depth of 12 m alongside its outer end, adjoins the SE end
of the road bridge.
14.263
Tidnish River enters the S side of Baie Verte, SW of
Tidnish Head (4600N, 6402W).
A narrow boat channel, its entrance marked by XA2
Light-buoy (starboard hand), with depths of from 06 to
21 m (2 to 7 ft), leads through flats of mud and weed that
dry out for a distance of about 1 mile from the river
mouth. The channel is marked by stakes as far as the
bridge about 2 miles above the entrance.
From a position 1 mile N of Tidnish Head, a buoyed
channel leads to the entrance.
On the E bank of the river, about 4 cables below the
bridge, there is an area where small craft can be hauled
out.
14.264
Gaspereau River (4603N, 6404W) flows into the
NW corner of the head of Baie Verte, N of Fort Monckton
Point.
A buoyed boat channel, with a depth of 06 m (2 ft),
leads to the village of Port Elgin (population 470 in 1986),
about 1 mile upstream.
A railway bridge with a vertical clearance of 12 m (4 ft)
spans the river below Port Elgin, with a foot bridge about
1 cables farther upstream.
The river is approached from the vicinity of XC2 Buoy
(starboard hand), moored 1 miles ESE of Fort Monckton
Point, from which a light is exhibited (14.261).

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A public wharf 71 m long, lying parallel to the channel,

with a depth of 06 m alongside, is situated on the N bank
about 12 miles from the entrance to the channel.

Small craft harbours on south side

Chart 4770, Canadian Chart 4405 (see 1.32)

Fox Harbour
Port Borden

Canadian Chart 4905 plan of Borden (see 1.32)

General information
1

14.265
Port Borden (4615N, 6342W) is the site of an
abandoned terminal for the discontinued ferry service
between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The
ferry service closed on 1st June 1997 on the day that
Confederation Bridge opened. The ferry berths at both
locations have been allowed to fall into disrepair. Both
former ferry ports continue to operate small inshore fishing
fleets from their harbours.

River Philip
1

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1

14.266
Controlling depth. The least charted depth in the
turning basin inside the entrance was 56 m (18 ft) in 1992.

Arrival information
1

14.267
Pilotage. The services of a pilot are available.
Local knowledge is required.

Harbour
1

14.268
General layout. The harbour is enclosed by a railway
pier, which extends 3 cables SE from Borden Point. A
breakwater extends 122 m SW from the outer end of the
pier, and a detached breakwater lies in a NESW direction,
1 cable SE of the outer end of the pier.

Directions for entering harbour

1

14.269
The Port Borden Leading Lights have been removed
following the opening of the Confederation Bridge.
Useful marks:
Port Borden Breakwater Light (red and white
rectangle, red triangle in centre, on framework
tower, 4 m in height (46146N, 63418W)) on
the outer end of the detached breakwater.
Port Borden Pier Light (white tower, 8 m in height)
(4615N, 6342W) at the outer end of the N pier.

14.272
Fox Harbour (4551N, 6327W), entered between
Mullins Point and Mackenzie Point, 1 miles N, consists
of a channel which leads through drying flats of red clay
and weeds.
There are depths of 43 to 76 m (14 to 25 ft) in the
harbour channel, but only 12 m (4 ft) over the bar from
Ship Channel (14.246).

14.273
Description. River Philip (4552N, 6343W) is entered
between Bergeman Point and Lewis Head. The entrance
channel passes over the S part of Philip Bar, and has
depths of 12 m (4 ft) or less in places.
The village of Port Philip is situated on the S bank,
about 1 miles SW of Bergeman Point.
A bridge with a vertical clearance of 27 m (9 ft) spans
the river abreast the village.
The river is navigable by small craft for a distance of
about 9 miles, but it discharges little water except during
the spring thaw.
Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. From a position in Pugwash Road, about
1 miles SW of Pugwash Point, the channel, which is
marked by buoys, leads W over Philip Bar, passing, (with
positions given from Bergeman Point Front Leading Light
(45517N, 63426W)):
N of Rocky Ledge, (about 2 cables NE), thence:
S of a drying patch (about 2 cables NNE).
The channel over the inner bar, W of Bergeman Point,
has depths of 09 m over it (3 ft), and leads SW into Philip
River, where there are greater depths as far as Port Philip.
The fairway, which is narrow and tortuous, is marked by
buoys in places.
Caution. Below-water obstructions from an old bridge,
situated close downstream of the bridge at Port Philip, are
not marked and make the channel hazardous for mariners
without local knowledge.
Berth. A public jetty, (45510N, 63444W) with a
depth of 21 m alongside its outer side, is situated near the
S end of the bridge at Port Philip.

Small craft harbours on north side

Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4405 (see 1.32)

Berths
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Anchorage is available inside the harbour, but is not
permitted in the turning basin close within the entrance; the
N edge of the turning basin is marked by spar buoys
(starboard hand).
Ferry terminal is closed to ferries.

Canoe Cove
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Small craft
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14.271
Anchorage may be obtained for small craft, in depths of
4 to 5 m (13 to 16 ft), inside the harbour, N of the turning
basin.
Port Borden Harbour. A public wharf, with a L-shaped
head, used by fishermen, extends 220 m SE from the head
of the harbour; the depth alongside the pierhead is 13 m.

14.274
General information. Canoe (Allen) Cove (4609N,
6318W), a small indentation which dries out, affords
some shelter for small craft. A church stands close to the
NE shore.
The cove is protected by a reef extending from its W
entrance point, and by the ruins of a detached breakwater,
which dry 09 m (3 ft), at its entrance.

De Sable River
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General information. De Sable River (4611N,
6326W) nearly dries. It is spanned by a bridge with a
vertical clearance of 12 m (4 ft), situated about 1 mile
above the entrance.

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Directions. The entrance is approached from S by

passing W of Inman Rock lying 1 miles SSE of the E
entrance point to the river.

Submarine cable
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Chart 4770

Tryon River
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General information. Tryon River (4613N, 6333W)
enters the sea over a drying bar between Tryon Head and
Birch Point, about 1 mile ESE.
Within the bar depths increase for a short distance, but
the river can only be entered by small craft near HW.
Local knowledge is required.

Vertical clearance
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CONFEDERATION BRIDGE
TO CAPE EGMONT
General information

(continued from 14.234)

Route
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Topography
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North shore. On the NE side of Abegweit Passage, the
coast between Borden Point (4615N, 6342W) and
Seacow Head, 6 miles NW, is indented by several coves,
separated by points of red sandstone and clay cliffs.
NW of Seacow Head, which is low and flat, lies
Bedeque Bay.
The remains of two breakwaters, which dry at LW, lie
close inshore, about 5 cables and 3 miles E of Cape
Egmont.
South shore. The harbours on this coast, from
Confederation Bridge to Fagan Point (4614N, 6414W),
are shallow.

Summerside Harbour
Canadian Chart 4459 (see 1.32)

14.280
Attention is drawn to the coastal banks extending
3 miles S and 3 miles N of the coasts on the N side and
S side of the strait respectively.

General information
1

14.281
For pilotage details see 14.228 and Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

Traffic regulations
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14.286
From a position beneath Confederation Bridge (for
further details, see 14.234) the route through
Northumberland Strait continues NW, in the buoyed
channel, passing, (with positions given from Cape Bruin
(4611N, 6359W)):
NE of the coastal bank (6 miles ENE) extending
about 2 miles NNW from Jourimain Island,
thence:
NE of XF Light-buoy (safe water) (7 miles NE),
thence:
The track then leads W to a position in mid-channel SW
of Cape Egmont (sandstone cliffs, 15 m in height).
14.287
Useful marks:
MacCallums Point (Indian Spit) Light (white tower,
13 m in height) (4623N, 6349W).
Botsford Breakwater Light (framework tower, 5 m in
height) (4610N, 6356W).
(Directions continue at 14.311)

Depths

Pilotage
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Landmarks:
Confederation Bridge (4613N, 6345W).
Seacow Head Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 18 m
in height) (4619N, 6349W).
Mount Carmel Church (twin spires) (4623N,
6402W).
Cape Egmont Lighthouse (white tower, red top, 12 m
in height) (4624N, 6408W).

Directions

Charts 4765, 4770, Canadian Charts 4406, 4905 (see 1.32)

14.278
From a position clear of Confederation Bridge, the route
through Northumberland Strait, having narrowed to about
5 miles in width, broadens, and leads NW and W to a
position SW of Cape Egmont (4624N, 6408W). The
route includes Bedeque Bay and Summerside Harbour.

14.284
For details, see 14.231.

Principal marks

Other names
14.277
Birch Head (4555N, 6349W).
Heart Shoal (4604N, 6349W).

14.283
Submarine cables are laid in a 2 mile wide area from the
vicinity of Cape Bruin (4611N, 6359W) on the S shore,
to Fernwood, 11 miles NE. The limits of the area are
indicated on the chart.
A privately maintained light indicates the SW end of the
prohibited anchorage area at Murray Corner (46104N,
63573W); a similar light indicates the NE end of the area
at Richmond Cove (46191N, 63472W).

14.282
For traffic regulations and Vessel Traffic Service details,
see 14.229 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume
6 (5).
Prohibited anchorage. See 14.229. Canadian regulations
prohibit anchoring in the submarine cable area (14.230).

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Position. Summerside Harbour (4623N, 6348W)
occupies an inlet on the NE side of Bedeque Bay. The
main part of the town occupies the N shore of the harbour.
Function. The main industries include a woodworking
factory, beef packing and cold storage plant. The principal
exports are farm products and lobsters.
Approach and entry. Summerside Harbour is
approached through a tapering channel in the SE part of
Bedeque Bay. The harbour is entered through a narrow
buoyed and dredged channel between MacCallums Point
(Indian Spit) Light (4623N, 6349W) and Phelan Point,
almost 1 mile NW.
Traffic. In 2001 the port was used by five vessels.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Harbours and Ports,
PO Box 1270, Charlottetown, C1A 7M8.

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Limiting conditions
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Controlling depths. The dredged entrance channel is
reported to be maintained to a depth of 67 m (22 ft); the
depth of the turning basin is 1996 was 64 m (21 ft).
Depths close W of the public jetty are dredged to 76 m
(25 ft) (1991). Contact the harbour authorities for the latest
information.
Deepest and longest berth. Transport Canada (14.294).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 14 m; mean neap
range about 08 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2 for
details.
Density of water is 1024 g/cm3.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 167 m; beam
229 m; draught 73 m.
Ice. Break-up of ice in the harbour normally begins in
early April, with complete clearance by the fourth week of
the month. Harbour ice forms again just after the middle of
December, with solid ice cover forming before the end of
the month. These dates can vary by up to five weeks.

Arrival information
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Notice of ETA required. Send ETA to agents 5 days,
72, 48, 24 hours before arrival. The master of a vessel that
is to depart or move and requires a pilot must give 6 hours
notice.
Outer anchorage. Anchorage may be obtained in the
roadstead between the E side of Miscouche Bank (4623N,
6353W) and the shoal ground off the E shore of Bedeque
Bay, S of MacCallums Point. This position affords good
anchorage in depths of 6 to 7 m (20 to 23 ft), sand and
clay. The recommended anchorage position is on the
alignment (065) of the N end of Holman Island (4622N,
6348W) and MacCallums Point, and with Seacow Head
(14.285) bearing 153; it is possible to anchor farther in,
draught permitting.
Pilotage is not compulsory, but pilots are available. The
pilot boarding position is in position 4619N, 6353W, as
indicated on the chart.
Tugs. A tug may be available.
Customs and Excise. Summerside is a port of entry.

Harbour
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14.291
General layout. Summerside Harbour is enclosed on the
W side by a breakwater built over Indian Spit.
The port installations are situated at Summerside on the
N shore.
Wilmot River (14.297) and Dunk River (14.296) flow
into the E and S sides of the harbour, respectively.
Principal mark:
MacCallums Point (Indian Spit) Lighthouse (white
8-sided tower, 13 m in height) (4623N, 6349W)
at the N end of the breakwater.

Anchorage berth
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Directions for entering harbour

1

14.292
Caution. Silting is liable to occur in the channel.
From a position NE of XF Light-buoy (safe water), the
track leads NNW for a distance of 2 miles to the pilot
boarding position (14.290), before turning NNE towards the
harbour entrance, passing, (positions given from Seacow
Head (4619N, 6349W)):
WNW of DE Light-buoy (safe water) (2 miles
WNW), thence:

ESE of DE1 Buoy (port hand) (2 miles NW),

marking the S end of the bank, with depths of less
than 58 m (18 ft) over it, extending about 3 miles
SSE from Ives Point (5 miles NW), thence:
Through the roadstead on the SE side of Bedeque
Bay to the vicinity of DE3 Light-buoy (port hand)
(3 miles NNW) marking the outer end of the
entrance channel, 1 mile WSW of Indian Spit
Light (4623N, 6349W), which extends 5 cables
NNW from MacCallums Point (sandstone cliffs,
8 m (25 ft) high).
Summerside Outer Leading Lights. The alignment
(029) of the following lights leads through the dredged
and buoyed entrance channel towards the port:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe on white
tower with red top, 9 m in height) (4624N,
6349W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height) (430 m from front light).
Summerside Inner Leading Lights. The alignment
(072) of the following lights leads through the
continuation of the dredged and buoyed entrance channel
and thence to the piers at Summerside:
Front light (red stripe, on white framework tower,
9 m in height) (46232N, 63474W), on a shed
on the public jetty.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 20 m in
height) (8 cables from front light).
When passing the breakwater head, it is necessary to
keep a little N of the alignment until about 2 cables E of
the head, when the alignment should be resumed. The
leading line passes close to Island Shoal, NNW of Holman
Island, but is safe if not opened to S. The shoal is not
named on the chart.
Holman Island, situated about 4 cables E of MacCallums
Point, is connected to it by sandbanks. Island Shoal, with
depths of less than 18 m (6 ft) near its N edge, extends
about 5 cables NW from the island to the S edge of the
dredged entrance channel.
Useful marks:
Radio mast, elevation 76 m (250 ft) red lights
(4624N, 6345W).
Conspicuous orange and white tower, elevation 38 m
(124 ft) red lights (46235N, 63476W)
surmounting a building.
Old lighthouse (46222N, 63487W), now a
dwelling, on the W side of the MacCallums Point.
Abandoned lighthouse 4 cables SE of the old
lighthouse mentioned above.
Radio mast, red lights (46238N, 63529W) on the
E side of Ives Point.

14.293
Anchorage may be obtained nearly midway between the
breakwater and the piers at Summerside. There is also
anchorage in depths of about 8 m (27 ft) in the entrance to
Dunk River (14.296). Local knowledge is required.

Alongside berths
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Transport Canada. The largest and deepest berth in
Summerside is Transport Canada public jetty (46232N,
63474W), W side (outer 183 m); depth 73 m (1995). The
E side of the same wharf (length 350 m) is not so deep.
Other wharves are much more shallow.

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Port services
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14.295
Repairs. Minor repairs can be undertaken.
Other facilities: hospital.
Supplies: small quantities of fuel oils may be obtained
from road tankers; fresh water is piped to the public jetty;
fresh provisions are available.
Communications: airports at Summerside 4 kms;
Charlottetown 64 kms.
Rescue. A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
navigation season, operates from the port. See 1.105.

Small craft
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Dunk River. The mouth of Dunk River (4622N,
6347W), SE of Summerside, is shallow; a narrow,
winding channel, usable by small craft, leads upstream.
The river is obstructed by oyster beds and local
knowledge is required.
14.297
Wilmot River. The mouth of Wilmot River (4623N,
6346W), E of Summerside, dries out completely.
The river is shallow and is obstructed by oyster beds. A
bridge with a vertical clearance of 1 m (3 ft) spans the river
about 1 miles upstream.
14.298
Marina. Summerside Marina is situated in a basin close
E of the root of the public jetty. The basin is enclosed by a
breakwater on its S side, and affords good shelter for small
craft in depths of 06 to 3 m (2 to 10 ft). A light is
exhibited on the head of the breakwater.
14.299
Sunbury Cove, entered between Ives Point (4624N,
6353W) and Sunbury Point, 2 miles W, nearly dries,
leaving a very narrow boat channel through flats.

Anchorages and harbours between

Confederation Bridge and Fagan Point

Small craft
Botsford
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14.300
Good anchorage is available in depths of 9 m (30 ft),
sand, between a drying shoal about 6 cables NW of
Jourimain Island and the SE limit of the prohibited
anchorage area (14.229), NE of Cape Bruin (4611N,
6359W).

14.301
General information. Little Shemogue Harbour
(4610N, 6404W), entered between Shemogue Head and
Cadman Point, 3 miles E, is completely filled with drying

14.303
Shemogue Harbour (4611N, 6408W), entered W of
Shemogue Head, is mostly filled with drying mud-flats,
with a narrow buoyed channel leading to a boat anchorage.
The channel is very shallow in places.

Petit-Cap
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Little Shemogue Harbour

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14.302
General information. A curving breakwater, 232 m
long, at Botsford (4610N, 6356W), affords shelter for
small craft. A light (14.287) is exhibited from the outer end
of the breakwater.
Berth. The inner end of the breakwater has a berth,
40 m long, on its E face, with a depth alongside of 03 m.
The berth is equipped with a derrick.
Caution. Botsford lies within the prohibited anchorage
area due to the presence of submarine cables. For details
see 14.230.

Shemogue Harbour

Anchorage west of Jourimain Island

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flats, except for a narrow and intricate channel over

shifting bars of sand, which is marked by buoys. The
harbour is only suitable for small craft.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The harbour is approached from N, passing
close to Little Shemogue XE Light-buoy (safe water),
moored about 2 miles ENE of Shemogue Head.
Caution. Due to the existence of oyster beds in the
harbour, mariners are advised to navigate with care.
Anchorage. There is good anchorage off the entrance to
the harbour, in depths of 9 to 11 m (30 to 36 ft), sand.
Berth. A L-shaped public pier, 90 m long with an outer
face 77 m long and a depth of 21 m alongside its head, is
situated on the E shore, 14 miles SW of Cadman Point. A
derrick stands at the outer end of the pier, and a boat slip
is located at the inner end, on the S side. A light is
exhibited from the outer end of the breakwater.

14.304
General information. At the village of Petit-Cap (Little
Cape) (4612N, 6410W) a breakwater, 253 m long,
extends ENE, then ESE, from the shore. At the outer end,
two arms extending SW, enclose a basin with depths of
about 15 m (5 ft). The outer arm is 57 m long.
Lights (square framework towers) are exhibited from the
heads of the breakwaters.
Facilities: a 10-tonne crane stands on the inner
breakwater; two boat slips.

NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT NORTHERN SECTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4905 (see 1.32)

The section is arranged as follows:

Cape Egmont to Richibucto Cape (14.306).
Richibucto Cape to Pointe Escuminac (14.350).
Richibucto Cape to North Cape Reef (14.370).

Area covered
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14.305
The northern part of Northumberland Strait comprises
the area between a line joining Cape Egmont (4624N,
6408W) to Fagan Point (4614N, 6414W) in the S and
from Pointe Escuminac (4704N, 6448W) to North Cape
Reef (4707N, 6358W), 34 miles E, in the N.
It includes Shediac and Buctouche Harbours.

CAPE EGMONT TO RICHIBUCTO CAPE

General information
Route
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From a position in mid-channel SW of Cape Egmont,
(4624N, 6408W) the route leads NW in deep water to a

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position in mid-channel E of Richibucto Cape (4640N,

6443W) and NW of West Point (4637N, 6423W).
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Topography
1

14.307
South-west shore. The coast of New Brunswick
between Fagan Point (4614N, 6414W) and Richibucto
Cape, 33 miles NW, is indented with a succession of
shallow harbours.
North-east shore. Egmont Bay, a large open bight,
occupies the coast between Cape Egmont and West Point,
17 miles NW.

Depths
1

14.308
The coastal bank, with depths of less than 11 m (36 ft),
extends halfway across the strait in places, and depths of
less than 55 m (18 ft) extend 2 miles offshore in places.
Several detached shoals, with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft), lie up to 6 miles off the New Brunswick coast.
Between Cape Egmont and Egmont Bank (4 miles
WSW, there are depths of 12 m to 15 m (40 to 50 ft).
Deeper water is found W of Egmont Bank.

Tidal streams
1

14.309
The rate and direction of the tidal streams in the vicinity
of West Reef (4641N, 6429W) are very irregular. In the
fairway fairly close W of the reef, the tidal stream
sometimes attains a rate of 2 kn, the out-going stream
setting N, and the in-going stream setting S; a heavy sea is
caused when the wind is against the tidal stream.

Principal marks
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14.310
Landmarks:
Conspicuous radio tower, elevation 69 m (227 ft) red
lights (46277N, 64032W) 5 miles NE of Cape
Egmont.
West Point Lighthouse (white square tower, black
bands, 20 m in height) (4637N, 6423W), on the
beach.
The twin domed towers and black roof of the church
at Saint Jacques, 5 miles N of Cape Egmont, are
conspicuous, but not charted.
Major light:
Richibucto (Cape) Head Light (white tower, 10 m in
height) (4640N, 6443W).

Shediac Harbour
Canadian Chart 4909 plan of Cocagne and Shediac (see 1.32)

General information
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Directions
(continued from 14.287)
1

14.311
From a position in mid-channel SW of Cape Egmont
(4624N, 6408W) the track leads NW, passing, (with
positions given from Cape Egmont):
Clear of Egmont Bank (4 miles WSW), a narrow
ridge of fine red sand which lies in mid-channel,
WSW of Cape Egmont, depending on draught,
and:
Clear of shoal ground (8 miles SW) with a least depth
of 52 m (17 ft), over it, thence:
Clear of a shoal patch (8 miles WSW) with a depth
of 94 m (31 ft) over it, about 5 miles ENE of
Grande Digue Bank, thence:
NE of shoal ground and shoal patches with depths of
less than 11 m (36 ft) extending NE from Dune de
Buctouche (4628N, 6437W) on the SW side,
and:

SW of the outer edge of shoal ground, with similar

depths, filling most of Egmont Bay, thence:
NE of a patch, with a depth of 46 m (15 ft) over it
(19 miles WNW) lying 4 miles NNE of the S
end of Dune de Buctouche, marked on its E side
by X17 Light-buoy (port hand), thence:
SW of West Spit, (19 miles NW) sand over
sandstone, which extends 3 miles NW from West
Point sand-hills 37 m high, thence:
SW of West Reef (about 22 miles NNW), steep-to in
places. In thick weather it is advisable to follow
the 18 m (60 ft) depth contour of the bank
extending from the W shore of the strait. The
narrow passage between West Reef and West Spit
should not be attempted, as the depths are irregular
and the tidal streams (14.309) strong, with heavy
seas at times, thence:
To a position in mid-channel E of Richibucto Cape
and NW of West Point Light.
14.312
Useful marks:
Bas-Cap-Pel Approach Light (red and white
rectangle on framework tower, 7 m in height)
(46141N, 64158W), on the breakwater.
Cape Bald Lighthouse (framework tower, 8 m in
height) (46139N, 64179W), at LAboiteau.
Cap de Caissie (Caisse) Light (square tower, 14 m in
height) (46192N, 64308W).
Buctouche Bar Light (square tower, 11 m in height)
(4628N, 6437W).
(Directions continue at 14.356 and 14.374)

14.313
Position. Shediac Harbour (4614N, 6432W) lies in
the SW part of Shediac Bay; the bay is entered between
Pointe aux Bouleaux (4614N, 6425W) and Cap de
Caissie, 6 miles NW.
Function. Shediac Harbour is the best harbour on this
part of the coast, providing berths for vessels of shallow or
medium draught.
There is ample accommodation for small craft in the
harbour, but it is encumbered by a number of ballast heaps.
The town of Shediac is situated in the SW corner of the
harbour and Scoudouc River flows into the harbour W of
the town. The river is spanned by a bridge across its
mouth.
Shediac River flows into the bay W of the N end of
Shediac Island, with a road bridge close inside its mouth.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached over
the shoal ground of Shediac Bay, through three reaches of
a buoyed channel.

Limiting conditions
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Controlling depth. The least depth in the fairway of the
entrance channel is 38 m (12 ft).
Shediac Bay is generally shallow, with depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) over most of its area. Shediac Island
occupies much of the bay, and passage W of it is very
shallow, requiring local knowledge.
Vertical clearance. A bridge with a vertical clearance of
24 m (8 ft) spans River Scoudouc from Shediac to
Chapman Corner. A bridge with a vertical clearance of

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15 m (5 ft) spans Shediac River between Shediac Bridge

and Indian Point.
Deepest and longest berth. Pointe-du-Chne (14.321).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 07 m; mean neap
range about 01 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables, Volume 2 for
details.
Ice. Shediac Harbour is generally completely closed by
ice from the first week in December to early April.
Local weather. NE gales, which are common in the
autumn, bring a swell into the harbour near HW, making
the deeper areas unsafe.

Arrival information
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14.315
Notice of ETA required. ETA at the pilot station should
be reported to the vessels agents 5 days, 72, 48 and
24 hours in advance, using UTC. The ETA should be
confirmed or corrected 4 hours prior to arrival. The master
of any vessel that is to depart or move must request a pilot
4 hours before the ETD.
Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot boarding position is in
position 4617N, 6425W, as indicated on the chart.
Local knowledge is essential.

Harbour
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14.316
General layout. The main port facilities are at a jetty
projecting WNW from the village of Pointe-du-Chne
(4614N, 6431W), and the anchorage areas lie NNE and
SW of the jetty.

Anchorage berth

Directions for entering harbour

1

14.317
Caution. Light-beacons, beacons and buoys may be
moved to suit changing conditions in the channels.
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position 4617N,
6425W, the track leads W, passing, (with positions given
from the front beacon (46153N, 64321W)):
N of Medea Rock (2 miles ENE), marked by XM
Buoy (N Cardinal) (Canadian Chart 4905), thence:
To the vicinity of XN12 Light-buoy (11 miles E).
Pointe du Chne Leading Lights:
Front light (white square tower, red stripe, 8 m in
height) (46144N, 64307W) on the N side of
Pointe du Chne.
Rear light (similar tower, 12 m in height) (148 m
from front light).
From the vicinity of XN Light-buoy (safe water) the
alignment (189) of these lights leads through the N
reach of the buoyed channel, passing, (with positions given
from the front leading light):
Close to XN Light-buoy (safe water) (2 miles
NNE), thence:
1 cables W of Zephyr Rock (1 miles NNE).
Thence the track continues to a position close SE of
XN12 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 mile NNE).
14.318
Leading beacons. From a position close SE of XN12
Light-buoy (starboard hand), the alignment (263) of
beacons, (red) situated close N of Snake Point, the S end
of Shediac Island, leads to the end of the leading line, S of
XN18 Light-buoy (starboard hand).
Shediac Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white square, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) (46145N,
64317W) on the NW corner of the public wharf
at Pointe du Chne village.

Rear light (similar construction and tower, 9 m in

height) (117 m from front light).
From a position S of XN18 Light-buoy, the alignment
(194) of these lights leads through the buoyed channel,
only 1 cable wide, off the NW edge of Chne Bank. The
track then leads to the vicinity of the public wharf, passing,
(positions given from the front leading light):
WNW of Chne Bank, (6 cables NNE), and:
ESE of the drying bank and shoal ground (1 mile
NNW) with depths of less than 37 m (12 ft)
extending about 3 cables E from the SE side of
Shediac Island.
Eastern approach channel. The alignment (263) of
the leading beacons (14.318) near the S end of Shediac
Island, indicates a channel suitable for small craft
approaching from the E, passing, (positions given from the
front beacon (46153N, 64321W)):
S of Medea Rock (2 miles ENE), marked by XM
Buoy (N Cardinal) (Canadian Chart 4905), thence:
S of Zephyr Rock (14.317) (1 miles ENE), thence:
Close S of XN12 Light-buoy (14.317) (11 miles E)
and into the middle reach of the entrance channel,
already described.
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Useful marks:
Pointe du Chne Light (framework tower, 3 m in
height) (46145N, 64317W) on a breakwater
head, close E of the public wharf.
Prominent church (cupola) (46131N, 64322W) in
Shediac town.

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Pointe du Chne. The recommended anchorage position
is in the entrance channel, NW of the public wharf in
approximate position 46145N, 36320W.

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Pointe-du-Chne. A pier extends 2 cables WNW from
Pointe-du-Chne, leading to the S end of a public wharf,
with a length of 150 m; depths alongside W face 33 to
52 m (1983); depths alongside S face 38 m for outer 94 m.
The wharf lies parallel with the entrance channel.
Southwest Pier branches off the main pier, SE of the
public wharf. Submerged and above water ruins extend
more than 30 m off the outer end of the pier.

Port services
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Repairs. A boat slip is situated on the W side of the
basin at Pointe-du-Chne.
Supplies: fresh water piped to the wharves; fresh
provisions.

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Pointe-du-Chne. A boat basin, (46144N, 64317W)
with a marina with berthing space for about 150 small craft
at its E end is enclosed by the public wharf and by boulder
breakwaters on the N side. It has depths of 08 to 25 m (3
to 8 ft). The basin is entered through a narrow gap between
the breakwaters. In 1988, there were charted depths of 03
to 22 m (1 to 7 ft) in the entrance channel.
Shediac. A public pier (46137N, 64327W) extends
about 60 m NW from the shore at Shediac, 1 mile SW of
Pointe-du-Chne. There is a depth of 15 m (5 ft) (1987) in
the approach channel to the wharf and a depth of 09 m
(3 ft) on its W side.

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A boat basin is situated adjacent to and NE of the

public wharf, protected by a L-shaped boulder breakwater
and a ships hull grounded close off the outer end of the
public wharf. A marina is operated in the basin.
At the head of the harbour, there is a good anchorage
for small craft in depths of 15 to 3 m (5 to 10 ft) in
approximate position 4614N, 6433W.
A public wharf, with a depth of 21 m alongside the
channel side, is situated close E of the road bridge
(4616N, 6434W) that crosses Shediac River. The narrow
channel leading to the wharf is staked with bushes; similar
stakes mark oyster beds in the vicinity. The channel is
suitable only for small craft; local knowledge is necessary.
A marina is located adjacent to the public wharf.
Scoudouc River anchorage. A channel with a least
depth of 06 m (2 ft) leads to an anchorage for small craft
above the bridge at the mouth of Scoudouc River.

Egmont Bay
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Egmont Bay, an open bight between Cape Egmont
(4624N, 6408W) (14.305) and West Point (14.306),
17 miles NW, affords good anchorage for vessels in
offshore winds, but it is not advisable to approach inside
the 11 m (36 ft) depth contour, due to shoal ground.
Several small harbours for small craft only are located
around the shores of the bay.
Useful mark:
The church at Saint Jacques (14.310).

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Fishing Cove (4625N, 6408W) 1 mile N of Cape
Egmont, has a boat harbour with depths of 06 to 12 m (2
to 4 ft), enclosed within breakwaters; the W breakwater
extends S from the wharf.
From a position SW of the harbour, the track leads into
the boat harbour between the breakwater heads.
The public wharf is 160 m long.
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Canoe Gully (4627N, 6408W) is a narrow, shallow
channel between sand-bars, which leads to a wharf and a
boat basin at the mouth of Haldimand Creek, where there
is a road bridge.
The depth in Canoe Gully was reported to be 03 m
(1 ft) in 1971, but there may be less water, due to siltation.
DH2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) is moored off the
entrance to Canoe Gully.
Canoe Gully Outer Leading Lights. From a position
WNW of the entrance, the alignment (106) of the
following lights leads through the first reach.
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (46269N, 64064W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height (176 m from front light)).
Canoe Gully Inner Leading Lights. The alignment
(144) of the following lights leads through the second
reach.
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (46265N, 64066W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower) (186 m
from front light).
Thence the track leads through the recommended
channel in the white sector (164166) of Egmont Bay
Wharf Direction Light (framework tower, 4 m in height)

(46264N, 64068W), situated 1 cables W of the front

light of Canoe Gully Inner Leading Lights.
Egmont Bay pier, 116 m in length, with a cannery on it,
is situated on the E side of the river, just below the bridge.
This pier, together with another L-shaped wharf form a
boat basin with depths of 03 to 12 m (1 to 4 ft).
14.327
Enmore and Percival Rivers. The common mouth of
Enmore River and Percival River (4634N, 6406W) lies
at the head of Egmont Bay. The rivers flow between low
marshy banks, with depths of 09 to 21 m (3 to 7 ft) in the
buoyed or staked channels, and are tidal for a distance of
about 5 miles upstream.
From a position close to DJ Light-buoy (safe water)
moored about 2 miles NNW of Rocky Point (4631N,
6407W) the rivers are approached through Egmont Bay.
DJ12 Light-Buoy (starboard hand) lies off the mouth of
Enmore River, 2 miles NNE of Rocky Point.
Very narrow and intricate channels, marked by buoys or
stakes, lead through partly drying banks of sand or clay,
with oyster beds, which extend 1 miles from the shore.
There is a public wharf, (46330N, 64052W) with a
depth of 06 m alongside, in Enmore River.
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Brae River and Wolfe Inlet. The entrances of Brae
River (4637N, 6412W) and Wolfe Inlet, 3 miles W, on
the N shore of Egmont Bay, are obstructed by drying
sand-bars. Brae Harbour, at the mouth of Brae River, is
protected by Brae Island, a narrow ridge of sand.
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West Point. A L-shaped breakwater (4637N, 6422W),
5 cables E of West Point (14.306), and a pier E of it form
a boat harbour with a depth of 12 m (4 ft).
West Point Leading Lights. The alignment (007) of
the following lights leads to the buoyed channel and the
harbour entrance:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (46371N, 64223W) on
the head of the E breakwater.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 9 m in
height) (269 m from front light).
There is good anchorage, in N and E winds, under West
Point, in depths of 7 m, sand.

Buctouche Harbour
Chart 4765, Canadian Charts 4905, 4909 plan of Buctouche
Harbour (see 1.32)

General information
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Position. 4628N, 6439W, 12 miles S of Richibucto
Cape.
Function. Timber products are shipped from the small
port of Buctouche within Buctouche Harbour. Buctouche
River flows into the W side of the harbour, with the town
of Buctouche at its entrance on the N shore.
Approach and entry. Buctouche Harbour is approached
across Buctouche Outer Bar (4626N, 6434W), and
through Buctouche Road, about 1 mile SE of Buctouche
Bar Light (4628N, 6437W) (14.312). The harbour is
entered through a narrow and shallow buoyed channel.
Local knowledge is essential.

Limiting conditions
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Controlling depths. The channel to Buctouche is
constantly silting. The port authorities should be contacted
for the latest information.

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The entrance is obstructed by a sand-bar, with depths of

less than 37 m (12 ft) over it, which extends E from
Crossman Point Wharf at Saint-Thomas-de-Kent, (14.339)
about 1 miles SW of Buctouche Bar Light to the outer
end of Buctouche Bar.
Vertical clearance. A road bridge with a vertical
clearance of 23 m (8 ft) crosses the river mouth at
Buctouche. The river is navigable as far as the railway
bridge, about 5 cables above the road bridge.
Deepest and longest berth. Public wharf at Buctouche
(14.337).
Ice forms in early December, and breaks up in late
April.

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Notice of ETA. When a pilot is required, ETA at the
pilot boarding position should be reported to Pilots
Buctouche at least 12 hours in advance, and confirmed or
corrected 4 hours prior to arrival, using UTC.
Outer anchorage. There is anchorage in Buctouche
Road in depths of about 73 m (24 ft), with Buctouche Bar
Light bearing 327, distant 9 cables.
The roadstead derives some shelter from Buctouche
Outer Bar; it is, however, a very exposed anchorage.
Depths of up to 7 m (23 ft) are found farther S, abreast
Cormierville, (4625N, 6437W) (14.347), and W of
Buctouche Outer Bar.
Pilotage is available but is not compulsory; the pilot
boarding position is 46315N, 64320W, as indicated on
the charts (BA Chart 4765 and Canadian Chart 4905). It is
not advisable to enter Buctouche Harbour without a pilot.

From a position close SW of Mussel Bank, the

alignment (317) of these lights leads through the second
reach of the entrance channel, passing, (with positions
given from the front light (46292N, 64408W)):
Close SW of Oyster Shoal (12 miles SE).
The channel turns to the W at a point about 8 cables
from the front leading light, and leads through shoals in the
entrance to Buctouche River to the berths of Buctouche.
This channel is marked by stakes.
14.335
Useful marks:
Saint-Thomas-de-Kent Light (square framework tower,
3 m in height (46269N, 64382W) on public
wharf at Crossman Point.
Dixon Point Light (white square tower, 8 m in height)
(46274N, 64390W) 9 cables SE of Dixon
Point.

Anchorage berth
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Anchorage is available NW of Mussel Bank, in depths
of 5 to 6 m (16 to 19 ft), mud. A vessel may lie here
safely, but local knowledge is required.

Alongside berths
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The public wharf at Buctouche, (46283N, 64431W)
close below the road bridge, has a length of 67 m and a
draught alongside of 67 m. The wharf has a deck elevation
of 12 m. There are other smaller berths at Crossman Point
and Irving Oil (3 cables below the public wharf).
A wharf, in disrepair, 232 m long, is situated
immediately below the public wharf.

Port services
Harbour
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Buctouche Harbour is enclosed to the NE by Buctouche
Bar (Dune de Buctouche), a partially grassed, narrow
isthmus of sand and clay. This isthmus is subject to
continual change due to the action of the wind and the sea.
Much of the harbour is filled with flats of mud and
eelgrass which nearly dry at low water.

Small craft
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Caution. The leading lights, buoys and stakes may be
moved to suit the best channel.
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
46315N, 64320W the track leads SSW for about
5 miles to a position about 2 miles ESE of Buctouche Bar
Light, on the S end of the isthmus; the entrance channel,
its inner part marked by buoys, leads WNW, passing, (with
positions given from Buctouche Bar Light (4628N,
6437W)):
Over Buctouche Outer Bar, (2 miles ESE) in depths
of about 52 m (17 ft), thence:
Close S of North Banks, (7 cables WSW) the N part
of the sand-bar at the entrance, thence:
Close SW of Mussel Bank, (1 mile WSW) a detached
shoal, lying just within the bar.
Indian Point (Pointe Jrme) Leading Lights:
Front light (white tower, 6 m in height) (46292N,
64408W), on the NW shore of the harbour.
Rear light (white rectangle, red stripe on red
framework tower, 14 m in height, with enclosed
top) (382 m from front light).

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Facilities. Hospital at Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, about 9 km
from Buctouche; boat ramp.
Supplies: diesel oil in limited quantities at Buctouche;
fresh water piped to the wharf; small amounts of
provisions.
14.339
The public wharf at Saint-Thomas-de-Kent (46269N,
64382W) is 108 m long and has depths alongside of
09 m on the outer face and 03 m on the inner face.
Small craft that can pass under the railway bridge
5 cables above Buctouche can navigate Buctouche River for
about 6 miles farther upstream.

Small craft harbours on south-west

side of Northumberland Strait
Cap Pel
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General information. A breakwater from which a light
is exhibited, (14.312) extends 175 m from the shore at Cap
Pel (4614N, 6416W). The small village of
Bas-Cap-Pel is situated near the cape, and the main
village of Cap-Pel, is located 1 miles SW.
Useful mark:
Bas-Cap-Pel Wharf Light (framework tower, 5 m in
height) (46142N, 64157W).
Boat basin. The L-end at the breakwater head, with a
finger wharf close S, forms a sheltered boat basin, with
depths of about 14 m (4 ft). A boat slip is situated at the
inner end of the breakwater.

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LAboiteau
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General information. At LAboiteau (Harshmans Brook)
(4614N, 6418W), 1 miles W of Cap Pel, two training
walls protect the entrance to a channel, 11 m wide and
15 m (5 ft) deep in 1990, leading into a small boat
harbour. The depth in the boat harbour is 12 m (4 ft). The
E and W breakwaters are 85 and 42 m long, respectively.
The S end of the E breakwater joins a protection wall
which follows the shore to the E.
Useful mark:
Cape Bald Lighthouse (46139N, 64179W)
(14.312).
Berth. A public pier, 68 m long, with a depth of 12 m
alongside, projects from the shore E of the harbour
entrance.

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Kouchibouguet River
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General information. Kouchibouguet River
(Kouchibouguac on Canadian Chart 4905) (4613N,
6422W) flows into a sandy bay about 4 miles W of Cap
Pel. The river can only be entered by small craft at HW.
Berths. A pier, (46129N, 64219W), 76 m long, with
a depth of 15 m alongside, is situated on the E side of the
river, beside the bridge about 5 cables upstream.

Robichaud
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General information. At the village of Robichaud
(4613N, 6423W), situated between the mouths of
Kouchibouguet River on the E side, and Bouchagan River
(Aboujagane) on the W side, a L-shaped public pier
projects about 1 cable from the shore.
A light (framework tower, 5 m in height) (46135N,
64230W) is exhibited from the outer end of the public
wharf.
Berth. The pierhead is 105 m long, with a depth of
13 m alongside its inner face.

Cape Bimet
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General information. At Cape Bimet (4614N,
6428W) a L-shaped pier projects about 1 cable N from
the coast.
Berth. There are depths of 12 m alongside the pierhead.
The pier is said to be in disrepair.

Cap de Caissie
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General information. A boat harbour (4619N,
6431W) is situated about 4 cables S of Cap de Caissie
Light (14.312).
The harbour is formed by two breakwaters each about
1 cable in length, with an opening 15 m wide. The depth
over the greater part of the basin is 12 m (4 ft). The
elevation of the breakwater is 15 m (5 ft). Depths alongside
the inside faces of the N and S wharves are 03 to 15 m.
A light (framework tower, 5 m in height) (46188N,
64306W) is exhibited from the head of the N breakwater.
Facilities. A 9-tonne derrick stands on the N breakwater;
a boat slip, 67 m wide, is located near the N breakwater.

The harbour, about 5 miles long N & S, is sheltered by

Cocagne Island (18 m high; wooded) and a number of
sand-bars. The N end of Cocagne Island is joined to the
mainland by ridges of sand, which partly dry.
The entrance channel, between Renouard Point (Pointe
aux Renards), reddish sandstone cliffs, 15 m (50 ft) high,
3 miles NNW of Cap de Caissie Light (14.312) and
Paquet Point, the SE extremity of Cocagne Island, about
8 cables NW, is obstructed by a bar of sand, gravel and
sandstone. The depth in the fairway of the channel over the
bar is 24 m (8 ft), but the channel is narrow.
Local knowledge and good weather are essential for
safe entry.
Directions. The entrance channel and the channel across
Cocagne Harbour are marked by buoys in places. From the
vicinity of XT2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored close
to the alignment of the leading lights and about 1 miles
NE of the S end of Cocagne Island, the alignment (219)
of the following leading lights on the S side of the mouth
of Cocagne River leads through the entrance to the mouth
of the river:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on tower, 8 m
in height) (4620N, 6437W), E of the bridge.
Rear light (similar construction on framework tower,
13 m in height) (245 m from front light).
Cap-de-Cocagne. A L-shaped pier with a face 117 m
long is situated at the village of Cap-de-Cocagne (4621N,
6435W). A small basin on the S side of the pier has
depths of 06 to 16 m (2 to 5 ft). A light is exhibited from
the outer end of the wharf.
Cocagne River at the head of the harbour is navigable
by small craft for several miles. A public jetty, with depths
of 2 to 4 m alongside, extends from the N shore, close E
of the bridge (vertical clearance 20 m (7 ft)) across the
mouth of the river. Cocagne Yacht Club is located on the N
shore, about 3 cables above the bridge.
About 7 cables below the bridge, a L-shaped breakwater
protects a marina extending 145 m from the shore; the head
is 192 m long.
Cte dOr. At the village of Cte dOr (4621N,
6437W), 5 cables N of Cocagne River, there is a public
pier, with an outer face 12 m long and a depth of 12 m
alongside.
Canadian Chart 4909 plan of Buctouche Harbour (see 1.32)

Cormierville
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General information. At the village of Cormierville
(4625N, 6437W), on the mainland 1 mile NW of
Cocagne Island, there is a causeway about 150 m long,
from which a T-shaped pier extends a further 53 m.
Directions. From a position about 1 mile ENE of the
harbour, a channel with a depth of 06 m (2 ft), marked by
stakes, leads to the pier.
A light (framework tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited
from the head of the wharf.
Berth. The berth, (46245N, 64369W) 72 m long,
with depths of 09 to 14 m alongside, is on the outer face
of the pier. A small finger pier lies close inside the outer
face.
A small boat slip is located on the S side of the pier; a
derrick stands on the pier.

Canadian Chart 4909 plan of Cocagne and Shediac (see 1.32)

Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4905 (see 1.32)

Cocagne Harbour

Saint-Edouard-de-Kent

14.346
General information. Cocagne Harbour (4621N,
6435W) is very shallow and suitable only for small craft.

353

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At the village of Saint-Edouard-de-Kent (4633N,
6442W) a L-shaped breakwater encloses a boat basin,

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with a depth of 12 m (4 ft). A light (framework tower, 4 m

in height) is exhibited from the head of the breakwater.

Chockpish River
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General information. Chockpish River (4635N,
6443W) affords shelter for small craft in its shallow
entrance.
Entrance. A narrow winding channel, depth 11 m (4 ft)
leading into the river as far as a road bridge is protected
by breakwaters on both sides. A light (framework tower,
4 m in height) is exhibited from the N breakwater.
Directions. From a position E of the entrance, the
alignment (271) of the following leading lights leads
towards the entrance:
Front light (square framework tower, 4 m in height)
(46348N, 64434W) on the S shore.
Rear light (similar construction, 7 m in height) (110 m
from front light).
Berth. A small wharf, 30 m long, with a depth of 09 m
alongside, lies along the S bank below the bridge.

Swell
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NE gales send a heavy swell into Kouchibouguac Bay.

Principal marks
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Landmark:
Pointe Escuminac Lighthouse (white 6-sided tower,
red upper portion, 22 m in height) (4704N,
6448W); the lighthouse is conspicuous against
the dark, wooded background of the point.
Major lights:
Richibucto Head Light (4640N, 6443W) (14.310).
Pointe Escuminac Light as above.
Lower Escuminac Middle Breakwater Head Light
(square framework tower, 7 m in height) (4705N,
6453W).

Other navigational aid

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ODAS Buoy 44150 (46510N, 64388W).

Directions
RICHIBUCTO CAPE
TO POINTE ESCUMINAC

(continued from 14.312)

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General information
Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4906 (see 1.32)

Route
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From a position in mid-channel E of Richibucto Cape
(4640N, 6443W) and about 5 miles NW of West Point
(4637N, 6423W), the route leads N for about 25 miles
to a position about 5 miles NE of Pointe Escuminac
(4704N, 6448W).
On this coast there are several ponds and shallow inlets,
where small craft can find shelter, but the shallow channels
into them shift in heavy weather, and they are sometimes
completely blocked. Richibucto Harbour is also described.

Topography
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The coast is low, with sand-bars and beaches enclosing
extensive shallow lagoons.
The shore between the mouth of Richibucto River
(4643N, 6448W) and Pointe de Pruche (Pointe Sapin),
16 miles N, is pierced by several shallow passages in the
sand ridges, leading into lagoons, navigable by small craft
at high water.
The coast between Pointe de Pruche and Pointe
Escuminac is low.

Richibucto Harbour
Canadian Chart 4909 plan of Richibucto Harbour (see 1.32)

General information
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Between Richibucto Cape and Pointe de Pruche,
18 miles N, the water is shallow and foul for a
considerable distance offshore.
Kouchibouguac Bay, between the mouth of Richibucto
River (4643N, 6448W) and Pointe de Pruche, 16 miles
N, is shallow and foul for a considerable distance offshore.
Between Pointe de Pruche and Point Escuminac, 6 miles
N, shallow water with depths of less than 9 m (30 ft)
extend about 2 to 3 miles offshore in places.
The coastal bank, with depths of less than 91 m (30 ft)
over it, extends about 2 miles off the bay, in places. Foul
ground, with depths of 55 m (18 ft) near its outer edge,
extends more than 2 miles NE from Little Gulley (4651N,
6455W).

14.356
From a position in mid-channel E of Richibucto Cape
(4640N, 6443W) and about 5 miles NW of West Point
Light (4637N, 6423W) the track leads N, passing,
(positions given from Pointe Escuminac (4704N,
6448W)):
Clear of West Reef (about 26 miles SSE), (14.311),
thence:
E of Sapin Ledge (5 miles SSE), marked by X25
Light-buoy (port hand), moored about 5 cables E,
thence:
E of Escuminac Reef, (extending about 1 miles E).
Thence the track leads to the pilot position 47075N,
64470W about 3 miles N of Pointe Escuminac. Pointe
Escuminac is a low, wooded, sandstone cliff.
Useful mark:
Howard Cove Light (white tower, 6 m in height)
(4644N, 6423W).
(Directions continue for waters NW of
Prince Edward Island at 15.15 and for
waters W of Prince Edward Island at 15.16)

14.357
Position and function. Richibucto Harbour (4641N,
6451W) has wharfage serving the lumber and pulpwood
industries. The town of Richibucto is situated on the W
side of the river, 3 miles from the entrance.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through a narrow channel over a sand-bar, and entered
through Richibucto Gully (4643N, 6448W).
Port Authority. Port Authority of Richibucto, PO Box
1270, Department of Transport, Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, C1A 7MD, Canada.

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Controlling depth. The entrance channel has depths of
about 27 m (9 ft), but is liable to shift with the action of
gales and ice.
Vertical clearance. A road bridge with a vertical
clearance of 55 m spans the river from Jardineville on the

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SW shore to Pratts Point on the NW shore. A road bridge

with a vertical clearance of 24 m (8 ft) spans the river at
Rexton, 1 miles above Richibucto town.
Deepest and longest berth. Public wharf (14.362).
Ice forms about 1st December and clears about
mid-April.

Arrival information
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Outer anchorage. Anchorage may be obtained off the
bar, in depths of from 11 to 17 m (36 to 55 ft), sand, with
good holding ground.
Pilotage is compulsory; the pilot boards about 1 mile
outside the entrance.
Local knowledge is essential.

Harbour
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14.360
General layout. Richibucto Harbour lies at the mouth of
Richibucto River and is contained within two sandspits,
North Richibucto Beach and South Richibucto Beach. Each
beach is several miles in length, with sand-dunes 9 m
(30 ft) high.
The harbour is a wide expanse of nearly drying mud
and weeds, through which the river discharges to the sea.
On the N side a shallow bay leads to lagoons lying within
North Richibucto Beach; on the S side of the bay, Indian
Island lies at the entrance to the shallow waters of Baie du
Village.
On the NW side of Richibucto Harbour a narrow
channel, marked by buoys and stakes, leads through
Northwest Branch to Aldouane Lake and Aldouane River;
the village of Little Aldouane (Petite-Aldouane) (4643N,
6454W) is situated on the S side of Aldouane Lake.
(14.364).
Above Richibucto, the river is navigable for a
considerable distance by vessels that can cross the bar.
Oyster farms are located in Aldouane Lake and in Baie
du Village; mariners are advised to proceed with care in
the vicinity of the farms.
Tidal streams. The rate of the tidal streams in
Richibucto River is between 1 to 2 kn.

Directions for entering harbour

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Caution. The charted channel is marked by buoys
(lateral) and may be moved to meet the changing
conditions in Richibucto Channel.
From the vicinity of Q Light-buoy (safe water)
(46435N, 64445W) moored about 2 miles ENE of the
SE extremity of North Richibucto Dune, the entrance
channel is approached from NE, passing between Q3 and
Q4 Light-buoys (lateral), moored about 2 miles E of the
river entrance.
The track then leads W for about 1 miles, passing:
S of Q10 Light-buoy (starboard hand), thence:
N of the W part of South Richibucto Beach, and:
S of drying patches and rocks, awash, on Richibucto
Bar, extending E from the SE extremity of North
Richibucto Beach.
North Richibucto Beach Inner Leading Lights are
situated on the SW extremity of the beach. The alignment
(045), astern, of the following lights leads for about
1 mile through the buoyed channel in the NE part of
Richibucto Harbour.
Front light (white rectangle with red stripe on
framework tower, 7 m in height) (4643N,
6448W).

Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in

height) (239 m from front light).
South Richibucto Beach Inner Leading Lights are
situated near the W end of the beach.
The alignment (065), astern, of the following lights
leads for about 7 cables through the buoyed channel in the
SW part of Richibucto Harbour:
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (46425N, 64480W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted and tower,
10 m in height) (296 m from front light).
Richibucto Town Leading Lights are situated on the W
shore of the river. The alignment (227) of the following
lights leads through the buoyed channel to Richibucto:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 13 m in height) (46408N, 64518W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 19 m in
height) (285 m from front light).

Berths
1

14.362
A public wharf (46408N, 64516W) 229 m in length,
with a depth of 43 m to 63 m alongside in 1992, lies
along the W side of the channel abreast the town.
Inside this wharf there is a boat basin with a depth of
07 to 21 m.
A fishermens jetty known as Forbes Wharf extends E
from the shore, close S of the public wharf; length of outer
face 38 m; depth alongside N face 14 m; depth alongside S
face 15 m; depth alongside outer face 38 m.

Port services
1

14.363
Facilities. 5 tonne derrick and boat slip on Forbes
Wharf.
Supplies: limited provisions; fuel oil by road tanker at
the wharves; freshwater is piped to Forbes wharf.
Communications: Moncton Airport, 80 km.
Rescue. A vessel is available for search and rescue
during the fishing season.

Small craft
1

14.364
Petite-Aldouane. A public pier, with a L-end 87 m long,
extends from the shore on the W side of Pointe de Lglise
(Pointe Lec) (4643N, 6452W). The pier and a
breakwater shelter a boat basin.
A marina operates within the basin. The entrance to the
basin has a limiting depth of 12 m. There are several small
finger jetties.

Small craft
Richibucto Cape
1

355

14.365
Description. At Richibucto Cape (4640N, 6443W)
about 2 cables N of Richibucto Cape (Richibucto Head)
Light (14.310) a boat basin is enclosed within breakwaters.
A stone groyne extends 60 m from the NE corner of the
breakwater.
Local knowledge is required.
Harbour. The harbour is divided into inner and outer
parts by a pier extending about 60 m from the shore.
Depths in the harbour are 13 to 18 m (4 to 6 ft).
Directions. The harbour is entered from SE, passing
close inside the head of the outer breakwater from which a
light (round mast, 3 m in height) is exhibited.
The entrance, 23 m wide, with a depth of 15 m (5 ft) is
at the SE corner of the enclosing breakwaters.

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Caution. Silting occurs in the harbour and its

approaches.
Canadian Chart 4906 (see 1.32)

Kouchibouguacis River
1

14.366
Description. Kouchibouguacis River (4647N, 6454W)
flows into Baie de Saint-Louis (Kouchibouguacis Lagoon).
The main entrance to Baie de Saint-Louis is Goulet de
Terre-Noire (Blacklands Gully), 1 miles ESE of the river
mouth, but the shallow buoyed channel is usable only by
small craft. The depths over the bar and into the lagoon
and river are variable, with less than 09 m (3 ft) in places.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From the vicinity of XX Light-buoy (safe
water), moored about 1 miles ESE of the entrance, a
buoyed channel leads to the entrance.
At Cap-de-Saint-Louis, about 1 miles up the
Kouchibouguacis River, there is a small basin used by
fishing and pleasure craft.

Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework

tower, 4 m in height) (46578N, 64498W) near
the inner end of the E breakwater.
Rear light (white tower, red stripe, 5 m in height)
(70 m from front light) on the shore.
Useful marks:
Pointe-Sapin Light (framework tower, 6 m in height)
(46577N, 64498W) on the head of the E
breakwater.
Outer breakwater light (framework tower, 7 m in
height) (46576N, 64498W) on the SW end of
the detached breakwater.
Berth. Marginal wharf with a length of 217 m is
situated on the N side of the basin.
Port facilities: fish collection centre; boat slips; 9-tonne
derrick adjacent to it.

RICHIBUCTO CAPE TO
NORTH CAPE REEF

Kouchibouguac River
1

14.367
Description. Kouchibouguac River (4650N, 6456W)
flows through an extensive, nearly drying lagoon, and
enters the sea through sand-bars at Little Gully.
The sand-bar at the entrance usually has a depth of
about 05 m (2 ft) over it, but it is liable to shift in E gales.
Local knowledge is essential, as the channel is narrow
and intricate, with at least one submarine cable laid across
it. No cables are shown on the chart.
Directions. Kouchibouguac (Little Gully) Direction Light
(orange square on framework tower, 3 m in height)
(46507N, 64549W) is situated on the N side of Little
Gully.
The white sector (309311) of the light leads in the
channel, which is marked by buoys.
Berths. Public wharves are located in Kouchibouguac
River as follows:
North side of river mouth: length of berth 24 m;
depth alongside 12 m (reported).
South side of river, close below a road bridge: length
of berth 78 m.

General information
Chart 4765, Canadian Chart 4906 (see 1.32)

Route
1

Topography
1

14.368
Portage River (Rivire au Portage) flows into the sea
about 5 miles SW of Pointe de Pruche (4658N, 6449W).
A channel, with a depth of 04 m (1 ft), leads between
training walls into a lagoon, where there is secure shelter
for small craft.

14.369
Description. Pointe-Sapin village (4658N, 6450W)
has a harbour for fishing boats. A church in the village is
prominent.
Local knowledge is required.
Depths. The entrance channel and the basin have been
dredged to a depth of 15 m (5 ft), but silting is continuous.
In 1992 depths were significantly less than the dredged
depth, averaging about 08 to 10 m for the majority of the
basin.
Harbour. The basin, between two breakwaters, has an
entrance 21 m wide; a detached breakwater, 168 m long,
lies about 76 m S of the E breakwater.
Pointe-Sapin Leading Lights. The basin is entered on
the alignment (003) of the following lights:

14.372
The coastal bank with depths of less than 11 m (36 ft),
extends more than 2 miles offshore in places, and it is
advisable to remain to seaward of the 18 m (60 ft) depth
contour.

Principal marks
1

Pointe-Sapin
1

14.371
The coast between Cape Wolfe (4643N, 6424W) and
North Cape Reef, 30 miles NE consists of red clay and
sandstone cliffs, with stretches of sandy beaches.

Depths

Portage River
1

14.370
From a position in mid-channel E of Richibucto Cape
(4640N, 6443W) and 5 miles NW of West Point
(4637N, 6423W), the route leads NNE for about
38 miles to a position N of North Cape Reef (4707N,
6358W).

14.373
Landmark:
North Cape (North Point) Lighthouse (4704N,
6400W) (13.96).
Major lights:
Richibucto Head Light (46402N, 64427W)
(14.310).
North Cape (North Point) Light as above.

Directions
(continued from 14.312)
1

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14.374
From a position in mid-channel E of Richibucto Cape
(4640N, 6443W) and about 5 miles NW of West Point
(4637N, 6423W), the track leads NE, passing, (with
positions from West Point):
Clear of West Reef (extending to 7 miles NW),
(14.311), thence:
NW of Miminegash Reef, (17 miles NNE) a ledge
of rocks that nearly dries lying parallel to the
coast, about 1 mile SW of Cape Gage (4654N,
6414W), thence:

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N of North Cape Reef (35 miles NE) extending about

4 miles NNE from North Cape, marked by DS
Light-buoy (N cardinal) moored 1 miles N of the
cape, keeping clear of off-lying coastal reefs
(13.98).
Shoal ground farther NE is described in Chapter 13.
(Directions continue for Chaleur Bay and Cap Gasp
at 15.3 and for Miramichi Bay and thence the
S side of Prince Edward Island and
Northumberland Strait at 15.4)

Small craft
Howard Cove
1

14.375
Howard Cove (Howards Cove on Canadian Chart 4906)
(4645N, 6423W) near Seal Point, is a small boat
harbour, enclosed by two breakwaters, with reported depths
(1992) of 06 to 12 m alongside the wharves inside the
harbour and 12 m (4 ft) inside the entrance.
Seal Point Light (red diamond and white rectangle, on
red framework tower, 6 m in height) (46444N,
64228W) is exhibited from the head of the longer
breakwater. Another light is exhibited from close to Seal
Point.
DN2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) is moored in position
46445N, 64235W.

Skinners Pond
1

Miminegash Pond
1

14.376
Description. Miminegash Pond (4653N, 6414W) has
two breakwaters protecting the channel into a boat basin,
which has a least depth of 13 m (4 ft). Depths within the
basin are from 12 to 22 m (4 to 7 ft).

Local knowledge is required, as charted depths over the

bar cannot be relied on.
Miminegash Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (46528N, 64141W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (494 m from front light).
The alignment (173) of these lights leads through the
approach channel, passing, (positions given from the front
leading light):
Clear of DP2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 miles
N) moored in the approach channel, thence:
E of Miminegash Reef (4 cables NW), thence:
To the harbour entrance.
Anchorage berths. There is good anchorage for small
craft, with offshore winds, in depths of 55 m (18 ft), about
5 cables N of the N breakwater. Small craft may find
anchorage inside the basin.
Berths. There are several small jetties in the basin.

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14.377
Skinners Pond (4658N, 6408W) lies about 65 miles
NE of Miminegash Pond. At Skinners Pond, two piers
protect the entrance to a boat basin. A curving breakwater
195 m long extends from the coast NE of the piers.
Least depth in the entrance to the basin was reported to
be 08 m (3ft). In the basin depths are from 03 m to 25 m
(1 to 8 ft).
A light (mast, 3 m in height) is exhibited from the outer
end of the N breakwater.
Useful mark:
Skinners Pond Light (framework tower, 5 m in
height) (4658N, 6408W) is exhibited from the
N end of the S pier.

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15.283

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15.265

Cap d'Espoir

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15.97

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15.201

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15.144

15.208

15.119

15.182

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15.20

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Longitude 65 West from Greenwich
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GULF OF ST LAWRENCE WEST SHORE
POINTE ESCUMINAC TO CAP GASP

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4766

Scope of the chapter

1

15.1
This chapter covers the coastal waters of New
Brunswick and Qubec Provinces, from Pointe Escuminac
(4704N, 6448W) to Cap Gasp (4845N, 6410W),
including Miramichi Bay, Baie des Chaleurs (Chaleur Bay)
and Baie de Gasp (Gasp Bay). It also describes the
offshore routes.

It is arranged as follows:
Offshore routes (15.2).
Miramichi Bay, Miramichi Inner Bay, and Miramichi
River (15.6).
Miramichi Bay to Birch Point (15.76).
Baie des Chaleurs and approaches (15.92).
Birch Point to Cap Gasp (15.263).

OFFSHORE ROUTES
GENERAL INFORMATION

NORTH CAPE REEF

TO POINTE ESCUMINAC

Chart 4766

Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4906 (see 1.32)

Area covered
1

15.2
This section covers the offshore routes from North Cape
Reef (4707N, 6358W) to Birch Point (4801N,
6430W) and from North Cape Reef to Pointe Escuminac.
It is arranged as follows:
North Cape Reef to Birch Point (15.3).
North Cape Reef to Pointe Escuminac (15.4).
Pointe Escuminac to Birch Point (15.5).

Passage directions
(continued from 13.98 and 14.374)
1

NORTH CAPE REEF TO BIRCH POINT

15.4
For a mariner wishing to enter Miramichi Bay, from a
position N of North Cape Reef (4707N, 6358W) the
track leads W for about 33 miles to the pilot position
(47075N, 64470W) about 3 miles N of Pointe
Escuminac.
(Directions continue for an offshore route off
Miramichi Bay at 15.15 and for entering Miramichi
Bay towards Portage Island at 15.16)

POINTE ESCUMINAC TO BIRCH POINT

Chart 4766

Chart 4766, Canadian Charts 4906, 4486 (see 1.32)

Passage directions

Passage directions

(continued from 13.98 and 14.374)

(continued from 15.4)

15.3
From a position N of North Cape Reef (4707N,
6358W) the offshore passage leads N for about 65 miles
to a position about 20 miles NNE of Birch Point (4801N,
6430W).
(Directions continue for Baie des Chaleurs at 15.103
and for Cap DEspoir and Gasp at 15.269)

15.5
From the pilot position 47075N, 64470W about
3 miles N of Pointe Escuminac the offshore passage leads
NNE, in deep water, for about 72 miles to a position about
20 miles NNE of Birch Point (4801N, 6430W).
(Directions continue for Baie des Chaleurs at 15.103
and for Cap DEspoir and Gasp at 15.269)

MIRAMICHI BAY, MIRAMICHI INNER BAY AND MIRAMICHI RIVER

GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 4766

Area covered
1

15.6
This section describes the routes through Miramichi Bay
(4711N, 6455W), Miramichi Inner Bay and Miramichi
River, (4705N, 6521W). Miramichi River flows into the
head of Miramichi Inner Bay. The ports of Chatham and
Newcastle are situated on the banks of the river, and are
also described.

It is arranged as follows:
Miramichi Bay (15.8).
Miramichi Inner Bay (15.20).
Miramichi River (15.34).
Chatham and Newcastle (15.49).

Tides and tidal streams

1

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15.7
Because of the shallow nature of the bay, estuary and
river, local weather conditions may cause the actual water

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levels to differ from predicted levels by more than 1 m at

times.
The tidal streams set at a rate of 1 to 1 kn in the outer
bay, but this increases in the narrows between the islands
to 2 to 3 kn or more. Both the rate and direction are
greatly affected by wind.

MIRAMICHI BAY
General information

Principal marks
1

Chart 4766, Canadian Charts 4906, 4911 (see 1.32)

Routes
1

15.8
From positions off Miramichi Bay (4711N, 6455W)
the routes are described approaching Miramichi Bay,
crossing the bar and the buoyed channels within the bay.
Miramichi Bay is entered between Pointe Escuminac
(4704N, 6448W) and Portage Gully (4712N, 6502W)
11 miles NW.
Channels lead over the bars and between the islands on
the W side of the bay, into Miramichi Inner Bay to a
position off the S end of Portage Island (4710N,
6503W).

Topography
1

15.9
The islands at the head of the bay are low, sandy and
partly wooded. The land in the vicinity of Blacklands
(Upper) Point at the N end of Neguac Bay is swampy, low
and peaty.

15.11
Pilotage is compulsory within a line drawn from Pointe
Morin (4713N, 6506W) to the N end of Portage Island,
3 miles SE, thence in a direction 114 to position
47075N, 64470W, thence in a direction 191 to Pointe
Escuminac.
During the period from 16th April to 10th December,
masters of vessels bound for ports within the compulsory
pilotage area must report their ETA at the pilot boarding
position 47075N, 64470W at least 12 hours in advance.
The ETA must be confirmed or corrected 4 hours prior
to arrival. The time used should be GMT. The pilot boat,
grey, length 13 m which is equipped with VHF radio, is
stationed at Escuminac Harbour, 4 miles W of Pointe
Escuminac. From 11th December to 15th April, a helicopter
is available at Escuminac for pilot boarding.
Masters of vessels bound for Miramichi must report
their ETA to Atlantic Pilot Authority at least 96 and
24 hours prior to the vessels ETA at the pilot boarding
position, with confirmation or correction 12 hours prior to
arrival. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5)
for details. The ports operate in summer time only as ice
breaking cover has been suspended.

Directions for offshore route

Passage directions
1

15.15
From the pilot position about 3 miles N of Pointe
Escuminac (4704N, 6448W) the track leads WNW for
about 11 miles to the vicinity of Portage Gully MH
Light-buoy, (safe water) (47108N, 64595W).
(Directions continue for coastal route
towards Baie des Chaleurs at 15.81)

Directions for approaches

(continued from 14.356 and 15.4)

Pointe Escuminac to Portage Island

1

Natural conditions
1

15.14
Racon:
Portage Island Channel rear leading light (4708N,
6503W). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 2 for details.
(continued from 15.4 and 14.356)

15.10
Limiting draught in the main channel over the bars is
reported (2003) as 60 m at HW.

Pilotage

15.13
Major lights:
Pointe Escuminac Light (4704N, 6448W) (14.354).
Lower Escuminac Middle Breakwater Light (4705N,
6453W) (14.354).

Other navigational aid

Controlling draught
1

Channel, but it is not very strong. There is scarcely any

out-going tidal stream E of Miramichi Bar.
Breakers. During strong E gales there are dangerous
breaking seas over the shoals extending NE from Fox
Island (4707N, 6501W) and N from Huckleberry Island,
close SE of Fox Island. These conditions occur particularly
during the out-going tidal stream but are infrequent in
summer.

15.12
Tidal streams. The in-going tidal stream sets strongly
NW through Ship Channel, SE of Portage Island (4710N,
6503W); the out-going tidal stream sets SE through Ship

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15.16
Caution. The channel is marked by light-buoys (lateral),
leading lights and beacons. which may be moved or altered
to suit changing conditions in the channels.
Fox Island South Leading Lights. From the pilot
position 47075N, 64470W, about 3 miles N of Pointe
Escuminac, the alignment (248) of the following lights
leads WSW through the approach channel, over Miramichi
Bay Outer Bar to the end of the leading line, passing NNW
of shoal ground with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft),
extending up to 8 miles E of the front light and 1 miles
N from the coast W of Pointe Escuminac:
Front light (red rectangle, black stripe on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (47052N, 64587W) near
the S end of Fox Island.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (215 m from front light).
Preston Beach (Escuminac) Leading Beacons:
Front beacon (47047N, 64547W).
Rear beacon (7 cables from front beacon).
From a position at the end of the Fox Island South
Leading Lights leading line, the track leads NW on the
alignment (128), astern, of the above beacons through
the first reach of the buoyed channel, for about 1 miles,
passing, (positions given from the front beacon (47047N,
64547W)):
Close NE of The Lump, a shoal, (28 miles NW),
taking care to clear a 22 m (7 ft) shoal just clear
of the NE side of the channel, thence:
Close SW of the SW edge of Miramichi Bar,
(33 miles NW).

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Preston Beach West Leading Lights. From a position

at the end of Preston Beach (Escuminac) leading beacons
leading line, the track leads NNW for about 1 miles, on
the alignment (153), astern, of the following leading
lights:
Front light (red trapezium, white stripe on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (47040N, 64565W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 12 m in
height) (11 cables from front light).
Portage Island Leading Lights. From a position at the
end of Preston Beach West leading lights leading line, the
track leads NW through the buoyed channel for about
1 miles, to a position 47087N, 65007W on the
alignment (312) of the following leading lights:
Front light (red square, black stripe, on framework
tower, 12 m in height) (47095N, 65020W).
Rear light, (similar construction on framework tower,
20 m in height) (459 m from front light).
(Directions continue for Miramichi Inner Bay at 15.24)

MIRAMICHI INNER BAY

General information
Chart 4766, Canadian Charts 4911, 4912 (see 1.32)

Route
1

Depths
1

15.17
Route. Portage Island Channel (4709N, 6459W) is a
buoyed channel leading WSW over Miramichi Bar, on the
alignment of the leading lights, which lead into the N
section of Ship Channel.
Depths. Portage Island Channel has a least charted depth
of 28m (9 ft) (1993) (Canadian Chart 4911).
Racon:
Portage Island Channel rear leading light (4708N,
6503W). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 2 for details.

Directions
1

15.18
Portage Island Channel Leading Lights. From a
position 4711N, 6453W approximately 7 miles ENE of
the front light, the track leads WSW on the alignment
(242) of the following lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (47078N, 65023W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 17 m in
height) (373 m from front light).

15.23
The in-going tidal stream sets in a SW direction through
the channel S of Portage Island, then distributes itself,
generally, over Miramichi Inner Bay, the greatest rate being
in the channel across Horse Shoe Bar, and between Horse
Shoe Shoal and Portage Island.
The out-going tidal stream sets in the direction of the
channel over Horse Shoe Bar, directly seaward, its rate
gradually diminishing as the outer part of the bay is
reached. It is joined by a stream that sets down the W
coast of Portage Island, which deflects it slightly S.
The rate of the out-going tidal stream in the narrows of
Sheldrake Channel (4705N, 6521W) is sometimes as
much as 3 kn, and perhaps stronger during the spring thaw.

Directions
(continued from 15.16)

Portage Island to Miramichi River

1

Escuminac
15.19
General information. A boat harbour at Escuminac
(4705N, 6453W) contains a pilot station and fish plant.
It has two basins, entered separately from sea. The widths
of the entrances are 39 m (outer basin) and 29 m (inner
basin); depths 09 to 15 m (3 to 5 ft) and 15 m (5 ft) or
less, respectively.
Escuminac village lies 1 mile W, with a church (square
tower), which is prominent from NE.
Directions. The outer basin is entered from W between
the heads of the N and middle breakwaters. The inner
basin is entered from W between the head of the inner
breakwater and the S side of the middle breakwater.
Facilities: derrick; slipway.

15.22
Speed limit. There is a maximum speed limit of 7 kn in
the channels above Oak Point (4707N, 6516W).

Tidal streams

Small craft

15.21
Limiting draught in the main channel over the bars is
reported as 60 m at HW (2003) (15.10).
Dredging operations along the Miramichi River were
discontinued in 1994. Depths shallower than the limiting
channel depths charted may exist.

Traffic regulations

Portage Island Channel

General information

15.20
From a position 47087N, 65007W off the SE end of
Portage Island (4710N, 6503W) the route leads generally
between W and SW for about 15 miles, in a buoyed
channel towards the entrance to Miramichi River (4705N,
6521W). The river flows into the SW side of the bay.
The bay is protected to the E, by a chain of islands and
shoals, the chart being the best guide.

361

15.24
Caution. The leading lights and buoys may be moved to
mark the best channel.
From position 47087N, 65007W at the end of the
Portage Island Leading Lights leading line, the track leads
W for about 1 miles, passing clear of Spit Shoal
(4708N, 6502W).
The track then leads SW, on the alignment of Horse
Shoe Bar Leading Lights.
Horse Shoe Bar Leading Lights. From a position about
8 cables SW of the front leading light, the alignment
(044), astern, of the following lights leads over Horse
Shoe Bar, in the buoyed channel for about 1 miles to the
end of the leading line, thence the track leads WSW for
about 8 cables onto the alignment of Grand Dune leading
lights.
Front light (red square, white stripe on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (47092N, 65024W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 14 m in
height) (722 m from front light).
The rear leading light is exhibited from the same
structure as the Portage Island Front Leading Light.

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15.25
Grand Dune and Grand Dune Flats Leading Lights.
From a position at the beginning of Grand Dune Leading
Lights leading line, the alignment (282) ahead and (102)
astern of the following lights leads through the buoyed
channel, and across Grand Dune Flats, for about 4 miles
to the end of the leading line, close ESE of Grand Dune
Island, low; marshy; difficult to distinguish:
Front light (red square, black stripe) (47068N,
65026W).
Rear light (similar construction on framework tower,
30 m in height) (19 miles from front light).
Front light (red rectangle, black stripe on framework
tower, 14 m in height) (47084N, 63136W) on
the W shore, close W of Grand Dune Island.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 21 m in
height) (1211 m from front light).
Oak Channel Entrance, which is buoyed, leads SW for
about 1 miles to the alignment of Moody Point Leading
Lights, passing clear of Robichaud Spit, close N of the end
of the channel.
Moody Point Leading Lights. The alignment (257)
of the following lights leads through the channel to a
position 4 cables S of Oak Point (4707N, 6516W) (dark
sandstone cliffs) on the alignment of Napan Bay Leading
Lights:
Front light (red square, black stripe on framework
tower, 8 m in height) (47060N, 65195W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (1 mile from front light).
Caution. Speed above Oak Point is restricted (15.22).
Napan Bay Leading Lights. The alignment (223) of
the following lights leads through the channel for about
1 mile to a position 1 mile NNW of Cheval Point (4705N,
6516W) on the alignment of the Oak Point Leading
Lights:
Front light (red square, white stripe on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (47043N, 65192W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in
height) (1200 m from front light).
Oak Point Leading Lights. The alignment (024)
astern, of the following lights leads through the channel for
about 7 cables, before turning SW, keeping in the deep
water for a similar distance into East Point Reach. The
track turns W into Sheldrake Channel at the end of East
Point Reach:
Front light (red trapezium, black stripe on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (47068N, 65165W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 7 m in
height) (1324 m from front light).
Grant Beach Leading Lights:
Front light (red square, black stripe on framework
tower, 12 m in height) (47050N, 65225W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 23 m in
height) (876 m from front light).
The alignment (278) of the above lights leads through
Sheldrake Channel for 2 miles, passing, (positions given
from front light (47050N, 65225W)):
S of Sheldrake Island (2 miles E), thence:
N of East Point (1 miles E), thence:
S of Moody Point (1 mile ENE), on which there is a
church, thence:
S of Bartibog Island (55 cables ENE); 9 m high;
steep banks or clay cliffs; at the end of the Grant
Beach Leading Lights leading line.
For tidal streams in Sheldrake Channel see 15.23.
(Directions continue for Miramichi River at 15.42)

Anchorages
West of Portage Island
1

15.26
Description. Anchorage may be obtained, in summer,
for vessels waiting to proceed inward, or outward between
the W coast of Portage Island (4710N, 6503W) and
Horse Shoe Shoal in depths of 7 to 9 m (23 to 30 ft). The
anchor position and relevant local tidal streams are
indicated on Canadian Chart 4911.
Tidal streams. At the anchorage, the in-going tidal
stream, setting NW, begins about 30 minutes after the time
of LW, and continues about 5 hours. The out-going tidal
stream, setting SE, begins nearly 30 minutes after the time
of HW and continues about 7 hours. Slack water lasts for
about 30 minutes.
Directions. From a position about 3 cables S of Portage
Island, a narrow gully leads NNW towards the anchorage
position, passing:
WSW of drying flats of sand extending from W coast
of Portage Island to a distance of more than
1 cable in places, and:
ENE of the E extremity of Horse Shoe Shoal, where
depths of less than 5 m (16 ft) lie only 2 cables
from the S part of the island.
Anchorage. The recommended anchorage position is
6 cables SSW of Gammon Point (47107N, 65033W).

Bay du Vin
General information
1

15.27
Description. Bay du Vin is entered between the W end
of Bay du Vin Island (4705N, 6507W) and Pointe aux
Carr, a low cliff of sandstone with high trees on it, about
3 miles W.
Bay du Vin Harbour (15.28) lies at the NE side of the
bay.
Anchorage. Good anchorage may be obtained in Bay du
Vin for small vessels in depths of 56 m (18 ft), mud, about
7 cables W of Bay du Vin Island.

Bay du Vin Harbour

1

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15.28
Description. Bay du Vin Harbour (4705N, 6506W)
lies on the S side of Bay du Vin Island, which is, for the
most part, thickly wooded. At the E end of Bay du Vin
Island a buoyed channel leads into the W approach to
French River (4705N, 6501W).
Depths. There are depths of 45 m (15 ft) in the
approaches to the harbour, SW of Bay du Vin Island, and
depths of 24 to 34 m (8 to 11 ft) in the area between Egg
Island, low and swampy, 1 mile ENE of Bay du Vin Island
and the mainland W of French River Point (4705N,
6501W).
Tidal streams with a rate, at times, in excess of 4 kn,
set through the harbour. Local tidal streams in the harbour
entrance are marked on Canadian Chart 4911.
Directions. From a position in Bay du Vin, the approach
to Bay du Vin Harbour leads NE and by night in the white
sector (042044) of Bay du Vin Island Direction Light
(red and white rectangle on framework tower, 7 m in
height) (47054N, 65061W), passing, (positions given
from the direction light):
About 2 cables SE of MP3 Buoy (port hand) (1 mile
SW), marking the edge of the drying sandbanks
extending about 2 cables from the SW coast of the
island, thence:

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Between the S extremity of the island (7 cables SW)

and Gardiner Spit (drying sand), extending
5 cables N from Point Gardiner (8 cables S).
From a position about 3 cables SW of the Direction
Light, the channel, marked by buoys, leads E then NE,
passing N and clear of Gardiner Spit.
Berth. A ruined pier extends about 1 cables from the
E side of Bay du Vin, 1 miles SSW of the W point of
Bay du Vin Island.
Anchorage may be obtained in the narrow roads, S of
Bay du Vin Island in depths of 5 to 11 m (16 to 36 ft).

the head of the bay, is navigable by small craft for several

miles above its mouth.

Burnt Church
1

Small craft
15.29
1

Bay du Vin River. On the SE side of Bay du Vin, a

buoyed channel, with depths of 12 to 18 m (4 ft to 6 ft)
leads into Bay du Vin River. The village of Bay du Vin
(4702N, 6508W) is situated on the E shore and a public
jetty, with a depth alongside of 09 m, is situated on the W
shore.
Black River. On the SW side of Bay du Vin, a narrow
and intricate channel marked by stakes with depths of
about 18 m (6 ft), leads upriver to the ruins of a bridge.
The centre support is submerged and the two outer supports
cover and uncover with the tide.

Neguac Bay
1

Small craft
Baie Sainte-Anne
1

15.30
Description. Baie Sainte-Anne (4704N, 6459W) can
be entered from NW through the shallow water channel
between Fox Island (4707N, 6501W) and French River
Point (4705N, 6501W). It is usually entered from the S
side of Miramichi Bay, through Huckleberry Gully, between
Huckleberry Island and Preston Beach, 2 cables E.
Huckleberry Gully is used mainly by fishing craft
operating from the jetty at the village of Baie Sainte-Anne.
Narrow and intricate channels, marked by buoys and
stakes, lead to the mouth of Eel River (4702N, 6501W),
at the head of the bay.
Another channel, marked by buoys and stakes, leads
along the W side of Baie Sainte-Anne to a jetty at the
mouth of French River (4705N, 6501W) at the village
of Hardwicke.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Caution. The buoys throughout the bay may
be moved to mark the best channel.
From a position about 2 miles NE of Fox Island front
leading light (47052N, 64587W), the track leads SW,
through a buoyed channel with a least depth of 03 m (1 ft)
towards and through the entrance channel into Baie
Sainte-Anne.
Useful mark:
Church (twin spires) (47029N, 64578W) at Baie
Sainte-Anne.
Berths:
Jetty at Baie Sainte-Anne, 72 m in length, has a depth
of 12 m at its head.
Jetty at the mouth of Eel River, with a depth of 15m
alongside.
Jetty at Hardwicke with a depth of 09 m alongside.

Napan Bay
1

15.32
Description. There is a public pier at Burnt Church
village (4711N, 6508W), which is used by small vessels
plying between Miramichi River and Neguac.
From a position about 1 miles SSE of the pier, a
buoyed channel leads to the berth. A light is exhibited
from the head of the pier.
The berth has a usable outer section about 103 m long
and a L-end 62 m long. Depth alongside is reported to be
21 m at the pierhead.
Facilities: derrick on pierhead; slipway on SW side of
pier.

15.31
Napan Bay (4704N, 6518W) on the SW side of Inner
Miramichi Bay is shallow. Napan River, which flows into

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Description. Neguac Bay (4716N, 6501W) is entered
from seaward through the narrow buoyed channel in
Portage Gully, N of Portage Island. Neguac Bay may also
be entered from the NE part of Miramichi Inner Bay.
Jetties exist at Neguac and Lower Neguac within
Neguac Bay.
Local knowledge is required.
Oyster farms are established in Neguac Bay, and the
ruins of two structures used for the retention of ice are
situated 12 and 16 miles SE of the jetty at Lower Neguac.
Directions. Caution. Navigation aids may be moved as
necessary to mark the best channel.
From the vicinity of MH Light-buoy (safe water)
(47108N, 64595W) the track leads NW in Portage
Gully buoyed channel to the vicinity of MJ Light-buoy,
(preferred channel to starboard) where the channel divides
with one branch leading N towards Lower Neguac and the
other branch leading W into Miramichi Inner Bay.
Lower Neguac Wharf Leading Lights. From the
vicinity of MH31 Light-buoy (port hand) moored about
4 cables ENE of E end of Hay Island (4614N, 6505W),
the track leads N towards the berth on the alignment
(001) of the following leading lights which are situated
on the pierhead:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (47154N, 65032W).
Rear light (white tower, red stripe, 9 m in height)
(515 m from front light).
Useful marks:
Church spire (aluminium-coloured) at Neguac
(47147N, 65048W).
Church (spire) at Burnt Church Point (47125N,
65070W).
Radio tower (red lights) (elevation 212 m (696 ft) on
Chart 4766) (4716N, 6506W).
Neguac Pier Light (red triangle in red and white
rectangle, on framework tower, 4 m in height)
(47144N, 65045W).
Neguac Jetty. There is a public jetty at Neguac
(4714N, 6504W); a light is exhibited from the head of
the pier. The pier is 235 m long, with several spurs and a
L-end 160 m long.
Lower Neguac Jetty. The jetty has a face 61 m long.
The ruins of a former wharf extend S from the inner end;
there are depths of 14 m in the approaches.
Facilities: a 450 kg derrick; slipway.

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MIRAMICHI RIVER

General information
Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4912 (see 1.32)

Route
1

15.34
Miramichi River (4705N, 6521W) flows into the head
of Miramichi Inner Bay between East Point (4705N,
6520W) and Moody Point 8 cables NNW.
From a position in Sheldrake Channel N of East Point,
and on the alignment (278) of Grant Beach Leading Lights
(15.25), the route through Miramichi River leads generally
W and SW and then S in the channel, marked by buoys
(lateral), before leading SW, dividing into two branches and
approaching the two railway bridges (4658N, 6536W).

(continued from 15.25)

15.35
The maximum permitted draught is reported as 60 m at
HW (2003). See 15.10.

Pilotage

Sheldrake Channel to Millbank

1

15.36
Pilotage is compulsory. See 15.11 for details.

Local knowledge
1

15.37
Local knowledge is required.

Traffic regulations
1

15.38
Speed limit. See 15.22.
Restriction. Vessels of 160 grt and over may only pass
through the opening of Morrissey Bridge when proceeding
against the tidal stream.

Submarine cables
1

15.39
A submarine cable is laid between Chatham (4702N,
6528W) on the S shore, and close to the mouth of
McEwen Brook (47019N, 65291W) on the N shore.
Another submarine cable is laid between Chatham Head
on the S shore and Newcastle (4700N, 6533W) on the
N shore.

Vertical clearances
1

15.40
Bridges:
A highway bridge, (4706N, 6521W) with a
vertical clearance of 64 m, spans Bartibog River
5 cables above the river mouth.
Centennial Bridge (4702N, 6529W) with a vertical
clearance of 35 m (115 ft) under the high level
navigation span, spans the river from Chatham on
the S side to Ferry Road on the N side. The width
between the supporting piers is 152 m (499 ft).
Morrissey Swing Bridge (4700N, 6534W) spans
the river from Chatham Head to Newcastle. The
bridge has a vertical clearance of 24 m (8 ft) when
closed, and 30 m (98 ft) when open, allowing a
channel width of 244 m (80 ft). See 15.38.
No 3 Bridge (4659N, 6533W) with a reported
vertical clearance of 61 m (20 ft) spans the river at
Strawberry Point (4659N, 6534W), 04 miles S
of Morrissey Bridge. This bridge together with
Morrissey Bridge restrict navigation to small craft
on Miramichi River, upriver of Newcastle.

15.41
Overhead cables:
An overhead power cable, with a vertical clearance of
41 m (135 ft) spans the river at Middle Island
(4703N, 6527W). A vessel passing underneath
this cable must maintain a minimum clearance of
36 m (12 ft).
Overhead cables span the river close S of Morrissey
Bridge, with a vertical clearance of 30 m (98 ft).
Vessels must maintain a safety clearance of at least
36 m (12 ft) when passing under these cables.

Directions

Controlling draught
1

Railway bridges span Northwest Miramichi River and

Southwest Miramichi River about 2 miles SW of
Strawberry Point. Both bridges have a vertical
clearance of 6 m (20 ft).

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5

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15.42
Caution. The dredged channels are subject to change
due to silting, and there may be less water than is shown
on the chart.
Lower Newcastle Leading Lights. From position
47050N, 65218W in Sheldrake Channel at the end of
Grant Beach Leading Lights leading line, the track leads
WSW on the alignment (256) of the following lights,
through the buoyed channel for 11 miles, passing N of
Saint Andrews Bank (4705N, 6522W):
Front light (red square, black stripe on triangular
framework tower, 5 m in height) (47045N,
65246W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 5 m in
height) (467 m from front light).
The track then leads WSW on the alignment of the Saint
Andrews Bank Leading Lights.
Saint Andrews Bank Leading Lights. From position
47047N, 65235W at the end of the Lower Newcastle
Leading Lights, the track leads SW on the alignment (248)
of the following lights, through the buoyed channel for
about 5 cables, passing NW of Leggett Shoal (4704N,
6524W).
Front light (red square, black stripe on triangular
framework tower, 4 m in height) (47042N,
65251W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 5 m in
height) (294 m from front light).
The track then leads SW on the alignment of Leggett
Shoal Leading Lights.
Leggett Shoal Leading Lights. From position
47045N, 65242W at the end of Saint Andrews Bank
Leading Lights leading line, the track leads SW on the
alignment (043), astern, of Leggett Shoal Leading
Lights, through the buoyed channel for about 7 cables.
Front light (red square, black stripe on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (47047N, 65239W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 4 m in
height) (309 m from front light).
The track then leads WSW on the alignment of Millbank
Leading Lights.
Millbank Leading Lights. From position 47039N,
65251W at the end of Leggett Shoal Leading Lights
leading line, the track leads WSW on the alignment
(252) of Millbank Leading Lights, through the buoyed
channel for 16 miles to a position 2 cables NNW of the
N point of Middle Island (15.41).

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Front light (red square, black stripe on framework

tower, 5 m in height) (47034N, 65276W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 11 m in
height) (306 m from front light).

on the E side of the river at Nelson-Miramichi and thence

to the railway bridge 2 miles above Strawberry Point.
From SE of Strawberry Point a buoyed channel leads
NW of Beaubears Island towards Northwest Bridge.

Nelson-Miramichi

Millbank to Newcastle
1

15.43
From a position 2 cables NNW of the N point of
Middle Island (4703N, 6527W), the buoyed channel
leads SW for 5 cables, then SSW, crossing obliquely
towards the SE bank to a position 9 cables SSW of Middle
Island, thence the channel follows the SE bank abreast the
wharves at Chatham (4702N, 6528W).
From the above position, the buoyed channel continues
to follow the S side of the river, for a distance of about
3 miles, passing:
Under the navigation span of the Centennial Bridge
(15.40) at Chatham. The supporting piers of the
bridge are marked by lights. A submarine cable
lies close SW (15.39), thence:
S of Wright Bank, which lies in mid-river WSW of
the bridge.
French Fort Cove Leading Lights. The track continues
to lead W in the channel on the alignment (278) of the
following leading lights to a position abreast French Fort
Cove (4701N, 6533W).
Front light (red square, black stripe, on framework
tower, 4 m in height) (47010N, 65328W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 6 m in
height) (49 m from front light).
From a position abreast French Fort Cove, the buoyed
channel follows the NW bank, curving to S, to a position
abreast the wharves at Newcastle (4700N, 6533W).
Useful mark:
Power station chimney (55 m in height; red lights)
(47025N, 65278W). The power station is no
longer in use.

Anchorages and harbours

1

General information
Canadian Chart 4912 (see 1.32)

Position

General information

15.49
Chatham (4702N, 6528W) is situated on the S shore
of Miramichi River, about 6 miles above East Point
(4705N, 6520W). Newcastle (4700N, 6533W) is
situated on the N shore of Miramichi River about 4 miles
upstream from Chatham.

Function
1

Directions
15.45
From a position abreast the wharves at Newcastle, the
river leads S, passing through the swing span of Morrissey
Bridge. See 15.38 for regulations and 15.40 for clearances,
before branching into Northwest Miramichi River and
Southwest Miramichi River, with Beaubears Island
(4658N, 6534W) lying in the middle ground. Except for
small craft, navigation is restricted by No 3 Bridge and
Northwest Bridge and Southwest Bridge (15.40), which
span both arms of Miramichi River.
From SE of Strawberry Point, a buoyed channel leads S
for about 8 cables along the waterfront of
Nelson-Miramichi, passing 1 cable E of Beaubears Point
(4658N, 6534W), the NE extremity of Beaubears Island
(wooded, steep clay banks, 6 m in height) towards a wharf

15.48
Bartibog River is entered through a narrow channel on
the N shore between Moody Point and Bartibog Island. A
bridge (15.40) spans the river.

CHATHAM AND NEWCASTLE

Miramichi River above Newcastle

15.44
Route. From a position abreast the wharves at
Newcastle, the river leads S under Morrissey Bridge and
No 3 Bridge before branching into two.
Depths. In 1979, the least depth in the channel from
Newcastle to Nelson-Miramichi (46584N, 65335W)
was reported to be 46 m. The port authorities should be
contacted for the latest information.
Vertical clearances. See No 3 Bridge and two railway
bridges (15.40).

15.47
Anchorage grounds are scarce throughout most reaches
of the river, as the channels are too narrow. In case of
emergency, anchorage may be found midway between East
Point (4705N, 6520W) and the E end of Bartibog
Island, 9 cables NE.
There is sufficient width in the channel off Chatham for
vessels to anchor.

Bartibog River

15.46
A wharf at Nelson-Miramichi (46584N, 65335W)
has a length of 215 m and a charted alongside depth of
58 m (1993). The channel to the wharf has a least depth of
46 m (15 ft). Access to this wharf is impeded by No 3
Bridge. A submerged outfall pipeline extends into the
channel from the N end of the wharf.

15.50
The ports of Chatham and Newcastle have facilities for
the handling of oil, cement, woodproducts and general
cargo.
The two towns of Chatham and Newcastle have now
been amalgamated (1995) and are also known as the City
of Miramichi. Chatham is also known as Miramichi East
and Newcastle is also known as Miramichi West.

Approach and entry

1

15.51
Both ports are approached through buoyed and dredged
channels in Miramichi Bay, Miramichi Inner Bay and
Miramichi River.

Traffic
1

15.52
In 1990, Chatham was used by 8 ships, and 49 989
tonnes of cargo were handled. Newcastle was used by
28 vessels and 238 393 tonnes of cargo were handled.

Port Authority
1

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Transport Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, Harbours and
Ports, PO Box 1013, Dartmouth, B2Y 4K2.

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Limiting conditions

Harbour
General layout

Depths
1

15.54
Controlling depth in the channel is said to be 60 m at
LW. See 15.10.
As dredging of the river ceased in 1994, it is anticipated
that further silting will occur, causing disruption to
services.

Principal marks
1

Channel width
1

15.55
It was reported (1993) that the maximum span opening
at Morrissey Bridge is 30 m, and that there are overhead
cables at the bridge (15.41).
15.56
Public wharf at Newcastle (15.73).

15.69
Landmarks:
Towers (red lights) (4703N, 6527W) supporting
overhead cables (15.41).
Cathedral (red lights) (47015N, 65280W) at
Chatham.

Directions

Deepest and longest berth

1

15.68
The wharves at Chatham lie mainly on the S bank. The
wharves at Newcastle lie mainly on the N bank.

15.70
The ports are entered directly from the river.

Alongside berths

Tidal levels
1

15.57
Mean spring range about 1.75 m. Mean neap range
about 1.21 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2.

General information
1

Density of water
1

Chatham

15.58
The density of water is brackish.
1

Ice
15.59
The average dates for the harbour icing over are 8th
December to 10th April. The ports operate in the summer
season only. Daylight navigation only is permitted. Ice
breaking cover has been suspended.

Tidal streams
1

15.60
At Chatham, the average rate of the in-going tidal
stream is 1 kn, and the out-going is 2 kn. At times the rate
may be greater.

Arrival information
Notice of ETA required
15.61
ETA at Miramichi Bay is to be reported as at 15.11.

Outer anchorage
1

15.62
See 15.26 for details.

Submarine cables
1

15.63
See 15.39 for details.
15.64
Pilotage is compulsory. See 15.11 for details.

Tugs
1

15.65
Tugs are available from Chatham.

Small craft

15.66
See 15.38 for details.

Customs and Excise

1

15.74
Repairs: minor repairs only.
Other facilities: hospitals at Chatham and Newcastle;
garbage disposal facilities; derat and derat exemption
certificates; slipways at Chatham Public Wharf and close S
of Morrisey Bridge at Newcastle.
Supplies: fuel oil by road tanker; freshwater at public
piers; fresh provisions.
Communications: Chatham Airport 5 kms.

15.75
Loggieville. St Andrews Point Pier (47044N,
65231W) has a length of 78 m at the pierhead, and a
depth of 06 to 09 m alongside.
Marina. A marina operates from the ruins of an old
wharf at Douglastown (47014N, 65303W). There are
thirty berths and a reported depth of 2 m (7 ft) in the
harbour.

Traffic regulations
1

15.73
Northwood Mill Wharf (47010N, 65302W) has a
length of 104 m and depths alongside that vary from 55 to
73 m. The public wharf (47000N, 65338W) has a
length of 310 m and depths alongside that vary from 76 m
at S end to 80 m. A depth of 40 m exists close off the N
end. A T-shaped floating wharf is situated on W bank,
close S of Morrissey Bridge.

Port services

Pilotage
1

15.72
The public wharf (47022N, 65280W) at Chatham
has a length of 170 m and an alongside depth of 70 m.
Other berths exist at Gordon Point (47047N, 65236W)
and Lyons Cove Public Pier (47037N 65267W), which
has a length of 105 m and a alongside depth of 58 m. In
1999, this wharf was reported to be in a state of disrepair.
The CNR public wharf (47018N, 65284W) has a
length of 136 m and an alongside depth of 57 m. A cement
wharf (47012N, 65292W) has a length of 67 m and an
alongside depth of 57 m.

Newcastle
1

15.71
Alongside depths are reported depths. The port
authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

15.67
Newcastle is a port of entry for Canada.

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MIRAMICHI BAY TO BIRCH POINT

Anchorage

General information

Anchorage off Birch Point

Charts 1715, 4766, Canadian Charts 4906, 4911, 4486
(see 1.32)

Route
1

15.76
From a position in the vicinity of MH Light-buoy (safe
water) (47108N, 64595W) the coastal route leads NNE
in shallower water than the offshore route for about
73 miles to a position about 20 miles NNE of Birch Point
(4801N, 6430W).

Tabusintac Bay
1

Topography
1

15.77
The coast between Pointe Escuminac (4704N,
6448W) and Birch Point, the NE point of Miscou Island,
(4758N, 6431W) 58 miles N, is low and wooded, with
sand-bars and beaches, often enclosing shallow lagoons,
through which rivers flow to the sea. The entrances to
these lagoons and rivers are narrow, shallow and sometimes
blocked by shifting sand-bars. They afford shelter to small
craft, but there are no harbours for larger ships.

Depths
1

15.78
Shoal ground extends a considerable distance from the
coast in places, but there are no detached dangers. Rocky
patches with depths of less than 55 m (18 ft) over them
extend over 1 mile off some parts of the E coast of le
Lamque (Shippegan Island) (4748N, 6433W); breakers
occur within 1 miles from this coast in bad weather.
Wilson Bank, sand, extends about 2 miles off the E
coast of Miscou Island; it is advisable to give this bank a
wide berth.

Principal marks
1

15.79
Major lights:
Pointe Escuminac Light (4704N, 6448W) (14.354).
Miscou Island Light (Birch Point) (white tower, 25 m
in height) (4801N, 6430W).
2

Other navigational aid

1

15.80
Racon:
Miscou Island Light (4801N, 6430W). See
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2 for
details.
3

Directions
(continued from 15.15)
1

15.81
From a position in the vicinity of MH Light-buoy (safe
water) (47108N, 64595W) the coastal route leads NNE
to a position about 20 miles NNE of Birch Point (4801N,
6430W), passing Tabusintac Bay (4720N, 6457W),
Baie de Tracadie (4731N, 6452W) and several harbours
for small craft.
Useful mark:
South Tracadie Light (mast, 3 m in height) (4729N,
6452W).
(Directions continue for Chaleur Bay at 15.103)

15.82
Good anchorage is available in offshore winds off
Miscou Island Light (4801N, 6430W) (15.79) in depths
of from 6 to 11 m (20 to 36 ft), sand.
15.83
Position and function. Tabusintac Bay (4720N,
6457W) is a shallow bay enclosed by sand-dunes and
beaches. Oyster beds exist in the vicinity of 4720N,
6456W and mariners are advised to proceed with care.
Approach and entry. Tabusintac Bay is entered either
through Tabusintac Gully (4717N, 6458W) or through
Old Tabusintac Gully, 3 miles NNE. The shape and
positions of the sand-bars off the bay are subject to
continual change.
Local knowledge. Owing to changing conditions, the
lights and buoys may be moved to mark the best channel.
Mariners should not attempt to enter without local
knowledge.
Depths. Tabusintac Gully and Old Tabusintac Gully
have a least depth of 09 to 21 m (3 to 7 ft), but are liable
to be blocked by sand. Depths in the staked channel
leading to Tabusintac River increase to as much as 55 to
91 m.
Tidal streams are felt for a distance of 10 miles above
the mouth of Tabusintac River. Tabusintac River, with the
village of Tabusintac at its mouth, flows into the W side of
Tabusintac Bay. The river mouth can be seen over the sand
dunes and beaches.
15.84
Directions. From the vicinity of TA2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) (4717N, 6455W) a buoyed channel
leads through Tabusintac Gully and a staked channel leads
across Tabusintac Bay to Tabusintac River, which flows
through undulating country with occasional steep banks of
sandstone up to 30 m (100 ft) in height. The channel is
narrow, intricate and suitable for small craft only.
Useful mark:
McEacherns Point Wharf Light (framework tower,
5 m in height) (4721N, 6458W).
Berths. At Tabusintac village, two miles above the river
mouth, a wharf, 27 m (89 ft) long, has depths of 15 to
46 m alongside.
Small craft. At McEacherns Point, on the N side of
Tabusintac River, near its mouth, two piers enclose a basin
for small craft, with an entrance 18 m wide. The N pier has
an outer end 55 m (180 ft) in length and the S pier is 94 m
(310 ft) in length.
At Bayshore, a L-shaped pier extends from the coast
about 2 miles NNE of McEacherns Point.
Sheila Marina exists at Old Bridge Pier on Big Tracadie
River. A light is exhibited from the pier.

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4906 (see 1.32)

Baie de Tracadie
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367

15.85
Description. Baie de Tracadie (4731N, 6452W)
extends for a distance of about 8 miles along the coast,
behind long sandy beaches. It is shallow and nearly dries
in parts. Channels used by local fishing boats lead from the
entrance gullies to the village of Val Comeau (4728N,

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6453W) at the mouth of South Tracadie River, and the

town of Tracadie at the mouth of North Tracadie River,
3 miles NNW. A church (twin spires) stands in Tracadie,
with water towers close N and S of it.
Local knowledge is essential, as the sand-bars and
channels shift with every storm.
Directions. South Entrance. South Tracadie Light (mast,
3 m in height) (4729N, 6452W) marks the approach to
the S entrance and Val Comeau.
The N entrance, known as Tracadie Gully, is marked by
TE2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), moored close inshore,
about 27 miles NNE of South Tracadie Light and a
channel leads to the town of Tracadie. Val Comeau Jetty
and the wharf close W are approached through a buoyed
channel.
Useful marks:
Val Comeau Wharf Light (framework tower, 5 m in
height) (4728N, 6453W).
North Tracadie Pier Light (framework tower, 5 m in
height) (4732N, 6455W).
Berths for small craft exist as follows:
Val Comeau Main Jetty: T-shaped, with an outer face
89 m long; depth alongside 12 m. A light is
exhibited from the head of the jetty.
Wharf close W of the main jetty; 56 m long; a
slipway is fitted at the E end.
North Tracadie Wharf has an outer end 55 m long;
depth alongside 15 m. A light is exhibited from
the wharf.
Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

Shippegan Gully
1

Baie de Pokemouche
1

15.86
Description. Baie de Pokemouche (4740N, 6447W)
is entered through Pokemouche Gully, a narrow channel
between sand-bars, about 3 miles NNE of Green Point
(4737N, 6449W). Pokemouche River flows into the head
of the bay, where a road bridge and railway bridge span
the river mouth at the village of Inkerman.
Local knowledge is essential.
Directions. From a position close SW of TH2
Light-buoy (starboard hand) moored about 8 cables SE of
the harbour entrance, the track leads NW over a dangerous
shifting bar, that usually has a depth of 03 m (1 ft) over it,
and into the buoyed channel that leads through the
entrance.
Depths farther inside the entrance increase to 09 m to
12 m (3 to 4 ft). The channel to Inkerman is marked by
buoys and stakes.
Useful marks:
Church (twin spires) (4740N, 6449W) at Inkerman.
Pokemouche Gully Wharf Light (mast, 4 m in height)
(47402N, 64487W) on the pier at Inkerman.
Berth. Public pier at Inkerman, on E side of river
mouth, close downstream of the road bridge; pierhead is
17 m in length with depths of 09 m to 15 m reported
alongside. A slipway is situated between the bridge and the
pier.

Canadian Chart 4913 (see 1.32)

Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer
1

Petit-Pokemouche Gully
1

15.87
Description. Petit-Pokemouche Gully (4741N,
6444W) is a small channel through the beaches.
Berth. The pier is 30 m (100 ft) long, with a depth of
15 m alongside the pierhead.

15.88
Description. Shippegan Gully (4743N, 6440W) is the
S entrance to Shippegan Harbour (15.157), which is usually
entered from N from Chaleur Bay. The entrance is
protected by breakwaters on both sides. A sand-bar, which
partly dries and shifts in heavy gales, obstructs the
entrance, but there is a dredged channel for small craft in
which depths are reported to be about 17 m (5 ft). A depth
of 13 m was reported (2003) in the channel.
Caution. Owing to changing conditions, the buoys may
be moved to mark the best channel.
Local knowledge is essential.
Vertical clearance. The channel into Shippegan Harbour
passes under a lift bridge (15.158).
Tidal streams are described at 15.96.
Directions. Shippegan Gully is approached from SE,
passing (positions given from Big Shippegan Light
(47433N, 64396W)):
Close to TJ2 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (2 miles
S) marking the outer end of the buoyed channel,
thence:
NE of the head of the W breakwater (3 cables SW),
from which a light is exhibited (framework tower,
3m in height), thence:
Through the buoyed channel, which leads N, then
NW, for about 2 miles, through drying sandbanks
and under the lift bridge (2 miles NW) (15.158) to
Shippegan Harbour.
Useful marks:
Shippegan Gully Inner Breakwater Light (framework
tower, 3 m in height) (47434N, 64401W).
Big Shippegan Light (8-sided tower, 3 m in height)
(47433N, 64396W).
Berth. A wharf, with a slipway, is situated inside the W
breakwater. The approach channel has a charted depth of
03 m (1 ft).

15.89
Description. Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer (4747N, 6434W)
is a village on the E coast of le Lamque, with a basin for
small craft, enclosed by a L-shaped breakwater on its N
and E sides, and a pier on its S side.
Directions. From a position ESE of the entrance, the
recommended approach to Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer is with
Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer Breakwater Light bearing 291,
passing clear of the breakwater head from which the light
is exhibited, and between the breakwater and pier on the S
side, into the harbour.
The entrance is 17 m (56 ft) wide.
Useful marks:
Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer Breakwater Light (framework
tower, 4 m in height) (47468N, 64338W).
Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer Light (framework tower, 8 m in
height) (47469N, 64341W).
Basin for small craft is about 145 m long and 90 m
wide, with reported depths (1992) of 06 to 15 m. There is
a slipway for boats in the inner end of the S pier.

Fox Dens Gully

1

Canadian Charts 4913, 4920 plan of Shippegan Harbour

(see 1.32)

368

15.90
Description. Fox Dens Gully (4753N, 6430W)
separates the beach at the NE extremity of le Lamque
from Fox Dens Beach, farther N, and is a shallow entrance
used by local fishermen into Miscou Harbour.

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A buoyed channel leads through the gully to a pier

about 4 cables S.
Caution. The channel and harbour are subject to rapid
changes due to silting.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. From a position 4 cables E of Fox Dens
Gully Light, (framework tower, 3 m in height) (4753N,
6430W) in the vicinity of TK2 Light-buoy (starboard
hand) (47532N, 64295W), the buoyed channel leading
to the pier is navigable by small boats only and has a
limiting depth of 02 m (1 ft). The channel leads SW, then
S towards the public pier in the SE corner of Miscou
Harbour.
Berths. The public pier (47527N, 64305W) is
situated at Pigeon Hill. The pier is 138 m long and has an
outer end 38 m wide, with a depth of 12 m alongside. A
light (square framework tower, 3 m in height) is exhibited

from the pier.

A wharf and another small jetty are situated nearby. A
slipway for boats is situated between the wharf and the
public pier.

Miscou Gully
1

15.91
Description. Miscou Gully (4755N, 6430W)
separates the N end of Fox Dens Beach from Miscou
Island. A channel leads from the entrance into Miscou
Harbour.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. The entrance is approached from ENE,
passing over the sand-bar, on which there are breakers
during E winds. The entrance is very shallow and has been
reported as being unnavigable.

BAIE DES CHALEURS AND APPROACHES

Mariners are advised to exercise caution when
navigating in the area.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 4766, 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

Natural conditions

Area covered
1

15.92
This section describes the approaches to and routes
through Baie des Chaleurs. The larger ports of Belledune
and Dalhousie are also described, together with many
smaller ports and harbours. Baie des Chaleurs is the largest
bay in the Gulf of St Lawrence and is entered between
Northwest Miscou Point (4802N, 6432W) and Pointe au
Cap dEspoir, 25 miles NNE.
It is arranged as follows:
Baie des Chaleurs east part and approaches
(15.97).
Baie de Shippegan (15.144).
Baie des Chaleurs middle part (15.168).
Baie des Chaleurs inner part (15.201).
Rivire Restigouche (15.229).

15.96
Tidal streams. Tidal streams are regular within the bay,
but the rate seldom amounts to 1 kn. Off the mouth of the
bay, the streams are erratic, both in rate and direction,
especially over Miscou Bank.
Local weather. The bay is named and noted for its
milder climate in comparison with the weather in the
adjacent parts of the gulf. Fogs, which are frequent outside
the bay, seldom penetrate far towards its head, though rain
and mist often accompany E gales.

BAIE DES CHALEURS

EAST PART AND APPROACHES
General information
Charts 4766, 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

Description

Topography
1

15.93
The S shore is generally low, but there are cliffs of red
sandstone, 30 m high between LAnse-Bleu (4750N,
6505W) and Bathurst (4737N, 6540W).
The N shore is moderately high, with a range of hills,
their summits exceeding 520 m (1706 ft) in height, lying
parallel to the coast a few miles inland. The predominant
features of both shores are the red cliffs of sandstone and
shale, with intervening sandy beaches.

Depths
1

15.97
The approach to and E part of the Baie des Chaleurs
comprise the waters W of a line joining Northwest Miscou
Point (4802N, 6432W) and Cap dEspoir (4825N,
6419W) 25 miles NNE, and E of a line joining Pointe de
Maisonette (4750N, 6500W) and Pointe Huntingdon
14 miles NNW.

Route
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15.94
Baie des Chaleurs is free of detached shoals, except near
the coast, and is deep, gradually shoaling towards its head.

15.98
From a position about 20 miles NNE of Birch Point
(4801N, 6430W), the route leads WSW in deep water
into the E part of Baie des Chaleurs.

Topography

Marine farms

15.95
Aquaculture zones have been established throughout
Baie des Chaleurs. The zones are usually marked with
yellow cautionary buoys, which may or may not be lit. The
buoys are fitted with radar reflectors and the zones are
marked on a seasonal basis.
Fish traps, extending up to 5 cables offshore, may be
found between Grindstone Point (4745N, 6522W) and
Bathurst Harbour, 12 miles SW.

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15.99
South side. Northwest Miscou Point (4802N, 6432W)
is distinguished by a grassy sand hill. The N end of
Miscou Island has steep sandy beaches. Between Northwest
Miscou Point and Pointe de Maisonette, the shore is low,
with shallow inlets giving access to several harbours.
North side. Cap dEspoir (4825N, 6419W) consists
of red sandstone cliffs, about 15 m high, with the land
behind rising to high ridges inland. Pointe au Maquereau
(4812N, 6446W) is bold, dark and wooded, with craggy
rocks rising steeply to a height of about 60 m. Only small

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harbours exist between Pointe au Maquereau and Pointe

Huntingdon.
The highest land near the N shoreline is Colline Daniel,
a hill, 122 m in height, situated about 1 miles SW of
Pointe du Sud-Ouest (4809N, 6457W) (Pointe de lOuest
on Canadian Chart 4486).

Rescue
1

15.100
A Canadian Coast Guard lifeboat is stationed at
Shippegan (4745N, 6442W). See 1.105 and Admiralty
List of Radio Signals Volume 1 (2) for further information
on rescue.

Principal marks
1

15.101
Landmarks:
Cap dEspoir Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 40 m
in height) (4825N, 6419W).
Chimney at Chandler (69 m in height) (4821N,
6441W).
Church at Newport (4816N, 6445W).
Miscou Island Lighthouse (4801N, 6430W)
(15.79).
Cross, illuminated at night, at Grande-Rivire
(48244N, 64300W). (Canadian Chart 4486).
Church, 4 cables S of the cross mentioned above.
Major lights:
Cap dEspoir Light as above.
Miscou Island Light (4801N, 6430W) (15.79).
Chandler East Light (white framework tower, red
bands, 9 m in height) (4821N, 6440W).
Port Daniel West Light (white 8-sided tower, 10 m in
height) (4809N, 6457W) on Pointe du
Sud-Ouest.
Maisonette Light (square framework tower, 13 m in
height) (4750N, 6500W).

Small craft channel

Charts 1715, 4766, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

Off Cap dEspoir

1

15.104
Description. A channel, suitable for small craft only,
leads between Cap dEspoir (4825N, 6419W) and
Haut-fond Leander 12 miles SE.
Directions. Leading marks. The alignment (033) of the
following marks leads through the channel:
Cap Blanc (4830N, 6413W).
The centre of Rocher Perc (4831N, 6412W)
1 miles NNE.

Chandler
Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Chandler and Chandler Wharf
(see 1.32)

General information
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Other navigational aid

1

Useful marks:
Black Point Light (red and white rectangle on
framework tower, 18 m in height) (4753N,
6437W).
le Dupuis Light (4820N, 6440W) (15.110).
Newport Point Light (framework tower, 9 m in
height) (4817N, 6443W), on an islet off the
point.
Pointe au Maquereau Light (white framework tower,
red bands, 15 m in height) (4812N, 6446W).
(Directions continue for Baie des
Chaleurs middle part at 15.172)
(Directions for Chandler are given at
15.110, for Newport-Point at 15.116 and
for Baie de Shippegan at 15.147)

15.102
Racon:
Shippegan, North Channel EE Light-buoy (47532N,
64458W). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 2 for details.

15.105
Position. Chandler (4821N, 6440W) lies 15 miles
WSW of Cap dEspoir.
Function. Chandler is a small port serving local needs.
The main industry is wood-pulp and newsprint.
Traffic. In 1991, the port was used by 3 vessels,
totalling 25 074 grt.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Canadian Coastguard,
Harbours and Ports, 104 Dalhousie Street, Qubec.

Limiting conditions
Directions
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(continued from 15.3, 15.5 and 15.81)

15.103
From a position about 20 miles NNE of Birch Point
(4801N, 6430W), the track leads WSW in mid-channel
between Northwest Miscou Point (4802N, 6432W) and
Cap dEspoir 25 miles NNE into Baie des Chaleurs,
passing, (positions given from Cap dEspoir):
SSE of Haut-fond Leander and shoals (12 miles SE),
thence:
NNW of shoal water, with depths of less than 91 m
(30 ft) (22 miles SSW), extending 3 miles N from
Northwest Miscou Point, thence:
To a position, in deep water, between Pointe de
Maisonette (4750N, 6500W) and Pointe Huntingdon
14 miles NNW.
Clearing marks. The whole of Rocher Perc (Perc
Rock) (4831N, 6412W) bearing less than 021, open E
of Cap Blanc (White Head) 1 miles SSW, passes ESE of
Haut-fond Leander (4824N, 6418W).

15.106
Controlling depth. Minimum depth in the channel is
85 m.
Deepest and longest berth. Public jetty (15.111).
Density of water is 1025 g/cm3.
Ice. The port operates throughout the year, sometimes
with the assistance of icebreakers.

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15.107
Notice of ETA required. Masters of vessels requiring a
pilot should send their ETA to Atlantic Pilot Authority in
Halifax at least 12 hours before the ETA at the pilot
boarding position. The ETA should be confirmed or
corrected 4 hours prior to arrival. GMT should be used.
Submarine pipelines. There are a number of uncharted
outfall pipelines in the harbour, extending up to 1 cable
from the W shore. The outfall situated in LAnse--Llot is
covered with rocks. The outer end has a depth of 23 m
(8 ft) over it. A light (mast, 5m in height) (48206N,
64402W) is exhibited from LAnse--Llot.

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Pilotage is available but not compulsory. The pilot

boards in position 4819N, 6438W. See Admiralty List of
Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).
Tugs. No tugs are available.
Local knowledge is required.

Communications: sea services to Montral, Qubec and

ports on the Gasp coast; local airport.

Small craft
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Harbour
1

15.108
General layout. A curved stone breakwater extends
about 458 m from the shore in position 48208N,
64394W. A public jetty, 150 m long, extends SW from
the end of the breakwater.
le Dupuis, a small island, lies about 5 cables W of the
outer end of the public jetty.

Newport-Point
Canadian Chart 4921 plan
Newport-Point Wharf (see 1.32)

Directions for entering harbour

1

15.110
From a position about 2 miles SE of the head of the
breakwater, the track leads NW towards the harbour.
Chandler Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on square
framework tower, 8 m in height) (48208N,
64404W), on the shore at the head of the cove.
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on tower,
12 m in height) (198 m from front light).
The alignment (321) of these lights leads towards
Chandler, passing, (positions given from front light):
NE of shoal ground (6 cables SE) extending about
2 cables SE from le Dupuis (4820N, 6440W).
A stranded wreck lies on the S edge of the shoal
ground, and:
SW of the outer end of the public jetty (7 cables
ESE) (15.111).
Useful marks:
le Dupuis Light (white framework tower, red bands,
9 m in height) (4820N, 6440W).
Chimney (48208N, 64408W) at the paper plant.
Church spire (48209N, 64413W) in Chandler.

15.111
Anchorage berth. Good anchorage is available in the
roads off Chandler.
Alongside berths. The alongside berth for shipping,
which is 150 m long with a least depth of 86 m alongside,
is on the NW side of the public jetty. There are no berths
on the SE side. The approaches have been dredged to a
depth of 98 m (1991), within a radius of 190 m from the
SW end of the jetty. See 15.106.
Chandler East Light (15.101) is exhibited from the outer
end of the jetty.

15.114
Position. Newport-Point lies in 4817N, 6443W.
Function. Newport-Point is a village with a harbour for
fishing vessels, protected by two breakwaters.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through a buoyed channel, with a least depth of 41 m
(13 ft) (1998) on the alignment of the leading lights.
15.115
Controlling depth. Controlling depth is 41 m (13 ft) in
the harbour entrance.
Deepest and longest berth. W breakwater inner side.
(15.117).
15.116
Newport-Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, black stripe on square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (48171N,
64433W), on the head of the W breakwater.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 15 m in
height) (235 m from front light).
The alignment (342) of these lights, which are shown
from 15th April to 10th December only, leads to the
harbour entrance, passing, (positions given from front
light):
Close to Newport Light-buoy (safe water) (5 cables
SSE), thence:
ENE of a 09 m (3 ft) rocky patch, (2 cables S)
marked by AN1 Light-buoy (port hand), moored
close SSE, thence:
Between AN3 Light-buoy (port hand) (12 cables S)
and AN4 Light-buoy (starboard hand), marking
rocks with depths of 3 m and 34 m, respectively,
over them, thence:
WSW of the stone mound, ( cable SE) 5 m in
height, forming the S entrance point to the
harbour.

Basins and berths

Port services
15.112
Repairs: machine shop for minor repairs.
Other facilities: hospital; slipway at the marina
(15.113).
Supplies: fresh water available at the wharf; diesel oil;
fuel oil by rail wagon; fuel at the marina; provisions in
small quantities.

and

Directions

Newport-Point

Limiting conditions

Basins and berths

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of

General information

Principal mark
15.109
Major light:
Chandler East Light (4821N, 6440W) (15.101).

15.113
A previously disused jetty, about 5 cables W of the
breakwater, contains a marina, with floating pontoon berths.
The basin is protected by a breakwater and wharf bordered
with rocks from which a light (private) is exhibited. A
private daybeacon (starboard hand) has been constructed in
approximate position 48207N, 64402W.

15.117
Alongside berths. Berths at Newport-Point are located
near the fish plant at the inner end of the W breakwater,
and on Fishermans Jetty. The W breakwater, inner side,
has a length of 149 m and a depth of 45 m alongside. The
length of other wharves in the harbour vary from 64 to
30 m, with depths alongside of from 48 to 22 m.

Port services
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15.118
Other facilities: slipway.

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Caraquet Harbour

Directions for entering harbour

Chart 1715, Canadian Charts 4913, 4920 plans of Caraquet,

Middle Caraquet and Bas-Caraquet (see 1.32)

General information
1

15.119
Position. Caraquet lies in 4748N, 6456W.
Function. A considerable fishing industry is supported
by Caraquet (population 4315 in 1981) and Bas-Caraquet
(Lower Caraquet) (population 1859 in 1981). The main
imports and exports are pulpwood and frozen fish.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through Baie des Chaleurs. The main entrance is from NE
through Caraquet Channel; a channel for small craft enters
the harbour W of Caraquet Island.
Port Authority. La Comit du Port de Caraquet Inc.,
PO Box 3156, Caraquet EOB 1KO.

Limiting conditions
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15.120
Controlling depth. In Caraquet Channel, the least depth
is 53 m (17 ft) up to the jetties at Stoke Point; depths of
45 m (14 ft) exist in the channel farther W.
Deepest and longest berth. Jetty across the outer end of
Young Wharf (15.127).
Ice begins to form across the approaches usually during
the latter half of December, and clears during the first
week in April.
Density of water is 1025g/cm3.

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15.121
Notice of ETA required. ETA should be sent 12 hours
and 4 hours in advance to Atlantic Pilot Authority. See
Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).
Outer anchorage. Same as for Baie de Shippegan
(15.151).
Pilotage is available but not compulsory. pilot boarding
position is the same as for Shippegan (15.145). For further
details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).
Local knowledge is required.
Regulations. Caraquet is a port of entry for Canada.

Harbour
1

15.122
General layout. Caraquet Harbour extends from abreast
the village of Bas-Caraquet (4748N, 6450W) to the
town of Caraquet, 5 miles W. The harbour is well sheltered
and protected to the N by Caraquet Island, low; wooded
and its surrounding shoals, and by the drying sandbanks
extending SE from Pointe de Maisonette (4750N,
6500W). The main berthing area is at Caraquet.
W of Caraquet, the harbour leads into the wide and
shallow waters of Baie de Caraquet, into which flow
Rivire Caraquet and Rivire du Nord.
Marine farms. Many oyster farms are situated S of
Caraquet Island and in Baie de Caraquet. Mariners are
advised to proceed with care in these areas.

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15.123
Caraquet Channel. Caution. Owing to continual silting,
the leading lights and buoys may be moved to mark the
best channel. There may be less water than is shown on the
chart.
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position, the first
leg of the track leads SSE on the alignment of Pointe
Petite-Lamque Leading Lights, as given in the directions
at (15.147), to a position close ENE of EM2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) (4752N, 6445W). Thence the track
leads SW on the alignment of Caraquet Leading Lights.
Caraquet Leading Lights:
Front light (white square tower, red stripe, 8 m in
height) (47485N, 64505W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (6 cables from front light).
The front light is intensified on the leading line; the rear
light is visible on the leading line only.
From the position close ENE of EM2 Light-buoy
(starboard hand) the alignment (226) of the above lights
leads through Caraquet Channel, narrow and winding,
marked by buoys, between the edges of Caraquet Shoal and
Pokesudie Shoal, which are steep-to, passing, (positions
given from front light):
SE of the NE end of Caraquet Shoal (48 miles NE),
thence:
NW of the SW part of Pokesudie Shoal, thence:
SE of the SE edge of Caraquet Shoal (21 miles NE).
The deepest water does not always follow the leading
line, as can best be seen from the chart.
Middle Caraquet Leading Lights:
Front light (red rectangle, white stripe on framework
tower, 5 m in height) (47482N, 64532W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 14 m in
height) (355 m from front light).
The alignment (244) of these lights leads through the
buoyed channel for 2 miles, passing, (positions given
from front light):
Close to Lower Caraquet Wharf (13 miles ENE) from
which a light (framework tower, 3 m in height)
(47487N, 64514W) is exhibited, thence:
To a position 5 cables NE of the front light.
15.124
Stoke Point Leading Lights. From a position 5 cables
NE of Middle Caraquet Front Leading Light (15.123) the
alignment (093), astern, of the following lights leads
through the buoyed channel for about 7 cables, passing
close N of the shoal ground off the S shore, marked by
EM23 Light-buoy (port hand).
Front light (red rectangle, white stripe on framework
tower, 3 m in height) (47484N, 64516W).
Rear Light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (124 m from front light).
Pointe Brideau Leading Lights. From a position
close N of the shoal ground off the S shore, marked by
EM23 Light-buoy (port hand), the alignment (248) of the
following lights leads through the buoyed channel to the
berths at Caraquet:
Front light (black rectangle, white stripe on
framework tower, 4 m in height) (47478N,
64562W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (375 m from front light).

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Baie de Caraquet entrance. From a position about

4 cables NE of Pointe Brideau Front Leading Light, the
buoyed channel leads W for 1 miles to the outer part of
the Baie de Caraquet, passing S of the drying sandbanks
that extend about 2 miles SE from Pointe de Maisonette.

Channel west of Caraquet Island

1

15.125
Directions. From the vicinity of 4753N, 6456W, a
shallow buoyed channel leads SSE towards Caraquet
Harbour, passing, (positions given from Caraquet Island
Light (47494N, 64543W)):
About 2 miles WSW of Fishermans Ledge (rock and
stones) (3 miles NNE), thence:
Close to EN Light-buoy (safe water) (1 miles
NNW), thence:
ENE of Maisonette Ledge (rock) (1 miles NW),
thence:
2 cables WSW of the SW extremity (2 cables S) of
Caraquet Island, from which a spit of drying sand
extends 6 cables SSE.

Public Jetty (1 cable SW of Stoke Point Jetty); length

46 m at pierhead; depth 39 m at outer face to
35 m at inner face.
Caraquet:
Young Wharf; length 270 m on E side, 151 m on W
side; depths 19 to 57 m.
East Wharf; length 172 m; depth 30 m.
West Wharf; length 93 m; depth 50 m (reported).
West Wall between Young Wharf and West Wharf;
length 134 m.
Jetty across outer end of Young Wharf; length 351 m,
depth 39 to 60 m reported on outer side.

Port services
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Repairs: minor repairs to fishing vessels, patent slip.
Other facilities: hospital, slipways at Stoke Point,
Middle Caraquet and Caraquet.
Supplies: fuel by pipeline on Young Wharf; fresh water;
provisions; waste oil disposal in small quantities.
Communications: airport Chatham 125 km; Moncton
280 km.

Small craft
Fisherman Channel
1

15.126
General information. Fisherman Channel leads between
Fisherman Ledge, 2 miles N of Caraquet Island and
Scollop Patch, (not marked on Canadian Chart 4913) about
1 miles SE of the ledge. This channel connects the outer
end of Caraquet Channel with the channel W of Caraquet
Island. The channel has charted depths of from 76 to
125 m (25 to 45 ft), but it is only suitable for small craft.
Directions. The alignment (259) of Cap Pel (4750N,
6509W) and the cliffs at the W entrance point of
Grande-Anse, about 1 miles W, leads through Fisherman
Channel.
Useful marks:
Pointe de Pokesudie Light (4749N, 6445W)
(15.150).
Church spire (4748N, 6450W) at Bas-Caraquet.
Caraquet Island Light (white square on red square
framework tower, white bands, 20 m in height)
(4749N, 6454W) on the W end of the island.
Middle Caraquet West Breakwater Light (square
tower, 3 m in height) (4748N, 6452W).
Water tower (66 m (218 ft) in height; red lights)
(4747N, 6454W).
Young Wharf (SE corner) Light, (square framework
tower, 7 m in height) (47478N, 64555W).
Young Wharf (NW corner) Light (square framework
mast, 5 m in height) (47479N, 64558W).

Anchorages and harbours on north shore

Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Quai Rivire-Grande (see 1.32)

Pointe Verte
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Basins and berths

1

15.127
Anchorage berths. Safe anchorage is available in the
following places within Caraquet Roads:
SE of Caraquet Island, in depths of not less than 6 m
(20 ft).
S of Caraquet Island, in depths of 2 to 5 m (6 to
17 ft), E of the drying sandspit which extends
6 cables SSE from the SW point of the island.
Alongside berths. The following lists give the deepest
and longest berth within each port complex:
Bas Caraquet:
Stoke Point Public Jetty; length 35 m at the pierhead;
depths 33 to 61 m (1998).

15.129
Middle Caraquet. A marina is situated in the basin at
Middle Caraquet (4748N, 6452W). The depth in the
entrance is 22 m (7 ft) but there are shallower depths
inside the basin of 09 m (3 ft). The marina comprises a
L-shaped public wharf, with a breakwater extending from
its outer end, and a breakwater to the E which together
form the basin.
Pointe de Maisonette. Pointe de Maisonette public pier
(4750N, 6500W) has a length of 21 m at the pierhead
with a depth of 12 m alongside.

15.130
General information. At Pointe Verte (4823N,
6429W) about 5 cables ESE of the river entrance, there is
a small basin for fishing vessels, enclosed within
breakwaters, having an entrance 58 m (190 ft) wide. There
is a L-shaped wharf, 294 m (965 ft) long and 75 m (246 ft)
wide. In 1998, charted depths alongside varied from 3 m to
36 m. Two floating docks and a slipway are located in the
N part of the basin.
Caution. Due to silting, the depths in the fishing
harbour cannot be relied on, and there may be considerably
less water than shown on Canadian chart 4921.
A pipeline extending 120 m from the shore, terminating
in an obstruction, lies close SE of the S breakwater.
For details of Grande-Rivire, close W, see 15.132.
Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Sainte-Thrse-de-Gasp
(see 1.32)

Petite-Rivire-Est
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15.131
General information. At Petite-Rivire-Est (Little
River), also known as Sainte-Thrse-de-Gasp (4825N,
6424W), a boat basin is formed by a breakwater and a
L-shaped breakwater-wharf N of it. The entrance is 30 m
wide and the depths alongside (1998) are 20 to 30 m. A
floating wharf is situated at the mouth of the river.
Directions. The alignment (294) of Petite-Rivire-Est
Leading Lights, leads towards the head of the breakwater:

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Front light (orange diamond, black stripe on square

framework tower, 6 m in height) (4825N,
6424W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 9 m in
height) (136 m from front light).
Other facilities: slipway.

Small craft harbours on north coast between

Cap dEspoir and Pointe Huntingdon
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4921 plans of Grande Rivire and
Grande Rivire Wharf (see 1.32)

Grande-Rivire
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15.132
Description. Grande-Rivire (Grand River) (4824N,
6430W) is a fishing port, situated within the river mouth.
The village lies 7 miles W of Cap dEspoir. The entrance is
protected by a training wall on its S side. The channel
from the entrance to the wharves has a depth of about
16 m (6 ft), but is subject to silting.
Marine farm facilities marked by yellow cautionary
buoys lie SE of Grande-Rivire.
Directions. Caution. Due to silting, the depths in the
fishing harbour cannot be relied on, and there may be
considerably less water than shown on the large scale
Canadian chart 4921.
Grande-Rivire Leading Lights:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on square
framework tower with red bands; tower 9 m in
height (48238N, 64302W).
Rear light (white square framework tower with red
bands; tower 4 m in height) (59 m from front
light).
The above lights are exhibited from 15th April to 10th
December.
The alignment (319) of the above lights leads over the
bar and into the river entrance, passing, (positions given
from the front light):
Either side of GRANDE-RIVIRE Light-buoy (safe
water), moored on the leads (7 cables SE), thence:
SW of shoal ground (6 cables SE) extending S from
Pointe Verte, thence:
Close SW of the outer end of the S breakwater
(4 cables SE) at Pointe Verte, thence:
Close NE of the training wall (1 cables SE) at the
river mouth.
For details of Pointe Verte harbour, close E, see 15.130.
An obstruction (position doubtful) has been reported to
exist about mile SSW of the front leading light.
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)
Pointe du Grand Pabos
15.133
General information. Pointe du Grand Pabos (4818N,
6442W) is a headland, close W of which, and 3 miles
SSW of Chandler (15.105), lies a small cove, which
provides good shelter for small craft.
Newport
15.134
General information. Newport (4815N, 6445W) at
the mouth of a small river, is a harbour for small craft,
protected by a breakwater to the E.
The village of Newport stretches along the coast in the
vicinity.

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Newport Leading Lights:

Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe on square
framework tower, 8 m in height) (48153N,
64452W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 12 m in
height) (116 m from front light).
The alignment (288) of the above lights leads to the
harbour, passing, (positions given from the front light):
About 3 cables NE of les Mahy (two islets 46 m
(15 ft) in height) lying close to the coast, 1 mile S
of the church at Newport. A rocky shoal lies about
443 feet (135 m) S of the entrance.
Wharves, in a state of disrepair, are situated on both
sides of the river entrance. The channel between them is
36 ft (11 m) wide. On the W bank, a fish plant stands
adjacent to a wharf 90 ft (274 m) long and 3 ft (09 m) in
height. The harbour has depths of 08 to 18 m (26 to
59 feet). Depths may be less due to silting. The NE part of
the harbour, just downstream of the highway bridge has
been filled with rocks. Berthing is prohibited on the E side
of the river.
Ruisseau Chapados
15.135
General information. Ruisseau Chapados (4811N,
6452W) is a small stream which enters LAnse aux
Gascons close NE of Pointe Reddish (red limestone).
Pointe Reddish sometimes appears as an island. The mouth
of the stream forms a fishing harbour, with an entrance
about 15 m (50 ft) wide, protected from the W by a wharf,
and from the E by one breakwater.
Directions. LAnse aux Gascons Leading Lights. The
alignment (319) of the following lights leads to the
entrance, passing close SW of a rubble breakwater that
extends about 130 m S from the E entrance point of the
harbour:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe, on square
framework tower, 8 m in height) (48115N,
64518W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
11 m in height) (70 m from front light).
Berths. A wharf 433 ft (132 m) long forms the E side of
the harbour; another wharf 151 ft (46 m) long is situated on
the W side of the harbour and has a spur wharf extending
115 ft (35 m) from its end. In 2000, there was a least depth
of 10 ft (31 m) in the approach and in the basin S of the
spur wharf, and 6 ft (18 m) in the basin N of the spur
wharf.
A light (framework tower, 6 m in height) (48114N,
64517W) is exhibited from the head of the wharf.
Gascons-Ouest
15.136
General information. Gascons-Ouest (4811N,
6454W) is situated 1 mile W of Pointe Reddish (15.135).
The river mouth, protected by a breakwater, forms a small
fishing harbour with an entrance passage 13 m (43 ft) wide.
The wharf, 149 m (489 ft) long, had, in 1993, depths of 16
to 20 m (5 ft to 7 ft) alongside.
Canadian Chart 4921 plans of Baie de Port-Daniel and Port
Daniel East Wharf (see 1.32)
Baie de Port-Daniel
15.137
Description. Baie de Port-Daniel (4810N, 6458W) is
a small bay entered between La Vieille on the NE side and
Pointe du Sud-Ouest, (craggy point of grey limestone),
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Rivire Port-Daniel, a small stream, flows into the NW

side of the bay through a broad mud flat and drying bar.
Cap de lEnfer is a high headland of white limestone,
5 cables W of La Vieille. Shoal ground with depths of less
than 55 m (18 ft) extends about 5 cables offshore from Cap
de lEnfer, S around the head of the bay.
The village of Port-Daniel-Est is situated on the E side
of the river mouth.
Vertical clearance. A railway bridge (vertical clearance
76 m) spans the river mouth with a road bridge (vertical
clearance 23 m) close NW. Power cables (vertical clearance
83 m) span the river close S of the road bridge.
A marine farm is established in the bay; vessels should
anchor well clear.
Major light:
Port Daniel West Light on Pointe du Sud-Ouest
(15.101).
Directions. From a position midway between La Vieille
and Pointe du Sud-Ouest, a buoyed channel leads NW to
the village of Port-Daniel-Est.
Useful mark:
Port Daniel Wharf Light (48109N, 64577W)
(Private).
Anchorage berth. Baie de Port-Daniel provides good
shelter in all winds except those between S and E, which
send in a heavy swell. The best anchorage is in depths of
10 m (33 ft), mud, between Cap de lEnfer and Pointe du
Sud-Ouest; the anchorage position is indicated on the chart.
The holding ground is not good outside the line joining La
Vieille and Pointe du Sud-Ouest.
Alongside berths. On the E side of the mouth of
Rivire Port-Daniel, there is a L-shaped breakwater, with a
berthing length of 62 m (204 ft) and a depth of 13 m
(1997) on the inside. The dredged portion of the basin,
13 m in 1997 extends 50 m off the face of the berth. The
limiting depth inside the dredged area may be less because
of continuous silting. A wharf, 73 m (240 ft) long, with a
reported depth of 09 m alongside lies close W. There is a
slipway at this wharf.
Between the two bridges, there is a wharf on each side
of the river. The E wharf is 68 m (223 ft) long; the W
wharf is 30 m (98 m) long and in disrepair; both dry at
their inner ends.
Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)
Pointe aux Loups Marins
15.138
General information. Pointe aux Loups Marins
(4806N, 6502W) has a breakwater wharf 72 m (236 ft)
long, situated 6 cables NE of the point. A launching ramp
located SW of the wharf is protected from the SW by a
breakwater 16 m (53 ft) long.
Shigawake
15.139
General information. Shigawake (4806N, 6504W) is
a village near Pointe Smith.
Alongside berth. A jetty 82 m (269 ft) long is fringed
with rocks; it has a spur (in disrepair) extending 15 m from
its W end. The S face of the spur was reported (1993) to
have a depth of 12 m alongside.

Depths. In 2002 there were charted depths of 12 m

(4 ft) in the entrance channel.
Directions. Caution. Continuous silting takes place over
the rocky bottom and depths may be less than indicated.
The channel is marked by AG1 Light-buoy (port hand) and
AG2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), which also marks the
seaward end of the wharf.
Useful mark:
A light (framework tower, 6 m in height) (4804N,
6507W) is exhibited from the head of the wharf.
Berth. A breakwater wharf about 12 cables long is
located SW of Pointe Trachy. A rock breakwater is situated
close W of the outer end of the breakwater wharf. The
outer part of the berth had a charted depth of 1.2 m (4 ft)
in 2002.
Facility: launching ramp and floating wharves are
situated in the N part of the basin.

Small craft harbours on the south coast

between Northwest Miscou Point
and Pointe de Maisonette
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4913 (see 1.32)

Miscou Harbour
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Saint-Godefroi
15.140
Description. Saint-Godefroi (4804N, 6507W),
population 488 in 2000, is a small village on the SW side
of Pointe Trachy, 2 miles SW of Pointe Smith.

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Position and function. Miscou Harbour (4753N,
6434W) is suitable for use by small craft only. The
village of Miscou Harbour is situated close E of a spit of
land extending SE towards Harper Point, the S point of
Miscou Island. The village of Little Shippegan is situated
on the opposite shore.
Approach and entry. The main approach is from W
from Baie des Chaleurs.
The harbour may also be entered from Gulf of St
Lawrence through Miscou Gully (4755N, 6430W)
(15.91).
Depths. There is a least charted depth of 67 m (22 ft) in
the channel between Miscou Flat (4756N, 6438W) and
Shippegan Flat (2 miles SW); the channel is marked by
buoys and light-buoys.
The edges of the banks on both sides of the channel
become steep-to as it narrows to a width of about 2 cables
abreast Black Point Light (4753N, 6437W) (15.103).
Local knowledge is required.
Submarine cables are laid across the harbour entrance
between Miscou Harbour and Little Shippegan as indicated
on Canadian Chart 4913.
Harbour. Within the entrance the harbour is mainly
shallow, with a bottom of soft mud. Depths of from 22 to
42 m (7 to 14 ft) extend about 2 miles SE from the
entrance, and a narrow channel, with depths of more than
37 m (12 ft) leads NE to sandbanks which extend W from
Miscou Gully.
Caution. A cable ferry operates between Miscou
Harbour and Little Shippegan. Privately maintained signal
lights are shown from each ferry terminal as follows:
Red light: the cable is up and mariners are cautioned
not to cross the ferry route.
Green light: the cable is submerged and traffic may
pass.
Directions for entering harbour. Caution. Due to
changing conditions the leading lights and buoys may be
moved to mark the best channel.
Miscou Harbour Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (47529N, 64350W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 13 m in
height) (463 m from front light).

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From a position about 5 miles NW of Black Point Light,

the track leads SW through Miscou Channel to the harbour
entrance, on the alignment (120) of the above lights
passing, (positions given from front light):
Close to EA Light-buoy (safe water) (5 miles NW),
marking the outer end of the channel.
From a position about 1 mile ENE of Black Point Light
(15.103), the buoyed channel leads E, passing close S of
the edge of the sandspit on the N side of the harbour
entrance.
Useful marks:
Miscou Wharf Head Light (square framework tower,
3 m in height) (47537N, 64346W).
Harper Point Light (square framework tower, 3 m in
height) (47536N, 64347W).
Shippegan Island (le Lamque) Ferry Wharf Light
(square framework tower, 5 m in height)
(47530N, 64345W).
Shippegan Island (le Lamque) Ferry Wharf Light
West (square framework tower, 3 m in height)
(47530N, 64345W).
Alongside berths. The following berths are located near
the harbour entrance:
Miscou Harbour: public pier extends 275 m SE from
the shore close E of the sandspit; length of pier at
pierhead 12 m; depth alongside 12 m. A ferry
ramp is located on E side of the pier.
Little Shippegan: public pier extends from S shore;
depth at pierhead 06 m.
Other facilities. A slipway and boat service area are
located near the public pier in Miscou Harbour.

into several smaller bays and inlets. Shippegan Harbour lies

at the S end of the bay. Shippegan Channel is deep, but the
buoyed channel is narrow between steep-to shoals, and
there are several turns. The channel is marked by leading
lights.

Pilotage
15.145
Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot for Baie de Shippegan
and for Caraquet Harbour (15.121) boards in position
47544N, 64485W as indicated on the chart. For further
details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals, Volume 6 (5).

Local knowledge
15.146
Local knowledge is recommended.

Directions
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15.142
General information. The small village of
Petite-Rivire-de-lle (Island River) (4752N, 6439W)
lies in a small drying bay, 1 miles SW of Black Point
Light (4753N, 6437W).
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. Petite-Rivire-de-lle is approached from
NW, over the inner side of Shippegan Flat (sandstone,
thinly covered with sand), and through a narrow channel
across drying sandbanks, which extend up to 5 cables from
the shore in this vicinity.
Useful mark:
Petite-Rivire-de-lle wharf light, NE corner, (square
framework tower, 3 m in height) (47524N,
64392W).
Berth. A public pier, with an outer face 87 m long,
extends NW from the S entrance point of the bay. The
berth at the outer end is 12 m long, with a reported depth
of 18 m alongside.

Other names
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15.143
Pointe Smith (4805N, 6504W).
Rivire Nouvelle (4804N, 6508W).

BAIE DE SHIPPEGAN

General information
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4913 (see 1.32)

Description and route

1

15.144
Baie de Shippegan (4748N, 6443W), which is
approached from the N through Shippegan Channel, leads

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15.147
Caution. Owing to changing conditions, the leading
lights and buoys may be moved to mark the best channel.
There may be less water than is shown on the chart.
Approach. From the vicinity of the pilot boarding
position, the track leads SSE through Shippegan Channel,
marked by buoys.
Pointe de Petite-Lamque Leading Lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on red
framework tower, 8 m in height) (47489N,
64423W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 16 m in
height) (281 m from front light).
The alignment (151) of these lights leads into
Shippegan Channel, passing, (positions given from front
light):
Close to Shippegan North Channel EE Light-buoy
(safe water) (5 miles NNW) (15.102), thence:
Close ENE of EM2 Light-buoy (starboard hand)
(37 miles NW).
(Directions continue for Caraquet Channel at 15.123)
Thence the track continues SSE, passing:
Close ENE of the N point of Pokesudie Shoal, sand
(3 miles NNW), thence:
WSW of shoal ground, marked by EG5 Light-buoy
(port hand) extending about 1 miles W from the
W coast of le Lamque in the vicinity of the
conspicuous tower (15.150) (2 miles NNE), thence:
Close E of the E edge of Pokesudie Shoal, marked by
EG8 Light-buoy (starboard hand).
15.148
Pointe Marcelle Leading Lights. From close E of the
E edge of Pokesudie Shoal, the alignment (194) of the
following leading lights leads SSW for a distance of
9 cables, through the first reach of Shippegan Channel:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 6 m in height) (47472N,
64450W) on SE point of Pokesudie Island.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 17 m in
height) (339 m from front light).
15.149
Pointe Peinture Leading Lights. From a position
47498N, 64440W at the end of the Pointe Marcelle
Leading Lights leading line, the alignment (158) of the
following leading lights leads SSE for about 1 miles to
the N end of Baie de Shippegan:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 6 m in height) (47458N, 64416W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 18 m in
height) (458 m from front light).

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Pointe Bernache Leading Lights. From a position

about 7 cables WSW of Pointe de Petite-Lamque Front
Leading Light (15.147), the alignment (179) of Pointe
Bernache Leading Lights, leads S through the central part
of Baie de Shippegan:
Front light (black rectangle, red stripe, on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (47455N, 64433W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 16 m in
height) (170 m from front light).
15.150
Useful marks:
Tower (94 m (310 ft) in height; red lights) (4751N,
6441W), near the W coast of le Lamque.
Pointe de Pokesudie Light (square framework tower,
10 m in height) (47492N, 64453W) on the N
side of Pokesudie Island.
(Directions continue for Shippegan Harbour at 15.161)

Basins and berths

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15.151
Good anchorage is obtained near the outer end of
Shippegan Channel (4753N, 6446W).

Shippegan Harbour

General information
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Chart 1715, Canadian Charts 4913, 4920 plan of Lamque

(see 1.32)

15.152
Position. Baie de Lamque (4747N, 6440W) lies on
the E side of Baie de Shippegan.
Function. Baie de Lamque is an excellent harbour used
by fishing vessels.
Approach and entry. Baie de Lamque is approached
through a buoyed and dredged channel, across a bar of
sand and mud with a charted depth of 49 m (1992)
between Pointe Alexandre (4747N, 6442W), and Pointe
Brl, 2 miles SW, and is entered S of Pointe Alexandre.

15.153
Controlling depth. In 1998, there was a charted depth
of 55 m in the final approach to Lamque village.
Deepest and longest berth. South Basin SW side
(15.155).

Directions for entering harbour

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15.154
Baie de Lamque South Leading Lights. The
alignment (074) of the following lights leads through the
first reach of the buoyed channel:
Front light (white square, red stripe, on red
framework tower, 5 m in height) (47468N,
64392W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 10 m in
height) (917 m from front light).
Lamque Leading Lights. From a position 47465N,
64408W at the end of the Baie de Lamque South
Leading Lights leading line, the alignment (041) of the
following lights, leads NW through the buoyed channel to
the entrance to the boat harbour:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 8 m in height) (47474N, 64395W) at
the head of the outer breakwater.
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 11 m in
height) (119 m from front light).

15.157
Position. Shippegan Harbour lies in 4745N, 6442W.
Function. Fishery and peat industries are located within
the town of Shippegan.
Approach and entry. Shippegan Harbour can be
approached and entered from the Gulf of St Lawrence
through Shippegan Gully (15.88) or from Baie des Chaleurs
through Baie de Shippegan.
Port Authority: Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
PO Box 717, Tracadie, NB EOC 2BO.

Limiting conditions

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15.156
Other facilities: slipway close E of the inner end of the
E breakwater.

Chart 1715, Canadian Charts 4913, 4920 plan of Shippegan

Harbour (see 1.32)

Baie de Lamque

General information

15.155
Berths are situated inside the two basins. The deepest
and longest berth is on SW side of South Basin, 100 m in
length and with a depth of 55 m alongside. There were
general depths of 55 m throughout South Basin in 1998.

Port services

Anchorage
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Useful mark:
Lamque Wharf Light (red framework tower, 5 m in
height) (47474N, 64396W) on the W side of
the entrance.

15.158
Controlling depth. The least charted depth in the
approach from Baie des Chaleurs is 4 m. This depth
permits vessels of 36 m draught to enter the harbour.
Vertical clearance. A causeway (4745N, 6442W)
with a lift bridge near its SW end, spans the harbour from
le Lamque on the N side to the mainland on the S side at
a position close S of the wharves at Shippegan. Vertical
clearance is 13 m when the bridge is raised and 27 m
when lowered.
Deepest and longest berth. New North Wharf (15.163).
Density of water is 1025 g/cm3.
Maximum permitted draught is reported to be 61 m
with assistance from maximum spring tides.
Ice. The harbour is frozen over from about the middle
of December to the middle of April.

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15.159
Notice of ETA required. See 15.121. See Admiralty List
of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).
Outer anchorage. See 15.151.
Submarine cables. Abandoned submarine cables are laid
close S of the causeway (15.158).
Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot boards in 47544N,
64485W as indicated on the chart. ETAs should be sent
to Atlantic Pilot Authority 12 hours and 4 hours in advance.
See entry under Caraquet in Admiralty List of Radio
Signals Volume 6 (5).

Harbour
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15.160
General layout. The basins and wharves are located at
the town of Shippegan on the W shore. Buoyed channels
lead from Baie de Shippegan and from Shippegan Gully
(15.88).

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Tidal streams. The tidal stream sets S through Baie de

Shippegan and Shippegan Gully from about 3 hours before
to 3 hours after the time of LW in Shippegan Harbour. The
stream sets in the opposite direction from about 3 hours
before to 3 hours after the time of HW. The S-going stream
is somewhat stronger than the N-going stream, and its rate
increases more rapidly at the beginning and decreases more
rapidly at the end than the N-going stream.
The greatest rate is about 5 kn, in both directions, in
Shippegan Gully. The duration of slack water is about
10 minutes, but the rate remains less than 1 kn for about
45 minutes.

Small craft
Baie de Petite-Lamque
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Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 15.150)

15.161
Shippegan Harbour West Entrance Leading Lights.
From a position about 1 miles N of Pointe Bernache
(4745N, 6443W), the alignment (154) of the
following lights leads SSE to Shippegan Harbour:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 9 m in height) (47448N, 64421W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 16 m in
height) (453 m from front light).
Shippegan Gully can only be used by small craft to
enter Shippegan Harbour. The port authorities should be
contacted for the latest information. See 15.88 for
information and directions.
15.162
Useful marks:
Water tower (29 m (96 ft) in height) (47445N,
64427W).
Church spire (47448N, 64427W) in Shippegan.
Shippegan Wharf Light (square framework tower, 3 m
in height) (47449N, 64421W) on the outer end
of the N jetty.
Savoy Landing Light (square framework tower, 5 m
in height) (47449N, 64415W) on the head of
the Savoy Landing jetty.

Canadian Chart 4920 plan of Shippegan (see 1.32)

Savoy Landing
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15.163
Shippegan. Three L-shaped jetties extending from the
shore, form two basins. The entrance to the N basin is
about 52 m (170 ft) wide and to the S basin is about 45 m
(148 ft) wide. Alongside berths are situated on the inner
and outer faces of the jetties, except for the NW face of
the N jetty, which is protected by stones. The L-shaped end
of New North Wharf is 70 m in length, with an alongside
depth of 68 m. Depths alongside other berths vary from
60 to 27 m.

Canadian Chart 4913 (see 1.32)

15.164
Repairs: minor repairs only.
Other facilities: hospital at Caraquet (30 kms);
launching ramp at Savoy Landing (15.166) close NW of
the NE end of the causeway.
Supplies: fuel oils; freshwater; provisions.
Communications: Chatham Airport 125 km.
Rescue: A lifeboat, operational during the ice-free
navigation season, operates from the port. See 1.105.
Small craft. A marina is situated in a basin NW of New
North Wharf. There are 100 berths. The entrance channel is
reported to be dredged to 21 m.

15.167
Description. Saint-Simon Inlet (4746N, 6446W) is
entered between Pointe Marcelle (4747N, 6445W) and
Pointe Brl (1 mile S), and leads SW for about 2 miles,
where it divides into Baie Saint-Simon Nord and Baie
Saint-Simon Sud.
The village of Saint-Simon, with a church, lies at the
head of Saint-Simon Nord.
Directions. From a position in mid-channel N of the
sandspit surrounding Pointe Brl, a channel leads,
generally SW for about 3 miles to the jetty at
Saint-Simon. The inlet is encumbered with many marine
farms.
Anchorage can be obtained in the outer part of
Saint-Simon Inlet, in depths of from 6 to 9 m (20 to 30 ft),
but space is restricted.
Berth. The public jetty at Saint-Simon (47445N,
64495W) has a depth of 12 m alongside its head.

BAIE DES CHALEURS MIDDLE PART

General information
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

Description
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Port services
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15.166
Savoy Landing (4745N, 6441W) is a berth 150 m
(492 ft) in length with a depth of 14 m at its outer end,
extending from the shore close NW of the NE end of the
causeway. A light (15.162) is exhibited from the head of
the jetty. There is a slipway at the head of the wharf.

Saint-Simon Inlet

Basins and berths

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15.165
Description. Baie de Petite-Lamque (4748N,
6442W) is a shallow bay lying on NE side of Baie de
Shippegan.
Directions. From the main channel, the bay is entered
from SW, passing SE of drying flats extending from N
shore. The bay is encumbered with many marine farms.
Anchorage is obtained off the mouth of the bay as
indicated on Canadian Chart 4913.
Pier. A ruined pier extends from the N shore, about
7 cables inside the entrance.

15.168
The middle part of Baie des Chaleurs comprises the
waters W of a line joining Pointe de Maisonette (4750N,
6500W) and Pointe Huntingdon, 15 miles NNW, and E of
a line joining Belledune Point (4754N, 6550W) and Les
Caps Noirs, 13 miles N.
The Port of Bathurst (4737N, 6540W) and small port
of Pointe Rochette (4747N, 6542W) on the S coast are
described, and the small port of Paspbiac (4801N,
6515W) on the N coast is also described.
Nepisiguit Bay is a large indent on the S shore.

Route
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15.169
From a position in deep water between Pointe de
Maisonette (4750N, 6500W) and Pointe Huntingdon
15 miles NNW, the route leads generally WNW to a
position in mid channel between Belledune Point (4754N,
6550W) and Les Caps Noirs.

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Topography
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15.170
South side. The S shore between a position 3 miles W
of Pointe de Maisonette and Bathurst Harbour, about
26 miles WSW, is lined with sandstone cliffs, 30 to 60 m
high. NW of Bathurst Harbour, the low terrain is typical of
the S shore of Baie des Chaleurs.
North side. The N shore is of moderate height, with
higher hills farther inland.

Principal marks
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15.171
Landmarks:
Grande Anse Church Spire (green) (4749N,
6510W).
Two radio towers 125 m (411 ft) in height (4801N,
6515W).
Spire at Pointe de New Carlisle 59 m (192 ft)
(4800N, 6520W).
Cross (illuminated at night) at Beresford (4742N,
6542W) (15.199).
Caplan Church Spire 67 m (221 ft) in height
(4806N, 6541W).
Cross (illuminated at night) at Pointe Rochette
(15.173).
Chimney of a smelting plant (elevation 63 m (205 ft);
red lights) (4754N, 6550W). The chimney was
reported (1997) to be visible for more than
20 miles.
Major lights:
Maisonette Light (4750N, 6500W) (15.101).
Paspbiac Light (two orange rectangles, one on E
side, one on S side, on square framework tower,
12 m in height) (4801N, 6515W).
Salmon Beach Light (red and white rectangle on
square framework tower, 13 m in height) (4740N,
6533W).
Belledune Breakwater Light (orange square in white
rectangle on red framework tower, 8 m in height)
(47548N, 65503W).

Minor harbour
Canadian Chart 4920 plan of Petit-Rocher Wharf (see 1.32)

Pointe Rochette
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Chart 1715, Canadian Charts 4486, 4921 plan of Approaches to

Paspbiac, and Paspbiac Wharf (see 1.32)

General information

Directions
(continued from 15.103)

15.172
Caution. Due to shoal ground close to the coast, it is
advisable for the mariner navigating close inshore NNW of
Youghall Point (4739N, 6537W) to keep outside the
183 m (60 ft) depth contour.
From a position, in deep water, in mid-channel between
Pointe de Maisonette (4750N, 6500W) and Pointe
Huntingdon, the track leads WSW initially, then turns
WNW when abreast of the port of Bathurst, passing,
(positions given from Paspbiac Light (4801N, 6515W)):
SSE of the sandspit extending SSW from Pointe de
Pasbbiac, thence:
SSE of Pointe Bonaventure (8 miles W) (red, low
sandstone cliff).
The track then leads WNW, passing:
NNE of Belledune Point (24 miles WSW) (low and
sandy), thence:
To a position in mid-channel between Belledune Point
and Les Caps Noirs (23 miles WNW) a bold and
rocky headland, rising to 122 m in height.

15.173
General information. Pointe Rochette lies in 4747N,
6542W, where there is a L-shaped breakwater 183 m long,
with a 70 m head. Petit-Rocher village is situated close
within Pointe Rochette.
Directions. From a position in mid channel, the track
approaching Pointe Rochette leads SSW, passing SE of a
rock that lies about 1 cables NE of the breakwater head,
marked by ES2 Light-buoy (starboard hand).
Petit-Rocher light (square framework tower, 7 m in
height) (47469N, 65425W) is exhibited from the head
of the breakwater.
Useful mark:
The illuminated cross of the church at Petit-Rocher
(15.171).
Berth. A berth inside the breakwater has a depth of 18
to 34 m alongside. A slipway is situated near the inner end
of the breakwater.

Paspbiac

Pointe de Maisonette to Belledune Point

Useful marks:
Grande-Anse Church Spire, (green) (elevation 60 m
(198 ft)) (4749N, 6511W).
Radio tower (elevation 107 m (350 ft); red lights)
(4801N, 6519W).
Stonehaven Light (square framework tower, 9 m in
height) (4745N, 6522W).
Belledune Point Light (white structure) (4754N,
6550W).
(Directions continue for Baie des Chaleurs
inner part at 15.205)

15.174
Position and function. Paspbiac harbour is situated
about 6 cables NNW of Pointe de Paspbiac (4801N,
6515W). This point is the S extremity of a beach of sand
and shingle, triangular in shape, enclosing a shallow,
partially dry lagoon. An outlet from the lagoon, near its NE
end, allows small craft to enter or depart at high water.
Baie de Paspbiac, dark red cliffs along the N shore,
extends 3 miles WSW from Pointe de Paspbiac to Pointe
de New Carlisle, sandy and wooded.
The village of Paspbiac is situated N of the lagoon, and
other villages extend along the N shore of Baie de
Paspbiac.
The port is used for the handling of oil products,
pulpwood, salt and the fishing industry.
Marine farms. Aquaculture sites are situated about
12 miles SW of the harbour in Baie de Paspbiac; no
cautionary buoys mark the area.

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15.175
Controlling depth. Depths in the basin are from 27 to
60 m (9 to 20 ft), except at the N end, which is shallower.
The port authorities should be contacted for the latest
information.
Density of water is 1025 c/gm3.
Ice. The harbour is open all year; occasionally ice
breaker assistance is required.

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15.176
Outer anchorage is available in Baie de Paspbiac, in
depths of 11 m (36 ft), clay, about 1 mile W of Pointe de
Paspbiac, as indicated on the Canadian charts.
Shelter is good, except in onshore winds. SW winds
send in a considerable swell, but the holding ground is
good.
Submarine pipelines. Two submarine water intake
pipelines are situated close E of the public wharf.
Pilotage and tugs. Pilotage is available but not
compulsory. Tugs are available but not necessary.
Local knowledge is required.
Customs and Excise. Paspbiac is a port of entry for
Canada. Customs Office is located at Gasp.

Bathurst Harbour
Chart 1715, Canadian Charts 4486, 4920 plan of Bathurst
Harbour (see 1.32)

General information
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Harbour
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15.177
General layout. Paspbiac jetty, 5 cables NW of Pointe
de Paspbiac, encloses the SE and S sides of a small basin,
and a rockfill breakwater forms the W side. In 1998, the
outer 59 m of the wharf was in ruins; mooring was
prohibited and mariners warned not to approach within
5 m. A fish plant is located near the inner end of the
public pier.
Landmark:
Two radio towers (4801N, 6515W) (15.171).

Limiting conditions
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Directions for entering harbour

1

15.178
From a position about 1 miles SW of Pointe de
Paspbiac, the track into Baie de Paspbiac leads N,
passing W of a sandspit with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) over it, extending about 7 cables SSW from Pointe
de Paspbiac; the sandspit is marked on its SW side by
AP2 Light-buoy (starboard hand), taking care to keep clear
of the marine farms (15.174) close SW.
Paspbiac harbour is entered between the head of the W
breakwater and the head of the jetty, about 100 m NE.
15.179
Useful marks:
Paspbiac Breakwater Light (square framework tower,
7 m in height) (48011N, 65156W) at the head
of the breakwater.
Paspbiac West Wharf Light (square black mast, 8 m
in height) (48011N, 65155W) on the outer end
of the jetty.

Berths
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15.180
Alongside berths:
Inner side of Public Jetty (also known as Commercial
Wharf); (48011N, 65153W) length 300 m;
depths alongside 27 m to 55 m.
Wharf (48012N, 65153W) on NE side of basin;
length 200 m; depths alongside 30 to 60 m; used
by the fishing industry.

15.181
Repairs: minor repairs only.
Other facilities: slipway.
Supplies: fuel oils in limited quantities; fresh water;
provisions.
Communications: by sea with Qubec and ports on the
Gasp coast; nearest airport Gasp 150 km.

15.183
Controlling depth. The channel over the bar, thence
through the harbour to the berths, is reported to be dredged
annually to a depth of 52 m (17 ft), but owing to silting
there may be less water. In 1993, depths of 37 m at LW
were reported in the entrance channel with an additional
12 m at HW Neaps and 21 m at HW Springs. There is a
least charted depth of 35 m in the approaches.
Vertical clearance. A road bridge with a vertical
clearance of 12 m spans the river from Bathurst to East
Bathurst, upstream of the wharves.
Deepest and longest berth is Consolidated Bathurst
Wharf (15.187).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 14 m; Mean neap
range about 09 m. See information in Admiralty Tide
Tables Volume 2.
Maximum size of vessel handled had a draught of 5 m.
Ice. The navigation season is from about mid-April to
early December.

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15.182
Position. 4737N, 6540W.
Function. The harbour contains berths for ocean-going
vessels serving the industries of the area. The chief imports
are industrial chemicals; the chief exports are timber
products, iron ore and metal concentrates. The population
of Greater Bathurst was 23 935 in 2001. Bathurst Harbour
has been reported as not being used for commercial
shipping for some considerable time due to silting in the
channels.
The city of Bathurst occupies the promontory between
the entrances to the Nepisiguit and Middle Rivers.
Approach and entry. Bathurst Harbour is approached
from Nepisiguit Bay through a dredged channel.
Traffic. In 2001, the port was used by one ship with a
total of 31 574 dwt. No ships were recorded as entering
Bathurst in 2002.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Canadian Coastguard,
Harbours and Ports, PO Box 1013, Dartmouth NS
B2Y 4K2.

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15.184
Notice of ETA required. The master of a vessel
requiring a pilot should report ETA at the pilot boarding
position (see below) to Atlantic Pilot Authority at least
12 hours in advance, and confirm or correct it 4 hours prior
to arrival. UTC should be used. See Admiralty List of
Radio Signals Volume 6 (5). It has been reported that a pilot
has not been used for more than ten years (2001).
Outer anchorage. The recommended anchorage position
is 5 miles NNE of the harbour entrance; this position is
indicated on the charts.
Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot boards in position
47438N, 65338W. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 6 (5).
Local knowledge is essential, as the leading lights and
buoys may be moved to meet changing conditions and
channels. It was reported (1997) that the navigational aids
for the approach and entrance to the harbour are to be
downgraded to an unlit system. By 1999 most of the
changes had been implemented.

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Customs and Excise. Bathurst is a port of entry for

Canada and covers Belledune and Campbellton.

depth (1992) of 08 m (3 ft). A slipway is located in the

NE corner of the basin.

Harbour
1

15.185
General layout. An extensive basin lies within the
harbour entrance, but much of it dries at LW, except for
the channels of Nepisiguit, Middle and Tetagouche Rivers,
which unite below Bathurst. None of these rivers are
navigable for any distance.
Alongside berths lie on both sides of the Nepisiguit
River at Bathurst, and a bridge (15.183) spans the river
abreast the city.
The dredged channel continues to the wharves at
Bathurst, terminating just below the bridge.
Tidal streams set at a rate of 2 kn in the main channel
and at a rate of about 1 kn over the bar. The streams set
fairly in and out over the bar.
Major light:
Salmon Beach Light (4740N, 6533W) (15.171).

Small craft harbours on

north shore, west of Paspbiac

Pointe Bonaventure
1

Directions for entering harbour

1

15.186
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
47438N, 65338W the approach channel to the channel
over the bar has been dredged over a width of 61 m. Inside
the entrance, the width of the channel reduces to 42 m
between mudbanks on both sides. The channels are marked
by buoys (lateral).
Carron Point Leading Lights. The alignment (208)
of the following leading lights, which are visible on the
leading line only, leads to the harbour entrance, from where
local knowledge is essential for passage through the buoyed
channel:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (47391N, 65374W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 16 m in
height) (528 m from front light).
Useful marks:
White wooden light structure, no longer in use,
situated on Belloni Point (4740N, 6434W).
Two radio towers (red lights) (4737N, 6537W).
15.187
Consolidated Bathurst Wharf, situated on the W bank
has a length of 152 m and a least depth alongside of 38 m;
the public wharf on the E bank has a length of 123 m and
an alongside depth of 32 m. Berths at other wharves have
depths alongside of between 12 and 34 m. At West
Bathurst (47376N, 65396W) there is a small wharf. In
2002 the public wharf was reported as being up for sale.

Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Havre de Beaubassin (see 1.32)

Port services
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15.188
Repairs: minor repairs only.
Other facilities: hospital at Bathurst.
Supplies: diesel oil available by road tanker; provisions;
fresh water at Consolidated Bathurst Wharf.
Communications: airport 8 km.

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15.191
A small pier close E of Pointe Bonaventure (4800N,
6527W) has a depth of 12 m at its outer end.
Other small piers are situated between Pointe
Bonaventure and the mouth of Rivire Bonaventure, 2 miles
NNW.

Havre de Beaubassin

Alongside berths
1

Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

15.190
Caution. The piers and breakwaters along this stretch of
coast are subject to silting and to damage by ice, and it
advisable to approach them with caution.
The condition of the piers and the depths in the vicinity
may vary from season to season; many of the small piers
are in ruins.

15.192
Description. Havre de Beaubassin, (4802N, 6529W)
is a boat harbour in the mouth of Rivire Bonaventure. The
harbour is subject to rapid silting, especially at the
entrance, abreast Pointe de Beaubassin.
Bonaventure village, lies on the N side of the river
mouth.
Depths. The approach channel, along the leading line,
and the approach to the berth was dredged to a depth of
18 m (1997). However, depths are subject to rapid change.
Directions. From a position about 3 miles SW of Pointe
Bonaventure, the track leads N towards the entrance
channel.
Bonaventure Leading Lights. The alignment (010) of
the following lights leads into the approach channel:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on square
framework tower, 16 m in height) (4802N,
6529W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
16 m in height) (142 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only and are
shown from 15th April to 10th December.
Useful mark:
A church (tall spire; 39 m (127 ft) in height) is
situated in the village.
Anchorage. There is good anchorage in E winds SSW
of the entrance, in the position indicated on the charts.
Alongside berths. There are pontoon berths, arranged in
a F-shape, and a wooden wharf about 144 m long.
Small craft. A marina operates from the basin, formed
by the F-shaped pontoon berths, which is equipped with
normal facilities and a slipway.
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

Ruisseau-Leblanc
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15.189
A marina, with full services, operates from Youghall
Point (4739N, 6537W). It is reported that privately
maintained leading lights are exhibited from white
daymarks with orange stripes in the approach to the marina
basin. The previously dredged approach channel has a

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15.193
General information. At Ruisseau-Leblanc (4805N,
6537W), there is a fishing harbour, which is protected by
a breakwater on the E side and a breakwater-wharf on the
W side. The harbour is entered from SE; the entrance is
50 m wide. Pontoons and a launching ramp are situated in
the NW part of the harbour. Depths alongside the pontoons
and wharf varied from 05 to 13 m in 1991.

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The breakwater is in ruins (2002) and access to it is

prohibited.
Attention is drawn to a wreck, used for diving purposes,
with a depth of 12 m (38 ft) over it, marked by a buoy
(private), 5 cables WSW of the wharf.
Local knowledge. Owing to silting in the harbour
entrance, local knowledge should be used to establish the
latest depths available. Mariners are advised to proceed
carefully in the approach to the harbour.

Rivire Caplan
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15.194
General information. At the mouth of Rivire Caplan
(4807N, 6544W), two training walls extend from the
shore. The E wall is 156 m long; the W wall is 233 m
long. Both walls have an elevation of 15 m. There is a
reported depth of 12 m (4 ft) between the training walls.

Stonehaven
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Beresford
1

Small craft harbours on the

south shore between Pointe de
Maisonette and Belledune Point
Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4486 (see 1.32)

LAnse-Bleu
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15.195
General information. At LAnse-Bleu (4750N,
6505W), a breakwater, 217 m (712 ft) long, extends from
the coast.
Directions. From a position in deep water about 3 miles
N of LAnse-Bleu breakwater, LAnse-Bleu is approached
from NNE.
Useful marks:
LAnse-Bleu wharf light (square framework tower,
5 m in height) (47499N, 65049W) is exhibited
from the head of the wharf.
LAnse-Bleu breakwater light (framework tower, 4 m
in height) (47499N, 65049W) is exhibited
from the new breakwater close W of the wharf.
Berth. The berth on the end of the breakwater has a
reported depth of 06 to 12 m at its outer end. A slipway is
situated on the W side of the breakwater, near its outer end.

Grande-Anse
1

15.196
General information. At Grande-Anse (4749N,
6511W), a fishing village, a curving breakwater and a
pier form a small boat harbour with a reported depth of
12 m (39 ft).
Directions. The breakwater is approached on the
alignment (205) of the following leading lights:
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on framework
tower, 7 m in height) (47491N, 65106W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 7 m in
height) (122 m from front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
Useful marks:
Grande-Anse Church Spire (15.172).
Three oil tanks situated close SW of the church.

15.197
A small bay at Pokeshaw (4747N, 6515W) affords
shelter for small craft. Pokeshaw River flows into the head
of the bay.

15.199
General information. Beresford (4742N, 6542W) is
situated near the N end of a lagoon, 3 miles long, behind a
sand beach. Rivers flow into each end of the lagoon.
Directions. The shallow entrance to the lagoon lies
3 miles NW of the entrance to Bathurst Harbour.
Useful mark:
Illuminated cross (elevation 44 m (146 ft)) on the
church at Beresford.

Pointe Verte
1

15.200
General information. At Pointe Verte (Green Point)
(4752N, 6546W), two breakwaters enclose a boat
harbour.
Directions. The entrance between the breakwater heads
is 23 m wide. Pointe Verte Light (framework tower, 4 m in
height) is exhibited from the outer end of the N breakwater.
Pointe Verte wharf light (square framework tower, 7 m
in height) (47517N, 65457W) is exhibited from the
NW corner of the inner wharf.
Basin. The depth inside the basin is 06 to 12 m.

BAIE DES CHALEURS INNER PART

General information
Chart 1715, Canadian Charts 4486, 4426 (see 1.32)

Description
1

15.201
The inner part of Baie des Chaleurs, lies W of a line
joining Belledune Point (4754N, 6550W) and Les Caps
Noirs, 13 miles N.

Route
1

15.202
From a position in mid-channel between Belledune Point
(4754N, 6550W) and Les Caps Noirs, the route leads W
for 17 miles to the head of the bay.

Topography
1

Pokeshaw
1

15.198
General information. At Stonehaven (4745N,
6522W) on the W side of Grindstone Point, a small
harbour is formed by a L-shaped breakwater, 234 m (768 ft)
in length, and a pier SW of it.
Directions. The harbour is entered between the head of
the breakwater and the outer end of the pier.
Stonehaven Light (15.172) is exhibited from a hill
overlooking the wharf. Another light (square framework
tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited from the breakwater.
Berth. The public pier is 70 m long, with a reported
depth of 3 m at its head. There is a slipway adjacent to the
inner end of the breakwater.

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15.203
The S shore of Baie des Chaleurs continues generally
low to the head of the bay. Heron Island (4800N,
6609W) is wooded and moderately high, and is divided
into two parts by a narrow neck of land. The NE coast of
the island consists of red sandstone cliffs about 12 m (39 ft)
high. The shoal ground bordering the S shore increases in
width W of Belledune Point and surrounds Heron Island.
The N shore, with high terrain inland is largely occupied
by Baie de Cascapdia, W of Les Caps Noirs, and Baie de
Tracadigache, W of Pointe Tracadigache (4805N,
6608W), a sandy point.

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(15.206) is exhibited from the pierhead. A causeway

connects West Point Island to the mainland.

Principal marks
1

15.204
Major lights:
Belledune Breakwater Light (orange square in white
rectangle, on red framework tower, 8 m in height)
(47548N, 65503W).
Carleton Light on Pointe Tracadigache (red and white
tower, 9 m in height) (48052N, 66075W).
Dalhousie (Douglas Island) Light (red and white
rectangle, green square in centre, on square
framework tower, 19 m in height) (48043N,
66219W).

Anchorage
West of Heron Island
1

15.207
Good anchorage may be obtained in depths of about
8 m, mud, 3 miles W of the W end of Heron Island, and
about 1 miles N of the mouth of Charlo River (4800N,
6617W).
The anchor berth is indicated on the charts.

Belledune

Directions
(continued from 15.172)
1

15.205
Caution. It is advisable for the mariner navigating near
the S shore to keep outside the 183 m (60 ft) depth
contour W of Belledune Point.
From a position in mid-channel between Belledune Point
and Les Caps Noirs, the track leads W, passing (positions
given from Pointe Tracadigache (48052N, 66075W)):
N of shoal ground (4 miles S) with depths of less
than 11 m (36 ft) extending almost 1 miles from
the NE coast of Heron Island, and:
S of the sandspit (5 cables S), thence:
Close to the pilot boarding position (15.234), 2 miles
ESE of Pointe Miguasha (4804N, 6618W).
Useful marks:
Heron Island Light (red and white rectangle on square
framework tower, 13 m in height) (47598N,
66083W). A white abandoned lighthouse stands
nearby.
Shrine (illuminated at night; elevation 569 m
(1868 ft)) and radio mast close W (elevation 612 m
(2008 ft)); red lights (4808N, 6607W).
Chimney (4803N, 6622W).
(Directions continue at 15.236)

Chart 1715, Canadian Chart 4920 plan of Belledune Wharf

(see 1.32)

General information
1

Limiting conditions
1

Small craft channel

Heron Channel
1

15.206
Description. Heron Channel (4758N, 6609W) lying
between Heron Island (15.203) and the mainland, has
depths of 43 m (14 ft). The channel is intricate and
dangerous, and is only usable by small craft of suitable
draught. Heron Rock lies in the middle of the E entrance.
Local knowledge is required.
Directions. For the mariner approaching Heron Channel
from E, the deepest water will be found by passing S of
Heron Rock, lying in the middle of the SE entrance.
Useful mark:
New Mills West Light (square framework tower, 5 m
in height) (47585N, 66114W).
Anchorage. Good anchorage may be obtained in a depth
of 55 m (18 ft), mud, sand and clay covered in kelp and
sea grass, about 1 mile NE of New Mills West Lighthouse.
Winds from NW raise a short sea.
The anchor berth is indicated on the charts.
New Mills. There is a public pier, with a depth of 09 m
alongside its head, at New Mills on the S side of the
channel, about 3 miles SE of the W end of Heron Island,
where Benjamin River enters the sea.
West Point Island. There is a public pier, with a depth
of 15 m alongside its head, at West Point Island, about
2 miles SSE of the W end of Heron Island. A light

15.208
Position. Belledune lies in 4755N, 6551W about
1 mile W of Belledune Point.
Function. The port mainly handles bulk cargo for
Belledune Fertilizers Ltd and coal for a smelting plant at
Belledune.
Imports are lead sulphate and concentrates; petroleum
products; coal; perlite.
Exports are diammonium phosphate; fertilisers; fish; lead
ingots; timber; peat moss and sulphuric acid.
The population of Belledune was 2060 in 1998.
Traffic. In 1998, the port was used by 110 ships and a
total of 2 200 000 tonnes of cargo were handled.
Port Authority. Port of Belledune, 112 Shannon Drive,
Belledune NB, E8G 2W2.

15.209
Deepest and longest berth. The deepest berth is
Terminal 2. The longest berth is M.D.Young Terminal
(15.213).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 25 m; mean neap
range about 13 m. See information in Admiralty List of
Tide Tables Volume 2.
Density of water is between 1018 g/cm 3 and
1025 g/cm3.
Ice. The port is open to shipping throughout the year
and is free of ice most winters. However, the prevailing E
winds bring pack ice into the bay, which can start rafting,
making the approaches difficult at times.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Ships with a draught
of 126 m will berth at high water only. Ships with a length
of 135 m (443 ft) may be turned around inside the
breakwater in good weather conditions.

Arrival information
1

383

15.210
Notice of ETA required. Masters of vessels bound for
Belledune must report their ETA to Atlantic Pilot Authority
at least 24 hours prior to the vessels ETA at the pilot
boarding position, with confirmation or correction 12 hours
prior to arrival. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume
6 (5) for details.
Outer anchorage. Good anchorage may be obtained in
fair weather in a depth of 18 m, about 1 mile N of the
breakwater.
Pilotage and tugs. Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot
boards either 1 miles (depth 27 m) or 3 miles (depth
33 m) NE of the breakwater. Both these positions can be

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used as temporary anchorages if the vessel has to wait for

a berth. Two tugs are available.
Customs and Excise. Belledune is a port of entry,
served from Bathurst Customs office.

Berths
1

Harbour
1

15.211
General layout. The harbour is enclosed to the N and
W by a mole, but is open to the E. Terminals 1 and 2 are
situated on the inside of the mole, at the inner end of the
outer mole. M.D. Young Terminal is situated on the S side
of the harbour.
The fertiliser plant is situated near the SW side of the
harbour, with three circular tanks nearby. The lead smelter
plant is situated 5 cables S of Belledune Point.

Port services
1

Directions for entering harbour

1

15.212
From a position about 2 miles NE of Belledune Point,
the track leads SW and is entered between Belledune Point
and the outer end of the mole, 4 cables NW. A light
(15.172) is exhibited near Belledune Point.
Useful marks:
Chimney of a smelting plant (15.171) situated
5 cables SSW of Belledune Point.
Church (spire; elevation 46 m (150 ft)) 8 cables SW
of Belledune Point.

15.213
Anchorage berth. Small vessels can anchor S of the
breakwater, in depths of 6 to 10 m, but swinging room is
limited.
Alongside berths. There are three main berths at
Belledune. Terminal 1 (47547N, 65509W) has a length
of 155 m and a depth of 104 m alongside. Terminal 2
(47547N, 65505W) was built solely to deliver coal to
the power station. It has a length of 307 m and a depth of
between 134 and 144 m. Terminal 3, also known as
M.D. Young Terminal (47546N, 65505W), is for mixed
cargoes and has a length of 455 m and a depth alongside of
101 to 115 m.
15.214
Repairs: minor repairs.
Other facilities: hospital at
Supplies: provisions; bunkers
fresh water (available by road
Communications. Bathurst
airport 40 kms.

Bathurst; diver.
(available by road truck);
truck).
airport 35 kms; Charlo

Jacquet River
Chart 1715

General information
1

15.215
Position. Jacquet River enters the S side of Baie des
Chaleurs in position 4755N, 6602W. The river mouth is

Port of Belledune (15.213)

(Original dated prior 2002)
(Photograph Belledune Port Authority)

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spanned by a railway bridge. The village of Jacquet River

had a population of 1923 (2001).
Depths. Shoal ground with depths of less than 55 m
(18 ft) extends up to 1 mile from the coast in this vicinity.

Directions
1

15.216
The channel into Jacquet River is buoyed and and is
entered about 4 cables N of the entrance. It was reported
(1996) that some of the buoys are to be discontinued.
Useful mark:
Two red and white vertically striped silos are situated
close to the shore E of the river mouth.

Anchorage berth
1

15.217
There is anchorage in depths of 9 m (29 ft), mud,
2 miles NW of the entrance to Jacquet River, as indicated
on the chart. Although open to E winds, the holding
ground is good and the anchorage is considered safe in
summer.

Alongside berths. The new wharf butts onto the W side

of the L-shaped old wharf. The outer 120 m of the wharf is
capable of berthing vessels on the W and E sides. On the
W side, depths of 32 m exist, 120 m from the wharf head
increasing to 78 m at the head. Depths on the E side may
be less and 41 m has been reported. A marina is situated
on the E side of the wharf, on the N side of a spur wharf,
projecting E from the main wharf. The marina is equipped
with a slipway.
A light (private) is exhibited from a square framework
tower at the head of the main wharf. A similar light is
exhibited from the E end of the spur wharf.
Caution. The outer part of the E spur of the old wharf
has been demolished and constitutes a danger to navigation.

Rivire Cascapdia
1

Baie de Cascapdia

15.222
General information. Rivire Cascapdia (4811N,
6555W), which flows into the head of Baie de Cascapdia
through drying mud and sandbanks, can only be entered by
small craft.
The entrance channel is marked by privately maintained
buoys.

General information
1

15.218
Baie de Cascapdia (4809N, 6556W) entered between
Les Caps Noirs (Black Cape) and Pointe Tracadigache,
13 miles W, is shallow, with drying mudbanks and
sandbanks filling its head and bordering its NE shore.
Villages extend all along the NW shore of the bay.
Les Caps de Maria on the W side of the bay, 3 miles
NE of Pointe Tracadigache, form a steep bank 44 m high.
Local knowledge is required.
Aquaculture. Numerous marine farms have been
established in the bay.

Directions
15.219
From a position about 4 miles W of Les Caps Noirs, the
anchorage is approached on the line of bearing 033 of
New Richmond Church (elevation 37 m (123 ft)) situated
on the coast, 3 miles NW of Les Caps Noirs.

Baie Tracadigache
Chart 1715 plan of Restigouche River

General information
1

Anchorage
1

15.220
Anchorage may be obtained SW of New Richmond,
3 miles NW of Les Caps Noirs, where there is a pulp
mill and a ruined pier.
Caution. Depths in this area are reported to be less than
charted, and it is advisable to approach the anchorage with
care.
Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Black Cape (see 1.32)

Directions
1

Black Cape
1

15.221
General information. At Black Cape (Howatson Point),
13 miles NW of Les Caps Noirs, a jetty extends 305 m
from the coast. The jetty is reported to be a good radar
target, but is difficult to identify visually.
Directions. It is advisable to approach and leave along
the NS line of the jetty; the prevailing winds and tidal
streams set across its axis, but there is reported to be no
difficulty in berthing in fair weather, using an anchor as
necessary.
Anchorage may be obtained off the jetty, clear of a
submarine pipeline that extends about 5 cables SW from
the shore at a point cable W of the jetty. The outer end
of the pipeline is marked by a privately maintained buoy.

15.223
Route. Baie Tracadigache (4805N, 6612W) is entered
between Pointe Tracadigache and Pointe Miguasha, 7 miles
WSW.
Depths. Baie Tracadigache is bordered with shoals.
Storage area. An extensive drying basin at the mouth of
Rivire Nouvelle, on the W side of the bay, is used for
storing pulpwood.
Marine farms. Mariners are warned that numerous
marine farms have been established in the bay. The zones
are usually marked with yellow cautionary buoys, which
may or may not be lit. The buoys are fitted with radar
reflectors and the zones are marked on a seasonal basis. An
aquaculture zone with central point located in position
48042N, 66130W has been permanently established.
The zone is marked from June 1st to November 1st by four
yellow cautionary light-buoys fitted with radar reflectors.
Major light:
Pointe Tracadigache Light (4805N, 6608W)
(15.204).

15.224
From a position 2 miles S of Pointe Tracadigache, Baie
Tracadigache is entered passing SW of the sandspit
extending 5 cables S from Pointe Tracadigache.
It is advisable to keep in depths of greater than 13 m
(42 ft) until Pointe Tracadigache bears more than 068.
Useful marks:
Carleton Church (elevation 60 m (198 ft)), situated
12 miles NE of Pointe Tracadigache.
Carleton Wharf Light (white framework tower, red
bands, 9 m in height) (4806N, 6608W) 9 cables
NE of Pointe Tracadigache.

Anchorages
1

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15.225
There is good anchorage, in depths of 9 to 12 m (30 to
40 ft), mud, 1 mile W of Pointe Tracadigache.

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There is anchorage farther inshore, in depths of about

11 m (36 ft), 8 cables NW of the point. The anchor position
is marked on the chart.

527 m (1729 ft) about 4 miles N of Pointe la Garde

(4804N, 6632W).
South side. The wooden hills and ridges are much
lower, although of considerable elevation, the highest being
Sugarloaf Mountain about 1 miles SW of Campbellton.

Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Carleton (see 1.32)

Carleton
1

15.226
Description. At the village of Carleton (4806N,
6608W) on the E side of Baie Tracadigache, a jetty and
breakwater SE of it, form a small basin. A spur wharf runs
SE from about the centre of the jetty. Pulpwood, lumber
and limestone are exported and salt is imported. The port is
open all year, with only the occasional need for an
icebreaker.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, 10, de la
Boulangerie, PO Box 22, Carleton, Qubec.
Alongside berths. Carleton wharf is 246 m in length
with berths on both sides. On the NW side there is a berth
130 m long with a maintained depth (1997) of 72 m. On
the SE side, there is one berth with a length of 70 m and a
depth of 60 m. The outer face of the wharf is 22 m long
with a depth of 7 m alongside. A light (15.224) is exhibited
from the head of the wharf. Mariners are warned that
silting is rapid. The spur wharf is used by the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans. A slipway is available.
Repairs: minor repairs.
Other facilities: local hospital.
Supplies: freshwater; diesel oil; provisions.
Communications: local airport.

Depths
1

Hazards
1

Small craft
1

15.232
In 2002, there was a least charted depth in the entrance
channel of 30 ft (91 m) but this may be reduced by silting.
There are depths of not less than 7 m (23 ft) in the
channel as far as Pointe la Garde, about 9 miles from the
entrance, but the channel becomes shallower above this
point.
There are charted depths of less than 37 m (12 ft) in the
channel above Pointe au Chne (4802N, 6637W); these
depths may be reduced by silting.
The estuary is subject to continual silting and the
channel between Pointe au Chne (4802N, 6637W)
where there is a sand-bar, and Campbellton is no longer
maintained by dredging. There may be less water than is
shown on the chart.
The depths in the channel at HW are not affected by
seasonal variations in the river level.

15.227
Marina. Within the basin there are a number of
interconnecting jetties for use by small craft. The marina is
situated in the NE part of the basin.

15.233
Lumber rafts. The channel buoys are liable to be
displaced by lumber rafts under tow.
Marine farms exist in this area. In particular, the
attention of mariners is drawn to a marine farm which has
been established close N of the pilot boarding position.
Ferry. A passenger and vehicle ferry service is reported
to exist between Dalhousie and Miguasha-Ouest, 2 miles
NNE. The ferry track is indicated on the chart.

Pilotage
Other names
1

15.228
Douglas Point (4759N, 6607W).
Eel Bay (4802N, 6621W).
Little Belledune Point (4755N, 6554W).
Pointe Duthie (4810N, 6554W).

RIVIRE RESTIGOUCHE

Natural conditions
1

General information
Chart 1715 plan of Restigouche River, Canadian Chart 4426
plan of Dalhousie Harbour (see 1.32)
15.229
The estuary of Rivire Restigouche, is entered between
Pointe Miguasha (4804N, 6618W) and Inch Arran Point
about 2 miles W. The industrial port of Dalhousie is
situated close within the entrance, on the SW side.

Pilot to Dalhousie Harbour

Route
15.230
From the vicinity of the pilot boarding position
48032N, 66150W the narrowing inlet leads W for a
about 15 miles to the port of Campbellton.

Topography
1

15.235
Tidal streams. The maximum rate of the tidal stream in
the entrance to the estuary sets at about 2 kn.
Ice in the estuary above Dalhousie limits navigation to
the period May to December inclusive, but for conditions
within Dalhousie Harbour see 15.244.

Directions

Description
1

15.234
Pilotage is compulsory. The pilot boards in position
48032N, 66150W. Pilots should be ordered through
Atlantic Pilot Authority. For further details see Admiralty
List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (5).

15.231
North side. The mountains rise to an elevation of 305
to 530 m (1000 ft to 1740 ft) at a distance of 2 to 3 miles
from the shore. Mont Escuminac rises to an elevation of

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15.236
Inch Arran (Bon Ami) Point Leading Lights:
Front light (white square tower, red stripe, 11 m in
height) (48037N, 66211W).
Rear light (white rectangle, red stripe, on square
framework tower, 10 m in height) (365 m from
front light).
From a position close to the pilot boarding position
2 miles ESE of Pointe Miguasha (4804N, 6618W), the
alignment (286) of these lights leads into the entrance to
the estuary, passing, (positions given from the front light):
About 2 cables SSW of Banc Miguasha (1 miles
ESE). Banc Miguasha; sand and stones, extends
about 1 mile WSW from Pointe Miguasha and is

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marked at its SW end by EV2 Light-buoy

(starboard hand); the buoy is liable to drag out of
position and should not be relied on.
From this position, the track leads NW for about
1 miles, to a position about 7 cables E of Dalhousie
Island Light (15.204) on the alignment (268) of the
Dalhousie East leading lights, (15.248) passing 6 cables NE
of Bonamy Rocks (4 cables SE). Bonamy Rocks are steep,
high and broken.
(Directions continue for entering Dalhousie Harbour at
15.248 and for the passage to Campbellton at 15.237)

Dalhousie Harbour to Campbellton

(continued from 15.236)

15.237
Pointe Campbell to Pointe Fleurant. From a
position about 7 cables E of Dalhousie Island Light
(15.204), the buoyed channel leads NW, passing, (positions
given from Pointe Campbell (4805N, 6620W)):
NE of Middle Ground (1 mile W) (15.249), thence:
About 5 cables S of Pointe Fleurant (2 miles
NW).
Useful marks:
Dalhousie Wharf Light (48043N, 66217W)
(15.250).
Miguasha-Ouest Wharf Light (red framework tower,
white bands, 8 m in height) (4806N, 6621W).
15.238
Pointe Fleurant to Pointe au Chne. From a position
about 5 cables S of Pointe Fleurant, the buoyed channel
leads WSW and steadily narrows, passing (positions given
from Pointe dEscuminac (4807N, 6628W)):
SSW of Barre Fullerton (1 miles SE) a narrow
drying spit extending about 1 mile SSW from the
coast, thence:
Between the shoal filling Baie dEscuminac,
extending 4 miles SW, and shoal ground extending
up to 1 mile from the S shore, thence:
Between drying ground in LAnse Busteed (5 miles
SW) and the shoal ground, drying in parts,
extending about 1 miles from the S shore,
thence:
Close to the N shore between Point la Batterie
(6 miles SW) and Pointe au Chne (7 miles SW).
Useful marks:
Radio tower (elevation 240 m (787 ft); red lights)
(4803N, 6626W).
Radio towers (4801N, 6635W).
Sugarloaf Mountain (4759N, 6641W).
15.239
Pointe au Chne Leading Lights:
Front light (orange rectangle, black stripe, on white
framework tower, red bands, 6 m in height)
(48024N, 66366W).
Rear light (orange square, black stripe on tower of
similar construction, 23 m in height) (672 m from
front light).
The lights are visible on the leading line only.
The alignment (045), astern, of the above lights leads
through the buoyed channel for about 1 miles, passing
(distances given from front light):
Between the E part of shoal ground extending
1 miles SW that fills Baie au Chne, and:
Shoal ground (1 miles SW), drying in parts;
extending 1 miles from the S shore.

15.240
Campbellton Leading Lights. The alignment (241) of
the following lights leads across the bay and between the
shoals towards the railway jetty at Campbellton.
Front light (white rectangle, red stripe on square
framework tower, 6 m in height) (48007N,
66401W).
Rear light (square framework tower, red stripe, 15 m
in height) (373 m from front light).
Useful marks:
Richardsville church (spire) (4800N, 6637W).
White statue (48003N, 66397W) on top of a
hospital at Campbellton.
Campbellton Wharf Light (framework tower, 5 m in
height) (4801N, 6640W) at the E end of the
jetty.
(Directions continue for entering
Campellton at 15.258)

Minor harbours
Miguasha-Ouest
1

15.241
General information. A public jetty with a ferry berth
is situated at the village of Miguasha-Ouest (4806N,
6621W).
Berths. The jetty has a berthing length of 46 m, with
depths of 09 to 4 m alongside. A spur, 31 m long, with
depths of 09 to 12 m alongside, projects from the E side
of the main jetty, providing berths for small craft.
The ferry berth (least depth 24 m) is sheltered by a
rubble breakwater. A light (red framework tower, white
bands, 8 m in height) (4806N, 6621W) is exhibited from
the end of the breakwater.
Facilities: slipway and crane.

Pointe Fleurant
1

15.242
A public jetty is situated at Pointe Fleurant (4806N,
6624W). Length of berth 34 m; depth alongside 21 m.

Dalhousie Harbour
General information
1

15.243
Position. Dalhousie Harbour (4804N, 6622W), lies on
the N coast of New Brunswick, close within the estuary of
Rivire Restigouche.
Function. Dalhousie Harbour serves the local industries,
the chief exports being lumber, wood pulp, newsprint and
ore concentrates. Industrial chemicals, oil and coal are
imported.
Traffic. In 2001, the port was used by 100 ships with a
total dwt of 1 931 731.
Port Authority. Transport Canada, Harbours and Ports,
PO Box 1270, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CIA
7M8.

Limiting conditions
1

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15.244
Controlling depth. See 15.232.
Deepest and longest berth. The deepest berth is West
Wharf. The longest berth is East Wharf. See 15.251 for
details.
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 28 m; mean neap
range about 21 m. For further details see Admiralty Tide
Tables Volume 2.
Density of water is 1008 gms/cm3.
Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 229 m, beam
30 m, draught 104 m (at West Wharf). Vessels approaching

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these dimensions must berth at HW, port side to. Maximum

draught entering harbour and berthing starboard side to is
85 m, because of a restricted turning basin.
There are tidal restrictions if a vessel exceeds 85 m
draught on arrival. To berth starboard side to at any berth a
vessel should arrive 3 hours before HW.
Ice. Outside the navigation season (15.235), icebreakers
operate from Dalhousie and usually keep the harbour open.

Front light (white rectangle, red stripe, on framework

tower, 6 m in height) (48043N, 66222W).
Rear light (similar construction and tower, 8 m in
height) (614 m from front light).
15.250
Useful marks:
Two chimneys (red lights) (4803N, 6622W).
Dalhousie Wharf Light (red and white rectangle on
square framework tower, 7 m in height) (4804N,
6622W).

Arrival information
1

15.245
Notice of ETA required. ETA at the pilot boarding
position should be reported to Atlantic Pilot Authority
12 hours in advance and confirmed or corrected 4 hours in
advance, using GMT.
Outer anchorage. The most convenient anchorage for
both Dalhousie and Campbellton is off Pointe Fleurant
(4806N, 6624W) in depths of 11 to 13 m as indicated
on the charts.
Pilots and tugs. See 15.234 for further details. Tugs are
not used for berthing.
Customs and Excise. Dalhousie is a port of entry for
Canada.

Alongside berths
1

Harbour
1

15.246
General layout. The principal berths are located as
follows:
On the S side of a promontory, originally known as
Dalhousie Island (48043N, 66218W) which
adjoins an extensive area of reclaimed land NE of
the town of Dalhousie. This berth is known as
East Wharf.
On the public jetty on the NW side of the reclaimed
area. This berth is known as West Wharf.
Between these two locations, there is an extensive log
pound, a disused pier and a ferry terminal.

Port services
1

15.252
Repairs: minor repairs only.
Other facilities: hospital at Campbellton; slipway at the
Ro-Ro berth.
Supplies: fuel oils supplied by prior arrangement, fresh
water is piped to the berths; provisions and stores.
Communications: Restigouche airport 13 kms.

Small craft
1

Principal marks
1

15.251
Berths are arranged in Dalhousie as follows:
East Wharf on S side of Dalhousie Island; maximum
length including the use of dolphins 340 m;
maximum alongside length 192 m; depth 91 m.
West Wharf at W end of Dalhousie Harbour;
maximum length including the use of dolphins
335 m; maximum alongside length 183 m; depth
103 m.
Ferry Terminal in inlet SW of Dalhousie Island.
The wharf on the E side of reclaimed land between
Dalhousie Island and the public pier, on the site of the
New Brunswick International Paper Company, is in disuse.

15.247
Major lights:
Carleton Light on Pointe Tracadigache (4805N,
6608W) (15.204).
Dalhousie (Douglas) Island Light (4804N, 6622W)
(15.204).

15.253
Approach to harbour. Small craft sometimes pass N
and W of Middle Ground, approaching Dalhousie Harbour
on the alignment (167) of a chimney (46042N,
66222W) and a church spire, 4 cables SSE.
Local knowledge is required.
Inspection of Canadian chart 4426 would suggest that
the chimney, mentioned above, does not exist.
Marina is situated SSW of the West Wharf.

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 15.236)

15.248
Dalhousie Harbour East Leading Lights. From a
position about 7 cables E of Dalhousie Island light (15.204)
on the alignment (268) of the following lights the track
leads to the East Wharf, passing N of shoal ground,
marked by spar buoys (port hand) in East Bay, NW of Inch
Arran Point.
Front light (white trapezium, red stripe on framework
tower, 13 m in height). (48043N, 66220W).
Rear light (inverted trapezium, red stripe on similar
tower, 16 m in height) (57 m from front light).
15.249
West Wharf (International Paper Company Wharf)
Leading Lights. From a position about 7 cables E of
Dalhousie Island light (15.204) the track leads NW onto
the alignment (264) of the following lights which lead
into the buoyed entrance channel leading to West Wharf,
passing S of Middle Ground, sand and stones, lying from 1
to 7 cables N of Dalhousie Island; the S edge of Middle
Ground is marked by light-buoys.

Campbellton
General information
1

15.254
Position. Campbellton (4800N, 6640W), lies at the
head of Restigouche River estuary.
Function. Campbellton exports lumber.
Port Authority: Canadian Department of Transport.

Limiting conditions
1

388

15.255
Controlling depth. See 15.232.
Vertical clearance. A road bridge with a vertical
clearance of 44 m spans the river from Campbellton to the
N shore. Only small craft of limited draught can navigate
upstream of the bridge, where there are booming grounds
and sawmills.
Deepest and longest berth. The railway wharf and jetty
(15.259).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 19 m; mean neap
range about 13 m. Levels at Campbellton are increased by
03 m during spring freshets, and fall gradually throughout
the summer.

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Ice. The navigation season is from May to December

inclusive.

There is a depth of 3 m situated 3 m off the face of the

jetty, at a distance of 23 m from the E end; there are
greater depths along most of the berth.

Arrival information
1

15.256
Notice of ETA required. As Dalhousie (15.245).
Outer anchorage. As Dalhousie (15.245).
Pilots and tugs. Pilotage is compulsory. Small tugs are
reported to be available.
Customs and Excise. Campbellton is a port of entry for
Canada, served from Bathurst.

Port services
1

Harbour
1

15.257
The main berthing jetty lies along the S bank of Rivire
Restigouche.

Small craft

Directions for entering harbour

Pointe Miguasha

(continued from 15.240)

1

15.258
The harbour is entered directly from the river.

Berths
1

15.259
The railway wharf lies along the river bank at the N
point of Campbellton, and extends E from the point as a
jetty. The total length of the wharf and jetty is 442 m, with
a small angle at its mid-point.

15.260
Repairs: minor repairs to hull and engines.
Other facilities: two hospitals at Campbellton.
Supplies: fuel oils and freshwater are piped to the
wharf; provisions in limited quantities.
Communications: a ferry service is believed to operate
between Campbellton and Cross Point on the opposite
shore; local airport.

15.261
A public jetty is situated at the S entrance point of a
shallow cove about 5 cables NW of Pointe Miguasha
(4804N, 6618W). The jetty dries out at LW.

Other names
1

15.262
Pointe La Nim (Lanim Point) (4804N, 6628W).
Pointe la Croix (4801N, 6641W).

BIRCH POINT TO CAP GASP

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4485 (see 1.32)

Topography
1

Area covered
1

15.263
This section describes the coastal passage from a
position NNE of Birch Point (4801N, 6430W), to a
position SE of Cap Gasp, 48 miles NNE. Also described is
Baie de Gasp, an inlet leading NW for about 17 miles,
entered between Pointe Saint-Pierre (4837N, 6410W)
and Cap Gasp 7 miles N.
It is arranged as follows:
Birch Point to Cap Gasp (15.265).
Baie de Gasp (15.283).

Traffic separation scheme

1

15.266
In the vicinity of Cap dEspoir the land rises to high
ridges behind red sandstone cliffs, about 15 m high. These
cliffs continue around the NW side of LAnse Beaufils, N
of Cap dEspoir.
le Bonaventure, 137 m (450 ft) in elevation, has steep
red sandstone cliffs, 76 m high in places. Numerous sea
birds nest on the cliffs, and the island is a government bird
sanctuary.
Pointe Saint-Pierre is low with le Plate, a low sandstone
island, lying 4 cables NE.

Marine farm
1

15.264
The inbound lane of the traffic separation scheme
between Cabot Strait and St Lawrence River lies 33 miles
NE of Cap Gasp. Further information and directions for
this route are given in Chapter 2.

15.267
A fish haven is established about 1 mile NNE of Cap
dEspoir and extends 26 miles NNE. The haven lies
approximately parallel to the coast and about 8 cables
offshore. Another fish haven is established about 1 mile E
of LAnse Beaufils (4828N, 6418W). Many other fish
havens, too numerous to mention, exist in the area.

Principal marks
BIRCH POINT TO CAP GASP

General information
Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4485 (see 1.32)

Route
1

15.265
From a position NNE of Birch Point (4801N,
6430W), the coastal route leads NNE and then N, passing
outside le Bonaventure (4830N, 6410W), and E of le
Plate (4838N, 6409W), to a position SE of Cap Gasp
(4845N, 6410W).

15.268
Landmark:
Monument (4831N, 6414W) with three radio
towers (red lights) close NNW on Mont
Sainte-Anne (Perc Mountain).
Major light:
Cap dEspoir light (4825N, 6419W) (15.101).

Directions
(continued from 15.3 and 15.5)
1

389

15.269
From a position about 20 miles NNE of Birch Point
(4801N, 6430W), the coastal route leads NNE then N,

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passing (positions given from Cap dEspoir (4825N,

6419W)):
ESE of le Bonaventure (8 miles NE), thence:
E of le Plate, (14 miles NNE), and:
W of Banc des Amricains (19 miles NE), thence:
To a position SE of Cap Gasp.
Useful marks:
Perc Breakwater Light (black square mast, 6 m in
height) (4831N, 6413W).
le Plate Light (two red and white rectangles on
square framework tower, 12 m in height) (4838N,
6409W).
(Directions continue for Baie de Gasp at 15.287 and
for coastal passage N of Cap Gasp at 7.13)

Port services
1

Small craft
1

General information
1

General information
1

15.271
Approach from south. Perc is approached from S,
passing, (positions given from Cap dEspoir (4825N,
6419W)):
Between Cap Blanc (6 miles NNE) and shoal
ground (7 miles NE) extending about 2 cables from
the W side of le Bonaventure, thence:
E of Rcif Perc (Perc Reef) (7 miles NNE),
extending about 4 cables offshore, 1 mile NNE of
Cap Blanc. The reef is marked on its E side by
AA1 Light-buoy (port hand).
15.272
Approach from north-east. Perc is approached from
NE, passing, (positions given from Cap dEspoir (4825N,
6419W)):
Between the SE extremity of Rocher Perc (7 miles
NNE) and le Bonaventure (7 miles NE), thence:
N of Recif Perc (7 miles NNE).
15.273
Useful mark:
Perc Breakwater Light (black square mast, 6 m in
height) (4831N, 6413W) (15.269) on the
breakwater head.

Anchorage
1

15.274
There is anchorage in 27 m (15 fm) between le
Bonaventure and Cap Blanc, but, in bad weather, the swell
makes it insecure.

Berth
1

15.278
Description. La Malbaie (Mal Bay) (4835N, 6414W)
is entered between Rocher Perc (4831N, 6412W) and
Pointe Saint-Pierre, 6 miles N. At the head of the bay a
shallow lagoon lies behind a wide beach of gravel and
sand.
The S shore of the bay rises in a perpendicular cliff,
over 198 m high. The N shore is composed of low
sandstone cliffs and occasional beaches.
Marine farm facilities, marked by yellow cautionary
buoys, lie in La Malbaie.
Useful mark:
White church in Mal-Bay (4837N, 6412W).

Small craft

Directions
1

15.277
Small craft of suitable draught can anchor on either side
of Rcif Perc when the wind is offshore, but the
anchorage is dangerous and is not recommended.

La Malbaie

Baie de Perc

15.270
Baie de Perc (Perc Bay) (4831N, 6412W) is
entered between Cap Blanc (White Head) (4830N,
6413W) and Rocher Perc (Perc Rock), 1 miles NNE,
which is notable for the large hole through its precipitous
cliff.
At the village of Perc, near the N end of the bay, a
breakwater extends SE from the shore.
The bay is backed by the remarkable heights of Mont
Sainte-Anne (15.268).

15.276
Supplies: fuel oil.

15.279
Barachois (Barachois de Mal Bay), the principal
settlement in La Malbaie, is situated on the N side of
Tickle Inlet (4837N, 6417W) about 4 miles W of Pointe
Saint-Pierre. The principal industries are lumber and
fishing.
Tickle Inlet is spanned by a railway bridge with a
vertical clearance of 76 m under which boats can pass into
the lagoon at HW.
The public jetty is situated at the S entrance point of
Tickle Inlet: length of jetty 241 m; depth alongside 27 m at
the outer end. There is a landing pier in the lagoon with a
depth of about 09 m along part of its face of 232 m.
Canadian Chart 4921 plan of Mal-Bay (see 1.32)
15.280
Mal-Bay settlement (4837N, 6412W) is situated on
the N side of the bay, about 1 miles W of Pointe
Sainte-Pierre.
Anchorage off Mal-Bay is not recommended, because of
frequent SE gales, preceded by fogs, and usually
accompanied by a considerable sea.
The public jetty extends W from a steep rocky point at
the village: length of jetty 90 m; depth alongside outer end
of N side 58 m, shallowing to 19 m at its root; deck
elevation 12 m.
A slipway is situated close N of the inner end of the
jetty.
Mal-Bay Light (grey square mast) is exhibited from the
end of the wharf.

Small craft
Canadian Chart 4921 plan of LAnse Beaufils (see 1.32)

LAnse Beaufils
1

15.275
The breakwater is 172 m long and 61 m wide, with
depths of 49 to 58 m alongside. The outer 46 m of the
breakwater is faced with boulders.

390

15.281
Description. LAnse Beaufils (4828N, 6418W),
situated at the head of a wide bay of that name, has a boat
basin formed by a pier and a breakwater S of it.
Marine farm. See 15.267.
Local knowledge is required.

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Directions. On nearing the harbour, the basin is entered

between the head of the breakwater and the outer end of
the pier about 30 m WNW. AF-3 Light-buoy (port hand)
lies close off the E end breakwater.
Basin and berths. The entrance channel and outer
145 m of the public wharf have been dredged to 25 m
(2002), elsewhere the basin has depths of 03 to 22 m.
Ruins lie close off and parallel to the S shore of the basin.
The area between the inner 82 m of the public wharf and
the floating pier opposite has been dredged to 15 m
(2002). A slipway is situated close to the inner end of the
wharf.

Directions
(continued from 15.269)
1

Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4485 (see 1.32)

le Bonaventure
1

15.282
Description. le Bonaventure lies about 18 miles E of
Cap Blanc and is separated from the mainland by a clear
navigable channel having depths of 183 to 366 m, but
heavy swells frequently roll through the passage and
around the island.
Tidal streams between le Bonaventure and the
mainland are generally regular, the in-going stream setting
SW at a rate of about 1 kn, and the out-going stream
setting NE at the same rate.
Berth. A public jetty is situated on the W side of the
island, 1 miles E of Cap Blanc: length of jetty 43 m,
depth alongside outer end 18 m; deck elevation 15 m.

15.287
From a position SE of Cap Gasp (4545N, 6410W),
the bay is entered by passing between an unnamed rocky
shoal with a depth of 131 m (43 ft) over it, lying 1 mile
SE of Cap Gasp and a bank with a least depth of 238 m
(13 fm) over it, situated 5 miles SE of the cape. Tide-rips
occur over these features at times.
Presqule de Penouille (Penouille Peninsula) Leading
Lights. From a position in mid-channel in Baie de Gasp,
the alignment (307) of the following lights leads to a
position about 5 miles from the front leading light.
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (48511N,
64255W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, and tower,
15 m in height) (230 m from front light).
15.288
Useful marks:
Church at Petit-Gasp, (Little Gasp) 5 miles NW of
Cap Gasp.
Gros Cap aux Os (Cap Brl) Light (framework
tower, 15 m in height) (48495N, 64190W).
(Directions continue for Havre de Gasp at 15.296)

Havre de Gasp
Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4416 (see 1.32)

General information
BAIE DE GASP

General information
Chart 4766, Canadian Chart 4485 (see 1.32)

Description
1

15.283
Baie de Gasp (Gasp Bay) (4845N, 6415W), entered
between Pointe Saint-Pierre (4837N, 6410W) and Cap
Gasp 7 miles N is about 17 miles long, and 4 miles wide
at its outer part. It contains an excellent anchorage and has
a good harbour at its head. West of Gasp Harbour, the bay
divides and leads into Northwest and Southwest Arms.

Limiting conditions
1

Route
1

15.284
From a position SE of Cap Gasp (4545N, 6410W),
the route into Baie de Gasp leads NW for about 14 miles
towards the roadstead off Douglastown (4846N, 6423W)
and the approach to Havre de Gasp (Gasp Harbour).

Topography
1

15.285
The SW shore of the bay from Pointe Saint-Pierre to
Douglastown, 12 miles NW, presents a series of precipitous
headlands, with cliffs rising to a height of 46 m in places.
The NE shore between Cap Gasp and Petit Gasp (Little
Gasp), 5 miles NW is thickly populated.

Depths
1

15.289
Position. 4850N, 6427W, at the head of Baie de
Gasp.
Function. Havre de Gasp provides sheltered anchorage,
alongside berths and a marina for pleasure craft.
Approach and entry. The harbour is approached
through the narrowing head of Baie de Gasp, and entered
through a channel 2 cables N of Sandybeach Point
(4850N, 6425W).
Port Authority. Transport Canada, PO Box 6179,
Gasp.
Traffic. In 2001, the port was used by 38 ships of
1 058 848 dwt.
15.290
Controlling depth. The depth on the bar is 82 m. In
the inner harbour, depths range from 91 to 20 m.
Vertical clearance. A road bridge, with a vertical
clearance of 61 m crosses the narrows at the entrance to
Bassin du Sud-Ouest.
Signal lights are exhibited from the bridge.
Deepest and longest berth. Public jetty (Transport
Canada) at Sandy-Beach (15.299).
Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 11 m; mean neap
range about 05 m. See information in Admiralty Tide
Tables, Volume 2.
Maximum size of vessel handled. 198 m in length.
Ice. The harbour usually freezes over from about 15th
December until April. Icebreakers are available.

Arrival information
1

15.286
Caution. Shoals extend up to 4 cables offshore in places
and caution is necessary as soundings give little warning of
approach.

391

15.291
Outer anchorage. See 15.305 for details of anchorage
off Douglastown.
Submarine pipelines. Care should be taken not to
anchor near the submarine pipeline, which is laid across
Bassin du Sud-Ouest about 9 cables W of the bridge.

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An outfall pipeline is laid NE for cable from a

position close W of the public wharf (Transport Canada)
(15.299).
Submarine cables. Two abandoned submarine cables are
laid across the narrows, close to the bridge.
Pilotage is not compulsory, but can be arranged, and is
recommended.
Tugs are not necessary, and are not available except in
an emergency.
Marine farms. There are numerous marine farms in the
vicinity of the bay, particularly in Bassin du Nord-Ouest.
For additional information, consult the current Canadian
notices to mariners.
Customs and Excise. Gasp is a port of entry for
Canada.

Harbour

15.292
General layout. Havre de Gasp is about 4 miles
long, with a general width of 1 mile, and depths of 7 to
20 m (23 ft to 11 fm) with a mud bottom.
The harbour is enclosed on the E side by Barre de
Sandy Beach (Sandybeach Bar), a low, narrow tongue of
sand with Batture de Sandy Beach (Sandybeach Spit) at its
N end; a breakwater is built along Batture de Sandy Beach
in a NNW direction. Owing to silting, Batture de Sandy
Beach may extend beyond the area indicated on the charts.
Gasp is a city with a population of 17 000 in 1986.
15.293
Bassin du Sud-Ouest (South West Arm), entered
between Pointe Jacques-Cartier (4850N, 6428W) and
Pointe de Lourdes (Lourdes Point), 8 cables SE, passes
through narrows 5 cables SSW of Pointe Jacques-Cartier;
there are depths of more than 9 m (30 ft) for a distance of
5 cables above the narrows.
Rivire Yorke, which flows into the head of Bassin Du
Sud-Ouest, is navigable by boats for a distance of about
3 miles.
15.294
Bassin du Nord-Ouest (North West Arm) has depth of
more than 11 m (36 ft) for a distance of 1 miles above
Pointe Jacques-Cartier, but depths increase to drying flats
5 cables farther NW.
Rivire Dartmouth flows into the head of Bassin du
Nord-Ouest, and is navigable by boats for a distance of
about 2 miles.

Directions for entering Bassin du Sud-Ouest

1

15.298
The main harbour and Bassin du Nord-Ouest provide
well sheltered anchorage in 7 to 20 m (23 ft to 11 fm),
mud.
Bassin du Sud-Ouest provides well sheltered anchorage
in 11 to 17 m (36 to 56 ft) (2001), mud.
Canadian Chart 4416 plan of Public Wharf (see 1.32)

Alongside berths
1

Directions for entering harbour

(continued from 15.288)
15.296
From a position about 5 miles from the front leading
light, the alignment (307) of Presqule de Penouille
Leading Lights (15.287) leads NW towards and through the
entrance channel, which is about 3 cables in width, with a
least depth of 20 m (11 fm) in the fairway, marked by
buoys (lateral) at the harbour entrance, passing (positions
given from the front light):
SW of Rocher Seal (Seal Rock) (5 miles ESE),
thence:

15.297
From about 4 cables E of Pointe Jacques-Cartier, the
channel into Bassin du Sud-Ouest leads SW, passing,
(positions given from the point):
NW of Banc de Lourdes (Lourdes Spit) ( mile SW)
extending 3 cables NW from Pointe de Lourdes,
thence:
SE of Batture Paddy (Paddy Shoal) (3 cables SW)
extending 2 cables from the shore.
Useful mark:
Lights (red and white square framework towers, 5 m
in height) (48497N, 64285W) at the heads of
the entrance breakwaters at the marina.

Anchor berths

Other navigational aid

15.295
Racon:
Pointe Penouille rear leading light (48512N,
64257W). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals
Volume 2 for details.

SW of Gros Cap aux Os (Cap Brl) (21 m high)

(4 miles SE), from which a light (15.288) is
exhibited, thence:
Clear of a wreck, with a depth of 198 m (65 ft) over
it, lying on the leading line, 2 miles from the front
light. The track leads around the N end of Batture
de Sandy Beach, thence:
Between shoal ground surrounding Batture de Sandy
Beach, extending SSE (7 cables SE), and shoal
ground extending E from Presqule de Penouille.
From a position about 7 cables SE of the front leading
light, the channel leads W, then SW into Havre de Gasp,
passing SE of Presqule de Penouille.
Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 308 of the cliffs
at Petit Cap aux Os (4850N, 6421W), open S of Gros
Cap aux Os (Cap Brl) (1 miles SE), passes close SW
of Rocher Seal.
Useful marks:
Church (48502N, 64204W) near the edge of the
cliff at Petit Cap aux Os.
Hospital (red brick) surmounted by a cross (red
lights) (48495N, 64285W).
Silver Cupola (48500N, 64291W) in Gasp.
Cross (red lights) (48502N, 64297W)
surmounting a sanatorium; a chimney stands close
NNE.

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15.299
Sandy-Beach (Transport Canada) Wharf. A public
jetty 759 ft (231 m) long and 110 ft (34 m) wide, has a
depth alongside (2001) of over 12 m for a length of 140 m
on the outer N face and 42 m on the outer S face. Depths
of over 55 m alongside (2001) exist for a length of 50 m
on the inner N face and 162 m on the inner S face.
The jetty lies in 48496N, 64264W.
A jetty in ruins is situated S of the public jetty.
Several oil tanks lie in the vicinity of the wharf.
15.300
Bassin du Sud-Ouest. On the NW shore about 1 cable
above the bridge (15.290) there is a wharf which was
reported (2001) to be in ruins. There are several other
wharves and jetties along the waterfronts at Gasp, mostly
in ruins.

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wharf is 20 m (66 ft) long, The wharf is in ruins and access

is prohibited.

Port services
1

15.301
Repairs: minor repairs.
Other facilities: hospital; facilities for the collection of
oily waste and garbage; slipway 2 cables S of public jetty.
Supplies: fuel oil by pipeline on public jetty or road
tanker; fresh water; provisions.
Communications: regular sea communication with Baie
des Chaleurs and St Lawrence River ports; airport 10 km.

LAnse Brillant
1

Canadian Chart 4416 plan of Marina de Gasp (see 1.32)

Small craft
1

15.302
A marina is situated close E of the bridge spanning the
entrance to Bassin du Sud-Ouest. The usual services and
facilities are available. The marina is fitted with a slipway.

Anchorages and harbours

Pointe Saint-Pierre
1

15.303
There is a small cove with a jetty on the N side of
Pointe Saint-Pierre (4837N, 6410W).
To enter the cove, it is necessary to pass N and W of a
rock with a least depth of 15 m (5 ft) over it, lying close
NE of the jetty.
Alongside the jetty, on the E side of the cove, there is a
berth 30 m long, with a depth of 24 m alongside.

Grande-Grve
1

Off Grande-Grve
1

15.304
Anchorage can be obtained with good holding ground
abreast Grande-Grve (4848N, 6414W) but depths of
less than 31 m (17 fm) can be found within 3 cables of the
shore.

Off Douglastown
1

15.305
Anchorage may be obtained in the extensive roadstead
off Douglastown (4846N, 6423W), in depths of 11 to
18 m (36 to 60 ft) or as desired. The bottom is sand and
clay, with excellent holding ground. Recommended
anchorage position is indicated on Canadian Chart 4485.
SE winds send in a heavy swell, but the shelter is good
in other winds.

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Description. At Grande-Grve (4848N, 6414W),
3 miles NW of Cap Gasp, there is a dip in the ridge
running from the mainland onto Presqule de Forillon, the
peninsular terminating in Cap Gasp. A small craft harbour
at Grande-Grve is protected by breakwaters. A light (grey
mast, 6 m in height) (4848N, 6414W) is exhibited.
Local knowledge is essential as shoals may exist in the
harbour.
Basin. The depth in the boat harbour is reported to be
18 m (6 ft).

Douglastown
1

Small craft
LAnse aux Sauvages
1

15.307
General information. LAnse Brillant (4843N,
6417W), lies about 7 miles NW of Pointe Saint-Pierre.
There is a small fishing harbour formed by two wooden
wharves, with a total length of 270 m (890 ft). The entrance
is 12 m (39 ft) wide between two rock breakwaters
extending in a NE direction, with a least depth of 13 m
(4 ft). Depths in the first 80 m (262 ft) of the harbour are
from 10 to 22 m (3 to 7 ft). The harbour is equipped with
a slipway.
Leading lights. The alignment (205) of the following
leading lights leads into the harbour:
Front light (orange trapezium, black stripe on square
framework tower, 5 m in height) (4843N,
6417W).
Rear light (similar construction, inverted, on tower,
8 m in height) (31 m from front light).

15.306
There is a small wharf at LAnse aux Sauvages
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Description. Douglastown (4846N, 6423W) stands on
rising ground on the S side of the wide area of sand and
mudbanks inside the mouth of Rivire Saint-Jean (Saint
John River).
A channel for small craft leads under the railway bridge
between two sandspits at the river mouth, and there are
depths of about 3 m (10 ft) for a short distance within.
Local knowledge is essential.
Berth. There is a public pier at Douglastown.

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CANADIAN CHARTS AND NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS REGULATIONS 1995
REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE PRESENCE ON BOARD SHIPS OF APPROPRIATE
CHARTS,TIDE TABLES AND OTHER NAUTICAL DOCUMENTS OR PUBLICATIONS
AND RESPECTING THEIR MAINTENANCE AND USE
Short Title

Use of Charts
5. (1)

Subject to subsection (2), the person in charge of

the navigation of a ship shall use the most recent
edition of a chart that:
(a) is published by the government of a country;
(b) applies to the immediate area in which the ship
is being navigated;
(c) is, for that area,
(i) the largest scale chart according to the
reference catalogue, or,
(ii) of a scale that is at least 75 per cent of the
scale of the chart referred to in subparagraph
(i) and is as complete, accurate, intelligible
and uptodate as that chart.
(2) The person in charge of the navigation of a ship
may use the most recent edition of a chart that is
the secondlargest scale chart for an area
according to the reference catalogue where,
(a) the scale of the chart is at least 1:400,000 (216
nautical miles to the centimetre); and,
(b) the ship is,
(i) more than 5 nautical miles from any charted
feature or charted depth of water that
represents a potential hazard to the ship, or
(ii) within an area for which the largest scale
chart, according to the reference catalogue, is
primarily,
(a) a chart intended for the use of pleasure
craft, or,
(b) a chart of an anchorage, a river or a
harbour that the ship will not transit or
enter.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Charts and

Nautical Publications Regulations, 1995.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations,
chart means a nautical chart;
nautical mile means the international nautical mile;
reference catalogue, in respect of an area to be
navigated by a ship, means,
(a) for waters under Canadian jurisdiction, the
Catalogue of Nautical Charts and Related
Publications, published by the Canadian
Hydrographic Service, and
(b) for waters outside Canadian jurisdiction, the
Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Other
Hydrographic Publications, published by the
Government of the United Kingdom, or the
Catalog of Charts and Publications, published
by the Government of the United States of
America; (catalogue de rfrence)
tons means gross tons; (tonneaux)
waters under Canadian jurisdiction means:
(a) Canadian waters,
(b) the exclusive economic zone of Canada.
Application
3. These Regulations apply to Canadian ships in all waters
and to all ships in waters under Canadian jurisdiction.

Use of Documents and Publications

Carriage of Charts, Documents and Publications

6. (1)

Subject to subsection (3), the person in charge of

the navigation of a ship in waters under Canadian
jurisdiction shall use, in respect of each area to be
navigated by the ship, the most recent edition of,
(a) the reference catalogue;
(b) the annual edition of the Notices to Mariners,
published by the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans;
(c) the following publications, namely,
(i) sailing directions, published by the Canadian
Hydrographic Service,
(ii) tide and current tables, published by the
Canadian Hydrographic Service,
(iii) lists of lights, buoys and fog signals,
published by the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans, and
(iv) where the ship is required to be fitted with
radio equipment pursuant to any Act of
Parliament or of a foreign jurisdiction, the
Radio Aids to Marine Navigation, published
by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
and

4. (1)

Subject to subsection (2), the master and owner of

every ship shall have on board, in respect of each
area in which the ship is to be navigated, the most
recent editions of the charts, documents and
publications that are required to be used under
sections 5 and 6.
(2) The master and owner of a ship of less than
100 tons are not required to have on board the
charts, documents and publications referred to in
subsection (1) if the person in charge of navigation
has sufficient knowledge of the following
information, such that safe and efficient navigation
in the area where the ship is to be navigated is not
compromised:
(a) the location and character of charted
(i) shipping routes,
(ii) lights, buoys and marks, and,
(iii) navigational hazards; and,
(b) the prevailing navigational conditions, taking
into account such factors as tides, currents, ice
and weather patterns.

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(d)

the documents and publications listed in the

schedule.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the person in charge of
the navigation of a Canadian ship in waters outside
Canadian jurisdiction shall use, in respect of each
area to be navigated by the ship, the most recent
edition of,
(a) the reference catalogue;
(b) the annual edition of the Notices to Mariners,
published by the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans;
(c) the following publications referred to in the
reference catalogue, namely,
(i) sailing directions,
(ii) tide and current tables,
(iii) lists of lights, and
(iv) where the ship is required to be fitted with
radio equipment pursuant to an Act of
Parliament, the list of radio aids to
navigation; and,
(d) the documents and publications listed in the
schedule.
(3) The documents and publications referred to in
paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) and (2)(c) and (d) may
be replaced by similar documents and publications
issued by the government of another country, if the
information contained in them that is necessary for
the safe navigation of a ship in the area in which
the ship is to be navigated is as complete,
accurate, intelligible and uptodate as the
information contained in the documents and
publications referred to in those provisions.

contained in the Notices to Mariners, Notices to

Shipping or radio navigational warnings.
Exclusions

SCHEDULE
(Section 6)

DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
Maintenance of Charts, Documents and Publications
7.

The master
documents
Regulations
correct and

of a ship shall ensure that the charts,

and publications required by these
are, before being used for navigation,
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Regulations 1, 7 and 8 of Chapter II, and Resolutions

1, 3 and 6, of the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
for Seafarers, 1978, published by the International
Maritime Organization and reprinted as the Code of
Nautical Procedures and Practices, 1985, by the
Department of Transport.
Ice Navigation in Canadian Waters, published by the
Department of Transport, where the ship is making a
voyage during which ice may be encountered.
Table of LifeSaving Signals, published by the
International Maritime Organization and reprinted by
the Department of Transport, where the ship is
making a foreign voyage, a hometrade voyage,
Class I, II or III, or an inland voyage, Class I.
The Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
(MERSAR), published by the International Maritime
Organization, where the ship is making a foreign
voyage or a hometrade voyage, Class I or II.
Where the ship is required to be fitted with radio
equipment and is making a foreign voyage or a
hometrade voyage, Class I or II, the following
publications, published by the International Maritime
Organization and reprinted by the Department of
Transport:
(a) the International Code of Signals; and
(b) the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary.

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CANADA SHIPPING ACT EXTRACTS FROM COLLISION REGULATIONS
Collision Regulations. The International Regulations
for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 are modified, in
waters under Canadian Jurisdiction, by the Canadian
Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions, cited as
the Collision Regulations.
The Canadian modifications to the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972,
with the exception of those affecting only the Great
Lakes Basin are as follows.

giveway vessel means that a vessel is required by

these Regulations to keep out of the way of
another vessel;
high speed craft means a craft described in
Regulations 1.2 and 3.1 of Chapter X of the
safety convention.
inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or object
means a raft or any other floating vessel or
object that is low in the water and is generally
difficult to see;
inshore traffic zone means a routing measure that is
a designated area between the landward
boundary of a traffic separation scheme and the
adjacent coast that is intended for local traffic;
mile means the international nautical mile of
1852 metres;
Notice to Mariners means a weekly and annual
publication by the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans to provide marine information;
Notice to Shipping means an urgent release by the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans to provide
marine information;
ODAS means an ocean data acquisition system that
consists of any object on or in the water that is
designed to collect, store or transmit samples or
data relating to the marine environment or the
atmosphere or to the uses thereof;
Organisation means the International Maritime
Organisation;
proof of compliance means a document or a label
that states that a light, shape, soundsignalling
appliance or radar reflector meets the standards
referred to in Section 4 and that is issued by
(a) a government that is a party to the
Convention on the International Regulations
for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972,
(b) a society or association for the classification
and registry of ships recognized by a
government referred to in paragraph (a)
(c) an independent testing establishment
recognized by the Chairman or by a
government referred to in paragraph (a);
raft includes a boom;
route means an area within which there are at any
point, one or two directions of traffic flow and
that is delineated on two sides by separation
lines, separation zones, natural obstacles or
dashed tinted lines except that the continuity of
such lines or zones may be interrupted where
the route merges with, diverges from or crosses
another route;
routing system means any system of one or more
routes or routing measures which systems may
include traffic separation schemes, twoway
routes, recommended tracks, areas to be
avoided, inshore traffic zones, roundabouts,
precautionary areas and deep water routes;
Rule means a provision in Schedule 1 under a
heading that consists of the word Rule
followed by a number;
seaplane includes any aircraft designed to
manoeuvre on the water;

REGULATIONS FOR THE

PREVENTION OF COLLISIONS
Short Title
1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Collision

Regulations.
Interpretation

2. (1) In these regulations,

Act means the Canada Shipping Act;
air cushion vessel means a machine designed to
derive support in the atmosphere primarily from
reactions against the earths surface of air
expelled from the machine;
Annex means an Annex to Schedule 1;
approved signal means a distress signal recognised
internationally by organisations concerned with
radiocommunications and maritime safety;
barge means a non selfpropelled barge, scow,
dredge, piledriver, hopper, pontoon or
houseboat;
Canadian ODAS means an ODAS which is owned
by
(a) a person who is a Canadian citizen or a
permanent resident of Canada, or
(b) the Government of Canada, the government
of a province, a corporation resident in
Canada or a Canadian university
Canadian vessel includes
(a) any vessels that is licensed or registered in
Canada, and
(b) any vessel that is Canadian owned and not
licensed, registered or otherwise legally
documented by another state;
Canadian waters means the territorial sea of Canada
and all internal waters of Canada;
composite unit means a pushing vessel and an
associated pushing vessel that are rigidly
connected and that are designed as a dedicated
and integrated tug and barge combination;
direction of traffic flow means the direction for
traffic in a route that is indicated by arrows on
a reference chart;
exploration or exploitation vessel means a vessel
engaged in the exploration or exploitation of the
nonliving natural resources of the seabed;
fishing zones means the fishing zones described in
section 16 of the Oceans Act and prescribed in
regulations made under paragraph 25(b) of that
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separation zone or line means a zone or line

separating routes in which ships are proceeding
in opposite or nearly opposite directions, or
separating a route from the adjacent inshore
traffic zone;
traffic lane means a route within which there is one
direction of traffic flow;
traffic separation scheme means a routing measure
that provides for the separation of opposing
streams of traffic by appropriate means and by
the establishment of traffic lanes;
trawling means fishing by dragging through the
water a dredge net or other fishing apparatus.
(2) In these Regulations, every reference to a vessel
includes a reference to an air cushion vessel when
it is over or on the water and a seaplane when it
is on the water.

Standards
4.

Proof of Compliance
5. (1)

A proof of compliance for each light, shape,

soundsignalling appliance and radar reflector on
board a vessel shall
(a) where the proof of compliance is in the form of
a document, be carried on the vessel; and
(b) where the proof of compliance is in the form of
a label, be securely affixed to the light, shape,
soundsignalling appliance or radar reflector.
(2) A proof of compliance is issued in a language
other than English of French shall be accompanied
by an English of French translation.

Application

3.

Each light, shape, soundsignalling appliance and

radar reflector required by these Regulations to be
carried or exhibited on a vessel shall meet as a
minimum of standards set out in
(a) Annexes I and III to Schedule I; and
(b) Transport Canada Standards for Navigation LIghts,
Shapes, Sound Signals Appliances and Radar
Reflectors, 1983, TP 1861, as amended from time
to time.

(1) Subject to subsection (4), these Regulations apply

to every
(a) Canadian vessel or Canadian ODAS located
within any waters;
(b) vessel or ODAS, other than a Canadian vessel
or Canadian ODAS located within
(i) Canadian waters, or
(ii) waters in the exclusive economic zone of
Canada; and
(c) exploration or exploitation vessel that is
engaged in exploration or exploitation activities
pursuant to a licence issued by the Government
of Canada.
(3) Where there is any inconsistency between a
provision of the Rules and a provision of the
Rules that falls under the heading Canadian
Modifications, the latter provision prevails to the
extent of the inconsistency.
(4) Where the laws of a state other than Canada are
applicable to a Canadian vessel or Canadian
ODAS within the territorial sea, inland waters or
fishing zones of that state, and those laws are
inconsistent with these Regulations, the laws of
that state prevail to the extent of the inconsistency
in respect of the Canadian vessel or Canadian
ODAS.
(5) Where special rules are made with respect to
additional station or signal lights, shapes or whistle
signals for ships of war and vessels proceeding
under convoy, or with respect to additional station
or signal lights, shapes or whistle signals for
fishing vessels engaged in fishing as a fleet, the
special rules shall operate so as to take precedence
over any other portion of the Rules with respect to
which there is an inconsistency and these
additional station or signal lights, shapes or whistle
signals shall, so far as possible, be such that they
cannot be mistaken for any light, shape or signal
authorized elsewhere under these Rules.
(6) Where there is any inconsistency between a
provision of Rule 1 and a provision of this section,
the provision of this section prevails to the extent
of the inconsistency.

Inspection Certificates
6.

A steamship inspector may withhold the issuance of

an inspection certificate or a Safety Convention
certificate where
(a) the equipment referred to in Section 5 does not
meet the requirements of these Regulations or
has no proof of compliance; or
(b) in the opinion of the steamship inspector, a
proof of compliance has been improperly issued
or contains incorrect information.

PART A GENERAL
Rule 1
Application Canadian Modification
(f)

Where it is necessary to make any determination

referred to in paragraph (e) in respect of a Canadian
vessel the determination shall be made by the
Chairman.
(g) Each determination referred to in paragraph (e) shall
be evaluated to ensure that there will be no reduction
in safety taking into account such factors as the
following,
(i) in the case of lights,
(a) any impairment of the visibility or distinctive
character of the lights,
(b) glare or backscatter in the navigation or
working areas,
(c) vulnerability of the lights to damage, or,
(d) difficult or dangerous access to the lights for
maintenance purposes, and
(ii) in the case of soundsignalling appliances,
(a) any impairment of audibility or other
characteristics of the soundsignalling
appliances,
(b) excessive sound pressure levels at listening
posts or in navigation or working areas,
(c) vulnerability of the soundsignalling appliances
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difficult or dangerous access to the

soundsignalling appliances for maintenance
purposes.

is in agreement, and with the sound signal

prescribed in Rule 34(d), if she is in doubt.

Rule 10

PART B STEERING
AND SAILING RULES

Traffic Separation Schemes Canadian Modifications

(m) Traffic separation schemes adopted by the
Organization shall be described in Notices to
Mariners or Notices to Shipping.
(m.1) Subject to paragraphs (o) and (p), paragraphs (a) to
(l) apply to any routing system described in Notices
to Mariners or Notices to Shipping.
(n) Every powerdriven vessel of more than 20 metres in
length shall use the route within a traffic separation
scheme or a routing system by which it can safely
proceed to its destination.
(o) Paragraphs (b), (c) and (h) do not apply to a vessel
engaged in fishing with nets, lines, trawls, trolling
lines or other fishing apparatus in or near a routing
system located in Canadian waters or fishing zones.
(p) Paragraphs (b), (c), (e) and (h) do not apply to a
vessel engaged in laying, servicing or picking up a
navigation mark, submarine cable or pipeline,
dredging, surveying, underwater operations or
launching or recovering aircraft in or near a routing
system located in Canadian waters or fishing zones,
where that vessel,
(i) does not prevent other vessels that use the route
from navigating safely,
(ii) identifies herself to approaching vessels and
informs them of the location and nature of the
operation and of her intentions, and
(iii) informs the Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
as soon as possible before the commencement of
the operation of,
(a) the nature, location and duration of the
operation, and
(b) any cautionary advice necessary concerning the
operation.
(q) A vessel making a transatlantic voyage shall, as far
as practicable, avoid crossing the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland north of latitude 43 north.

SECTION I CONDUCT
OF VESSELS IN ANY
CONDITION OF VISIBILITY
Rule 6
Safe Speed Canadian Modifications
(c)

In the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river,

lake or inland waterway, every vessel passing another
vessel or work that includes a dredge, tow, grounded
vessel or wreck shall proceed with caution at a speed
that will not adversely affect the vessel or work being
passed, and shall comply with any relevant instruction
or direction contained in any Notice to Mariners or
Notice to Shipping.
(d) For the purpose of paragraph (c), where it cannot be
determined with certainty that a passing vessel will
not adversely affect another vessel or work described
in that paragraph, the passing vessel shall proceed
with caution at the minimum speed at which she can
be kept on her course.
(e) In the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river,
lake or inland waterway, every vessel shall navigate
with caution and shall comply with any necessary
instruction or direction contained in any Notice to
Mariners or Notice to Shipping where abnormal water
levels, ice conditions or a casualty to a vessel or aid
to navigation may,
(i) make navigation difficult or hazardous,
(ii) cause damage to property, or
(iii) block the navigational channel.

Rule 9
Narrow Channels Canadian Modifications

SECTION II CONDUCT
OF VESSELS IN SIGHT
OF ONE ANOTHER

(j)

In the Canadian waters of a narrow channel or

fairway a barge or an inconspicuous, partly
submerged vessel or object shall not be navigated,
moored or anchored so as to impede the safe passage
of any other vessel or object using those waters.
(k) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and Rule 14(a), in the
Canadian waters of a narrow channel or fairway
where there is a current or tidal stream and two
powerdriven vessels are meeting each other from
opposite directions so as to involve risk of collision,
(i) the vessel proceeding with the current or tidal
stream shall be the standon vessel and shall
propose the place of passage and shall indicate the
side on which she intends to pass by sounding the
appropriate signal prescribed in Rule 34(a) or (g).
(ii) the vessel proceeding against the current or tidal
stream shall keep out of the way of the vessel
proceeding with the current or tidal stream and
shall hold as necessary to permit safe passing,
(iii) the vessel proceeding against the current or tidal
stream shall promptly reply to the signal referred
to in subparagraph (i) with the same signal, if she

Rule 15
Crossing Situation Canadian Modification
(b)

Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in Canadian waters, a

vessel crossing a river shall keep out of the way of a
powerdriven vessel ascending or descending the
river, except on the St Lawrence River northeast of
le Rouge.

PART C LIGHTS AND SHAPES

Rule 21
Definitions Canadian Modification
(g)

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Special flashing light means a yellow light flashing

at regular intervals at a frequency of 50 to 70 flashes
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practicable on the fore and aft centreline of a vessel

and showing an unbroken light over an arc of the
horizon of not less than 180 degrees nor more than
225 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from
right ahead to abeam and not more than 225 degrees
abaft the beam on either side of the vessel.
Blue flashing light means a blue allround light
flashing at regular intervals at a frequency of 50 to
70 flashes per minute.

proceeding under sail when also being propelled by

machinery is not required to exhibit a conical shape,
apex downwards, but may do so.

Rule 26
Fishing Vessels Canadian Modification
(f)

Rule 22
Visibility of Lights Canadian Modification
(e)

In
a
(f) In
a

vessels being pushed ahead, irrespective of length:

special flashing light, 2 miles.
any government or police vessel:
blue flashing light, 2 miles.

Rule 28

Rule 23

Vessels Constrained by their Draught

Canadian Modification

Powerdriven Vessels Underway

Canadian Modifications
(d)

Notwithstanding paragraph (d), a vessel engaged in

fishing in Canadian waters and fishing zones in close
proximity to another vessel or vessels engaged in
fishing,
(i) may, if it is less than 20 metres in length or
fishing with purse seine gear, and
(ii) shall, if it is 20 metres or more in length and
fishing other than with purse seine gear, exhibit
and sound the appropriate signals prescribed in
Annex II.

(b)

Rule 23(c)(ii) does not apply to a Canadian

powerdriven vessel in any waters or to a
nonCanadian powerdriven vessel in the Canadian
waters of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway.

Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in the Canadian waters

of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, no vessel shall exhibit three allround red
lights in a vertical line or a cylinder.

Rule 30
Anchored Vessels and Vessels Aground
Canadian Modifications

Rule 24
Towing and Pushing Canadian Modifications
(g)
(j)

Notwithstanding paragraphs (e) and (h), within

Canadian waters or fishing zones, where it is
impracticable for a barge being towed to comply with
paragraph (e) the barge shall exhibit the lights
prescribed in paragraphs (k) to (m).
(k) Subject to paragraphs (l) to (n), every barge shall
carry one allround white light at each end of the
barge.
(l) Where two or more barges are grouped together, the
group may be lighted as a single barge.
(m) Subject to paragraph (n), where two or more barges
are grouped together, the total length of the group
exceeds 100 metres and the group is lighted as a
single barge, the group shall carry an allround white
light located as closely as possible at the middle point
of the group, in addition to the lights prescribed in
paragraph (k).
(n) A barge being pushed ahead shall carry, instead of
the allround white lights prescribed in paragraphs (k)
and (m), white lights that show an unbroken light
over an arc of the horizon of 225 degrees and are
fixed so as to show the light from right ahead to
225 degrees abaft the beam on either side of the
barge.

(h)

PART D SOUND
AND LIGHT SIGNALS
Rule 33
Equipment for Sound Signals
Canadian Modification
(c)

Rule 25
Sailing Vessels Underway and Vessels
Under Oars Canadian Modification
(f)

In the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river,

lake or inland waterway, a barge or an inconspicuous,
partly submerged vessel or object may, when at
anchor, exhibit the appropriate allround white lights
prescribed by paragraphs 24 (g) and (k) to (m)
instead of the lights prescribed by paragraphs (a) to
(c) of this Rule.
Notwithstanding this Rule, in the Canadian waters of
a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland waterway, a
barge or an inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or
object when at anchor, is not required to exhibit any
light while located within a recognised mooring,
storage or booming area that is not an area in or near
a narrow channel or fairway or where other vessels
normally navigate.

Notwithstanding paragraph (e), in the Canadian waters

of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, a vessel of less than 12 metres in length

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Notwithstanding paragraph (b), in the Canadian

waters of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, a vessel that is,
(i) less than 12 metres in length,
(ii) built or converted for the purpose of pushing or
pulling any floating object, and
(iii) not solely employed in yarding or warping
operations shall carry the sound signal appliances
prescribed in paragraph (a) for a vessel of
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Rule 34

PART F ADDITIONAL
CANADIAN PROVISIONS

Manoeuvring and Warning Signals

Canadian Modifications

Rule 39
Special Signals for Dangerous Goods

(k)

In the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river,

lake or inland waterway a powerdriven vessel that is
leaving a dock or berth shall give a signal of one
prolonged blast unless:
(i) the vessel is a ferry making a scheduled departure
from a dock or berth from which more than six
daily scheduled departures are made,
(ii) the visibility is not less than 3 miles, and
(iii) the master of the ferry has used all available
means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances
and conditions to determine if the signal is needed
for a safe departure and has determined that it
is not.
(l) Notwithstanding this Rule and Rule 9, in the
Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake
or inland waterway, a vessel may use a
bridgetobridge radiotelephone instead of the
prescribed whistle signals to reach agreement in a
meeting, crossing or overtaking situation. If
agreement is not reached, then whistle signals shall
be exchanged in a timely manner and shall prevail.

In the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake

or inland waterway, a vessel that is taking in,
discharging or carrying dangerous goods shall,
(a) when not underway, exhibit where it can best be
seen, an allround red light or the International
Code flag B; and
(b) when underway, exhibit where it can best be seen,
the International Code flag B but not an
allround red light.

Rule 40
Radar Reflectors
(a)

Subject to paragraph (b), a vessel that is less than

20 metres in length or is constructed primarily of
nonmetallic materials shall be equipped with a
passive radar reflector.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply where,
(i) a vessel operates in limited traffic conditions,
daylight, and favourable environmental conditions
and where compliance is not essential for the
safety of the vessel, or
(ii) the small size of the vessel or its operation away
from radar navigation make compliance
impracticable.
(c) The radar reflector prescribed in paragraph (a) shall,
(i) be capable of performance through 360 degrees of
azimuth and responsive to a radar frequency of
93 GHz
(corresponding
wave
length
32 centimetres),
(ii) have an equivalent echoing area of 10
square metres measured perpendicularly to the
main radar lobes,
(iii) be mounted or suspended higher than the
superstructures and, if practicable, at a height of
not less than four metres above the water,
(iv) be positioned and painted so as not to be visually
prominent,
(v) be capable of maintaining its performance under
the conditions of sea states, vibration, humidity
and change of temperature likely to be experienced
in the marine environment, and
(vi) be clearly marked so as to indicate any preferred
orientation of mounting.
(d) the azimuthal polar diagram of the radar reflector
prescribed in paragraph (a) shall have a response not
less than minus 6 dB with reference to the maxima of
the main radar lobes.
(i) over a total angle of 240 degrees, and
(ii) within any arc of more than 10 degrees.

Rule 35
Sound Signals in Restricted Visibility
Canadian Modification
(k)

Notwithstanding paragraph (i), in the Canadian waters

of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, a vessel that is,
(i) less than 12 metres in length,
(ii) built or converted for the purpose of pushing or
pulling any floating object, and
(iii) not located within a recognized mooring, storage
or booming area shall sound the signals prescribed
for a vessel of 12 metres or more in length.

PART E EXEMPTIONS
Exemptions Canadian Modifications
(i)

For the purpose of paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g), the
nine years referred to therein shall be considered to
commence on July 15, 1977.
(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (j), the nine years referred
to in paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g) shall be
considered to commence on March 1, 1983 for
vessels exclusively engaged in inland voyages.
(k) in the case of a vessel not required to be inspected
under the Canada Shipping Act, the lights are
exempted from compliance with these Regulations if
they were,
(i) before July 15, 1981, where the vessel is 20 metres
or more in length, or
(ii) before June 1, 1984, where the vessel is less than
20 metres in length, constructed and installed in
accordance with the Collision Regulations, as those
Regulations read on July 31, 1974, or the Small
Vessels Regulations, as those Regulations read on
May 31, 1984.

Rule 41
Transponders
(a)

400

No vessel shall
transmit radar
signals in the 3
unless the use
writing by the

be fitted with a transponder that can

responder signals or radar beacon
or 10 centimetres marine radar bands
of the transponder is authorised in
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The Chairman may authorize the use of a transponder

referred to in paragraph (a) if he is satisfied that the
transponder will be used in a manner that will not
interfere with or degrade the use of radar in
navigation.
An authorization referred to in paragraph (a) may
contain such conditions as the Chairman considers
necessary to ensure that the transponder will be used
as described in paragraph (b).
No person shall operate a transponder on a vessel
except in accordance with the conditions, if any,
contained in the authorization prescribed in
paragraph (a).

(iv) has its maximum intensity at a frequency between

100 and 1000 Hertz,
(v) has a usual range of at least 2 miles,
(vi) is installed at a height above the water of not less
than 6 metres and not more than 30 metres, and
(vii) is so placed that the sound emitted is audible,
when there is no wind, throughout the required
range in all directions in a horizontal plane from
the vessel.
(f) An exploration or exploitation vessel, when stationary
and engaged in drilling or production operations,
shall, whenever the visibility in any direction is
2 miles or less, operate the soundsignalling appliance
described in paragraph (e), in lieu of the sound signal
prescribed in Rule 35.
(g) Every exploration or exploitation vessel shall comply
with the relevant technical requirements contained in
the Recommendations for the marking of offshore
structures, November 1984, published by the
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
(IALA), as amended from time to time, and the
nominal range of lights shall be computed in
accordance with Appendix II of Recommendation for
the Notation of Luminous Intensity and Range of
Lights, 1967, published by the International
Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), as
amended from time to time.

Rule 42
Additional Requirements for
Exploration or Exploitation Vessels
(a)

An exploration or exploitation vessel shall display an

identification panel bearing the name, identification
letters or numerals of the vessel so that at least one
panel is visible in any direction.
(b) The name, identification letters or numerals prescribed
in paragraph (a) shall be,
(i) black
(ii) not less than 1 metre in height,
(iii) displayed on a yellow background, and
(iv) easily visible in daylight and at night by the use of
illumination or retroreflecting material.
(c) Subject to paragraph (h), an exploration or
exploitation vessel, when stationary and engaged in
drilling or production operations shall, in lieu of the
lights or shapes required by these Rules, exhibit
where it can best be seen from any direction a white
light or a series of white lights located at an equal
height above the water and operating in unison,
which light or lights shall,
(i) flash the morse letter U at intervals of not more
than 15 seconds,
(ii) be installed at a height above the water of not less
than 6 metres and not more than 30 metres so that
at least one light shall remain visible to within
15 metres of the vessel,
(iii) be visible all round the horizon at a nominal range
of 15 miles,
(iv) be powered by a reliable power source,
(v) be equipped with an auxiliary power source, and
(vi) be exhibited from 15 minutes before sunset until
sunrise and at all times when the visibility in any
direction is 2 miles or less.
(d) The horizontal and vertical extremities of an
exploration or exploitation vessel that is stationary
and engaged in drilling or production operations shall
be adequately marked in compliance with the
requirements set out in Transport Canada Standards
Obstruction Markings (2nd ed.), 1987, TP 382, as
amended from time to time.
(e) An exploration or exploitation vessel, when stationary
and engaged in drilling or production operations shall
be equipped with a soundsignalling appliance that,
(i) is powered by a reliable power source,
(ii) is provided with an auxiliary power source,
(iii) when operating, emits a rhythmic blast
corresponding to the Morse letter U every
30 seconds,

Rule 43
Safety Zones Around Exploration
or Exploitation Vessels
(a)

For the purpose of this Rule, with respect to an

exploration or exploitation vessel that is in position
for the purpose of exploring or exploiting the
nonliving natural resources of the sea bed, a safety
zone is the area that extends from the outer
extremities of the exploration or exploitation vessel to
the greater of,
(i) 500 metres in all directions, and
(ii) 50 metres beyond the boundaries of the anchor
pattern of the vessel.
(b) The Chairman may establish a safety zone greater or
smaller than the safety zone referred to in
paragraph (a), where such a zone is reasonably related
to the nature and function of the exploration or
exploitation vessel.
(c) No vessel shall navigate within a safety zone.
(d) Paragraph (c) does not apply to a vessel that,
(i) is in distress,
(ii) is attempting to save life or provide assistance to a
vessel in distress,
(iii) is operated by or on behalf of the state having
jurisdiction over the exploration or exploitation
operations, or,
(iv) has received permission from the person in charge
of the exploration or exploitation vessel to enter
the safety zone around that vessel.
(e) All vessels shall comply with any relevant instruction
or direction with respect to a safety zone contained in
a Notice to Mariners or a Notice to Shipping.

Rule 44
Ocean Data Acquisition Systems (ODAS)
(a)

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can be clearly seen, and if practicable, shall display

the name and address of the owner of the ODAS.
(b) Subject to paragraph (f), every ODAS shall be
constructed or fitted with a passive radar reflector that
has a radar response at least equivalent to a radar
reflector required by Rule 40.
(c) Every ODAS that is designed to operate while
floating with part of its structure extending above the
water shall
(i) be coloured yellow,
(ii) have a shape that cannot be confused with the
shape of a navigational mark, and
(iii) where technically practicable,
(a) have a topmark consisting of a yellow X
shape,
(b) exhibit a yellow light visible at a minimum
range of 5 miles that gives a group of 5 flashes
every 20 seconds, and
(c) be equipped with an appliance that emits a
sound signal at intervals of not more than
2 minutes, which sound signal cannot be
confused with any other signal prescribed by
these Rules or with the sound signal of any aid
to navigation in the vicinity of the ODAS.
(d) Subject to paragraph (f), every ODAS designed to
operate under water, other than an ODAS referred to
in paragraph (e), shall,
(i) be escorted by a surface vessel that gives warning
of the presence of the ODAS in accordance with
Rule 27, or,
(ii) have tethered to it a surface float that is marked,
provides the radar response, is lighted and sounds
the signals specified in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(e) Every ODAS designed to operate when resting on the
bottom of the sea, lake or river with part of its
structure extending above the water shall be marked,
exhibit lights and shapes, and sound signals in the
same manner as an exploration or exploitation vessel.
(f) Paragraphs (b) and (d) do not apply to an ODAS
where,
(i) the Chairman has determined that the ODAS does
not constitute a potential danger to navigation by
reason of,
(a) its size, material, construction, area or method
of operation,
(b) the nature and condition of the waters in the
area of operation of the ODAS, and
(c) the use that is or might reasonably be expected
to be made of those waters, and
(ii) the Chairman has given the owner of the ODAS
notice in writing of that determination.

by grave and imminent danger and requires

immediate assistance, or,
(ii) is engaged in law enforcement duties in Canadian
waters.
(c) Any vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard
Auxiliary may exhibit a blue flashing light as an
identification signal when the vessel participates, at
the request of the Canadian Coast Guard, in search
and rescue operations.
(d) A vessel referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) that
exhibits a blue flashing light as an identification
signal is not relieved from the obligation to comply
with the Steering and Sailing Rules set out in part B
of this schedule.

Rule 46
Alternate Systems of Navigation Lights
(a)

For the purposes of this Rule, alternate system of

navigation lights means a system that includes
masthead lights, sidelights, a sternlight and anchor
lights (systme de feux de navigation de relais).
(b) Subject to paragraph (d), every ship built on or after
January 1, 1991 that is required to be inspected under
the Act shall be fitted with an alternate system of
navigation lights.
(c) Subject to paragraph (d), every ship built before
January 1, 1991 that is required to be inspected under
the Act shall, before January 1, 1996,
(i) if it is of 500 grt or more, be fitted with an
alternate system of navigation lights, or
(ii) if it is of less than 500 grt, be fitted with or carry
on board an alternate system of navigation lights.
(d) Paragraph (b) and subparagraph (c)(ii) do not apply to
a vessel of less than 15 metres in length.
(i) For a ship referred to in paragraph (b) or
subparagraph (c)(i), the alternate system of
navigation lights shall be supplied by the main
source of electric power of the ship and one other
source of electric power with which the ship is
required to be supplied by section 15 of Annex 1.
(e) For a ship referred to in subparagraph (c)(ii), the
alternate system of navigation lights shall,
(i) be supplied by a source of electrical power with
which the ship is required to be supplied by
Section 15 of Annex I, other than the main source
of power of the ship. or
(ii) subject to paragraph (f), consist of nonelectric
lights.
(f) Nonelectric lights shall not be used as alternate
lights on,
(i) a ship or barge whose cargo has volatile or
explosive properties that could endanger the ship
or barge and its crew, or,
(ii) a ship engaged in towing or pushing a ship or
barge whose cargo has volatile or explosive
properties that could endanger the ships or barge
and their respective crews.
(g) For vessels referred to in subparagraph (c) (ii) the
alternate system of navigation lights shall be supplied
by
(i) an emergency source of electrical power
independent of the main power supply, or
(ii) nonelectrical lights.

Rule 45
Blue Flashing Light
(a)

For the purposes of this Rule, government ship

means a ship or vessel that is owned by and in the
service of Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a
province and any ship that is owned or operated by a
federal, provincial, harbour, river, county or municipal
police force (navire dtat).
(b) Any government ship may exhibit as an identification
signal a blue flashing light where it,
(i) is providing assistance in any waters to any vessel
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shall maintain the required minimum intensity on the

horizontal.

ANNEX I
POSITIONING AND TECHNICAL
DETAILS OF LIGHTS AND SHAPES

Approval Canadian Modifications

(b)

Definition Canadian Modification

(b)

The term practical cutoff means the point on an

arc around a source of light at which the intensity of
the light is reduced as follows:
(i) for vessels of less than 20 metres in length, where
the intensity is reduced to 67 per cent of the
minimum required intensity within three or five
degrees as appropriate, outside the horizontal
sectors referred to in section 9 of this Annex and
described in Rule 21, practical cutoff occurs at
the point at which the intensity is reduced to 10
per cent of the minimum required intensity within
20 degrees outside the horizontal sectors referred
to in section 9 of this Annex and described in
Rule 21.
(ii) for vessels of 20 metres or more in length,
practical cutoff occurs at the point at which the
intensity is reduced to 125 per cent of the
minimum required intensity within three or five
degrees, as appropriate, outside the horizontal
sectors referred to in section 9 of this Annex and
described in Rule 21.

For the purpose of paragraph (a), the appropriate

Canadian authority is the Chairman.

ANNEX II
ADDITIONAL SIGNALS FOR
FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY
Canadian Modifications
4. Special visual signals
In Canadian waters and fishing zones, a vessel engaged
in pairtrawling shall exhibit at the foremast the
International Code flag T during the daylight
hours.
5. Special sound signals
(a) In Canadian waters and fishing zones, a vessel
engaged in fishing as described in Rule 26(f) shall,
in any condition of visibility, sound the following
signals on her whistle,
(i) four blasts in succession, namely, two prolonged
blasts followed by two short blasts when
shooting a net or gear,
(ii) three blasts in succession, namely, two
prolonged blasts followed by one short blast
when hauling a net or gear, and
(iii) four blasts in succession, namely, one short
blast followed by two prolonged blasts,
followed by one short blast when a net or gear
is fast to an obstruction.
(b) When in or near an area of restricted visibility, the
signals described in paragraph (a) shall be sounded
four to six seconds after the sound signal
prescribed in Rule 35(c).

Vertical Positioning and Spacing of Lights

Canadian Modifications
(m) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), in the Canadian
waters of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, the masthead light or the allround white
light referred to in Rule 23(c), for a powerdriven
vessel of less than 12 metres in length shall be
carried at least one metre higher than the sidelights.
(q) The allround white lights prescribed for an
inconspicuous, partly submerged vessel or object or a
barge in Rules 24(g) and (k), respectively, shall be
carried at the same height and shall be placed at a
height of not less than 2 metres above the water.

ANNEX III
TECHNICAL DETAILS OF SOUND
SIGNAL APPLIANCES

Screens for Lights Other than Sidelights

Canadian Modification

Whistles Canadian Modifications

On powerdriven vessels of less than 12 metres in length,
constructed after July 31, 1983, the masthead light or
the allround light referred to in Rule 23(c), shall be
screened to prevent direct illumination of the vessel
forward of the operators position.

(h)

Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in the Canadian waters

of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, the upper limit of the frequency range
referred to in that paragraph may be expanded to be
within the range of 1802/100 Hz (" 1 per cent).
(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), in the Canadian waters
of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, the whistle on a vessel of 12 metres or
more in length but less than 20 metres in length may
provide, in the direction of the forward axis of the
whistle and at a distance of 1 metre from it, a sound
pressure level in at least one 1/3rdoctave band of
not less than the appropriate figure shown below
within the frequency range of 2502/100 Hz (" 1 per
cent):
(i) 250450 Hz120 dB
(ii) 450800 Hz115 dB
(iii) 8002100 Hz111 dB

Colour Specification of Lights

Canadian Modification
(v)

Restricted Blue
x 0.136 0.218 0.185 0.102
y 0.040 0.142 0.175 0.105
Vertical Sectors Canadian Modification

(d)

Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in the Canadian waters

of a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland
waterway, electric lights on unmanned barges need
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In the Canadian waters of a roadstead, harbour, river,

lake or inland waterway, a powerdriven vessel that
is normally engaged in pushing ahead or towing
alongside may, at any time, use a whistle whose
characteristic falls within the limits prescribed in
paragraph (b) for longest normal length of the vessel
and its tow.

ANNEX IV
DISTRESS SIGNALS
Canadian Modifications
4.

In Canadian waters or fishing zones, in addition to

the signals described in section I, the following
signals may be used or exhibited either together or
separately to indicate distress and need of assistance:
(a) a square shape or anything resembling a square
shape; and
(b) a high intensity white light flashing at regular
intervals of 50 to 70 times per minute.
5.
Notwithstanding section 2 and paragraph 4(b), a North
Cardinal Buoy may use a quick flashing white light
flashing at regular intervals of 60 times per minute.

Approval Canadian Modification

(b)

For the purpose of paragraph (a), the appropriate

Canadian authority is the Chairman.

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CANADIAN QUARANTINE REPORTING REQUIREMENT
The following are extracts from the Canadian Quarantine
Regulations:

(ii)

within sixty days of its estimated time of arrival in

Canada been in a country that, in the opinion of a
quarantine officer, is infected or suspected of being
infected with the plague, or
(d) a certificate establishing that the vessel has been
deratted or exempt from deratting procedures
has expired or is about to expire,
the person in charge of the vessel shall, by radio at least
24 hours prior to the vessels estimated time of arrival
at its port of destination and between the hours of
9:00 oclock in the forenoon and 5:00 oclock in the
afternoon, notify the quarantine officer at the
quarantine station designated in subsection (3) for that
port of the occurrence and provide him with the
information described in subsection (2).
(2) The information to be provided to the quarantine
officer pursuant to subsection (1) is
(a) the name and nationality of the vessel;
(b) the ports called at during the voyage of the
vessel;
(c) the nature of the cargo on board the vessel;
(d) the number of persons comprising the crew of
the vessel;
(e) the number of passengers on board the vessel;
(f) the port of destination of the vessel and the
name of the vessels owner or, if the owner is
not in Canada, the name of the vessels agent in
Canada;
(g) the condition of all persons on board the vessel
and details of any death or illness occurring
during the voyage;
(h) whether the body of any person is being carried
on the vessel;
(i) the estimated time of arrival of the vessel at the
port of destination;
(k) the date and place of issuance of any de-ratting
certificate or de-ratting exemption certificate
applicable to the vessel.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the quarantine
station for vessels bound for
(e) a port in the Province of British Columbia, is
Quarantine Station, Vancouver, British
Columbia.

The Quarantine Act and Regulations require that, with the

exemption in normal circumstances of vessels
engaged in coastwise traffic with the United States,
the Master of every vessel shall complete and furnish
promptly at the first port of arrival in Canada, a
Declaration of Health in the prescribed form.
Advance radio notification to a quarantine station applies
only if a condition of health irregularity occurs
onboard. The Master of a vessel will be guided by
instructions received by radio, from the quarantine
officer, in reply to a notification of irregularity
onboard. Section 12 of the Quarantine Regulations
prescribes the conditions for requirements of
advance notification by radio, the essential
information to be supplied in such circumstances
and the appropriate quarantine station for the area;
it is quoted as follows:
12.(1) Where, in the course of a voyage of a vessel to
one of the ports referred to in subsection (3),
(a) a member of the crew or a passenger on board
the vessel has
(i) died,
(ii) had a temperature of 38 C (100 F) or
greater that persisted for two days or more or
was accompanied or followed by a rash,
jaundice or glandular swelling, or
(iii) suffered from diarrhoea severe enough to
interfere with that persons work or normal
activity.
(b) the person in charge of the vessel is, during the
period
(i) of four weeks preceding the estimated time
of arrival of the vessel, or
(ii) since he last submitted a declaration of
health as required by section 16
whichever is the lesser, aware of any instance of illness
among the crew or passengers that he suspects is of
an infectious nature and may lead to the spread of the
disease,
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Abegweit Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2
Abell, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.88
Aboiteau, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.341
Aboujagane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.343
Abri, Baie de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.124
Aconi, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.35
Affliges, les des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Afton River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.265
Aggermore Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.226
Aguanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80
Aguanish, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80
Aguanus Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Aguanus, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Aigle, Cap l: le dAnticosti . . . . . . 6.155
Aigle, Cap l: St Lawrence River . . . . 8.39
Aigle, Havre de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
Aigle, le l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.126
Airey, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Aitken Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.111
AlbertMaltais Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . 5.328
Alberton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.102
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.102
Alchorn Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212
Alcide, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.139
Alder Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.188
Aldouane Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Aldouane River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Alexandre, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.152
Allans Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
Allen Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.274
Allen Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.77
Alliance, Pointe d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.168
Almons Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196
Alouettes, Batture aux: Baie
SainteCatherine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.262
Alouettes, Batture aux:
Chenal du Nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9
Alouettes, let aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.259
Alouettes, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10
Alright, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38
Alright, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41
Amaguedees Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.225
Amricain, Rochers de l . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Amricains, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.269
Amricains, le des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.53
Amet Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.167
Amet Island Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.159
Amet Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.158
Amet Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.175
Ammonite Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Ammonite Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Amour, Pointe Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12
Amours, lets d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.145
Anchor Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.121
Anchor, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.47
Anchor, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Ancre, le de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96
Anderson, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Andrville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.69
Andrew, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67
Andromache, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.65
AngeGardien, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.62
Anglais, Cap aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.179
Anglais, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.147
Anglais, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.43
Anglais, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Anglais, Rivire aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.178
Annandale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Annexe, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.126
Anse = cove. See proper name
Anse au Clair, Pointe l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16
Anse au Foulon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.88
Anse des Aulnes, Pointe de l . . . . . . . 5.193
Anse des Doucet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.39
Anse des Sables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23
Anse des Sables, Pointe de l . . . . . . . . 3.16

Anse Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92

Anse, le de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
AnseValleau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.25
AnseauClair, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22
AnsedeRoche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Anthonys Nose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126
Anticosti, le d
North coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.153
South coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.128
Antigonish Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.270
Antoine, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.159
Antrobus, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Appalachian Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . 1.118
Aquanus, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80
Argentenay, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.169
Arichat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Arichat Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.71
Arichat Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.67
Arichat, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Arisaig Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.20
Arisaig village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.20
Arrow Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.31
Arsenault Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.197
Asperges, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.179
Aspy Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.11
Astyanax Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.194
Atlantic Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14
Aubert, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.76
Aubin, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
Audubon, lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Audubon, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Auget Bay, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Auguet, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.14
Augustin Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Augustin, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68
Auld Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.231
Aulds Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.231
Aulds Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.148
Aulnaies, Village des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.183
Aylesbury, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.83
Aylmer Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119
Aylmer, Passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119
Bacon Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.193
Bad Neighbour Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.130
Baddeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.176
Baddeck Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.176
Baddeck Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.176
Baddeck River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.186
Bagot Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.135
Bagot, Escarpement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.135
Bagotville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.297
Baie = bay. See proper name
Baie de la Tabatire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.89
Baie de Plaisance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.57
Baie de Pokemouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.86
Baie de SaintLouis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.366
Baie de Shippegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.144
Baie de Tracadie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.85
Baie des boulements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.136
Baie du Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Baie SaintPaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.149
Baie, Bancs de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.166
Baie, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145
Baie, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
BaieComeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.158
BaiedesSables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.93
BaieduVieuxFort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
BaieJohanBeetz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67
Baillie Brook village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.21
Baillie Brook Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.21
Balache Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.229
Bald Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102
Bald Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.56
Bald Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.56

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Bald, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.312

Baleine Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.106
Baleine, Cap la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.71
Baleine, Chenal la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
Baleine, le la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Ballam Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.247
Ballam Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Ballams Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.246
Ballantynes Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.275
Ballast Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.261
Baltic Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Banc = bank. See proper name
Banks Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Bar Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.104
Bar Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Bar, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.259
Barachois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.279
Barachois de Gabriel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.118
Barachois de Mal Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.279
Barbara Weit River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.92
Barque, Anse la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.278
Barques, le des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.44
Barra Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Barra Strait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Barrachois Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.165
Barre Boulard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.135
Barret, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77
Barrier Reefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Barrier, Passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Barrios Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.263
Barrios Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.267
Barstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Bartibog Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.48
Bartibog River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.48
BasCapPel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.340
BasCaraquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.119
Basile, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
Basin Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73
Basin Head Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.87
Basin, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.171
Basin, The: Tatamagouche Bay . . . . 14.166
Basque Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.130
Basque Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.29
Basque Shoal:
Cape Breton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.130
Basque, Cap du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6
Basque, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76
Basques, Anse aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.235
Basques, Havre aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.86
Basques, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.137
Basques, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.60
Basques, Rcif aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.155
Bass Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Basse, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.83
Bassin = basin, pool. See proper name
Bassin, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Bassin, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.94
Bassin, Le Petit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.79
Bassin, Le: Montmagny . . . . . . . . . . . 8.197
Bathurst Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.182
Batiscan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.177
Batiscan, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.158
Battery Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Battery Point: Hillsborough Bay . . . . 14.212
Battery Point:
MainDieu Harbour . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Battery Point: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.58
Battery Point: Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.73
Battery Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Batture, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.150
Battures = flats, shallows. See proper name
Bay du Vin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.27
Bay du Vin Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.28
Bay du Vin Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.27
Bay du Vin River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.29
Bay Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40

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Bay of Rocks: Aylmer Sound . . . . . . . 3.120

Bay of Rocks: Chedabucto Bay . . . . 12.120
Bayfield Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.60
Bayfield village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.265
Bayfield, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67
Bayfield, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66
Bayshore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Beach Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
Beach Point village:
Murray Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.135
Beach Point: Arichat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.73
Beach Point: Murray Harbour . . . . . . 14.128
Beachgrove Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215
Beacon Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59
Beak Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Beak Point Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Bear Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.178
Bear Head: le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . 4.155
Bear Head: Strait of Canso . . . . . . . . 12.163
Bear Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.23
Bear Reef: Northumberland Strait . . 14.126
Bear Reef: Strait of Canso . . . . . . . . 12.165
Bear, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Beaton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.62
Beaubassin, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.192
Beaubassin, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.192
Beaubears Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45
Beaubears Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45
Beaufils, LAnse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.281
Beauharnois Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197
Beauharnois, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197
Beaujeu Ouest, Chenal de . . . . . . . . . . 8.192
Beaujeu, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.191
Beaujeu, Chenal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.191
Beaulieu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.36
Beaulieu, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.106
Beaumont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.33
Beaumont, Battures de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.38
Beauport Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.88
Beauport, Battures de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.96
Beaupr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.63
Beauregard, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.135
Beaver Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196
Beaver Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.209
Beaver Narrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.204
Bcancour, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.182
Bcancour, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.169
Bcancour, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.168
Becket River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
BecsScies, Rivire aux . . . . . . . . . . . 6.161
Bedeque Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.288
Bell Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.145
Bell River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.138
Bell Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.175
Belle Cte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41
Belle Isle, Strait of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Belle Point Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.170
Belle River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.145
Bellechasse, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21
Bellechasse, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26
Belledune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.208
Belledune Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.172
Belles Amours, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Belles Amours, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Belles Amours Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Belles Amours Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Belles Amours, Havre des . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Bellmouth, Courbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.96
Belloni Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.186
Bells Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Benacadie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
Benacadie Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.224
Benjamin River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.206
Benjamin, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.326
Benoit Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.133
Bent, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126
Bentinck Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89
Bentinck Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
Bentinck Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.88

Beresford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.199
Bergeman Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.249
Bernache, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.161
Bernard Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.138
Berthier Est, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.28
BerthiersurMer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.23
Berthierville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.77
Bessie, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Betchewun Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.93
Betchouane, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.93
Betsiamites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.197
Betsiamites, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.197
Betts Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.240
Betty Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Bevis Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.149
Bewes Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.120
Bic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.108
Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.115
le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.111
Mont du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136
town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.128
Bicquette, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.116
Bicquette, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.111
Bideford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89
Big Arrow Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.30
Big Basin, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.173
Big Bras dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.154
Big Glace Bay Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.80
Big Grapplin Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44
Big Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.159
Big Lorraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.108
Big Merigomish Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15
Big Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.228
Big Pond Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.227
Big Rorys Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.240
Big Shippegan Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.88
Big Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.93
Big Shoal: Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . 11.151
Big Tignish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113
Big Tracadie River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Bigby Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.114
Biglow Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.255
Bigot, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.167
Billhook Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Billhook Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109
Bimet, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.344
Birch Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.277
Birch Island: Lennox Passage . . . . . . 12.138
Birch Island: Petite Anse . . . . . . . . . . 12.23
Birch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.276
Birch Point: Lennox Passage . . . . . . 12.138
Birch Point: Miscou Island . . . . . . . . . 15.77
Birch Point: Petite Anse . . . . . . . . . . . 12.23
Birch Point: Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.260
Birch Shoal: Lennox Passage . . . . . . 12.138
Bird Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
Bissett Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.129
Black Breaker Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.130
Black Brook Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.23
Black Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.221
Black Island: Great Bras dOr . . . . . . 11.150
Black Island: Baie de Kgashka . . . . . . 4.45
Black Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.239
Black Point: Cape Breton Island . . . . . 11.24
Black Point: Cape North . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27
Black Point: Baie des Chaleurs . . . . . 15.103
Black Point: Grand River . . . . . . . . . 11.134
Black Point: Great Bras dOr . . . . . . 11.187
Black Point: Northumberland Strait . 14.225
Black Point: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.23
Black Point: Saint Georges Bay . . . . . . 13.1
Black River: Miramichi . . . . . . . . . . . 15.29
Black River: West Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 11.246
Black Rock: Cape North . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27
Black Rock Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.146
Black Rock: Airey, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126
Black Rock: Canso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Black Rock: Saint Augustin Chain . . . . 3.60
Black Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50

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Black Rocks: Cape Breton Island . . . 11.125

Black, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
Blacklands Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.366
Blacklands Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.9
Blackrock Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Blacksmith Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Blais, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.133
Blanc, Cap: Baie de Perc . . . . . . . . . 15.270
BlancSablon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
BlancSablon, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
Blanche, le: Rivire aux Outardes . . . 5.198
Blanche, le: St Lawrence River . . . . . . 8.11
Blanche, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.95
Blanches, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Blandford, Hautsfonds . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16
Blaskowit, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.42
Blockhouse Point:
Hillsborough Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.186
Blockhouse Point: Waugh River . . . . 14.166
Blue, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.267
Blue, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Blues Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
Bluff, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35
Boat Harbour: Garbarus Bay . . . . . . 11.123
Boat Harbour: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.64
Boeuf, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Bois, le au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
Bois Blanc, le au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.126
Bois, let au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96
Boischatel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67
Boiss, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.222
Boisvert, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.208
Bold, Rocher: BonneEsprance,
Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Bold, Rocher: Watagheistic, Dtroit . . 3.129
Bon Ami Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.236
BonDsir, Cap de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.239
Bonamy Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.236
Bonar Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.48
Bonaventure village . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.192
Bonaventure, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.282
Bonaventure, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.191
Bonaventure, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.191
Bone Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
BonneEsprance, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . 3.42
Boom Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
Bootes Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.51
Borden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.265
Borden Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Bosdet Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.84
Botsford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.302
Boucane, Banc la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.42
Boucane, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32
Boucane, Rcif de la Pointe la . . . . . . 5.34
Bouchagan River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.343
Bouchard, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.111
Boucher, Caye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.88
Boucher, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.264
Boucherville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.187
Boucherville, les de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.178
Boudreaus Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.172
Boudreauville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26
Boughton Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Boughton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.76
Boughton Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.76
Boughton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100
Boughton River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Boughton Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.104
Boulaceet Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Boularderie Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.188
Boule, Baie de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45
Boule, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Boule, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Boule, Rocher de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Boule, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Bouleau, Pointe au:
St Lawrence River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10
Bouleau, Pointe au: Saguenay . . . . . . 5.260
Bouleau, Rivire au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.40

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Bouleaux, Chenal aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.144

Bouleaux, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Bouleaux, Pointe aux:
Shediac Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.313
Boulet, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.97
Boulet, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Bourgeois Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.150
Bourgeois, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.150
Bout den Bas, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . 8.152
Bout den Haut, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77
Bout de lle, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.96
Bowen Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69
Bowen, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69
Bowman Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.263
Brackley Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.80
Bradore, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Bradore Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Bradore Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
Bradore, Collines de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3
Brae Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.328
Brae Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.328
Brae River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.328
Brandypot Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.71
Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.202
Bras dOr village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.190
BrasSaintNicolas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.197
Breaker Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
Breens Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.266
Breton Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.46
Breton, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.89
Brian Point: Cape Breton Island . . . . . 11.88
Brian Point:
Saint Patricks Channel . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
Brick House, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23
Brick Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.129
Brickery Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.129
Brideau, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.124
Bridgeport Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.86
Bridgetown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Brighton Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.186
Brillant, LAnse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.307
Brion, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.118
Brisants = reefs, breakers. See proper name
Brisson, Grande Caye . . . . . . . . . . . 5.222
Brisson, Petite Caye . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.222
Briton Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.46
Broad Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.47
Broad Cove Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.47
Broad Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Brochu, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.74
Brocklesby Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Brodie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.96
Brodie Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.97
Broom Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.173
Brouague, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.65
Brudenell Islet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.119
Brudenell Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.110
Brudenell River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.119
Bruin, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.283
Brl Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.158
Brl Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.160
Brl Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.164
Brl village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.164
Brl, Banc du Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.13
Brl, Cap: Baie de Gasp . . . . . . . . 15.296
Brl, Cap: St Lawrence River . . . . . . 8.160
Brl, Pointe:
Baie de Shippegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.167
Brle, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.128
Brle, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.141
Brume, le la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
Buchan Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.42
Buchan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32
Buchan Point Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34
Buchan River Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32
Buchanan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Buctouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.330
Buctouche Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.333
Buctouche Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.330

Buctouche Outer Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.330

Buctouche River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.330
Buctouche Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.332
Buctouche, Dune de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.333
Budget Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Buffitt, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Bull Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.125
Bull, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Bull, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Bumbo Islet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.168
Bun, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Burchells Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.195
Burial Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Burke Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.26
Burkeys Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.127
Burnt Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.32
Burnt Church Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.33
Burnt Island: Lennox Passage . . . . . . 12.133
Burnt Point: Cardigan Bay . . . . . . . . 14.107
Burnt Point: Lennox Passage . . . . . . 12.133
Burnt Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Bursey, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.62
Busteed, L Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.238
Butte Cailla, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152
Butte Ronde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.43
Butter Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
Buttes Peles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.43
Byers Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.178
Cabane, Anse la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
Cable Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.70
Cabot Strait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4
Cacouna, Rocher de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.83
CacounaEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.162
Cadieux, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.146
Cadman Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.301
Cage Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.71
Cahil Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.165
Cahoon Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.137
Cailloux du Pied de SaintRoch . . . . . . 9.96
Cairntorr, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
Calculot, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Calf Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.238
Calf Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Calvaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.146
Cameron Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Cameron, Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.189
Camp Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Campbell Island:
Lennox Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.152
Campbell Point: East Bay . . . . . . . . . 11.221
Campbell Point: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.62
Campbell Point:
Saint Georges Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
Campbells Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75
Campbells Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.216
Campbells Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.210
Campbellton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.254
Canal, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Canard, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Canards, Rivire aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10
Canceaux Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212
Canceaux Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212
Cannes, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Canoe Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.274
Canoe Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.326
Canot, le au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Canso Causeway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.155
Canso Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.33
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.44
Directions from E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Directions from N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.55
Directions from SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.33
Canso Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.46
Canso Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.219
Canso town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.35
Cantwell Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.245

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Canuel, let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.113

Caouis, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Cap = cape. See proper name
Cap lAigle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.39
Cap aux Anglais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.179
Cap de Caisse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.312
Cap de Caissie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.345
Cap de lEnfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.137
Cap de lOurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.155
Cap des Rosiers, Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.12
Cap du Cormoran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34
Cap Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.136
Cap Pel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.340
Cap Ronde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Cap Rouge: Qubec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
Cap Rouge, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107
Cap Rouge: PetitdeGrat Island . . . . 12.20
Cap SaintMichel Verchres,
Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.118
Cap, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.113
CapauxMeules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.69
CapChat town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.61
CapChat, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.57
CapChat, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.60
CapdeCocagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
CapdelaMadeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.180
CapdeSaintLouis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.366
CapdesRosiersEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15
CapSant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.138
CapSant Traverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.132
Cape Auguet Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75
Cape Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.145
Cape Breton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.115
Cape Egmont: Northumberland Strait
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.311
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 14.306
Cape Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.113
Cape Linzee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1
Cape Tormentine Ferry Terminal . . . 14.239
Cape Tormentine village . . . . . . . . . . 14.239
Cape Tryon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.85
Capelin Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.132
Capes, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16
Caplan, Baie au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.170
Caplan, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.194
Caps de Maria, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.218
Caps Noirs, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.205
Caps, Cap des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.143
Capstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.26
Capucins, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.81
Caraquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.119
Caraquet Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.123
Caraquet Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.122
Caraquet Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.122
Caraquet Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.123
Caraquet, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.122
Caraquet, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.122
Cardigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.104
Cardigan Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.101
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Georgetown Harbour . . . . . . . . . . 14.105
Cardigan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.107
Cardigan River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.102
Cardigan Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109
Careening Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Carey Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.142
Cargill Grain Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.178
Caribou Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.146
Caribou Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.170
Caribou Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.153
Caribou Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.167
Caribou Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Caribou Island:
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . 14.140
Caribou Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.148
Caribou River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.155
Caribou West Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.140

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Caribou, Cap du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.111

Caribou, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.132
Caribou, Passage aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
Caribou, Rivire du:
Port Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.352
Carillon Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.200
Carkewetchepe Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.56
Carleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.226
Carleton Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.167
Carleton, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164
Carr, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.27
Carr Saint Augustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Carr, Banc du Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
Carre, Cap la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.137
Carr, Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Carron Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.186
Cascades Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.114
Cascapdia, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.218
Cascapdia, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.222
Cascarette Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.149
Cascumpeque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.96
Cascumpeque Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.102
Cass Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.178
Castors, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63
Catalogne Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.103
Catalogne Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Catalone Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.103
Caveau Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.21
Caveau Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.21
Cavendish Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.111
Cawee Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Cayes Rouges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.137
Cenelles, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.101
Centennial Bridge: Miramichi . . . . . . 15.40
Centre, Banc du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.14
Centre, Brisants du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52
Centre, Hautfond du:
Traverse de SaintRoch . . . . . . . . . . 8.181
Centre, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Cerberus Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.66
Chafaud aux Basques, le du . . . . . . . . 8.29
Chain Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.155
Chalet des Phares, Pointe du . . . . . . . . 9.121
Chaleurs, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.92
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.92
Chaleurs, Baie des, East part
Approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.97
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.103
Chaleurs, Baie des, Inner part . . . . . . 15.201
Anchorage berth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.207
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.205
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 15.201
Chaleurs, Baie des, Middle part . . . . 15.168
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.172
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 15.168
Chaloupe, Rivire la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29
Chambers Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.165
Chambly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
Chambly, Bassin de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
Chambly, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
Champlain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.178
Champlain Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.166
Champlain, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
Champlain, Montagne du Pic . . . . . . . 7.108
Champlain, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
Chance Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.25
Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.105
Channel Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Chapel Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.124
Chapel Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.208
Chapel Point: Pugwash Harbour . . . . 14.250
Charbonneau, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52
Charles, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.148
Charlie Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Charlo River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.207
Charlottetown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196
Alongside berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.218
Anchorage berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.217
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.205

Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.208
Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 14.199
Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219
Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215
Small craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.223
Charron, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.178
Chasse, le la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Chasse, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.68
Chat, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.56
Chat, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Chteau Frontenac Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . 9.94
Chteau, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.156
ChteauRichter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66
Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.49
Chaudire, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107
Chcatica, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.10
Inner part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.89
Main shipping route . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.10
Chenal = channel. See proper name
Chenal du Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.56
Chenal du Nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2
Chenal Sud: Contrecoeur . . . . . . . . . . 10.96
Chenal, Hautfond du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.182
Chenaux, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.202
Chne Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.318
Chne, Battures du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.146
Chne, Pointe au:
Rivire Restigouche . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.232
Chne, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.154
Chne: Baie au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.239
Chepstow Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.76
Chticamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.17
Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12
Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.27
Cheval Blanc, Rcifs du . . . . . . . . . . . 6.102
Cheval Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Cheval, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Chevery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131
Chez East, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.54
ChicChocs Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.118
Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.203
Chicoutai, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Chicoutimi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.328
Chiens, les aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
China Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Chockpish River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.349
Christie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.39
Christmas Island: East Bay . . . . . . . . 11.226
Christmas Island:
Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Christmas Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.226
Ciboux Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.35
Ciboux Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.35
Cinq Lieues, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Cinq Lieues, Havre des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Cinq Lieues, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Cinq Lieues, Rcifs des . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
CitduHavre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160
Citrouille, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.164
Cives, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131
Clair, Anse au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22
Clam Harbour Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.110
Clark Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Clark Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40
Clarke City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.98
Clarke Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.237
Clarke Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.237
Clarke Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.237
Claude, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.49
Claveau, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Clear, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196
Clearwater Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Clearwater Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Cliff, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.127
Clinch, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.62

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Cloridorme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.31
Cloridorme, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.31
Cloudberry Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Clows Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.135
Coacoacho Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.14
Coacoachou, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.14
Coal Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15
Cocagne Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Cocagne Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Cocagne River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Cochon, Cayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.149
Cochons, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.62
Cochons, le aux: Repentigny . . . . . . 10.126
Cod Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.207
Cod, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42
Codnor Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196
Cody Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.137
Coffin Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
Coldspring Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.261
Cole Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46
Colline Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
Collins, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Collision Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.77
Colombier, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.208
Colombines, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41
Colville Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.79
Comeau, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.132
Comeau, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.157
Comi, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.102
Commune de Berthier, La . . . . . . . . . . 10.63
Concorde, Pont de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.162
Conserverie, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
Contrecoeur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.98
Contrecoeur Iron Ore Terminal . . . . . 10.105
Contrecoeur, les de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.86
Contrecoeur, Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . 10.127
Contrecoeur, Traverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.114
Conway Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.110
Conway Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.110
Cook, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80
Cook, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80
Cooks Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.114
Coques, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.101
Corbeau. Cap du:
St Lawrence River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.111
Corbeau, Cap du: le du Havre . . . . . . 4.106
Corbeau, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Corbeaux, Cap aux: MontLouis . . . . . 7.45
Corbeaux, Cap aux:
Baie SaintPaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145
Corbeaux, Cap du Nid aux . . . . . . . . . . 8.30
Cordeau Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.148
Cormandiere Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.97
Cormandire, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Cormierville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.347
Cormoran, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37
Cormoran, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.132
Cormoran, Rochers au . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.124
Cormorandire Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.97
Cormorans, les des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Cormorans, Rcifs aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.138
Cormorant Islets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32
Cormorant Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.124
Corneille Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.86
Corneille, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.40
Corneilles, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.122
Cornwall Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197
Corossol, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.33
Cossitt Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
Cte dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Coudres, Banc de lle aux . . . . . . . . . 8.145
Coudres, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152
Coudres, Passage de lle aux . . . . . . . 8.135
Countries and ports
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.109
General description . . . . . . . . . . 1.109
Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.112
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.111
Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.120

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Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.114
National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.110
Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.115
Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.113
Port services summary . . . . . . . . . 1.124
Docking facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.124
Other facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.125
Principal ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.123
Courbe=curve. See proper name
Courbe Pointe du Lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18
Court, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.45
Couteau Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.151
Cove Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.80
Cove Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Covehead Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.80
Cow Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.185
Cow Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.238
Cow Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.102
Cow Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Cowley Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.30
Coxheath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.71
Crab Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Crammond Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Cran Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.35
Cranberry Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.11
Cranberry Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.31
Crane Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.230
Crans Rouges, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.223
Crawford Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.102
Crawley Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.197
Crawley Creek: Little Bras dOr . . . . 11.197
Crawley Creek: Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . 11.67
Creignish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.254
Crpes, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Cribbean Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.277
Cribbons Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.277
Crichton Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.84
Crichton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.77
Crichton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.84
Crichton Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.76
Crid Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.77
Crid Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.71
Critchett Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.178
Crocodile, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Croix, Anse de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.296
Croix, Battures la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.71
Croix, Havre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Croix, Pointe la:
Rivire Restigouche . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.262
Croix, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.147
Croix, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.139
Croix, Pointe de la:
Baie des Escoumins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.225
Crooked Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.137
Crossman Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.331
Crow Cliffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.90
Crow Island: Canso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Crow Island: Lennox Passage . . . . . . 12.138
Crow Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.181
Crow Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Crumb, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Cumberland Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Cumberland, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66
Cumberland, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.65
Curdo Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.90
Curlew, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Cyble, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.137
DEscousse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.146
DEscousse Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.146
DEscousse Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.146
DHonguedo, Dtroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4
Dalhousie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.246
Dalhousie Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.243
Dalhousie Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.246
Daly Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
Daly, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.117
Dandy, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.122
Dark, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Darnley Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87

Darnley Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87

Darnley Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Dartmouth, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.294
Dauphin, Cap du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110
Dauphin, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.36
Dauphin, Rochers du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113
Dauphine, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.143
Dauphine, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.17
David Head Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.88
David, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
De Sable River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.275
Deadmans Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25
Dean Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.248
Dbarquement, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . 8.174
Deep Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.87
Delorey Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.268
Delorier Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.87
Delorier Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.87
Demers, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77
Demoiselle, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Demoiselle, Colline de la . . . . . . . . . . . 6.66
Denonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.281
Denys Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
Dequen, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.68
Derby Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.152
Descente des Femmes, Anse de . . . . . 5.294
DeschaillonssurSaintLaurent . . . . 9.156
Deschambault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.140
Deschambault, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
Deslauriers, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.120
Detroit River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.203
Deux Ttes, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.211
Devil, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.41
Dhu Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.226
Diable, Cap au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113
Diable, Cap au: Leading Lights . . . . . . 9.37
Dickinsons Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216
Dingwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.15
Dingwall Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.11
Diver Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Dixon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
Dixon Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.218
Dobsons Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.72
Dock Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.208
Dock village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30
Doctor Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.153
Doctor Island: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . 11.208
Doctor Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.175
Dog Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.62
Dog Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Domhnull Ruadhs Head . . . . . . . . . . 12.258
Dominique, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.125
Donald Williams Point . . . . . . . . . . . 11.173
Donnacona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.137
Dorey Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.87
Doreys Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.87
Dorval airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.185
DosdeCheval, le en . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20
Double Hill, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Douglas Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.204
Douglas Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.228
Douglastown, Baie de Gasp . . . . . . 15.309
Douglastown: Miramichi . . . . . . . . . . 15.75
Doyle Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40
Doyle, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119
Driscoll, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Driscoll, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.69
Duck Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Dufault, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.180
Dufour, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Dukes Island, Portage,
le de lAnse du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66
Dulse Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.203
Dumais, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.111
Dumpling Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.236
Dunbar Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51
Dundas Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.26
Dundee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.246

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Dune de Nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.44

Dune du Sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.56
Dune Sandy Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.67
Dunes, Anse des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Dunk River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.296
Dunn, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Dunscomb, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.191
Dupas, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.62
Dupuis, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.110
Durand, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Durantaye, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.27
Durell Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.35
Duthie, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.228
Dyke, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Dyson Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.80
Eagle Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
Eagle Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.138
East Bay village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.232
East Bay: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . . . 11.221
East Bay: Dalhousie . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.248
East Channel: Septles . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47
East Jerseyman Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
East Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.159
East Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10
East Point: les de la Madeleine . . . . . . 6.34
East Point:
Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.51
East Point: 50 17N 63 00W . . . . . . . . . 4.69
East Point:
le SainteGenevive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
East Point: Miramichi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
East River of Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49
East River: Charlottetown . . . . . . . . . 14.213
East Rocks: Septles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76
East, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.291
East, Passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.54
East, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Eastern Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.105
Eastern Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.159
Eastern Passage:
Baie des Belles Amours . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Eastern Peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.159
Eastern Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
Easton, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167
Eau Claire, Hautfond l . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Eau, Anse l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
boulements, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144
boulements, Mont des . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.41
chouerie, Pointe de l:
Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.13
chouerie, Pointe de l:
les de la Madeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.88
clair, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22
crevisse, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
cueils, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
cureuils, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.121
Eddy Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.176
Eddy Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.147
Eden, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.117
Eel Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.228
Eel River: le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . . 6.138
Eel River: Miramichi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.30
Eel Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.173
Egg Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.127
Egg Island: Baie du Vin . . . . . . . . . . . 15.28
Egg Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67
Eglinton Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.89
glise, Anse de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.159
Egmont Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.311
Egmont Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.324
Egmont, Cape:
Cape Breton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.11
Eider, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Eliot River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216
Eliza Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
Elizabeth Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
lizabeth, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Ellis River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89

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Ellis, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.152

Emersion Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.240
Emery, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Empress, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.194
English Point: Pointe Luc . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Englishtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.40
Enmore River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.327
Enrag, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.128
Enrage Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15
Enrage, Pointe: les Mingan . . . . . . . . 4.92
Enter Island: le Mistanoque . . . . . . . . . 3.54
Entrance, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Entre, Dtroit de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111
Entre, le d: les de la Madeleine . . . . 6.59
Entre, le de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111
Entre, le de l: le Mistanoque . . . . . . 3.54
Entry Cliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Entry Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111
Erie, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.191
Escarpement Bagot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.132
Escoumins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.225
Escoumins, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.225
Escoumins, Rivire des . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.225
Escuminac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.19
Escuminac Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.356
Escuminac, Baie d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.238
Escuminac, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.231
Escuminac, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8
Eskasoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.230
Eskimo Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.42
Eskimo Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.42
Eskimo Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31
Eskimo, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
Espoir, Cap d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.103
Esquimaux, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.42
Esquimaux, le des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.42
Esquimaux, le des:
Baie Coacoachou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18
Esquimaux, les des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31
Esquimaux, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.104
Est, Cap de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.291
Est, Cayes de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76
Est, Chenal de l: Septles . . . . . . . . . . 5.47
Est, Chenal de l:
Havre des Cinq Lieues . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Est, Chenal de l:
le SainteGenevive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
Est, le de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35
Est, Passe de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Est, Pointe de l: 50 17N 63 00W . . . . . 4.69
Est, Pointe de l: le dAnticosti . . . . . 6.129
Est, Pointe de l:
les de la Madeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34
tang de lOuest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.98
tang du Nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.105
Etchemin, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98
ternit, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.292
ternit, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.292
ternit, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.292
Evans Island: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . 11.208
Evans Island: Inhabitants Bay . . . . . . 12.167
Evans Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.23
Fagan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.138
Fair, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
Falaise = cliff. See proper name
Falaise SainteMarie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Falaise, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
False Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.103
False Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59
False Passage Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59
Fanning Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Fantme, Chenal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.130
Fantme, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.108
Fausse Passe, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.119
Fecteau, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Fecteau, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Fer, Batture au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17
Ferme, lots de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.111

Fernwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.283
Ferry Point: Cardigan River . . . . . . . 14.102
Ferry Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.139
Fiddle Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75
Fin, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Fin, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Finlay Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.48
Firmin, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Fish Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96
Fish Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Fisherman Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.126
Fisherman Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.126
Fishermans Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.126
Fishermans Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.157
Fishery Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.72
Fishing Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.325
Fishing Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.251
Fitzroy Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Five Leagues Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Five Leagues Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Flag Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.14
Flag Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Flagstaff, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
Flat Island: Gros Mcatina . . . . . . . . . . 3.76
Flat Ledge: Cape Gabarus . . . . . . . . . 11.125
Flat Ledge: Fourchu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
Flat Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.116
Flat River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.171
Flat Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Fleurant, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.242
Flint Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.81
Floda Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.235
Fluke Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Fly Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Fog Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
Fogherty Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Foins, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63
Forestville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.207
Forillon, Presqule de . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.308
Fort Monckton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.261
Fort Monckton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.264
Fort Point: Canso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.53
Fort Point: Guysborough . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
Fort Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Fort, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.299
Forteau Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Fortin, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.218
Fortune Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.88
Fortune Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.88
Fortune River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.88
Four Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.37
Fourchu Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
Fourchu Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
Fourchu Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
Fourchu Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
Fournel, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Fournier, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86
Fous de Bassan, Rocher des . . . . . . . . . 4.57
Fox Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.171
Fox Bay: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . . . 12.107
Fox Dens Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.90
Fox Dens Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.90
Fox Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.272
Fox Island: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . . . 12.91
Fox Island: Miramichi Bay . . . . . . . . . 15.12
Fox Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.171
Fox, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Fox, le: Harrington, les . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Fox, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.80
Foxley River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.102
Fraises, Anse aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Framboise Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.125
Framboise Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.113
Francoeur, Batture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.168
Fraser Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
Frazer Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
Freeman Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.172
Frgate, Havre la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Frgate, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.27

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French Fort Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.43

French River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.30
French River:
Merigomish Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
French River Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.28
French River: Amet Sound . . . . . . . . 14.175
French River: Cape Breton Island . . . . 11.45
French River: New London Bay . . . . . 13.91
Friars Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.11
Friars Head Boat Harbour . . . . . . . . . . 13.39
Frigate Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.27
Fright Island Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.107
Frying Pan Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Fullerton, Barre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.238
Gabarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Gabarus Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Gabarus Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Gabarus Round Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.113
Gabarus, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.113
Gabion Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.137
Gabriel, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.12
Gage, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.374
Gagnon, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.84
Galibois, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.127
Galion, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.94
Gallas Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Gallows Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Galuchon, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102
Gammon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.26
Gannet Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.57
Garde, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.231
Garde, Rocher de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Gardiner Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.28
Gardiner, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.28
Gascons, LAnse aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.135
GasconsOuest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.136
Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.292
Gaspe Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.283
Gasp, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.283
Gasp, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.265
Gasp, Cap de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10
Gasp, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.289
Gaspereau River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.264
Gaspsie, Pninsule de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8
Gaudin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.108
Gaulman Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.108
Gaumont, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.92
Gaz, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.58
Gentilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.164
Gentilly, Battures de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.166
George Island: Canso . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59
George Island: West Bay . . . . . . . . . . 11.237
George Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.237
George, Cape: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . 11.207
George, Cape:
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . 12.237
George, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Georgetown Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.105
Georgian Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202
Gerratt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Gethsmani, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20
Ghost Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.229
Gibiers, Battures aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.208
Gigure, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Gillis Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Gillis Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.207
Girard, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.175
Glace Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.87
Glace Bay Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.81
Glasgow Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.51
Glasgow Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Glawson Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113
Glawson, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113
Godbout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.150
Godbout, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.147
Goddard, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Godin, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Golands, Baie aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165

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Golands, Cap aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165

Golands, le aux:
les de la Madeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.107
Golands, le aux:
Havre Gethsmani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26
Golands, le aux:
les de Mingan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.106
Golands, les aux:
Western, Passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Golands, lot aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Goillon Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.138
Gonie, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.350
Goodwin Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41
Goodwin, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41
Goodwood River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89
Goose Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42
Goose Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Goose, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.135
Gooseberry Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.147
Gooseberry Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Gordon Point: Miramichi . . . . . . . . . . 15.72
Gordon Point:
Cascumpeque Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.108
Gore, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Gore, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Gouffre, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.149
Goulet Beach Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.137
Goulet de TerreNoire . . . . . . . . . . . 14.366
Governor Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Governor Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Governors Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Governors Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Grce, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.58
Gracieville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.127
Graham Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.126
Graham Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.122
Graham Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.137
Graines, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Graines, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Grand Caouis, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.130
Grand Dune Flats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Grand Dune Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Grand tang Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28
Grand Pabos, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . 15.133
Grand Plain, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Grand Rigolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80
Grand Rigolet (Ouest), le du . . . . . . . 3.104
Grand River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.132
Grand River:
Cape Breton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.134
Grand Tracadie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.79
Grande Anse River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9
Grande Anse Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.328
Grande Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.57
Grande Basque, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.77
Grande Batture, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.142
Grande Coule, Anse de la . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
Grande Digue Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.311
Grande Entre, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.44
Grande Entre, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . 6.47
Grande Grve Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 12.143
Grande Hermine, Baie de la . . . . . . . . . 4.87
Grande le: les de Kamouraska . . . . . 8.109
Grande le, La: les de Varennes . . . . 10.121
Grande le:
Baie de BonneEsprance . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Grande Passe, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Grande Passe, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80
Grande Valle, Rivire de la . . . . . . . . . 7.34
GrandeAnse:
Baie des Chaleurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.196
GrandeBaie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.297
GrandeBergeronnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.239
GrandeEntre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.44
GrandeGrve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.308
GrandePointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.166
GrandeRivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.132
GrandeValle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34
Grandes Bergeronnes, Baie des . . . . . 5.244

Grands Voiliers, Chenal des . . . . . . . . . 9.32

Grange, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35
Grant Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Grant Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.197
Grass Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.187
Grassy Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Grassy Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Grassy, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Grave Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.54
Grave Point:
Georgetown Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 14.120
Grave Point: Pictou Harbour . . . . . . . . 14.39
Great Boule Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.140
Great Cawee Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Great Mecatina Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Great Shag Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Greek River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.137
Green Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.24
Green Island: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . 11.248
Green Island: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . 12.14
Green Island: Gros Mcatina . . . . . . . . 3.83
Green Point: Cape Breton Island . . . . 11.24
Green Point: Baie des Chaleurs . . . . 15.200
Green Point: New Brunswick . . . . . . . 15.86
Green Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Green Rock: Cape Gabarus . . . . . . . 11.125
Greenly Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Greenly, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Greens Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51
Gregory Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.208
Grlons, Rocher aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Grs, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.115
Grs, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.117
Grves, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.106
Grey Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42
Gribane, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.169
Gridley, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.76
Griffon, Anse au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18
Grime Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6
Grindstone Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
Grindstone Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.75
Grondines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.155
Grondines Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.146
Grondines, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.146
GrondinesEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.135
Gros Cacouna, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.67
Gros Cacouna, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.87
Gros Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.17
Gros Cap lAigle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.49
Gros Cap aux Os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.296
Gros Cap, Le: le du
Cap Aux Meules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.88
Gros Cap, Le: le du
Havre Aubert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.93
Gros Mle, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.45
Gros Mcatina, Cap du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Gros Mcatina, Havre du . . . . . . . . . . . 3.91
Gros Mcatina, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Gros Mchins, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.73
Gros Nez Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.120
Gros Plerin, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.107
Gros Ruisseau, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.40
GrosMorne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.46
Grosse Boule, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Grosse Boule, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86
Grosse Caye, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.124
Grosse le au Marteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105
Grosse le, Hautfond de la . . . . . . . . 8.211
Grosse le, La:
Chenal SaintThomas . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.210
Grosse le, La:
les de la Madeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111
Grosse le, La:
SaintAugustin, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
Grosse Pointe, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Grosse Roche, Anse la . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
GrossesRoches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.69
Grouville, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23

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Groves Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196

Grues, Barre de lle aux . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Grues, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.208
Guet Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.30
Guet, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Gull Cliff Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165
Gull Cliff Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.113
Gull Island: Golands, lot aux . . . . . . . 3.83
Gull Island:
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . 14.140
Gull Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.148
Gull, le: Baie Piashti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.88
Gull, Rocher: Baie de Bradore . . . . . . . 3.25
Gull, Rocher: Baie Piashti . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69
Gully Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.140
Gulnare, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.208
Gun Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.116
Gun River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Guy Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164
Guyon Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.112
Guyon Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.125
Guysborough Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
Guysborough Lighthouse . . . . . . . . . 12.103
Guysborough River . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.102
Ha Ha Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.129
Ha! Ha!, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.88
Ha! Ha!, Baie des:
Rivire Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.291
Haddock Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.147
Haddock Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.152
Haddock Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.125
Hadley Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.103
Haldimand Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.326
Half Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.108
Half Island Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.108
Halfway Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.112
Haliburton Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.113
Hamel Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Handleys Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.209
Harbour Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Harbour Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Harbour Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.54
Harbour Shoal: Louisburg . . . . . . . . 11.119
Harbourview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.259
Hardwicke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.30
Hardwood Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Hardys Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.110
Hare Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.117
Harengs, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.130
Harper Point Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.141
Harrington Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109
Harrington, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109
Harrington, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111
Harrington, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109
Harris, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.91
Harshmans Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.341
Hart Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.53
Harvey, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.173
Harvey, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.163
Hastings, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.218
Haszard Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Hatch Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Hautfond = shoal. See proper name
Hauterive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.195
Hautes Falaises, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . 4.180
Hautes, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Hautfond Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Havre = harbour. See proper name
Havre aux Basques, Baie du . . . . . . . . . 6.86
Havre aux Maisons, le du . . . . . . . . . . 6.35
Havre aux Maisons, Lagune du . . . . . . 6.84
Havre de la Grande Entre . . . . . . . . . . 6.44
Havre de Mingan, le du . . . . . . . . . . . 4.149
Havre, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Havre, Le: le aux Coudres . . . . . . . . . 8.159
Havre, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
HavreAubert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.76
HavreAubert, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.59

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HavreauxMaisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.84
Hawk Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.149
Hay Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.216
Hay Island: Neguac Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 15.33
Hay Island: Scatarie Island . . . . . . . . 11.105
Haynes, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.63
Head of West Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.247
Heart Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.277
Heath Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.18
Heath, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.132
Hbert, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Heffernan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
Helen Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Helens Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.209
Henley Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Henri, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.149
Henry Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.234
Henry Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.249
Herbe, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Hrisse, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.101
Heron Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.206
Heron Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Heron Island: Baie des Chaleurs . . . . 15.203
Heron Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.206
Hertford Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.31
Hertford Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.36
High Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.195
High Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Highcliff Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.180
Hill Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.106
Hillsborough Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.176
Hillsborough River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196
Hog Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.97
Hogan, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.14
Holman Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.292
Homards, Baie des:
W of le des Esquimaux . . . . . . . . . . . 3.52
Homards, Baie des: Pointe Luc . . . . 5.131
Hope River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.91
Hpital, Anse de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.115
Hpital, Cap de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.97
Hpital, Rocher l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.191
Horn Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.174
Hornes Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.152
Horse Shoe Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.24
Horse Shoe Shoal: Miramichi . . . . . . . 15.26
Horsehead Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Horseshoe Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Horton Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.245
Horton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.245
Hospital Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109
Howard Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.375
Howards Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.375
Howatson Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.221
Howe Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90
Howe Point: Cape Breton . . . . . . . . . . 11.98
Howe Point:
Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90
Howell, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Huards, les aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Huards, Rochers aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Huckleberry Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.30
Huckleberry Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.30
Hudson River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
Huile, Rivire l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.178
Hutres, Bassin aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.55
Hulk, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.137
Hume Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.187
Hungry Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.21
Hunter River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.81
Huntingdon, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
Huntley Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Huron, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.191
Huss Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.108
Hydra Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.93
le = island. See proper name
let, lot = islet. See proper name
le aux Fraises, Rcif de l . . . . . . . . . . 8.13

le aux Livres, Banc de l . . . . . . . . . . 8.42

le aux Livres, Passe de l . . . . . . . . . . 8.26
le aux Oies, Batture de l . . . . . . . . . . 8.207
le aux Vaches Traverse . . . . . . . . . . 10.169
le Blanche, Battures de l . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11
le Brle: les de Kamouraska . . . . . . 8.109
le dOrlans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7
le dOrlans, Chenal de l . . . . . . . . . . 9.45
le dOrlans, Pont de l . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.48
le Madame, Rcif de l . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26
le Rouge, Bancs de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.148
le SainteThrse, Chenal . . . . . . . . 10.168
le Verte, Rcif de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.155
leMichon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.79
les aux Chiens, Rcifs des . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
les SainteMarie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125
let den Haut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152
let, Pointe L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.346
lets, Battures des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.58
lets, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.31
lot, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.138
Inch Arran Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.229
Indian Bay: Cape Breton Island . . . . . 11.85
Indian Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44
Indian Cross Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.50
Indian Island:
Richibucto Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Indian Island:
Whycocomagh Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.180
Indian Islands: East Bay . . . . . . . . . . 11.230
Indian Point: 50 17N 63 07W . . . . . . . 4.121
Indian Point: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . 11.257
Indian Point:
Buctouche Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.334
Indian Point: Cape Tormentine . . . . . 14.239
Indian Point: Inhabitants Bay . . . . . . 12.168
Indian Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.149
Indian Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.291
Indien, le de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.87
Ingersol Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.106
Ingonish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.26
Ingonish Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.28
Ingonish Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.26
Ingonish Ferry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.28
Ingonish Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
Ingraham Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.30
Inhabitants Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.168
Inhabitants Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.173
Inhabitants River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.174
Inkerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.86
Inman Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.226
Inman Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.275
Inner Fox (rock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Inner Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.79
Inner, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.45
Inverness Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.45
Iona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.162
Iroquois, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.130
Irvings Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.137
Island of Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Island Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
Island Point Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.200
Island River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.142
Island Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.292
IsleVerte, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.159
Islet, Pointe de L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.261
sletsurMer, l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Isthme, Anse de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Ives Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.299
Ivrognes, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.149
Jack Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.263
Jack, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.263
Jacques Cartier, Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2
JacquesCartier, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.65
JacquesCartier, Pointe: Gasp . . . . . 15.293
JacquesCartier, Pont . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.162
JacquesCartier, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . 9.137

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Jacquet River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.215

Jalobert, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Jalobert, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Jambon, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.130
Jambons, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
James, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.163
Janvrin Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.87
Janvrin Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68
Janvrin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68
Janvrin Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68
Jardin, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.113
Jardineville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.358
Jaseur, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.365
Jaune, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.88
Jean Beaudoin, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . 10.137
Jenyns Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.171
Jrmie, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.208
Jrome Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.13
Jerome Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.142
Jersey Cove: Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17
Jersey Cove: Saint Anns Harbour . . . . 11.42
Jerseyman Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.71
Jete Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.175
Job, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
Jobs Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Joe Bois Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.27
JohanBeetz, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69
John Alex Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.187
John Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.163
John, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.159
John, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.246
John, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.163
Johnstown Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.216
Jolliet, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Jollimore Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.165
Joncas, Cayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.143
Joncas, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52
Jones, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Jones, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35
JosCaron, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.196
Jourimain Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Jourimain Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Jourimain, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Judes Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113
Judique Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
Judique Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
Judique South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.255
Julien, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128
Juliet Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Jupiter, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.160
Jureux, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.40
Kamouraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.124
Kamouraska, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128
Kamouraska, les de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.109
Kanty, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Kate Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.257
Katies Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.257
Keaton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.218
Kcarpoui, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.85
Kecarpwei Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.85
Kgashka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44
Kgashka, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44
Kgashka, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44
Kgashka, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.45
Kgashka, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.55
Kegaska Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44
Kegaska Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44
Kegaska River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.55
Kelly Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.143
Kelly Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.207
Kellys Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.153
Kellys Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.153
Kelp Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Kempt Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.188
Kennington Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Kettle, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Kidston Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
Kildare Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.103
Kildare River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.102

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Kildare, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.97

Kings Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Kingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197
Kingston, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.56
Kippin, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.57
Knight Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.82
Knoll Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.110
Knoydart Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.16
Kouchibouguac Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.352
Kouchibouguac River:
Robichaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.342
Kouchibouguacis Lagoon . . . . . . . . . 14.366
Kouchibouguacis River . . . . . . . . . . 14.366
Kouchibouguet River: Robichaud . . 14.342
LAbattis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.174
lAigle, les de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95
LAnse aux Sauvages . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.306
LAnseLlot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.107
LAnseBleu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.195
LArchevque Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.133
LArdoise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.123
LArdoise Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.124
lOuest, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.286
La Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.297
La Cdrire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.193
La Grande le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
La Grande Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
La Grosse le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
La Grosse Pierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.104
La Longue Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.142
La Malbaie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55
La Malbaie: Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.278
La Martre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.40
La Nim, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.262
La Passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.67
La Pocatire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.116
La Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.27
La Richardire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.161
La Romaine, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.143
Labranche, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152
Lac, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.122
Lacaille, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.196
Laceys Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.166
Lachine, Rapides de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.166
Lafleur, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.41
Laforce, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17
Laforest, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.136
Lake Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.122
Lamb Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.96
Lamque village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.153
Lamque, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.154
Lamque, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.90
Lanctt, Bassin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.66
Landry, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.57
Landry, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42
Langlois, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.127
Lanigan Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Lanim Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.262
Large, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.10
Large, lets du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.173
Lark Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.259
Lark Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.262
Larose, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123
Launching Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.104
Launching Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.93
Launching Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.93
Laurent Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.226
Lauzon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
Laval, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.209
Lavaltrie, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.100
Lazy, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17
Lazy Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.243
Le Blanc Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.86
Le Fer Cheval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.136
Le Grand Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.134
Le Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.159
Le Sanctuaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.116
Le Sault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.93

Leander, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.103

Leards Leading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 14.237
Lebel Lightbuoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.125
Leclercville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.154
Lecouve, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Leggett Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.42
LemoyneMacPherson, Pointe . . . . . . 8.192
Lennox Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Lennox Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Lennox Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.128
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.137
E approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.128
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 12.128
Lon, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67
Les Boules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.94
Les cureuils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.126
Les Fonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.125
Les lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.82
Les Piliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.177
Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125
Lessard, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66
Lvis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.70
Lvrard, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.150
Lvy, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.102
Lewis Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.261
Lewis Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.251
Livres, Havre aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.117
Livres, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.12
Lighthouse Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.118
Lime Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.148
Lingan Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.86
Link, let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Linwood Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.267
Linwood village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.267
Linzee, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.239
Little Aldouane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Little Belledune Point . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.228
Little Bras dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.188
Little Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.304
Little Cawee Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Little Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.110
Little Gaspe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.288
Little Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.367
Little Harbour: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . 11.239
Little Harbour: Chedabucto Bay . . . . 12.121
Little Harbour:
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . . 14.23
Little Harbour:
Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73
Little Judique Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 12.258
Little Lorraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.107
Little Mecatina Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.118
Little Narrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.163
Little River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.131
Little River Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
Little River: Saint Anns Bay . . . . . . . . 11.47
Little Sands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.169
Little Shag Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Little Shemogue Harbour . . . . . . . . . 14.301
Little Shippegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.141
Little Tracadie Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 12.267
Livingstone Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Livingstone Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.18
Livingstone Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.18
Livingstone Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
Lizotte, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Lobster Bay: W of Eskimo Island . . . . . 3.52
Lochmore Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.227
Lodge Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.102
Logans Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46
Loggieville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.75
Loizeau, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75
Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86
Long Island:
Saint Andrews Channel . . . . . . . . . 11.196
Long Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.168
Long Plerin, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.107
Long Point: Saint Georges Bay . . . . . 12.240
Longbeach Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151

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Longue Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17

Longue Pointe, Rcifs de . . . . . . . . . . 8.169
Longue, le: le aux Grues . . . . . . . . . 8.214
LonguePointe Course . . . . . . . . . . . 10.173
LonguePointe Traverse . . . . . . . . . . 10.172
LonguePointe: Montral . . . . . . . . . 10.165
LonguePointedeMingan . . . . . . . . 4.146
LongueRive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.229
Longueuil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139
Longueuil anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.180
Longueuil, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.188
Loon Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Lorraine Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Lorraine Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Lotbinire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.135
Lottinville, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.182
Lou, Rade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119
LouisHippolyte Lafontaine
Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.165
Louisa, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119
Louisbourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.114
Louisbourg Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.113
Louisdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.154
Louise, Bassin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107
Louiseville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.29
Louiseville, Courbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.22
Loup, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.141
Loup, Rivire du:
Lac SaintPierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.12
Loup, Rivire du:
Pointe de la Rivire du Loup . . . . . . 8.106
Loups Marins, les aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.177
Loups Marins, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . 15.138
Loups, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30
Loups, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.116
Loups, le des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Lourdes Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.293
Lourdes Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.297
Lourdes, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.297
Lourdes, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.293
LourdesdeBlancSablon . . . . . . . . . . 3.24
Lovett Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.173
Low Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Low Point Light:
Cape Breton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.34
Low Point: Saint Georges Bay . . . . . . . 12.4
Lower Caraquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.119
Lower Montague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117
Lower Neguac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.33
Lower Newcastle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.42
Lowland Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.10
Lozeau, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.27
Luc, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Lumires, le des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20
Lump, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16
Lussaudire, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.12
Lyons Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.72
Mabou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
Harbour Mouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
Highlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.43
River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.43
MacCallums Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.291
Macdonald Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46
MacDonald Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
MacDonalds Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.152
MacDonalds Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.237
MacDougall Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
MacDougall Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25
Macfarlane Point:
Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
Macfarlane Point:
Wallace Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.246
MacGilvray River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Machons Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.132
MacInnis Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.173
MacIntosh Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.245
MacIntosh Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.247

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MacIsaacs Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.274

MacIsaacs Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.274
MacIvers Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.172
MacIvers Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.183
MacIvers Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
MacKay Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
MacKays Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
MacKenzie Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.239
Mackenzie Head: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46
Mackenzie Point: Fox Harbour . . . . . 14.272
Mackenzie Point:
Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
Mackenzie Point:
N Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.148
Mackenzie Shoal: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . 14.46
Mackenzie, Pointe:
Havre Gethsmani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.24
MacKenzies Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.244
Mackerel Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Mackinnon, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Mackinnon, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.92
Mackinnon, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.87
Mackinnon, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
MacLean Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
MacLeod Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.244
MacLeods Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.240
MacLeods Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.240
MacLeods Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
MacNabs Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.218
MacNabs Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.208
MacNairs Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.197
MacNamaras Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.167
MacPhee Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103
MacPhee Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196
MacPhee Shoal: Cardigan Bay . . . . . 14.103
MacPhie Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.196
Macquarrie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.175
MacRae Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
MacRae Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
MacRae Point Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
MacRaes Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.238
MacRaes Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.207
MacRaes Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.233
Mad Dick Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.104
Madagascar Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.222
Madame, le: le dOrlans . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7
Madame, Isle: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . 12.2
Madden Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.178
Madden Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.207
Madeleine, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.29
Madeleine, les de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.28
Madeleine, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.36
Magdalen Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.28
Magnetic anomalies, local
Baie des Ha! Ha! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.316
BlancSablon, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
Croix, Anse de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.290
les de Mingan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62
Plate, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75
Pointe lEau Claire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91
Pointe Claveau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.271
Pointe de Natashquan . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.39
Trinit, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.290
Magpie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19
Magpie, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19
Magpie, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19
Magus Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Maheu, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.41
Mahy, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.134
Mai, les de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.130
Maillard, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.167
MainDieu Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.104
MainDieu Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.100
Maisonette Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.125
Maisonette Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.101
Maisonette, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
Maisonneuve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160
Maitland Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103
Maitland Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103

Major, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136

Makasti Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.175
Mal Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.278
MalBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.280
Malagash Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166
Malagash Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.161
Malagawatch Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 11.212
Malagawatch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.207
Malbaie, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55
Malcolm Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.236
Malignant Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.19
Malpeque Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Malpeque Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Man of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50
Man of War Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.149
Manche dpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.51
Manicouagan, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.161
Manicouagan, Pninsule de . . . . . . . . 5.186
Manicouagan, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . 5.185
Manicouagan, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.195
Manitou, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16
Manitou, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16
Manowin, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Maquereau, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
Marache Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Maranda, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.38
Maranda, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.38
Marble Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Marble Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
Marcelle, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.148
March Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.92
Margaree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41
Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.36
River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41
Margaux, Rocher aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.118
Marguerite Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
Marianne, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.128
Marigot, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.172
Mark Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.141
Marmen, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77
Marmettes, les aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Marmettes, Rcifs aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Marmettes, Rochers aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Marmite, Anse la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.87
Marmite, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Marsal, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Marsal, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Marsh Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.44
Marsoui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
Marsoui, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
Marsouins, Rochers aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Marteau,
Chenal de la Petite le au . . . . . . . . . 4.100
Marteau, Petite le au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
Marteau, Rcifs au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105
Martin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.122
Martinire, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.38
Martins Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
Mary, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Maskells Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.151
Maskinong, Courbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.23
Matane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.74
Matane town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.84
Matane, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.84
Matchiatic, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Matsitew, Matsitew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.150
Mayrand, let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.136
McAdam Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
McAulay Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
McCann, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
McCann, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
McCormick, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.125
McCreadyville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.195
McEacherns Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
McEwen Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.39
McInnes Point: Bras dOr Lake . . . . 11.245
McInnes Point:
Hillsborough Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187

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McInnes Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234

McInnis Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.133
McIsaac Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.45
McIsaacs Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.274
McIsaacs Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.274
McKays Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
McKeens Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
McKinnons Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.207
McLean Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.169
McMullan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216
McNabs Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166
McNairs Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.197
McPhee Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
McPherson Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Meat Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27
Mcatina, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Mcatina, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.97
Mchins, Cap des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.71
Mchins, Le Gros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.73
Mchins, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.73
Medea Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.317
Melford Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.181
Mer, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.347
Mercer, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Mercier, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Mercier, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131
Merigomish Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Merigomish Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Merigomish village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Mermettes, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Mermot Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Meules, le du Cap aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.98
Michaud Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.131
Michaud Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.17
Michaud Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.15
Michaud, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.130
Michel, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.185
Michigan, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.191
Michon, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.79
Mid Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.235
Middle Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Middle Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.222
Middle Caraquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.129
Middle Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.132
Middle Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Middle Ground: Boughton River . . . . 14.92
Middle Ground: Charlottetown . . . . . 14.212
Middle Ground:
Dalhousie Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.249
Middle Ground:
Lennox Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.139
Middle Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.41
Middle Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Middle Ledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Middle Melford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.163
Middle Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.160
Middle Pinette River . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Middle Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29
Middle River: Bathurst Harbour . . . . 15.182
Middle River:
Saint Patricks Channel . . . . . . . . . . 11.186
Middle Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Middle Shoal: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . 11.234
Middle, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Middle, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Middleground Shoal:
Barrachois Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.165
Miguasha, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.236
Miguasha, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.261
MiguashaOuest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.241
Milford Haven Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.102
Milieu, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Milieu, Banc du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79
Milieu, Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47
Milieu, Hautsfonds du:
Chenal du Sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77
Milieu, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Milieu, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Milieu, Traverse du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.45

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Militia Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.213

Militia Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.233
Mill Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.192
Mill River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.102
Millbank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.42
Mille Vaches, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.222
MilleVaches, Hautsfonds de . . . . . . 5.222
Millerand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.96
Milne Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.13
Milne, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Milne, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15
Miminegash Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.376
Miminegash Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.374
Mine, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.198
Mines Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
Mingan, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.127
Mingan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.146
Mingan, Chenal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.139
Mingan, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.146
Mingan, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.146
Mink River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.135
Mira Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.100
Mira River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.103
Mirabel airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.185
Miramichi Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.17
Miramichi Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8
Miramichi East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.50
Miramichi Inner Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.51
Miramichi River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45
Miramichi West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.50
Misaine Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2
Miscou Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.96
Miscou Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.141
Miscou Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.141
Miscou Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.91
Miscou Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.141
Miscou Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99
Miscouche Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.290
Mistanoque, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.54
Mistanoque, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.37
Mistanoque, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Mistanoque, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.37
Mistassini, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.57
Mistassini, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Mistassini, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Mitchell, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93
Mitis, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.103
Mitis, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.92
Moine, Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.80
Moine, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.60
Moisie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.41
Moisie, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37
Moisie, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.42
Moisie, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34
Moisie, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.41
Moisie, Rochers de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34
Money Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.23
Monger, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Monger, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86
Moniac, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.143
Moniac, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.140
Monk Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.263
Monks Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.263
MontJoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.102
MontLouis, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47
Montagne du Collge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.116
Montague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.116
Montague River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.115
Montcalm, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Montmagny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.197
Montmorency Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.68
Montmorency, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.68
Montral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139
Montral, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.137
Montral, Port of
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.151
Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.180
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.168
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139

Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160
Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 10.146
Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182
Small craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.176
MontralEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.180
Monts, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.132
Monts, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23
Monument, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Moodie Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.39
Moodie Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.39
Moody Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Moon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12
Moose Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.110
Moose Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.110
Moose Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.110
Moque Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Moras, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.27
Morien Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.82
Morien, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.102
Morin, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.49
Morin, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.11
Morrell River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72
Morris Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.137
Morrison Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.217
Morrison Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.217
Morrisons Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.172
Morrissey Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.40
Mort, Le Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.104
Morts, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.108
Mosquito Sands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.104
Mouches, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Mouillage = anchorage. See proper name
Moulin Baude, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . 5.233
Moulin Baude, Rivire du . . . . . . . . 5.233
Moulin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.138
Moulin, Anse du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.174
Moulin, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.149
Moulin, Rivire du: Chicoutimi . . . . . 5.355
Mont = mount, mountain. See proper name
Mount Carmel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.285
Mount Royal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.141
Mount Squirrel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12
Mouse Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.28
Mousseau, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.89
Mousseliers Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.86
Moutange, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.140
Moutons, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93
Moutons, le des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Moyac Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.88
Mulgrave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.179
Mullins Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.244
Munro Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.144
Munroe Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.144
Munroes Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.153
Murdoch Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Murdock Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.47
Murdocks Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.216
Murphy Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.184
Murphys Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.253
Murphys Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.253
Murr Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Murr Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Murray Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.283
Murray Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.202
Murray Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.128
Murray Harbour North . . . . . . . . . . . 14.130
Murray Harbour village . . . . . . . . . . 14.128
Murray Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.128
Murray Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37
Murray River village . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.133
Murray, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55
Musquaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.34
Musquaro River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.34
Musquaro, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Musquaro, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.34
Mussel Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.334
Mussel Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.106
Mutton Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93
Mutton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98

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Nabisipi, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68

Nabisipi, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Nabisipi, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.82
Nag Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Nameless Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Napan Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31
Napan River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.31
Napetipi Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.53
Narrows, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Natashquan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50
Natashquan Cod Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38
Natashquan, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38
Natashquan, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50
Natashquan, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.56
Natashquan, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.56
Natiscotec, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167
Natiscotec, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167
Natiskotek Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167
Natural conditions
Climate and weather . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.145
Air temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.170
Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.165
Depressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.150
Fog and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.168
Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.153
Gales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.161
General information . . . . . . . . . . 1.145
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.174
Precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.166
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.146
Tropical storms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.163
Winds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.155
Climatic tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.177
Currents, tidal streams and flow . . . 1.132
Currents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.133
Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.138
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.132
Tidal streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.137
Ice conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.144
Formation and dispersal of ice . . 1.144
Magnetic variation and local
anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.131
Maritime topography . . . . . . . . . . . 1.129
Depths and seabed . . . . . . . . . . . 1.130
Sea level and tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.139
Seawater characteristics . . . . . . . . . 1.141
Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.142
Salinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.141
Sea surface temperature . . . . . . . 1.143
Naufrage Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.64
Naufrage, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.136
Naufrage, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.92
Naufrage, Pointe au:
Anticosti, le d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.178
Navigation and regulations
Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.30
Admiralty charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.30
Canadian charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.31
Datums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.34
Distress and Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.99
Distress messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.104
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 1.99
Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.103
Ship reporting systems . . . . . . . . 1.101
Limits of the book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Navigational aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.37
Beacons and daymarks . . . . . . . . . 1.44
Buoyage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.45
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 1.37
Landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.43
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.39
Responsible authority . . . . . . . . . . 1.37
Navigational dangers and hazards . . . 1.2
Coastal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Ice accumulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
Ice, icebergs, icebreakers . . . . . . . . 1.3
International Ice Patrol . . . . . . . . . . 1.7
Overhead cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13
Risk of structural damage . . . . . . . . 1.5

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Pilotage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.52
Radio facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.56
DGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.57
Distress and rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.72
Global Navigation Satellite
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.58
Global positioning system . . . . . . 1.56
Other radio navigational aids . . . . 1.60
Position fixing systems . . . . . . . . . 1.56
Radio medical advice . . . . . . . . . . 1.67
Radio navigational warnings . . . . 1.64
Radio weather reports . . . . . . . . . . 1.68
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.73
Canadian regulations . . . . . . . . . . 1.76
Closure of ports and Examination
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.79
International regulations . . . . . . . . 1.73
Pollution of the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.78
Submarine cables and pipelines . . 1.73
Traffic separation schemes . . . . . . 1.75
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.92
Traffic and operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14
Exercise areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.21
Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19
Marine exploitation . . . . . . . . . . . 1.23
Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17
Ship movement reporting
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.26
Submarine exercises . . . . . . . . . . . 1.22
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14
Neguac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.33
Neguac Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.33
Neil Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
Neil Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
Neils Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
Neilys Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.212
NelsonMiramichi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.46
Npigon, Courbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.60
Nepisiguit Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.168
Nepisiguit River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.185
Neptune, Rocher de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.168
Net Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.56
Net, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Ntagamiou, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.132
Ntagamiou, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131
Netagamu Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.132
Neuville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.124
New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.116
New Campbellton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.153
New Carlisle, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . 15.174
New Frolle Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12
New Glasgow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.43
New Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.156
New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
New London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.91
New London Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.91
New Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.206
New Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.220
New Waterford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.84
Newcastle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45
Newhall Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40
Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.134
NewportPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.114
Niagara Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.199
Niagara River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.199
Niapisca, Chenal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.129
Niapiskau, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Niche, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.291
Nicolet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.27
Nicolet Traverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18
Nicolet, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.27
Nid aux Corbeaux, Cap du . . . . . . . . . . 8.30
Nid dAigle, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.80
Niobe, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Noddy, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.121
Noir Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.147
Noir, Rocher: Airey, Cap . . . . . . . . . . 3.126
Noir, Rocher: Natashquan . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43
Noire, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.45

Noire, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.72

Noire, Pointe: Rivire Saguenay . . . . . 5.254
Noire, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.34
Noires, Cayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.143
Noirs, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Nord Est, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Nord, Chenal du: Sorel . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63
Nord, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.177
NordEst, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35
NordEst, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
NordEst, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.116
NordOuest, Bassin du . . . . . . . . . . . 15.294
NordOuest, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.11
NordOuest, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.116
North Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.334
North Basin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
North Canso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.230
North Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.93
North Cape East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.98
North Cape Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1
North Cape Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113
North Cove: Belles Amours . . . . . . . . . 3.29
North Cove: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . 11.243
North Fourchu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.124
North Gut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.40
North Lake Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.63
North Martin Powers Cove . . . . . . . . . . 6.17
North Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.93
North Point East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.98
North Point Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.98
North Point: Saint Paul Island . . . . . . . . 6.11
North Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29
North Richibucto Beach . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
North River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215
North River: Saint Anns Harbour . . . . 11.42
North Rustico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.81
North Rustico Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.81
North Sphinx, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52
North Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.49
North Tracadie River . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.85
North Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.241
North West Arm: Gasp . . . . . . . . . . 15.294
North, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
North, Cape: Cape Breton Island . . . . . 6.19
Northeast Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.117
Northeast Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95
Northeast River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
Northeast, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Northern Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.82
Northport: Alberton Harbour . . . . . . 13.102
Northport: Baie Verte . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.262
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2
Central section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.138
East entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10
Northern section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.305
Northwest Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.51
Northwest Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Northwest Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45
Northwest Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.105
Northwest Miramichi River . . . . . . . . 15.45
Northwest Miscou Point . . . . . . . . . . 15.103
Northwest Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.112
Northwest, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.44
Norway Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.55
Notre DameduCap . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.198
NotreDame, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.162
NotreDame, Monts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2
NotreDamedePierreville . . . . . . . . 10.31
NotreDameduPortage . . . . . . . . . . 8.110
Nouvelle, Rivire:
Baie des Chaleurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.143
Nouvelle, Rivire:
Baie Tracadigache . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.223
Nova Scotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.115
Nue de Mingan, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Nunavut Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.112
Nyanza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.186
Nyanza Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.186

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ONeils Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.88

Oak Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Oak Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.244
Oak Island Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.245
Oak Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Observation, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164
Oeufs, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Oeufs, le aux:
les de la Madeleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.86
Oeufs, les aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67
Ogden Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.276
Ogdens Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.276
Oies, Cap aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.49
Oies, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.206
Oies, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.199
Oies, Rcif de lle aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.191
Oiseaux, Rocher aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.118
Oiseaux, Rochers aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.118
Old Bic Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.128
Old Bridge Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Old Ferry Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Old Fort Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Old Fort Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Old Fort Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
Old Harry, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.54
Old Shag, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Old Tabusintac Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.83
Olding Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Oldstore Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.128
Oliver Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59
Olomane, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20
Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.119
Ontario, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.191
Orangedale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.211
Orby Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.82
Orient, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.209
Orignal, Anse l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.124
Orignal, Cap l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.115
Orignal, Rcif du l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.115
Orignaux, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.114
Orlans, Banc d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.54
Orlans, le d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.33
Orpheus Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.17
Orwell Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Orwell River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Ottawa River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.200
Ottawa, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.160
Otter Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.157
Otter Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.149
Otter River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Ouapitagone du Large, les de . . . . . . 3.135
Ouapitagone, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Ouapitagone, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Ouelle, Pointe de la Rivire . . . . . . . . 8.115
Ouelle, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.129
Ouest, Chenal de l:
Havres des Cinq Lieues . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Ouest, Chenal de l:
Esquimaux, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.41
Ouest, Chenal de l: Septles . . . . . . . . 5.47
Ouest, Passe de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Ouest, Pointe de l:
Anticosti, le d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.128
Ouest, Rcif de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.116
Ouetique Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.138
Ours, Cap de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.163
Ours, Lac l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18
Outardes, Baie aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.191
Outardes, Batture aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.191
Outardes, les aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Outardes, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.196
Outardes, Rivire aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.196
Outer Bar: Miramichi Bay . . . . . . . . . 15.16
Outer Fox Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Outer Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Outer Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Outer, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Oxley Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.252

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Oyster Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.172

Oyster Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.334
Paddle Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Paddy Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.297
Paddy, Batture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.297
Page Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.257
Pagouatchiou, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Pain de Sucre, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.137
Palmer Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.112
Palmer Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.240
Palmers Wharf Leading Lights . . . . . 14.237
Panmure Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
Panmure Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100
Panmure Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100
Panmure Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109
Panmure Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109
Paquet Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Paradis, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.140
Paresseux, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17
Park Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Park Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.166
Parker Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Parkers Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.119
Pas Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Pashashibou, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.83
Pashashibou, Hautsfonds . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Pashashibou, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.83
Pashashibou, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Pashashibu Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.83
Pashashibu Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.83
Pashashibu Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68
Paspbiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.174
Paspbiac, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.174
Paspbiac, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.174
Passe = channel, passage. See proper name
Patate, Rivire la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.170
Patience, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Patins, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.111
Patterson, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.124
Paul Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.237
PaulNadeau, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.62
Pavillon, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.60
Pavillon, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.141
Peak, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
Peart Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.102
Peas Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Peebles Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.164
Peinture, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.149
Plerin du Jardin, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.107
Plerin du Milieu, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.107
Plerins, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.107
Pelletier, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.330
Pellier Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.213
Pellier Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.213
Pellier Point Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.212
Penchs, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.222
Peninsula Point: Amet Sound . . . . . . 14.165
Peninsula Point: Chedabucto Bay . . . . 12.68
Peninsula Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68
Penny Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.131
Penouille, Presqule de . . . . . . . . . . 15.287
Pentecte, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.92
Perc Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.273
Perc Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.268
Perc Rock: Baie de Perc . . . . . . . . 15.270
Perc village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.270
Perc, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.270
Perc, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
Perc, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.82
Perc, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.271
Perc, Rocher: Baie de Perc . . . . . . 15.270
Perc, Rocher: Chenal du Sud . . . . . . . 8.77
Percs, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.24
Perche, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
Perche, Pointe la:
Baie de Moisie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.42
Percival River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.327
Percy, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.89

Perdrix: Pointe de la Tte de . . . . . . . . . 4.97

Pre, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.101
Peril Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Peril, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Perle, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40
Perron, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.164
Perroquet Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Perroquets, Chenal aux . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.138
Perroquets, les aux:
les de Mingan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Perroquets, les aux:
les SainteMarie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.127
Petit Abattis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.174
Petit Caouis, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Petit Cap aux Os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.296
Petit Dbarquement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.174
Petit Lac Sal, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . 6.143
Petit Lac, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.24
Petit Mcatina, Anse du . . . . . . . . . . . 3.118
Petit Mcatina, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Petit Mitis, Anse du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.94
Petit Nez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Petit Nez Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Petit Pas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50
Petit Pas Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.50
Petit Plerin, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.107
Petit Rigolet, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
Petit Rigolet, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.79
PetitCap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.304
PetitClaude, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145
PetitdeGrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26
PetitdeGrat Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26
PetitdeGrat Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26
PetitdeGrat Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26
PetitGasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.288
PetitPokemouche Gully . . . . . . . . . . 15.87
PetitRocher village . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.173
PetitSaguenay, Anse du . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Petite Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.21
Petite Basque, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67
Petite le aux Bouleaux . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.135
Petite Malbaie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.40
Petite Rivire de la Trinit . . . . . . . . . 5.143
Petite Rivire Natashquan . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50
Petite Traverse Contrecoeur . . . . . . . . 10.96
PetiteAldouane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.364
PetiteLamque, Baie de . . . . . . . . . 15.165
PetiteLamque, Pointe de . . . . . . . . 15.147
PetiteRivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.172
PetiteRiviredelle . . . . . . . . . . . 15.142
PetiteRivireEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.131
PetiteTourelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62
PetiteValle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.33
Petites Bergeronnes, Baie des . . . . . . . 5.241
Petries Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
Phare, Cap du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.101
Phelan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.288
Philip Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.273
Philip Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.111
Philip Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Philip Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.150
Philip, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.273
Philippe, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.311
Philips Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.111
Piashti, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75
Piashti, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72
Pic, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.40
Picard Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.76
Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.27
Pictou Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.146
Pictou Bar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.17
Pictou Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26
Alongside berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.55
Anchorage berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.54
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.37
Berths at Trenton
and New Glasgow . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.56
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26

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Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.43
Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.58
Small craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.62
Pictou Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.68
Pictou Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.55
Pictou Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.38
Pidgeon, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.63
Pierre de Gros Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.102
Pierre, le la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.126
Pierre, le la: Sorel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.58
Pierre, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48
Pierreville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.31
Pierrot, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Pierrot, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Pigeon Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.90
Pigeon, let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25
Pigou, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.42
Pilier de Bois, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.177
Pilier de Pierre, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.177
Pilier du Milieu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
Pilot Rock: Arichat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74
Pilote, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.68
Pilots Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.191
Pinauds Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.176
Pineo Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.257
Pinette Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Pinette River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Pinette Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Pinette village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Pins, Pointe aux : le aux Grues . . . . . 8.193
Pins, Pointe aux: Chicoutimi . . . . . . . . 5.331
Pins, Pointe aux: Neuville . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
Pirate Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.175
Pirate Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.176
Piscatiqui Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.47
Pistol Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.239
Plaster Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.215
Plaster Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.184
Plate, Hautfond le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Plate, le: Baie de Gasp . . . . . . . . . . 15.269
Plate, le: Gros Mcatina . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.76
Pleasant Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.9
Plongeur, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Point Deroche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.77
Point Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.71
Point Sapin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.351
Point, The: Ingonish Bay . . . . . . . . . . 11.14
Pointe = point. See proper name
Pointe Jrme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.334
Pointe Morel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
Pointe aux Prtres, Battures de la . . . . . 9.53
Pointe aux Renards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Pointe aux Trembles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.117
Pointe aux Trembles,
Battures de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.120
Pointe aux Vaches, Batture de la . . . . . 5.259
Pointe de Lglise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.364
Pointe de la Rivire Ouelle . . . . . . . . . 8.115
Pointe de Lvy, Battures de la . . . . . . . . 9.95
Pointe de Natashquan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41
Pointe de Pruche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.351
Pointe de Sorel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.61
Pointe du Chne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.317
Pointe du Chne village . . . . . . . . . . 14.318
Pointe du Petit Lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20
Pointe du Renard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.171
Pointe Escuminac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.350
Pointe Lec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.364
PointeCarcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.89
PointeauPic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.56
PointeauxTrembles:
Port of Montral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160
PointedesOrmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.192
PointeduLac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.28
PointeLebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.195
PointeSapin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.369
Pointu, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26
Poirierville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.145
Poissons, Havre aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96

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Pokemouche Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.86

Pokemouche River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.86
Pokeshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.197
Pokeshaw River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.197
Pokesudie Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.148
Pokesudie Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.123
Pommes, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.143
Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.160
Pomquet Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.261
Pomquet Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.269
Pomquet Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.265
Pomquet Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.265
Pomquet Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.265
Pomquet Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.269
Pond Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172
Pondville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.120
Pont = bridge. See proper name
Pont de lle dOrlans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.48
Pont de Qubec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.92
Pont Duplessis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.189
Pont Laviolette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.189
Pont PierreLaporte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.92
Pont Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.142
Pontbriand, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69
Poor Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Poplar Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Porcupine, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.221
Porper Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Porpoise Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Port Bevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.159
Port Hawkesbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.179
Port Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89
Port Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.244
Port Hood Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.247
Port Morien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.102
Port Philip village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.273
Port Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.41
PortAlfred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.297
PortauPersil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.36
PortauSaumon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.64
PortCartier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.100
PortCartier, Havre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99
PortCartierOuest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.124
PortDaniel, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.137
PortDaniel, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.137
PortDanielEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.137
PortduMoulin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.177
PortJoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.204
PortMenier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.152
PortSaintFranois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.16
PortSaintServan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.51
Portage Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8
Portage Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8
Portage Island Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.17
Portage River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.368
Portage, Anse du:
JacquesCartier, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.65
Portage, Anse du:
Rivire Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Portage, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93
Portage, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93
Portage, le de lAnse du . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66
Portneuf, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.208
Portneuf, Barre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.218
Portneuf, Rivire: Portneuf . . . . . . . . . 9.139
Portneuf, Rivire:
SainteAnnedePortneuf . . . . . . . . 5.208
Portnova Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.98
Portsmouth Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.248
PosteSaintMartin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.350
Pot lEaudeVie, Chenal . . . . . . . . . 8.82
Pot lEaudeVie, les du . . . . . . . . . . 8.71
Pot Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.113
Potato River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.170
Potherie, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.180
Poulamon Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.149
Poulamon Islet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.137
Poule Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75
Poulier Carpentier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.166

Poulier Villeneuve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.149

Poulin, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.143
Poverty Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.130
Pownal Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.188
Prairie, Mouillage de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.154
Prairie, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.141
Prairies, Rivire des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123
Pratts Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.358
Premier Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.204
Presqule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30
Presqule = peninsula. See proper name
Preston Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.16
Prtres, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7
Prevost Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Price Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.356
Price, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.117
Prim Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.139
Prim Point Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.144
Prim Reefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.117
Prince Edward Island:
North Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.51
Prince, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.239
Pringle Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.241
Pringle Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.241
Pringle Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.241
Pringle Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Prinsta, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166
Proie, Anse la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.145
Proie, Chenal la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.132
Proie, le la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.145
Proie, Rocher la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.132
Providence, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Providence, le de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.111
Puffin, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.116
Pugwash Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.249
Pugwash Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.249
Pugwash Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.251
Pugwash River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.252
Pugwash Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.254
Puiseaux, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.94
Puyjalon, Falaise de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.178
Quai, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.124
Quail, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Quail, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Quarantaine, Passage de la . . . . . . . . . 8.212
Quarry Point: Cape Breton Island . . . . 11.88
Quarry, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.145
Quatre Rochers, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.37
Qubec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.118
Qubec, Port of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.69
Alongside berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.101
Anchorage berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.100
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.82
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.69
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.88
Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.75
Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.102
Small craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107
Qubec Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.113
Qubec Rayonier Quay . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.114
Queensport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.94
Querry, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Quetachou Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.88
Quetachou, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.88
Quilles, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33
Quilles, Port aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33
Quin, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.100
Quin, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.108
Quin, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.108
Rabast, Cap de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.177
Rabbit Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.168
Rade = road, roadstead. See proper name
Ragg Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.117

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Ragged Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.90

Ragged Head Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.109
Ragged Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.248
Ragged Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.109
Ragged Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Raisins, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.24
Rantelau Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.120
Rapides = rapids. See proper name
Rasade NordEst, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.139
Rasade SudOuest, le . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.139
Rat Musque, les du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Rats, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.114
Ray, Cape: Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.44
Rcif = reef. See proper name
Rcif du Milieu, Chenal du . . . . . . . . . 4.136
Rcifs Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Red Cape: Cape Breton Island . . . . . 11.113
Red Head: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . . . 12.64
Red Head: Grand River . . . . . . . . . . 11.134
Red Head: Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . 11.150
Red Head: St Peters Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72
Red Island: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . 12.127
Red Island: Saint Anns Bay . . . . . . . . 11.41
Red Islands: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . 11.215
Red Point: Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . . 12.118
Reddish, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.135
Reef Point: Anticosti, le d . . . . . . . . 4.162
Reef Point:
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . 14.160
Renard, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.171
Renard, Cap au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.57
Renard, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Renard, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20
Renard, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.162
Renomme, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.13
Renouard Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.346
Repentigny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.119
Restigouche, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.229
Rice Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.235
Richard Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Richardsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.240
Richelieu, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.134
Richelieu, Rapides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.134
Richelieu, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33
Richibucto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.358
Richibucto Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.361
Richibucto Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.8
Richibucto Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.361
Richibucto Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.357
Richibucto Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
Richibucto Head Light . . . . . . . . . . . 14.310
Richibucto River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.352
Richmond Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.283
Rideau Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201
Rideau River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201
Rideau Waterway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201
Ridge, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30
Rifleman Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.170
Rimouski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.117
Rimouski, Rade de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.119
Rive Nord, Marina de la . . . . . . . . . . 10.135
Rive Sud, Canal de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160
River Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
River John village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.163
River Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.273
Rivire = river. See proper name
Rivire la Martre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.45
Rivire au Portage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.368
Rivire au Renard, Anse de la . . . . . . . . 7.20
Rivire du Loup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106
Rivire du Loup, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . 8.77
Rivire SaintJean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18
Rivire SaintJean:
Rivire Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.285
Rivire SaintPaul Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.44
Rivire SainteMargueriteenBas . . . 5.98
RivireauRenard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20
RivireauTonnerre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16
RivireOuelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.129

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RivirePentecte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.141
RivireTroisPistoles . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.157
Roach, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126
Roaring Bull Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24
Robert, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.163
Roberts, lets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Robichaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.343
Robin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.79
Robin, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Robin, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78
Robin, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78
Robins Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.81
Roche, Rocher = rock. See proper name
Roche Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.261
Roche, Cap la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.149
Rochefort Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Rocher Cow House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23
Rocher Seal: Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.296
Rochers Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Rochers, Baie des: Cap du Basque . . . . 8.30
Rochers, Baie des: Aylmer Sound . . . . 3.120
Rochers, Baie des:
PortSaintServan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.51
Rochers, Les: Bay of Rocks . . . . . . . 12.120
Rochers, Les: LArdoise . . . . . . . . . . 12.122
Rochers, Rivire aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.124
Roches, Cap des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.347
Rochette, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.173
Rocheuse, Pointe: Belles Amours . . . . . 3.25
Rocheuse, Pointe: Baie Verte . . . . . . . 5.207
Rock Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Rock Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Rockhill, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.47
Rocky Bay: Cape Breton Island . . . . . 11.29
Rocky Bay: PortSaintServan . . . . . . . 3.51
Rocky Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45
Rocky Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Rocky Islets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.120
Rocky Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.273
Rocky Point: Brl Harbour . . . . . . . 14.164
Rocky Point: Charlottetown . . . . . . . 14.218
Rocky Point: Egmont Bay . . . . . . . . 14.327
Roix Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.71
Rollo Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.78
Romaine, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20
Romaine, La Petite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.230
Romaine, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.140
Ronald Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.235
Ronde, le: le Verte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.160
Ronde, le: les de Verchres . . . . . . 10.123
Rook Island: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . 11.248
Rosebank Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212
Rosiers, Cap des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.16
Ross Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.244
Ross Ferry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.158
Ross Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.150
Ross Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.244
Ross Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Rouge, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Rouge, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16
Rouge, Bancs de lle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.148
Rouge, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30
Rouge, Cap: Rivire Saguenay . . . . . . 5.291
Rouge, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.154
Rouge, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.249
Rouge, Pointe du Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.34
Rouges, Cayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.141
Round Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.172
Round, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83
Rouse Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Roy Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.23
Roy Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.23
Royalty Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Royalty Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.87
Ruau, Banc de lle au . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.31
Ruau, le au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7
Ruisseau Castor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.63
Ruisseau Chapados . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.135
Ruisseau, Rocher du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42

RuisseauSem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.83
RuisseauLeblanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.193
Russell Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.119
Rustico Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.81
Rusticoville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.81
S.W. Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16
Sable Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.131
Sable, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
Sable, Le Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.53
Sables, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.146
SacrCoeur: Les Escoumins . . . . . . . 7.115
SacrCoeur: Rivire Saguenay . . . . . 5.280
Saddle Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67
Saddle Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.161
Saddle, Colline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67
Saguenay, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.328
Saguenay, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.248
Saguenay, Rochers du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.242
Saint Andr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.69
Saint Andrew Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109
Saint Andrews Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.42
Saint Anns Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37
Saint Anns Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.90
Saint Anns Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37
Saint Augustin Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
Saint Augustin Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.149
Saint Augustin Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.61
Saint Clair River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.203
Saint Clair, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.203
Saint Esprit Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.130
Saint Georges Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.232
East side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.239
Main route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.234
West side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.271
South side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.260
Saint Jacques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.310
Saint John River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.309
Saint Laurent, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.226
Saint Lawrence Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.93
Saint Lawrence, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.19
Saint Mary Cliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
Saint Mary Reefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Saint Marys Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Saint Nicholas, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.154
Saint Nicholas, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.147
Saint Patricks Channel . . . . . . . . . . . 11.163
Saint Paul Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8
Saint Peters Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72
Saint Peters Bay:
Cape Breton Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.249
Saint Peters Bay:
Lennox Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.142
Saint Peters Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.249
Saint Peters Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.208
Saint Peters Island Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 14.178
Saint Peters Island:
Chedabucto Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.125
Saint Peters Island:
Hillsborough Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.178
Saint Peters Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.69
Saint Peters River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72
Saint Peters Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.190
Saint Peters Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.185
Saint Peters Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.190
Saint Peters village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72
Saint Vallier, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21
SaintAndr, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.70
SaintAndr, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.69
SaintAntoine Traverse . . . . . . . . . . . 9.120
SaintAntoine, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . 9.120
SaintAntoine, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . 9.121
SaintAntoinedeTilly . . . . . . . . . . . 9.122
SaintAugustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71
SaintAugustin, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
SaintAugustin, Grande Anse . . . . . . . 5.149
SaintAugustin, Hautfond . . . . . . . . 9.119
SaintAugustin, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60

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SaintAugustin, Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64

SaintAugustin, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.70
SaintBarnab, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.111
SaintBarnab, Rade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.123
SaintBarthlemy, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.283
SaintBasiledeTableau . . . . . . . . . . 5.293
SaintCharles, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.120
SaintCharles, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92
SaintCharles, Pointe:
Baie de BlancSablon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16
SaintCharles, Pointe:
Cap du Cormoran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34
SaintCharles, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34
SaintCharles, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.69
SaintChristophe, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.189
SaintDaviddelAuberivire . . . . . . . 9.99
SaintDenis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.122
SaintDenis, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.114
SaintEdouarddeKent . . . . . . . . . . 14.348
SaintEst, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.121
Sainttienne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55
Sainttienne, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
SaintFabiensurMer . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.141
SaintFidledeMontMurray . . . . . . 8.54
SaintFirmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.261
SaintFranois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18
SaintFranois, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . 10.24
SaintFranois, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.365
SaintFranois, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.31
SaintFranoisduLac . . . . . . . . . . . 10.31
SaintFranoisXavier
delaPetiteRivire . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.172
SaintFulgence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.340
SaintGeorgesdeCacouna . . . . . . . . . 8.78
SaintGilles, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.160
SaintGodefroi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.140
SaintIgnace, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.76
SaintIgnacedeLoyola . . . . . . . . . . 10.50
SaintJean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.19
SaintJean, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
SaintJean, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59
SaintJean, Rivire:
Baie de Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.309
SaintJean, Rivire:
les de Mingan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.144
SaintJeanPortJoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.187
SaintJeansurRichelieu . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
SaintJoachim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.55
SaintJoachimdeTourelle . . . . . . . . . 7.62
SaintJoseph, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.136
SaintJoseph, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.148
SaintJosephdeLepage . . . . . . . . . . 7.102
SaintJosephdeSorel . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33
SaintLambert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.174
SaintLaurent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.43
SaintLaurent dOrlans . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.39
SaintLaurent, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.113
SaintLouis, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.272
SaintLouis, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.200
SaintMaurice, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.179
SaintMauricedelchouerie . . . . . . 7.24
SaintMichel, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.113
SaintMichel, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21
SaintNicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
SaintNicholas, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119
SaintNicolas, Grande Baie . . . . . . . . 5.154
SaintOctave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.102
SaintOuest, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96
SaintOurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81
SaintOurs Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.83
SaintOurs, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.86
SaintPancrace, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.157
SaintPancrace, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.147
SaintPatrice, Ruisseau . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40
SaintPaul, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.45
SaintPaul, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.149
SaintPaulduNord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.223
SaintPierre, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.151
SaintPierre, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.111

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SaintPierre, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98

SaintPierre, Lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18
SaintPierre, Pointe: lle dOrlans . . . 9.60
SaintPierre, Pointe:
Baie de Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.303
SaintPierreLesBecquets . . . . . . . . 9.159
SaintQuentin, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.202
SaintRoch, Hautsfonds de . . . . . . . . 8.181
SaintRoch, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.176
SaintRochdesAulnaies . . . . . . . . . 8.186
SaintSimon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.34
SaintSimon Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.167
SaintSimon Nord, Baie . . . . . . . . . . 15.167
SaintSimon Sud, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . 15.167
SaintSimon village . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.167
SaintSulpice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.133
SaintThomas, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . 8.197
SaintThomas, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.194
SaintThomas, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.188
SaintThomasdeKent . . . . . . . . . . 14.339
SaintUlric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.95
SaintVallier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.28
SaintVallier, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26
SaintVallier, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26
Sainte Flicit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.67
SainteAngle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.203
SainteAngledeLaval . . . . . . . . . . 9.181
SainteAnne, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.120
SainteAnne, Baie: Miramichi . . . . . . 15.30
SainteAnne, Battures . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.151
SainteAnne, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.57
SainteAnne, Hautsfonds de . . . . . . . 8.184
SainteAnne, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.268
SainteAnne, Rivire: La Prarde . . . . 9.157
SainteAnne, Rivire:
le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.162
SainteAnne, Rivire: Anse de
SainteAnnedesMonts . . . . . . . . . . 7.59
SainteAnne, Rivire:
Chenal de lle dOrlans . . . . . . . . . . 9.54
SainteAnnedeBeaupr . . . . . . . . . . 9.64
SainteAnnedeBellevue . . . . . . . . 10.200
SainteAnnedeKent . . . . . . . . . . . 14.338
SainteAnnedelaPrade . . . . . . . . 9.157
SainteAnnedePortneuf . . . . . . . . . 5.218
SainteAnnedeSorel . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.75
SainteAnnedesMonts . . . . . . . . . . . 7.58
SainteAnnedesMonts, Anse de . . . . 7.59
SainteAnneduNord, Rivire . . . . . . 9.54
SainteCatherine, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.262
SainteClaire, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.180
SainteCroix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.132
SainteCroix, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.132
SainteCroixEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.121
SainteFamille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.56
SainteFlavie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.104
SainteFoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.70
SainteGenevive, Havre . . . . . . . . . . 4.114
SainteGenevive, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96
SainteGenevive, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.97
SainteHlne, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.56
SainteHlne, le:
Port of Montral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.162
SainteHlne, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.189
SainteIrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.54
SainteLuce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.105
SainteMarguerite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.281
SainteMarguerite, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.97
SainteMarguerite, Batture . . . . . . . . . 8.211
SainteMarguerite, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.214
SainteMarguerite, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
SainteMarguerite, Rivire:
Saguenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.98
SainteMarie, Courant . . . . . . . . . . . 10.157
SainteMarie, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
SainteMariesurMer . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.89
SainteMarthedeGasp . . . . . . . . . . . 7.40
SaintePtronille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.39
SainteRoseduNord . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.295

SainteThrse, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.110
Saints, Chenal des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96
Saints, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96
Saints, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96
Salmon Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.49
Salmon Bay village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.49
Salmon Beach Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.171
Salmon River: Anticosti . . . . . . . . . . . 4.173
Salmon River: Chedabucto Bay . . . . 12.113
Samson Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.118
Samuel, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Samuel, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20
Sand Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166
Sand Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Sand Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
Sandtop, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.162
Sandy Beach, Barre de . . . . . . . . . . . 15.292
Sandy Beach, Batture de . . . . . . . . . . 15.292
Sandy Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23
Sandy Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.59
Sandy Hook Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.68
Sandy Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.66
Sandy Island:
Alberton Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105
Sandy Island Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67
Sandy Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
SandyBeach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.299
Sandybeach Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.292
Sandybeach Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.289
Sandybeach Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.292
Sandys Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.256
Sapin Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.356
Sarnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.204
Sault la Puce, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . 9.65
SaultauCochon:
St Lawrence River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.167
SaultauMouton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.224
Saumon, Baie au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.49
Saumon, Cap au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.23
Sauvage, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.121
Savage Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Savage Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.73
Savage Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.106
Savage Point: Merigomish . . . . . . . . . 14.22
Savage, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99
Savoy Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.166
Scale, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.103
Scallop, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Scatarie Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.98
Schooner Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.113
Schooner Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.81
Schooner, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111
Scollop Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.126
Scott Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
Scoudouc River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.313
Sea Cow Channel,
Vache Marine, Chenal de la . . . . . . . 4.100
Sea Cow Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105
Sea Cow Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105
Sea Wolf Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.36
Seacoal Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.171
Seacow Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.279
Seacow Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.114
Seal Cove: Lennox Passage . . . . . . . 12.154
Seal Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.148
Seal Point: Great Bras dOr . . . . . . . . 11.148
Seal Point: Prince Edward Island . . . 14.375
Seal Reefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.148
Seal River: Cardigan River . . . . . . . . 14.104
Seal River: Hillsborough Bay . . . . . . 14.187
Seal Rock: Caribou Channel . . . . . . 14.175
Seal Rock: Gasp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.296
Seal, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.88
Seal, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93
Seatrout Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211
Seaview Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.39
Sec, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.137
Sche, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.46
Selkirk Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.172

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Septles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.43
Septles, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.43
Serpent, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.13
Severn, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202
Seymour Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42
Shag Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.131
Shag Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
Shag Rock: Cape Breton Island
North Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27
Shag Rock: Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.48
Shag Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Shag Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.101
Shag, let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42
Shag, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
Shallop village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.147
Shallop Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
Shallop River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29
Shallop Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.94
Shallop, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.46
Shandon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.147
Sharp Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Shattler, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72
Shaw Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.120
Shea, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.79
Sheas Rock: Caribou Channel . . . . . 14.175
Shecatica Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36
Shediac Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.313
Shediac Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.314
Shediac Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.313
Shediac Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.314
Shediac River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.313
Shediac Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.313
Sheep Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.78
Sheep Island:
Malagawatch Harbour . . . . . . . . . . 11.212
Sheep Island:
Whycocomagh Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.180
Sheila Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Sheldrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.27
Sheldrake Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.23
Sheldrake Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.25
Sheldrake, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.27
Sheldrake, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.27
Shemogue Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.303
Shemogue Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.303
Shenacadie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.201
Shickshock Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.118
Shigawake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.139
Shingle Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.72
Shinimicas River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.262
Ship Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.245
Ship Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89
Ship Channel:
Wallace Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.246
Ship Channel: Miramichi Bay . . . . . . . 15.17
Ship Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.204
Ship Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.160
Ship Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.166
Shippegan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.160
Shippegan Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.147
Shippegan Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.142
Shippegan Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.88
Shippegan Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.157
Shippegan Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.78
Shipwreck Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.65
Shipyard River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.92
Shunacadie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.201
Shunacadie Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.201
Sight Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.50
Sillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.94
Simon Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.123
Simon, Batture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.135
Sinard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.353
Single Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Single, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120
Skinner Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.48
Skinners Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.174
Skinners Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.377
Skinners Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.147

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Smith Point:
Northumberland Strait . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Smith Point: Port Hood . . . . . . . . . . . 12.252
Smith Point: Prince Edward Island . . 14.123
Smith Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.234
Smith, Pointe: Baie des Chaleurs . . . 15.139
Smoky, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
Snake Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.318
Soldiers Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.219
Sorel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.43
Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.65
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.57
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.32
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.49
Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.38
Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.70
Small craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.75
Small craft channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63
Sorel, Courbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.62
SorelTracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33
SorelTracy, Pont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.51
Sottise, le la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.211
Souris East Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.12
Souris Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.79
Souris Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73
South Arm: Sydney Harbour . . . . . . . 11.66
South Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.13
South Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
South East Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
South Gut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.40
South Ingonish Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 11.28
South Lake: Prince Edward Island . . . 14.77
South Lake: Saint Georges Bay . . . . 12.278
South Makers Ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126
South Makers, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126
South Martin Powers Cove . . . . . . . . . . 6.16
South Point: Saint Paul Island . . . . . . . . 6.11
South Point: Wood Islands . . . . . . . . 14.151
South Richibucto Beach . . . . . . . . . . 14.360
South River Bourgeois . . . . . . . . . . . 12.150
South River: Murray Harbour . . . . . . 14.128
South Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
South Shore: Tatamagouche bay . . . . 14.166
South Sphinx, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52
South Tracadie River . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.85
South West Arm: Gasp . . . . . . . . . . 15.293
South West Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.140
South, Brisants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
South, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28
Southwest Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
Southwest Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45
Southwest Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41
Southwest Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.128
Southwest Mabou River . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49
Southwest Miramichi River . . . . . . . . 15.45
Southwest River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.91
Spear Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.226
Spear, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.226
Spectacle Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
Spit Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.24
Spithead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.186
Spithead: Port Hood island . . . . . . . . 12.248
Spray, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119
Spring Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.157
Sproule Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.131
Spruce Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.236
Spry Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.91
Spry Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92
Square Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.56
Squaw Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.189
Squaw Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.182
Squaw Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.186
Squirrel Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28
St Anns Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37
St Barbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.21
St Lawrence Seaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.191
St Peter, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18
Stanhope, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.75

Stanley Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.91

Stanley River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.91
Starling Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.57
Station, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31
Steamship, Rcif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.132
Steering Hummock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Steven Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.256
Stewart Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.170
Stick, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.41
Stoke Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.124
Stone, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
Stonehaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.198
Stonehouse Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49
Stony Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44
Stony Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.103
Stony Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.171
Strachans Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.220
Strawberry Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.40
Sturgeon Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Sturgeon River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.120
Sud, Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160
Sud, Pointe du: le dAnticosti . . . . . . 6.135
Sud, Rivire du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.197
SudEst, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.115
SudOuest, Bassin du . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.293
SudOuest, Brisants du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16
SudOuest, Pointe du:
Baie des Chaleurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.137
SudOuest, Pointe du:
le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.143
SudOuest, Rcif du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41
SudOuest, Roches du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.38
Sugarloaf Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.17
Sugarloaf Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.231
Summerside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.86
Summerside Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.288
Sunbury Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.299
Sunbury Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.299
Superior, Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.191
Susan, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.258
Susies Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.176
Sutherland Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.142
Swanton Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.79
Swivel Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.49
Sydney Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.66
Sydney Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.51
Sydney Harbour
Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.61
Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.72
Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.70
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.49
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.66
Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.55
Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.74
Small craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.76
Sydney Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.66
Sydney River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.71
Sydport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.49
Sylvester Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.62
Tabatire, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.291
Tabatire, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90
Table Head: Glace Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.87
Table Head: Great Bras dOr . . . . . . 11.147
Table Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.159
Table Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.147
Table Top Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2
Table, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.161
Tabusintac Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Tabusintac Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Tabusintac village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.84
Tache, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.111
Tack, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Tadoussac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.273
Tadoussac, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.273
Tailor Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.248
Tanguay, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.73

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Tardif, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.30

Tatamagouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166
Tatamagouche Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166
Tea Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.184
Tender, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.136
Tent Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Tent, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Terras Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.123
Terrebonne, Chanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.102
Tertiary Shell, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19
Tertiary, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18
Tetagouche River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.185
Tte au Chien, Cap de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10
Tte de Perdrix, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . 4.115
TtelaBaleine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.104
Ttreaultville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.170
Thophile, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.295
Thophile, Batture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.232
Thomas Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Thomas Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.140
Thomas, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
Three Fathom Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.147
Three Island Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.126
Three Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
Thrumcap Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.108
Tickle Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.47
Tickle Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.279
Tickle Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.115
Tickle, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
Tidnish Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.263
Tidnish River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.263
Tignish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113
Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113
River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113
Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113
Tillard Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.144
Tillard, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.144
Tin Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.109
Toby Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.114
Toney River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.173
Tonnerre, Pointe au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16
Tormentine Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.198
Tortue, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32
Tour, Baie de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167
Tour, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167
Tourmente, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7
Tower Point:
Prince Edward Island . . . . . . . . . . . 14.123
Town Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.39
Tracadie Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.79
Tracadie Big Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.268
Tracadie Gully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.85
Tracadie Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.268
Tracadie River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.268
Tracadie: New Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . 15.85
Tracadie: Saint Georges Bay . . . . . . . 12.268
Tracadigache, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.223
Tracadigache, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.224
Trachy, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.140
Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33
Trap Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.208
Traverse de SaintRoch . . . . . . . . . . . 8.175
Traverse du Milieu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.132
Traverse du Nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.14
Traverse, Battures de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.14
Treble Hill Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Treble Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Treen Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.159
Treen Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.244
TrentSevern Waterway . . . . . . . . . . 10.202
Trenton: Lake Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202
Trenton: Pictou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.43
Trilobite Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.119
Trilobites, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.119
Trinit, Baie de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.132
Trinit, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.291
Trinit, Rivire de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.140
Trinity Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15

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Trinity East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.140

Triples, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Trois Collines, le aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77
Trois Rochers, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.60
TroisPistoles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.142
TroisRivires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.179
TroisSaumons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.205
Trou de Berthier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.29
Trou SaintPatrice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40
Trout River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.92
Trout Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.186
Truite, Pointe la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.64
Tryon Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.225
Tryon River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.276
Tryon Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.234
Tucker, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86
Tupper, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.204
Turbalton Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.169
Turbalton Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.168
Turcotte, Pont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.51
Uniacke Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.143
Upper Macleods Point . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.40
Upper Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.9
Vache Marine, Chenal de la . . . . . . . . 4.100
Vache Marine, Rocher de la . . . . . . . . 6.102
Vaches, Batture aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.259
Vaches, le aux: Montral . . . . . . . . . 10.168
Vaches, le aux: Sorel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.63
Vaches, Pointe aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.255
Val Comeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.85
Valin, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.351
Varennes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.122
Varennes, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.120
Varennes, les des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.121
Vatcher, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Veau, le au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.179
Veillon, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.182
Verchres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.113
Verchres Contrecoeur, Chenal . . . . . 10.115
Verchres, les des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.111
Verchres, Traverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.117
Vernon Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.192
Vernon River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.187
Verte, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.261
Verte, Baie: Forestville . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.210
Verte, le: Montral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.178
Verte, le: Baie de Kgashka . . . . . . . . . 4.45
Verte, le: les des Esquimaux . . . . . . . . 3.36
Verte, le: St Lawrence River . . . . . . . 7.154
E side of le Verte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.161
Rade de l le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.158
Rcif de lle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.155
Verte, Point: Baie des Chaleurs . . . . . 15.200
Verte, Pointe: BerthiersurMer . . . . . . 9.21
Verte, Pointe: GrandeRivire . . . . . 15.130
Vertical, Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.242
Victoria Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.142
Victoria Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.236
Victoria Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.175
Victoria village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.236
Vieille Maison, Anse de la . . . . . . . . . . 3.55
Vieille, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.137
Vieilleglise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.141

Vieux Fort, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36

Vieux Fort, Chenal du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Vieux Fort, Escarpement du . . . . . . . . . 3.50
Vieux Fort, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Vieux Port; see Bassin Louise . . . . . . . 9.107
Vigneault, Rcifs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52
Wacouta, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.144
Wakeham, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.84
Wakeham, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.98
Waldegrave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.165
Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.240
Wallace Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.240
Walrus, Chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.100
Wapitagun Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Wapitagun Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.135
Warren Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212
Washabuck Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.182
Washabuck River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.184
Washball Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.161
Washball Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.161
Washicoutai, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.31
Washicoutai, Hautsfonds . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Washikuti Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.31
Washikuti Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12
Washtawooka Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.36
Washtawouka, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42
Wasting Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68
Watagheistic Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Watagheistic, Dtroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Watagheistic, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129
Watch, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
Watshishou, Havre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.70
Wattie Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.98
Waugh River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166
Waugh Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.160
Weatherbies Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.160
Weatherbies Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.164
Webber Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.92
Welland Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.199
Welsh Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.63
West Arichat Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.84
West Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.233
West Channel: Septles . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47
West Cove, Cinq Lieues . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27
West Cove: Bras dOr Lake . . . . . . . 11.180
West End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71
West Eskasoni Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . 11.229
West Point Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.206
West Point Lighthouse:
Egmont Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.310
West Point: le dAnticosti . . . . . . . . . 6.128
West Point: Pictou Island . . . . . . . . . 14.147
West Reef: Egmont Bay . . . . . . . . . . 14.311
West River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216
West Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.79
West Spit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.311
West Wharf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71
West, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.286
West, Passe: Mistanoque, Baie . . . . . . . 3.54
Western Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.161
Western Passage,
Baie des Belles Amours . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Western, Passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105

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Westmoreland River . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.236

Whale Head, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81
Whale Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.35
Whale Island:
Baie des Tribolites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.119
Whale, Hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Whale, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.105
Wheatley River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.81
Whelan Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.80
Whelp, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43
White Capes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.8
White Head: Aspy Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.11
White Head: Baie de Perc . . . . . . . . 15.270
White Point: Aspy Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.11
White Point: Gabarus Bay . . . . . . . . 11.123
White Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.52
White Rock: Cape Breton Island . . . 11.108
White Sands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.168
Whitely, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40
Whitemans Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109
Whittle, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125
Whittle, Rochers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11
Whycocomagh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.174
Whycocomagh Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.163
Widow Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.244
Widow Point: Caribou Channel . . . . 14.157
Widows Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.212
Wild, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29
WileyDondero Canal . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197
Wilkie Sugar Loaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.12
Williams Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.270
Wilmot River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.297
Wilson Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.78
Winging Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.111
Winter Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.79
Winter River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.79
Wolfe Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.328
Wolfe, Cape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.371
Wood Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.141
Woodlawn, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39
Wreck Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.136
Wreck Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.24
Wreck Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45
Wreck, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126
Wright Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.43
Wright Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.207
Wright, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.52
Wrights Leading Lights . . . . . . . . . . 14.237
Wye, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.194
Yamachiche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.21
Yamachiche Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.20
Yamachiche Bend anchorage . . . . . . . 10.25
Yamachiche, Courbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.20
Yamachiche, Petite rivire . . . . . . . . . 10.12
Yankee, Havre: Galibois, les . . . . . . . 3.134
Yankee, Havre: Bassin, le du . . . . . . . . 3.29
Yorke River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215
Yorke, Rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.293
Youghall Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.189
Yukon Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.112
ZphirinSaintPierre, Roches . . . . . 8.191
Zephyr Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 14.317

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