Also known as Bay of Chaleur or Baie des Chaleurs. The Bay extends from the mouth of the Restigouche River to Miscou Island. It was named on July 10, 1534 by Jacques Cartier when he described the Bay as "more temperate than Spain and the finest it is possible to see...We named this bay Chaleur Bay [the Bay of Heat]". English speakers in the Gaspe and northern New Brunswick area usually call it Bay Chaleur.
In Mi'kmaq the name translates into mowebaktabaak meaning "biggest bay".
Over the years Chaleur Bay has been noted for numerous sightings of a phantom ship known as 'The Chaleur Phantom'.
