Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in
Newfoundland
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,
Canada
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. To the south it adjoins the
Bay of Exploits
The Bay of Exploits is a large bay in the northeast of Newfoundland. It extends from the mouth of the Exploits River and opens on to Notre Dame Bay to the north. It is approximately 1,000 square kilometers (386 sq. miles) in size and contains ...
.
The name,
French for ''
Our Lady Bay'', dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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** Portu ...
name.
Trump Islands
Trump Islands () is a small group of islands lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Dodman Island, off the west coast of Graham Land
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are located within Notre Dame Bay.
References
Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador
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