Qerkaringa

Qerkaringa, also known as the Chill Gulf, was a pass of waters near the Helcaraxë, and flowed between Helcaraxë and the the Great Lands.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, VII: "The Flight of the Noldoli", pgs. 166-9
==History==
The Qerkaringa was known as a harrowing path, and was called the Dread Pass. It was known far and wide as an impassible peril, riddled with eddies and evil currents of overwhelming strength. Glaciers throughout crashed into each other.
==Etymology==
Qerkaringa was a Qenya name with an un-glossed meaning, likely containing the elements qelqa/qerka ("throat")Parma Eldalamberon XIV, "Early Qenya and Valmaric", pg. 117Parma Eldalamberon XVI, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", pg. 136 and ringa ("damp, coldVinyar Tengwar 49, "Ambidexters Sentence", pg. 23, chilly")The History of Middle-earth, Vol. I: The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, pgs. 264-5, 167.Qerkaringa on eldamo.org
==References==
Category:Aman
Category:Bodies of water
Category:Coasts
Category:Precanonical topics
Category:Quenya names & words