Facheux Bay (pronounced
fʊʃi: was the location of a small fishing settlement of the same name. In 1901 it had a population of 47. The community was also called Fachier, Facheaux, and Fouche. Facheux Bay is a deep fjord that separates Eastern Head and Western Head of
Hermitage Bay
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Newfoundland
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. Facheux bay is west of Mosquito Cove. The entrance is between two steep falls in high hills. The bay runs in , with an average width of , and has deep water throughout. On the west side are three coves with anchorage in 20 to 10 fathoms.
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List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
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References
* ''This article includes text incorporated from United States Hydrographic Office & R. G. Davenport's "Newfoundland and Labrador: The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks" (1884), a publication now in the public domain.''
Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
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