St George's Bay

On the western coast of Newfoundland, St George's Bay reaches inland behind the Port au Port Peninsula. Rivers descend from the island's highlands into the bay, while its shores face the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Mi'kmaq families travelled through this country and were present when James Cook surveyed the coast in 1767. Knowledge shared by Mi'kmaq people at St. George's Bay helped him outline rivers leading into the island's interior on his chart of Newfoundland.