claim: Salman Rushdie wrote a novel in English in 1981.
evidence: The Laurentian Channel is a submarine valley off the coast of eastern Canada in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence .. submarine. underwater. Canada. Canada. Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The channel is of glacial origin and is the submerged valley of the historic St. Lawrence River , running 1400 km from a sharp escarpment downstream from the confluence of the St. Lawrence with the Saguenay River , past Anticosti Island and through the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the edge of the continental shelf off the island of Newfoundland .. St. Lawrence River. St. Lawrence River. Saguenay River. Saguenay River. Anticosti Island. Anticosti Island. continental shelf. continental shelf. Newfoundland. Newfoundland ( island ). Its depth ranges from 180 to 550 metres with sub-tidal shelves on each side of the channel ranging in depths of less than 100 metres .. The channel ranges from a minimum width of 10 km to as much as 55 km at the Laurentian fan which is located at the edge of the continental shelf .. continental shelf. continental shelf. Laurentian fan. Laurentian fan