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

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...

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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 (island), Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Marystown is the largest population centre on the peninsula.Statistics Canada. 201 ...

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 side, it is bordered by the Hermitage peninsula and the communities o ...

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 H ...

. 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 ...

. 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 Portuguese word ''fortuna'' meaning place of good fortune. It is also one of the oldest surviving names in Newfoundland when it appeared on Maggiolo'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 Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fate * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (19 ...

. The

GSSP A Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP), sometimes referred to as a golden spike, is an internationally agreed upon reference point on a stratigraphic section which defines the lower boundary of a stage on the geologic time scale. ...

is located at

Fortune Head Fortune Head is a headland located about from the town of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula, southeastern Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

Settlements

Bay L'Argent Bay L'Argent ( ) is a town in the Canada, Canadian Provinces of Canada, province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The ferry MV Terra Nova has a port in Bay L'Argent servicing the Newfoundland outport, isolated outport of Rencontre East with another ...

Little Harbour East 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. ...

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. ...

* 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 amalg ...

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 1990s, 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 joi ...

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 ...

Pool's Cove Pool's Cove is a fishing village located on the north west side of Fortune Bay, on the South Coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada. The town had a population of 188 in the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Census. History & Town Info ...

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 harbou ...

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 on April 1, 1866. The first Way Master was Albert Stirling. In 1891, it becam ...

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 ...

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 Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend fr ...

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 p ...

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