Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Red Bay
Town
Red Bay seen from above
Red Bay seen from above
Red Bay is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Red Bay
Red Bay
Location of Red Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador
Red Bay is located in Newfoundland
Red Bay
Red Bay
Red Bay (Newfoundland)
Coordinates: 51°43′55″N 56°25′32″W / 51.73194°N 56.42556°W / 51.73194; -56.42556
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
RegionNunatuKavut (unofficial)
Government
 • TypeMunicipal incorporation
Area
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total142
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)
Official nameRed Bay Basque Whaling Station
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, vi
Designated2013 (37th session)
Reference no.1412
RegionEurope and North America
Official nameRed Bay National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1979

Red Bay is a fishing village in Labrador, notable as one of the most precious underwater archaeological sites in the Americas. Between 1530 and the early 17th century, it was a major Basque whaling area. Several whaling ships, both large galleons and small chalupas, sank there, and their discovery led to the designation of Red Bay in 2013 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

  1. ^ Statistics Canada (2006). "Red Bay Community Profile". Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  2. ^ "Labrador town of Red Bay gets World Heritage Site status". 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-22.

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