Trail and Camp-Fire 



The outline of the peninsula is roughly that 

 of a right-angled triangle, the base being a 

 line drawn from the foot of James Bay east- 

 ward to where it reaches the north shore of 

 the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the neighborhood 

 of latitude 50 degrees, and from there follow- 

 ing the coast to the Strait of Belle Isle. The 

 perpendicular, which is about the same length 

 as the base, or 1,000 miles, is represented by 

 the coast fronting on Hudson Bay, which runs 

 nearly north and south; the remaining side 

 is formed by the coast line facing the Atlantic 

 and Hudson Strait, and, owing to the great 

 jog caused by Ungava Bay, has a length 

 of nearly 2,000 miles. The total area of the 

 peninsula is nearly 550,000 square miles, or 

 equal to one-sixth of the area of Canada or 

 the United States. The southern part of this 

 vast territory belongs to the Province of Que- 

 bec, the East Main and Hamilton rivers being 

 the natural boundary between the Province 

 and Ungava District on the north belonging 

 to the Dominion. A strip of coast extending 

 from the Strait of Belle Isle to Cape Chidley 

 at the eastern entrance of Hudson Strait is 

 under the jurisdiction of the government of 

 Newfoundland. 



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