Port aux Basques
Channel-Port aux Basques is a town of 4,100 people in the southwestern corner of Newfoundland. It serves as the main point of entry for Trans-Canada Highway traffic arriving by ferry from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia…Notable Places in the Area
Channel Head Lighttower
Lighthouse
Channel Head Lighttower is situated 2 km south of Port aux Basques. Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port aux Basques
- Type: Harbor
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
Latitude 47.5833° or 47° 35' north | Longitude -59.1319° or 59° 7' 54.8" west |
GeoNames ID 6111671 |
Other Places Named Port aux Basques
- Port aux BasquesCanada
- Port Aux BasquesTown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
In the Area
Localities
- Mouse IslandLocality, 2½ km southwest
- Grand Bay EastLocality, 3 km west
- Grand Bay WestLocality, 3½ km west
- Dennis HillArea, 4 km northwest
Landmarks
- Pikes IslandIsland
- Fords IslandIsland
- PushthroughChannel
- Money IslandIsland, 240 metres east
Other Places
- St Christopher S HotelHotel, 1 km southwest
- Middle Baldwin RockShoal, 1 km south
- East Baldwin RockShoal, 1¼ km southeast
- West Baldwin RockShoal, 1½ km southeast
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