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4 unusual facts about Placentia Bay


Charles Bellamy

Bellamy would later raid fishing vessels based in Placentia Bay however, by 1718, Bellamy was forced to flee to the safe havens of Madagascar of the Gulf of Guinea like so many other pirates of the region.

Greg Power

Gregory J. Power (1909 – May 15, 1997) was a politician, office holder, farmer, poet and athlete, who was born in Dunville, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.

Placentia Bay

On 14 August 1941 NS Argentia located in Little Placentia Sound was the site of the Atlantic Conference for the Atlantic Charter, where Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met face to face for the first time since both took office and the start of World War II.

The Ryans and the Pittmans

:Some rings and gold brooches for the girls in the Bay;


Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

It is 130 kilometres from the capital city, St. John's, and is within easy distance of the scenic Cape Shore (including the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve), the Irish Loop and St. Mary's Bay, Conception Bay, and the inner reaches of Placentia Bay.


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