Barasway Bay

Barasway Bay (or The Barasway)The name would come from (Atlantic Canada) French barachois (from basque barratxoa), and would mean (coastal) lagoon or coastal pond. [http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/bibliotheque/officialisation/terminologique/fiches/1199618.html Terminologist's opinion] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609113442/http://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/bibliotheque/officialisation/terminologique/fiches/1199618.html |date=June 9, 2011 }} is natural bay or cove on the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Cornelius Island is nearby.{{cite book|author1=United States Hydrographic Office|last2=Davenport|first2=Richard G.|title=Newfoundland and Labrador: The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bmkDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA174|accessdate=20 November 2011|edition=Public domain|year=1884|publisher=Govt. print. off.|pages=174–}}

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Category:Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador

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