The Burin Peninsula is a peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The Burin Peninsula extends to the southwest from the main island of Newfoundland, separating Fortune Bay to the west from Placentia Bay to the east. It measures approximately 130km in length and between 15to(-) in width. It is connected by a 30km wide isthmus between Terrenceville and Monkstown.It was originally named the Buria Peninsula by fishermen from the Basque region during the 16th century.FishingFor centuries there were plentiful cod, other fish and crustaceans, which supplied a thriving fishing industry. The eventual collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery led to local mass unemployment during the second half of the 1990s.CommunitiesRoute 210 traverses the length of the Burin Peninsula, running along the northwest side of the peninsula between Marystown and Fortune. Route 220 runs from Fortune to Marystown on the southern side. A short connecting road Route 222 runs between these two roads west of Marystown. Routes 211, 212, 213, and 221 are numbered local roads.
Address & Contact
- Street:
- Main St
- City:
- Burin
- State:
- PE
- Phone:
- 17098911040
- Category:
- Landmark & Historical Place