Iziqhingi zase-Ontario: iWolfe Island

Isiqhingi iWolfe Yisona siqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke okuthiwa iziQhingi Eziyizinkulungwane. Kutholakala eChibini i-Ontario futhi kuqeda uMfula iSt. Lawrence uqala ukugelezela kwawo uye e-Atlantic futhi uheha ukuphuma kwawo okuhle kwelanga, ukushona kwelanga okumangalisayo kanye nesibhakabhaka sasebusuku esibabazekayo esiyingxenye enkulu yobuhle bawo.

IWolfe Island, eseduze kwedolobha iKingston, yakha umngcele wemvelo phakathi kweCanada nolwandle lwaseMelika, emnyango woMfula iSt. Lawrence. Lesi siqhingi cishe singamakhilomitha angamashumi amathathu ubude futhi siyikhilomitha elilodwa kuya kweziyisikhombisa ububanzi, isiqhingi esivundile esingaphezu kwamahektha angama-30.000 endaweni.

Kuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke "Iziqhingi Ezinkulungwane" ezidumile. Ihlukanisa uMfula iSt. Lawrence neLake Ontario futhi inesiteshi seCanal eningizimu. Le yindlela okwakungabizwa ngayo ukuthi yisango eliya olwandle.

Igama lokuqala lesiNdiya lesi siqhingi kwakungu 'ganounkouesnotOkusho ukuthi 'ukuma kwesiqhingi eside' ngakho-ke siyabona ukuthi amaNdiya akhetha igama ngosayizi wesiqhingi saseWolfe, kamuva sabizwa ngeLong Island. Ngesikhathi sokubusa kwaseFrance yabizwa ngeGrand Island, kwathi ngo-1792 ngesimemezelo esakhishwa uGovenor Simcoe, ngenkathi ngaphansi kombuso waseBrithani kwathiwa yiWolfe ukuhlonipha uGeneral UJames Wolfe.

USamuel de Champlain ngo-1615, kucatshangwa ukuthi waba ngumlungu wokuqala ukuvakashela isiqhingi saseWolfe, ngenkathi ebuya emkhankasweni wokulwa nama-Iroquois. Umzila awulandelayo wawuthwala iqembu lempi lisuka eduzane nechweba laseSacketts ogwini lwase-US laya eWolfe Island, ukusuka lapho linqamula isiteshi liya ezwekazini laseCataraqui.

Ukufika esiqhingini kukhona isikebhe esixhuma eKingston. Kuyisikebhe esikhokhelwayo sonyaka esixhumanisa nesiQhingi saseCape Vincent.

Njengezindawo eziningi zasemakhaya, inani labantu baseWolfe Island lenyuka maphakathi nekhulu le-XNUMX, futhi labe selincipha, yize abahambi kanye nabahlali behamba eminyakeni yamuva. IMarysville, idolobha eliyisiqhingi elisogwini olusenyakatho, yindawo yokuqala isikebhe saseKingston.


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