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Belle Isle

strait between Labrador & Newfoundland: 10-15 mi (16-24 km) wide

Etymology: after the small island, Belle Isle (Fr, beautiful island), at its Atlantic entrance, the first land seen by incoming ships

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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