Everything about Bay Of Islands Newfoundland And Labrador totally explained
The
Bay of Islands is a
bay located on the west coast of the island of
Newfoundland, in
Canada.
It is also a sub-basin of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence and is named for the many small
islands that are scattered throughout it, some of which were populated for generations with
fishing families, but since the mid
20th century the islands are used mainly for recreational camping and cottages.
Flowing into the Bay of Islands is the
Humber River. Draining
Deer Lake, the Humber is one of the major rivers on the island of Newfoundland, making the Bay of Islands an important
estuary. Near the mouth of the Humber River, appropriately named "Humber Mouth", is the city of
Corner Brook (
2001 pop.: 20,103), as well as several neighbouring suburbs. The Humber River was used for many years to float logs down to the Bay of Islands where a large
Bowater pulp and paper mill at Corner Brook turned them into paper products. Today this mill is owned by
Kruger Inc and its logs are transported by truck. Although the river is mainly used for recreational purposes, the bay still sees active shipping to and from Corner Brook's port.
Other towns along the shores of the Bay of Islands are mostly dependent upon the fishing industry. These communities include (on the southern shore of
Humber Arm, the southernmost bay)
Mt Moriah, Humber Arm South, and Lark Harbour, (on the northern shore of Humber Arm) Hughes Brook, Irishtown-Summerside, Meadows, Gillams, McIvers, and (on Middle Arm, north of Humber Arm) Cox's Cove. There are still fish plants in Cox's Cove and Curling. Curling was once an incorporated community but is now amalgamated with Corner Brook.
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