Northumberland Strait

The Northumberland Strait is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern . The strait is formed by and the gulf's eastern, southern, and western shores.
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  • Type: Channel
  • Description: strait between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
  • Also known as: Detroit de Northumberland” and “Détroit de Northumberland

Northumberland Strait

Latitude
45.86683° or 45° 52′ 1″ north
Longitude
-62.74865° or 62° 44′ 55″ west
Open location code
87QVV782+PG
Geo­Names ID
5938346
Wiki­data ID
Q1359415
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Northumberland Strait” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Estrechu de Northumberland
  • Azerbaijani: Nortamberlend boğazı
  • Catalan: estret de Northumberland
  • Cebuano: Détroit de Northumberland (agianan sa New Brunswick)
  • Cebuano: Détroit de Northumberland (agianan sa Nova Scotia)
  • Cebuano: Détroit de Northumberland (agianan sa Prince Edward Island)
  • Cebuano: Northumberland Strait (agianan sa Nova Scotia)
  • Cebuano: Northumberland Strait (agianan sa Prince Edward Island, lat 46,00, long -63,50)
  • Cebuano: Northumberland Strait (estretso)
  • Cebuano: Northumberland Strait
  • Chinese: 諾森伯倫海峽
  • Dutch: Détroit de Northumberland
  • Dutch: Northumberland Strait
  • French: détroit de Northumberland
  • French: Détroit de Northumberland
  • German: Northumberlandstraße
  • Hebrew: מצר נורת’אמברלנד
  • Italian: Stretto di Northumberland
  • Japanese: ノーサンバーランド海峡
  • Japanese: ノーザンバーランド海峡
  • Korean: 노섬벌랜드 해협
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Northumberlandsundet
  • Occitan (post 1500): estreit de Northumberland
  • Persian: تنگه نورثامبرلند
  • Polish: Northumberland Strait
  • Portuguese: Estreito de Northumberland
  • Russian: Нортамберленд
  • Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas Mór a Tuath
  • Scottish Gaelic: An Caolas Mòr a Tuath
  • Slovenian: Détroit de Northumberland
  • Slovenian: Northumberland Strait
  • Slovenian: Severnoumbrijski preliv
  • Spanish: Estrecho de Northumberland
  • Swedish: Détroit de Northumberland
  • Swedish: Northumberland Strait
  • Ukrainian: Протока Нортумбрії

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