The Bight
The Bight is a bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada. The Bight is situated nearby to the town Sheshatshiu, as well as near North West River.Places of Interest
Highlights include North West River.
North West River
Photo: Osmich, Public domain.
North West River is a small town of 560 settled by Europeans in 1743 as a fur trading post in Labrador, about 40 km northeast of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheshatshiu.
Sheshatshiu
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sheshatshiu is an Innu federal reserve and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is approximately 40 kilometres north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
The Bight
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.52881° or 53° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
-60.08919° or 60° 5′ 21″ westOpen location code
975XGWH6+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1965305886OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
6163401
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