Isthmus Bay

Isthmus Bay is a natural bay on the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a sub-bay of St. George's Bay and is flanked by the town of Port-au-Port. It is separated from Port au Port Bay by two narrow gravel isthmi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port au Port and Stephenville.

Port au Port

Village

Photo: WayneRay, Public domain.

Port au Port is a small Canadian rural community located in the western part of the island of Newfoundland. Port au Port is situated on the isthmus connecting the main part of the island of Newfoundland to the Port au Port Peninsula to the west, with Isthmus Bay being to the south.

Stephenville

Photo: Nefirious, CC BY 2.0.

Stephenville is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. The town functions as a local service centre for the southwestern part of the island, serving a direct population of 35,000 people from surrounding areas and over 100,000 people along the entire southwestern coast of the island.

Isthmus Bay

Type: Bay
Description: bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Category: body of water
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

48.55157° or 48° 33′ 6″ north

Longitude

-58.71747° or 58° 43′ 3″ west

Open location code

88W3H72M+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1535833804

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

5984735

Wikidata ID

Q16892742

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Isthmus Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Isthmus Bay”
French: “Baie Isthmus”
Swedish: “Isthmus Bay, Newfoundland”
Swedish: “Isthmus Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint James Anglican Church Cemetery and Saint James Anglican Church.

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