Connaigre Peninsula
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The Connaigre Peninsula is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

 located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

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The Connaigre Peninsula is triangular shaped, separating Bay d'Espoir on the western side and Belle Bay along with Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay
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...

 on the east. The peninsula takes its name from a small fishing community that was resettled in 1954 under the Centralization Programme by the Newfoundland government.

Route 360
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 360
Route 360 leads from the Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador area to Bay d'Espoir and Harbour Breton. The road is long and for at least 140km there are no communities or stops to get more fuel....

 traverses the length of the Peninsula ending at Harbour Breton. Route 362 extends from Route 360 to communities such as Belleoram, St. Jacques
St. Jacques
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, English Harbour West, Mose Ambrose, Boxey Harbour, St. John Harbour, Coombe's Cove and Wreck Cove. Route 364 extends from Route 360 to communities such as Hermitage-Sandyville
Hermitage-Sandyville, Newfoundland and Labrador
Hermitage-Sandyville is a small town on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 499 people in the 2006 Census. The main source of income for the community is provided by the local fish plant and local fishing....

, Dawson's Cove, Seal Cove
Seal Cove
Seal Cove may refer to:* Battle of Seal Cove, a minor naval action west of Lively Island during the 1982 Falklands war* Seal Cove , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada* Seal Cove , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

 and Pass Island. A ferry from Hermitage travels to Gaultois.
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