Canoe (disambiguation)
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The term canoe is an ambiguous one having varying local and regional meanings. In North America it is typically defined as a human-powered, portable watercraft, un-decked over most of its length, usually pointed at both ends, propelled and steered with a paddle(s).
In many European countries, the word "Canoe" often refers to a kayak
Clarity is usually achieved through the use of various modifiers such as "Decked Canoe" for canoes with significant decking or "Sailing Canoe" for those that are sailed more than paddled. Other names refer to a specific use such as "Whitewater Canoe" for boats used in river rapids, and those made of specific materials such as the Concrete canoe, a canoe made of concrete, typically created for an engineering competition. Some names refer to a significant permanent appendage such as Outrigger canoe, a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats, or those coming from specific regions such as Waka, a type of Māori watercraft, usually a canoe.
Local usage is often perplexing. For example, in the Arctic where natives call their highly powered work boats "Freighter Canoes". Another confusing usage is the 'Square Stern canoe" that refers to canoes with transoms.
[edit] Geography
Various locations feature the word canoe in their names:
In Canada:
- Canoe, British Columbia, in the district municipality of Salmon Arm
- Canoe Bay, British Columbia, in the district municipality of North Saanich
- Canoe Bay, Ontario, in the district of Kenora
- Canoe Bay Channel, in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
- Canoe Channel, Ontario, the name of various locations in the province
- Canoe Cove, Prince Edward Island, in the township Lot 65
- Canoe Creek, a volcano in British Columbia
- Canoe Creek 1, British Columbia, an Indian Reserve
- Canoe Creek 2, British Columbia, an Indian Reserve
- Canoe Creek 3, British Columbia, an Indian Reserve
- Canoe Creek, Ontario, in Parry Sound District
- Canoe Cut, Ontario, in Muskoka District Municipality
- Canoe Island, Ontario, the name of two locations in the province
- Canoe Lake 165, Saskatchewan, an Indian Reserve
- Canoe Lake, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island
- Canoe Lake, Ontario, the name of numerous locations in the province
- Canoe Lake, Saskatchewan, at Cole Bay
- Canoe Narrows, Saskatchewan, in the Canoe Lake 165 Indian Reserve
- Canoe Narrows, Ontario, in Kenora District
- Canoe Pass, British Columbia, in the district municipality of Delta
- Canoe Pass, Ontario, the name of two locations in the province
- Canoe Passage, Ontario, in Muskoka District Municipality
- Canoe Point, British Columbia, in the Regional District Electoral Area of Columbia-Shuswap E
- Canoe Point, Ontario, in Algoma District
- Canoe River, Saskatchewan
- Canoe River, British Columbia
- Canoe Trailer Park, British Columbia
- South Canoe, British Columbia, in the district municipality of Salmon Arm
In the United States:
- Canoe, Alabama
- Canoe, Kentucky
- Canoe Bay, Alaska
- Canoe Brook, a tributary of the Passaic River in New Jersey
- Canoe Creek State Park, a state park in Pennsylvania
- Canoe Lake, Pennsylvania, in the Canoe Creek state park
- Canoe Township, Pennsylvania
- Canoe Bay, Wisconsin
In other parts of the world:
- Canoe Bay, Tasmania in Australia; it is the site of a shipwreck [1]
- Canoe Bay, Trinidad and Tobago
- Great Canoe Bay in Tahiti
[edit] Other
Canoe may also refer to:
- Canadian Online Explorer (CANOE), commonly called Canoe.ca, a Canadian online news and information site
- Dragging Canoe, a Cherokee (American Indian) war leader
- John canoe, a ritual once common in coastal North Carolina, and still practiced in some parts of the Caribbean
- Canoe plants, plants taken from ancient Polynesia and transplanted to several different islands in the Pacific
- Canoe (cologne), a men's scented cologne.
