Port au Bras is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Port au Bras
Port au Bras
Location of Port au Bras in Newfoundland and Labrador

Port au Bras is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

In 1929 a large Tsunami struck the Burin Peninsula, caused by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake about 265km off the coast. The tsunami killed 28 people and caused approximately $1 million in damages across the entire peninsula. Port au Bras was one of the worst affected neighbourhoods due to the long narrow bay around which the settlement is built, which caused water level to rise by between 13 and 27 meters.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "The Tsunami of 1929". heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

47°03′36″N 55°08′13″W / 47.060°N 55.137°W / 47.060; -55.137

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