The 

Gulf of St. Lawrence (French: Golfe du Saint-Laurent) is the outlet of the North American Great

Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an
area of about 226,000 square kilometres (87,000 sq mi) and containing about 34,500 cubic kilometres
(8,300 cu mi) of water, at an average depth of 152 metres (500 ft).

The Gulf of St. Lawrence is bounded on the north by the Labrador Peninsula and Quebec, to the east
by Saint-Pierre and Newfoundland, to the south by the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island,
and to the west by the Gaspé Peninsula, New Brunswick, and Quebec. As for significant islands the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence contains Anticosti Island, Prince Edward Island, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Cape
Breton Island, Saint Pierre Island, and Miquelon-Langlade.
Half of the ten provinces of Canada adjoin the Gulf: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec.
Besides the Saint Lawrence River itself, significant streams emptying into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
include the Miramichi River, Natashquan River, Romaine River, Restigouche River, Margaree River,
and Humber River.
Branches of the Gulf include the Chaleur Bay, Fortune Bay, Miramichi Bay, St. George's Bay, Bay St.
George, Bay of Islands, and Northumberland Strait.