Conception Harbour

Conception Harbour
Town
Conception Harbour is located in Newfoundland
Conception Harbour
Conception Harbour
Location of Conception Harbour in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°26′30″N 53°13′00″W / 47.44167°N 53.21667°W / 47.44167; -53.21667
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division1
Government
 • Mayorvacant
Area
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 • Land21.61 km2 (8.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total624
 • Density31.7/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Conception Harbour
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 60

Conception Harbour is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 on Conception Bay and can be accessed via Newfoundland and Labrador Route 60.

Conception Harbour includes the former communities of Bacon Cove, Cat's Cove, Kitchuses, and Silver Spring.[3] The town has a history of fishing, whaling, ironworking, and tourism as its industries, with ties to the steelworking construction industry in mid-20th-century New York City. In 2022, cephalopod fossils were found in Bacon Cove that potentially moved their evolutionary date back by 30 million years.

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