Everything about Fortune Bay totally explained
Fortune Bay is a fairly large natural bay located on the south coast of the island of
Newfoundland,
Canada. The Bay is bounded by
Point Crewe on the
Burin Peninsula and
Pass Island at the entrance to
Hermitage Bay to the northwest for a distance of 56 kilometers. The bay extends in a northeast direction for 105 kilometers ending at
Terrenceville.
Within Fortune Bay there are also a number of inner bays and coves including,
Connaigre Bay, Great Bay de l'Eau, Belle Bay and Long Harbour. There are a number of islands located in the bay, of which the largest is
Brunette Island. Some of the other islands include Sagona Island, Great Island, St. John's Island, Chapel Island and Petticoat Island.
It is believed that the name Fortune Bay is derived from the
Portuguese word
fortuna meaning place of good fortune. It is also one of the oldest surviving names in Newfoundland when it appeared on
Majollo's map from 1527.
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