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Conception Bay (CB) is a bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The population (in 2011) of people living in municipalities (or unincorporated census subdivisions) located along the coast of Conception Bay was 90,490 [ 2 ] making it one of the most densely populated areas of the province.
Whaling in Canada encompasses both aboriginal and commercial whaling, and has existed on all three Canadian oceans, Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic.The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast have whaling traditions dating back millennia, and the hunting of cetaceans continues by Inuit (mostly beluga and narwhal, but also the subsistence hunting of the bowhead whale).
A Basque chalupa recovered from the waters of the bay and on display in the museum. A reconstruction of the tryworks used for producing whale oil, including the distinctive clay tiles found on the site. Between 1550 and the early 17th century, Red Bay, known as Balea Baya (Whale Bay), was a centre for Basque whaling operations.
She ran aground and was wrecked in Conception Bay, Newfoundland sometime in 1970. She was sold to Dominion Metals Ltd. for breaking. [12] SS Southern Foster: 1948: Whaler: 438: She foundered and was lost in the South Atlantic on 23 August 1968. SS Southern Gem: 1937: Whaler: 593: Built in Germany at Bremer Vulkan (Vegesack, Germany).
The headland of Cape St. Francis is the outer extremity marking the boundary of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The International Maritime Organization also designates Cape St. Francis as the southern extremity of the Labrador Sea.
[29] In season there are boat trips from Witless Bay and Bay Bulls to view icebergs, whales, and the seabird colonies on the island's offshore. [30] Beaches Path 7.1 km (Witless Bay - Mobile) An easy 7.0-kilometre (4.3 mi) hike, taking 2–3 hours. It is a shoreline walk with mild elevation changes and there are a picnic area, and Mobile Beach.
Newfoundland is located in a unique time zone in North America. [9] It is a half an hour ahead of Atlantic Time, one and a half hours ahead of Eastern Canada and 4 ½ hours ahead of the west coast of the country. [9] Labrador operates on Atlantic Time, except for the coast between L'Anse au Clair and Norman's Bay, which is on Newfoundland time. [9]
Bay de Verde (2016 population: 392 [1]) is an incorporated town in Conception Bay on the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first recorded inhabitants at Bay de Verde arrived in 1662.