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 (, "Bay of the Eskimos"); and St Louis Bay. 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.

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