Port au Port Bay
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Port au Port Bay located on the west coast of the Island of Newfoundland formed by a long narrow point of land of the Port au Port Peninsula
and the area of Newfoundland known as the Lewis Hills
, in the Canadian
province
of Newfoundland and Labrador
.
The bay is further divided by a natural long point of land which forms two other bays, West Bay and East Bay.
Port au Port Peninsula
The Port au Port Peninsula is a peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Roughly triangular in shape, it is located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.-Geography:...
and the area of Newfoundland known as the Lewis Hills
Lewis Hills
The Lewis Hills is a section of the Long Range Mountains located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, along the Gulf of St. Lawrence....
, in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
.
The bay is further divided by a natural long point of land which forms two other bays, West Bay and East Bay.