Bonne Bay
| Bonne Bay | ||
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 View from Woody Point across the bay |
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| Waters | Gulf of Saint Lawrence | |
| Land mass | Newfoundland | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 33 ′ N , 57 ° 56 ′ W | |
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| width | 5 km | |
| length | 27 km | |
| surface | 80 km² | |
| Greatest water depth | 230 m | |
| Tributaries | Lomond River | |
 View of the bay from the Lookout Trail |
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The Bonne Bay is a fjord on the west coast of the Canadian belonging Province Island Newfoundland .
The 27 km long Bonne Bay cuts into the Long Range Mountains and forms the southern boundary of the Great Northern Peninsula . The bay covers an area of 80 km². The Bonne Bay is divided into an 11 km deep outer bay, which forks inland into two arms, South Arm and East Arm .
The outer bay opens to the northwest to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . It extends from Western Head in the south to Lobster Cove Head in the north and reaches a width of up to 5 km at the exit. The community of Rocky Harbor is located in a small bay on the north bank . The 600 m high Lookout Hills rise to the south .
The South Arm is 8.2 km long and 1.3 km wide. The bay is oriented in a north-northwest direction. Woody Point Parish is located on the west bank at the entrance to the South Arm . Along the west bank of the bay are the associated settlements of Winterhouse Brook , Shoal Brook , Birchy Head and Glenburnie . To the southwest of the South Arm rise the Tablelands , a plateau up to 711 m high. The Route 431 leads from the head end of the bay along the west bank of Winter House Brook , where the more westerly municipality Trout River branches.
The East Arm is 10 miles long. The bay is connected to the outer bay in the west via the narrow point The Tickle . There is the municipality of Norris Point on the north bank . The East Arm is roughly oriented in a northwest direction. The maximum width is 2.5 km. The East Arm reaches a water depth of up to 230 m. The Lomond River flows into the south-east bank and the outflow of Ten Mile Pond into the north end of the bay . Route 430 runs along the northeast shore and runs from Deer Lake to St. Anthony .
With the exception of the three adjacent communities, the shores of Bonne Bay are within the Gros Morne National Park . From the north end of the East Arm a hiking trail leads to the north of Gros Morne , the highest point in the national park.
The bay was formed 10,000 years ago during the last glacial period , when two glaciers cut through the mountains at the location of today's two secondary bays and merged before reaching the sea.
Web links
- Bonne Bay at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gros Morne National Park - Trail Guide