Red Bay

Red Bay is a fishing village in , notable as a significant underwater archaeological site in the Americas. Between 1530 and the early 17th century, it was a major Basque whaling area.
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  • Type: Village with 142 residents
  • Description: town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Also known as: “Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Bay National Historic Site.

Museum
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Red Bay, . This on-land and underwater archaeological site marks one of the best preserved Basque whaling station locations of the 16th century and covers 600 hectares.

Red Bay

Latitude
51.73297° or 51° 43′ 59″ north
Longitude
-56.42556° or 56° 25′ 32″ west
Population
142
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9835PHMF+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 107364077
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6118013
Wiki­data ID
Q284046
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Red Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخليج الأحمر”
  • Basque: “Red Bay”
  • Catalan: “Red Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Red Bay (luuk sa Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, lat 51,73, long -56,41)”
  • Cebuano: “Red Bay”
  • Chinese: “红湾”
  • Croatian: “Red Bay”
  • Czech: “Red Bay”
  • Danish: “Red Bay”
  • Dutch: “Red Bay”
  • French: “Red Bay”
  • Georgian: “რედ-ბეი (ნიუფაუნდლენდი და ლაბრადორი)”
  • Georgian: “რედ-ბეი”
  • German: “Red Bay”
  • Hebrew: “רד ביי”
  • Italian: “Red Bay”
  • Japanese: “レッド・ベイ”
  • Lithuanian: “Red Bėjus”
  • Maltese: “Bajja Ħamra”
  • Maltese: “Red Bay”
  • Persian: “رد بی”
  • Portuguese: “Red Bay”
  • Russian: “Ред-Бей”
  • Russian: “Рэд-Бэй”
  • Slovak: “Red Bay”
  • Spanish: “Red Bay”
  • Swedish: “Red Bay”
  • Turkish: “Red Bay, Newfoundland ve Labrador”
  • Turkish: “Red Bay”
  • Ukrainian: “Ред-Бей”
  • Vietnamese: “Red Bay, Newfoundland và Labrador”
  • Vietnamese: “Red Bay”
  • “Red Bay”

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