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Placentia Bay

[pluh-sen-shuh]

noun

  1. a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.



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The blobs were spotted along the shores of Placentia Bay, on Newfoundland's southeast coast.

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The storm was 375 miles southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and is forecast to strike Placentia Bay before passing north of St. John’s, an offshore oil and gas hub.

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The storm was about 495 miles southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland, and is forecast to strike Placentia Bay, passing north of St. John’s, a base for offshore oil and gas companies.

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The course pursued by the courier took him from Harbour Grace, his starting point, down the shore of Conception Bay; thence along the isthmus separating Trinity from Placentia Bay, serving the settlements on each side of the isthmus.

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In 1881, there were eight such sailing vessels in the service of the post office: one each in Bonavista and Trinity Bays, three in Placentia Bay, two in Fortune Bay, and one which effected the exchange of mails at Harbour Breton.

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