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Located on the Chaleur Bay, 8.92 km WSW of Bas-Caraquet: Caraquet Parish, Gloucester County: William Francis Ganong identifed the Mi'kmaq name for Caraquet as Kalagee: PO from 1850: Founded by Acadians: in 1898 Caraquet was a seaport and sub-port of entry on the Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway and a farming and fishing community with 14 stores, 3 hotels, 2 lumber mills, 2 lobster factories, 1 tannery, 5 codfish plants, 1 university, 1 convent, 2 churches and a population of 2,500: included Le Bouthillier, located 3 km E of Caraquet, the community of Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage, located 5 km W of Caraquet: PO Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage 1919-1970: Also included the community of Pointe-Rocheuse: the town of Caraquet was incorporated in 1961.

Latitude : 47° 47'

Longitude : 64° 57'

County : Gloucester

Parish : Caraquet

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Pointe-Rocheuse 1.25 270° W
Le Bouthillier 3.11 53° NE
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.


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