Job's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Job's Cove a small fishing village on the north side of Conception Bay
on the Bay de Verde Peninsula
of Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
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Conception Bay
Conception Bay is a Canadian bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. The bay indents the Avalon Peninsula with the opening of the bay to the Atlantic Ocean at the northeast. It is bounded by Cape St. Francis in the south and Split Point near Bay de Verde in the north...
on the Bay de Verde Peninsula
Bay de Verde Peninsula
The Bay de Verde Peninsula is the largest peninsula that makes up part of the Avalon Peninsula, of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
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...
, 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...
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Geography
The community of Job's Cove for the most part is on gently sloping area much higher than the coast where the wharf and fishing boats are kept. The Droke, a very steep ravine (a valley from the road to the beach) is one of the outstanding geological features in this community.Towns and Communities nearby
Some of the communities within a 15 minute driving distance from Job's Cove are as follows;- Caplin CoveCaplin Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorCaplin Cove is a small community on the north shore of Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is surrounded on the north by Low Point near the end of the Bay de Verde Peninsula, and on the south by Lower Island Cove...
- Lower Island CoveLower Island Cove, Newfoundland and LabradorLower Island Cove is an incorporated town located on the Bay de Verde Peninsula on the north shore of Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a fishing community that has seen a decrease in residents since the cod moratorium.-History:...
- Burnt PointBurnt Point, Newfoundland and LabradorBurnt Point a small Canadian fishing village in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It is located on the north side of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland.-Geography:...
- Gull IslandGull Island, Newfoundland and LabradorGull Island is a small fishing community on the north side of Newfoundland Island, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.It is built by Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, bound on the north by Burnt Point and on the south by Northern Bay. Gull Island was named for the...
- Northern BayNorthern Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorNorthern Bay is a small community on the northern tip of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Location:...