. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. Labrador Coast^ not far North of the Strait of Belle Isle By courtesy of Hon. IVm. Cary Sange,. Strait of Belle Isle Bv courtesy of W. B. Cabot THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA 203 The Labrador Coast of the Strait of Belle Isle The Strait of Belle Isle is about seventy-three miles long,and from thirteen to fourteen miles wide on each side ofBelle Isle, but the narrowest part of the strait is at AmourPoint, where it is only about nine miles wide. The Labra-dor coast is steep, rising to flat-topped ridges and summitsfrom one thousand to thirteen hundred feet high
. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. Labrador Coast^ not far North of the Strait of Belle Isle By courtesy of Hon. IVm. Cary Sange,. Strait of Belle Isle Bv courtesy of W. B. Cabot THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA 203 The Labrador Coast of the Strait of Belle Isle The Strait of Belle Isle is about seventy-three miles long,and from thirteen to fourteen miles wide on each side ofBelle Isle, but the narrowest part of the strait is at AmourPoint, where it is only about nine miles wide. The Labra-dor coast is steep, rising to flat-topped ridges and summitsfrom one thousand to thirteen hundred feet high. Severalof the bays and inlets are large, with bold shores and verydeep water. Dense fogs prevail in the strait during summer, andsometimes last for several days at a time. In Septemberstrong northerly or northwesterly winds with clear weatherare more likely to occur. The ordinary rates of the streams are from one to twoknots an hour, but in certain localities, as off Amour andForteau Points, the streams are stronger and may attain arate of from four to five knots close to the shore. Ice appearsabout the middle of December. At the
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