Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland,

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.Fortune Bay
at Canadian Geographical Names The Bay is bounded by Point Crewe () 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 ...

and Pass Island () at the entrance to

Hermitage Bay Hermitage Bay is an expansive bay stretching out along the south coast of Newfoundland. It is a body of Gulf of St. Lawrence which is near the Connaigre Peninsula. On its south, it is bordered by the Hermitage peninsula and the communities of S ...

to the northwest for a distance of 56 kilometers. The bay extends in a northeast direction for 105 kilometers ending at

Terrenceville Terrenceville is a small town located on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, south west of Swift Current. History Terrenceville is located on the island of Newfoundland, approximately north of Marystown on Route 211. It was known as ...

. Within Fortune Bay there are also a number of inner bays and coves including, Connaigre Bay, Great Bay de l'Eau, Belle Bay and Long Harbour. There are a number of islands located in the bay, of which the largest is

Brunette Island Brunette Island is an island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the largest island in the Fortune Bay. History A fishing community was established on the island in the 1800s, and at one time there were about 300 residents living primarily at tw ...

. Some of the other islands include Sagona Island, Great Island, St. John's Island, Chapel Island and Petticoat Island. It is believed that the name Fortune Bay is derived from the

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word ''fortuna'' meaning place of good fortune. It is also one of the oldest surviving names in Newfoundland when it appeared on Majollo's map from 1527. The Geological stage

Fortunian The Fortunian age marks the beginning of the Phanerozoic Eon, the Paleozoic Era, and the Cambrian Period. It is the first of the two stages of the Terreneuvian series. Its base is defined as the first appearance of the trace fossil ''Treptichnus ...

is named after Fortune bay and Fortune. The

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is nearby.

Settlements

* Bay L'Argent * Little Harbour East *

Harbour Mille Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Geography Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East is in Newfoundland within Subdivision I of Division No. 2. I ...

* St. Bernard's *

Jacques Fontaine St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 433 in the Canada 2021 Census, a drop from 470 in 2011. History The town of St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine was amal ...

Grand le Pierre Grand Le Pierre is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 176 in the Canada 2021 Census. History During the 1990's, The council of Grand Le Pierre, Led by Mayor George fizzard, conceived a pla ...

English Harbour East English Harbour East is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the northeast side of Fortune Bay. Settled first by the Mi’kmaq of Newfoundland which used land on the "Neck" of the Harbour, they were join ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bay d'Est Bay d'Est ( ) is a former unincorporated community in Fortune Bay District in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacif ...

Little Bay East Little Bay East is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 84 in the Canada 2021 Census. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Little Bay East had a ...

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Settlements

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