Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Also known as: “Bahia de Placentia”, “خلیج پلاسنتیا”, “プラセンチア湾”, and “普拉森西亞灣”
Placentia Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
47.23915° or 47° 14′ 21″ north
Longitude
-54.33975° or 54° 20′ 23″ west
Open location code
88V76MQ6+M3
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“Placentia Bay” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Plasenşiya körfəzi”
- Basque: “Placentia badia”
- Catalan: “Placentia Bay”
- Cebuano: “Placentia Bay”
- Chinese: “普拉森提亞灣”
- Dutch: “Placentia Bay”
- French: “baie de Plaisance”
- French: “Baie de Plaisance”
- German: “Placentia Bay”
- Greek: “Κόλπος της Πλακεντίας”
- Japanese: “プラセンティア湾”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Placentiabukta”
- Norwegian: “Placentiabukta”
- Persian: “خلیج پلاسنشیا”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Placentia”
- Russian: “Пласеншиа (залив)”
- Russian: “Пласеншия”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Placentia”
- Swedish: “Placentia Bay”
- Venetian: “Baja de Placentia”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Merasheen and Toslow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Red Point and Hole in the Wall Point.
Newfoundland and Labrador: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: St. John’s and Gros Morne National Park.
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