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    In the 1500s and early 1600s, there were seven Basque ports along Newfoundland's west coast and in southern Labrador; Port aux Basques was one of them and was given its name by the town's French successors. It's now the main ferry port connecting the island to Nova Scotia.

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    Top Hotel in Port aux Basques


    St. Christopher's Hotel

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    146 Caribou Rd., Port aux Basques, A0M 1C0, Canada

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    J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park

    Off Trans-Canada Hwy., Port aux Basques, A0N 1C0, Canada

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