Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Not to be confused with Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rocky Harbour
Small Bay, Little Harbour
Rocky Harbour (Newfoundland)
Rocky Harbour
Rocky Harbour
Location of Rocky Harbour in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°35′32.64″N 57°55′03.52″W / 49.5924, -57.9176444
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated 1966
Population
 - Total 1,058
Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
 - Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709
Website: Town of Rocky Harbour Official Web page

Rocky Harbour is a village located north of Woody Point. The Post Office was established there in 1894. It became a Local Government Community in April 1966. It had a population of 687 in 1956. Today the population is 1058. [1]

The harbour was previously known as Small Bay or Little Harbour.[1] The harbour was frequented by the early French fisherman when it came under the French Shore fishery. The first year Rockey Harbour appered in the census figures was in 1874 and it had a population of 35.[1]

It is a key tourist town located in central Gros Morne National Park, offering hiking, fishing, and birdwatching. It is surrounded by a World Heritage Site (Gros Morne National Park), which is home to Western Brook Pond Fjord.

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  1. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador (ISBN 0-9693422-1-7)

Coordinates: 49°35′32.64″N, 57°55′03.52″W

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