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A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
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1959 Escuminac disaster
Category 1 Atlantic hurricane
The 1959 Escuminac disaster, also known as the Escuminac hurricane, was considered the worst fishing-related disaster in New Brunswick in 100 years. It occurred due to the extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane. The storm was the third tropical cyclone and first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Outlet of the Great Lakes into the Atlantic
The Gulf of St. Lawrence is a gulf that fringes the shores of the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, in Canada, plus the islands Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, possessions of France, in North America.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)