Muddy Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) explained

Muddy Bay is a bay on the coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a small eastern inlet of Favorite Tickle, a strait connecting Sandwich Bay in the south with the Atlantic Ocean in the north.^[1] The bay has a maximum depth between 18 and 20 meters.^[1]

In the early 19th century, a salmon post was operational in Muddy Bay.^[2] On the northern shore, there is a former settlement that is also called Muddy Bay.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: United States Hydrographic Office. Davenport. Richard G.. Newfoundland and Labrador: The coast and banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador, from Grand Point to the Koksoak River, with the adjacent islands and banks. 20 November 2011. Public domain. 1884. Govt. print. off.. 492–.
2. Book: Kennedy . John C. . Encounters: An Anthropological History of Southeastern Labrador . 2015 . McGill-Queen's Press . 978-0-7735-8344-3 . 8 November 2020 . en.
3. Sailing Directions: Labrador and Hudson Bay . Canadian Hydrographic Service . 1988 . 6 . 193 . 8 November 2020 . Department of the Environment. . 9780660128757 . en.