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Trinity Bay is a large bay on the northeastern coast of
Trinity Bay is a large bay on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
in the Canadian
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province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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. The Bay along with Placentia Bay to the southwest define the isthmus of Avalon from which the Avalon Peninsula
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The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of the province's population, according to the 2016 Ca ...
lies to the east of the main landmass of Newfoundland Island. The maximum depth of the bay is about .
Major fishing communities include Trinity
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and Heart's Content. The smaller communities in Newfoundland may often be referenced by the Bay in which they are located, e.g.: 'Brownsdale, TB'.
Industry
Trinity Bay is the location of where a "nearly intact" specimen of giant squid was found, on September 24, 1877. In April 2003, thousands of dead northerncod
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, washed up on the shores of Smith Sound
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in a single weekend, prompting scientific inquiry into the cause.
Jellyfish harvesting communities include Smith Sound, Old Perlican, and Northwest and Southwest Arms.
See also
* Hopeall Bay, opens into the bay * Robinhood Bay, opens into the bayReferences
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