Miramichi

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The name Miramichi was first applied to places in Northumberland County in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada, but has since been transferred to distant places in both Canada and the United States. The name may have been derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning MicMac Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in European languages by Jacques Cartier in 1535. Many other interpretations have, however, been suggested.

Miramichi may refer to:

Contents 1 Places in Canada 1.1 Places in New Brunswick 1.2 Places in Nova Scotia 1.3 Places in Ontario 1.4 Places in Yukon 2 Places in United States 3 Other 4 References

[edit] Places in Canada

[edit] Places in New Brunswick

• "The Miramichi", a geographic region in New Brunswick, comprising Miramichi Bay, and all the lands draining to the Bay.
• City of Miramichi, New Brunswick, the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick, a community which merged with the city in 1995
• Miramichi Bay, an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the mouth of the Miramichi River
• Miramichi Highlands, a physiographic region of New Brunswick
• Miramichi Lake, a lake lying at the headwaters of the Southwest Miramichi River in York County, New Brunswick
• Miramichi River, a Canadian river located in the east-central part of New Brunswick
  • Southwest Miramichi River, one of its tributaries
  • Northwest Miramichi River, another tributary with origins near Big Bald Mountain in the Miramichi Highlands
  • Little Southwest Miramichi River, which flows between the other two tributaries
• Miramichi Valley, a Canadian river valley located in the east-central part of New Brunswick
• Miramichi (electoral district), was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick (known as Northumberland and later as Northumberland-Miramichi)
• Miramichi-Bay du Vin, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
• Southwest Miramichi, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
• Miramichi Centre, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
• Miramichi Bay-Neguac, a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick

[edit] Places in Nova Scotia

• Miramichi, an unincorporated area in Inverness County, Nova Scotia
• Miramichi Brook, a stream in Inverness County, Nova Scotia

[edit] Places in Ontario

• Miramichi, a geographical area in Sudbury District, Ontario
• Miramichi Bay, a bay in Bruce County, Ontario
• Miramichi Island, an island in Muskoka District, Ontario
• Miramichi Island, an island in Parry Sound District, Ontario
• Pembroke, Ontario (formerly called Miramichi)

[edit] Places in Yukon

• Miramichi Glacier, a glacier

[edit] Places in United States

• Miramichi, a community in Middlesex Co., Connecticut
• Miramichi Lake, a lake in Osceola Co., Michigan
• Miramichi Post Office, historically a post office in Hamilton Co., Nebraska
• Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

[edit] Other

• Miramichi, the form of English spoken in the Miramichi Valley
• Miramichi, the first ship constructed by William Davidson (lumberman)
• Miramichi Bridge
• HMCS Miramichi, the name of three commissioned Canadian naval units.

[edit] References

• Querying Geographical Names of Canada, http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php
• Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names, http://geonames.usgs.gov/