Great Harbour Deep, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Great Harbour Deep was an incorporated town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
, situated on the east coast of the Great Northern Peninsula
. Harbour Deep, as it is customarily called, is a logging and fishing community that lies in a sheltered harbour on the south shore of Pigeonnière Arm. It was once known as Orange Bay or Baie L'Orange.
Orange Bay
or Great Harbour Deep was a French fishing station and it had appeared on Samuel de Champlain
's map of 1612 as Baye dorge. It has gone through many name changes as noted on mapping at various years as noted;
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...
, Canada
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...
, situated on the east coast of the Great Northern Peninsula
Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula is the largest and longest peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 225 km long and 80 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km²...
. Harbour Deep, as it is customarily called, is a logging and fishing community that lies in a sheltered harbour on the south shore of Pigeonnière Arm. It was once known as Orange Bay or Baie L'Orange.
Orange Bay
Orange Bay (Newfoundland)
Orange Bay is a natural bay located on the eastern side of the Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....
or Great Harbour Deep was a French fishing station and it had appeared on Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....
's map of 1612 as Baye dorge. It has gone through many name changes as noted on mapping at various years as noted;
- 1613 b doringe
- 1621 Havor Dorin
- 1653 B d'orge
- c.1680 B Dorange
- 1689 Harbor Dorin
- 1699 Baie d'Orge
- 1715 Harbour Deep and Bay de Orge