Basque Traces in the Toponymy of Newfoundland and Various Coasts of Atlantic Canada

• Main Author: Weyers, Christian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: York University 2009
• Subjects: Basque Toponymy in Newfoundland; Newfoundland Toponymy; Canada; Lawrence River; Port au Choix; Bayonne; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/4050

Whereas the first and undoubtedly most important toponymic stratum of the island of Newfoundland and adjacent waters is Portuguese, the presence of Basques from the 1530s to the late 17th century on the South and West coasts of Newfoundland, the islands of Cape Breton, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and...