Well Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador)

This article is about a bay in Canada. For the bay in Saba, Caribbean Netherlands, see Well's Bay. For the area of an oil platform, see Well bay.

Well Bay is a natural bay near St. John Harbor, off the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[1] It is located on the southern part of St. John Harbor, in a bay called Good Bay.^[2] Well Bay is a natural indentation in the northern part of Good Bay.^[2] The middle of Well Bay has depths of 9.1–10.9 m (29.9–35.8 ft).^[2] About 0.5 mile northeast of Well Bay, there are two beacons.^[2]

An 1865 map of Good Bay, St. John Harbor

References

1. United States Hydrographic Office; Davenport, Richard G. (1884). Newfoundland and Labrador: The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks (Public domain ed.). Govt. print. off. pp. 227–. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
2. "Pub. 146: Sailing Directions (Enroute) – Newfoundland, Labrador, and Hudson Bay" (PDF). msi.nga.mil. Springfield, Virginia: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2001.

50.800°N 57.214°W / 50.800; -57.214 (Well Bay)