The Labrador Peninsula
The Labrador Peninsula
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拉布拉多半岛
DOI：
10.1080/00369229508732795
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2011
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P. Bell
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R. Bell;P. Bell
边界。拉布拉多半岛形成了北美大陆东部的一个大区。在纬度上，它的中心位于墨西哥湾和大陆北端贝洛海峡之间。它位于西部的哈德逊湾和东部的北大西洋之间，哈德逊海峡在它的北侧。这个大半岛和大陆其他地方的分界线尚未得到权威的界定，但可以假定它从哈德逊湾南端的鲁珀特河口一直延伸到萨格奈河和峡湾源头的圣约翰湖，横跨这片陆地的距离约为350英里。按照这样的定义，半岛的南端在圣劳伦斯的塔杜萨克，位于北纬48°10′，而北端在哈德逊海峡的沃尔斯滕霍尔姆角，位于北纬62°35′。海岸从这个角向东延伸了近150英里。因此，半岛从北到南的长度约为1010英国法定英里。从塔杜萨克到沃尔斯滕霍尔姆角的一条线几乎是西北偏北的，长度约为1070英里。东海岸从贝尔岛起，在北纬52度至北纬53度30分之间，沿子午线55度40分向北延伸。在半岛的另一边，即哈德逊湾，同样纬度的海岸线也向北延伸，与北纬79度的子午线相对应。因此，在纬度53上，半岛的宽度为1015英法定英里。琼斯角位于东经80度，是半岛的最西端，詹姆斯湾从这里进入哈德逊湾。从贝尔岛海峡到琼斯角的一条线将测量1065法定英里，因此拉布拉多实际上和它的长度一样宽。
Boundaries.—The Labrador peninsula forms the large eastern division of the mainland of North America. In latitude, its centre is midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the northern extremity of the continent at Bellot Strait. It lies between Hudson Bay on the west and the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, with Hudson Strait on its northern side. The dividing line between this great peninsula and the rest of the continent has not yet been authoritatively defined, but it maybe assumed to extend from the mouth of Rupert river at the southern extremity of Hudson Bay to Lake St. John at the head of the Saguenay river and fiord, the distance across this neck of land being about 350 statute miles.Dimensions.—As thus defined, the southern point of the peninsula at Tadousac on the St. Lawrence is in latitude 48 10'and the northern extremity, Cape Wolstenholme, on Hudson Strait, in latitude 62 35'. From this cape the shore runs nearly east for 150 miles. The length of the peninsula from north to south is therefore about 1010 English statute miles. A line drawn from Tadousac to Cape Wolstenholme would run nearly north-north-west, and measure about 1070 statute miles. The eastern coast from Belle Isle, in latitude 52, up to latitude 53 30', runs due north, on the meridian of 55 40'. On the opposite, or Hudson Bay, side of the peninsula, the sea-coast in the same latitudes also runs due north, and corresponds with the meridian of 79. In latitude 53 the peninsula will therefore have a breadth of 1015 English statute miles. Cape Jones, where James Bay opens out into Hudson Bay proper, is in longitude 80 and is the most westerly-point of the peninsula.. A line drawn from the Strait of Belle Isle to Cape Jones would measure 1065 statute miles, so that Labrador is practically as broad as it is long.