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Caraquet
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Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Caraquet
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Town
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Cultural Capital of Acadia
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Vue aérienne Caraquet.jpg
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250px
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Aerial view of Caraquet.
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New Brunswick
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Caraquet
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Location within New Brunswick.
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Canada
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New Brunswick
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Gloucester County
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Parish

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Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow into the Caraquet Bay west of the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caraquet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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