The Connaigre Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

Harbour Breton Harbour Breton is a small fishing community on the Connaigre Peninsula in Fortune Bay, on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is the largest center on the Connaigre Peninsula and was long considered the unofficial capital o ...

is the largest population centre on the peninsula. The Connaigre Peninsula is triangular shaped, separating

Bay d'Espoir Bay d'Espoir ( ) is an arm of Hermitage Bay in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, located on the south coast of Newfoundland. Communities in Bay d'Espoir include: Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir, Morrisville, St. Alban's, St. Joseph's Cove, St. Veron ...

on the western side and

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along with

Fortune Bay Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada.Connaigre that was resettled in 1954 under the Centralization Programme by the Newfoundland government.

Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador ''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'' is an Encyclopedia commissioned by Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Smallwood's view on the purpose of the encyclopedia wa ...

, Volume one, page 504 Route 360 extends the length of the Peninsula starting near

Bishop's Falls Bishop's Falls is a town in the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 3,082 at the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census. Geography It is in D ...

and ending at

. Route 362 extends from Route 360 to communities such as

Belleoram Belleoram () is a village on the shores of Fortune Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The community sits on a narrow strip of land hemmed in between the bay and steep hills that rise behind it. Belleoram has a large harbour ...

and

St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove is a town in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 546 in the Canada 2021 Census. It is located on the south coast of the Newfoundland (islan ...

(St. Jacques,

English Harbour West English Harbour West is a village located on the south west shore of Fortune Bay. It is noted for its bank fishing and inshore fishing. The Way Office was established in 1866 on April 1. The first Way Master was Albert Stirling. In 1891 it became ...

, Mose Ambrose, Boxey, Coomb's Cove, and Wreck Cove).

Pool's Cove Pool's Cove is a community located on the north west side of Fortune Bay, on the South Coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The town had a population of 143 in the 2021 Census. The ferry MV Marine Trader has a port in Pool's Cove servicing the isola ...

has road access via the 8.1-kilometre-long (5.0 mi) Pool's Cove Road, connecting the town with Route 362. Route 364 extends from Route 360 to communities such as

Hermitage-Sandyville Hermitage-Sandyville is a small town on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 404 people in the 2021 Census. The main source of income for the community is provided by the aquaculture industry, the local salmon plant and ...

, Dawson's Cove, Seal Cove and Pass Island. A daily ferry service from Hermitage travels to the isolated outports of

Gaultois Gaultois is a small settlement in the Coast of Bays area in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Gaultois had a population of 100 people as of 2021. The town has a K-12 school called Victoria Academy (as of 2022-23, there are 4 students enrolled), ...

and McCallum.

Rencontre East Rencontre East is a small, outport community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada located north east of Belleoram, and west of Terrenceville in Fortune Bay. The population was 115 in the 2021 census. This small community is not connected to any ...

, another isolated community, is accessible by a

ferry port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...

on the Connaigre Peninsula and travels to Bay L'Argent on the

Burin Peninsula The Burin Peninsula ( ) is a peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Marystown is the largest population centre on the peninsula.Statistics Canada. 2017. Marystown, T ensu ...

via Rencontre East.

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