Groswater Bay

Groswater Bay (Inuttitut: Kangerliorsoak), also known by other names, is a bay in south central Labrador, Canada. Its Hamilton Inlet and Melville Lake extensions stretch 140 km inland.

Names
Groswater Bay's name is a compound formed from French gros ("fat; thick; coarse, rough") and English water, reflecting the long history of using the area for fishing. It has also been known as Ivucktoke or Aviktok (Inuttitut: Aivitok); Eskimo or Esquimaux Bay (Baie des Esquimaux, "Bay of the Eskimos"); and St Louis Bay (Baie-St Louis). These names are also sometimes extended to Hamilton Inlet and even Lake Melville.

Fauna
Many birds nest here, including common eiders.

Legacy
The Groswater culture of Paleo-Eskimos is named after Groswater Bay.