Ha! Ha! River

Ha! Ha! is a river in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada.[1]

The Commission de toponymie du Québec asserts that the river's name refers to nearby Lake Témiscouata, the sense of haha here being an archaic French word for an unexpected obstacle or abruptly ending path;[2] see Ha-ha.

References

  1. "Rivière Ha! Ha! River". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Jeffries, Stuart (29 April 2009). "The joy of exclamation marks!". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

Coordinates: 48°19′04″N 70°51′35″W / 48.3178°N 70.8597°W / 48.3178; -70.8597


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