Witless Bay
Witless Bay | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 52°50′W / 47.28°N 52.83°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Trevor Croft |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.49 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,640 |
| • Density | 92.6/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | Route 10 Route 13 |
| Website | www |
Witless Bay is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the Irish Loop, 35 km south of the provincial capital, St. John's, Witless Bay is a small, scenic, traditional Newfoundland outport community. The town had a population of 1640 in the Canada 2021 Census. It is connected to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.
Witless Bay is the setting for Howard Norman's novel, The Bird Artist.