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Witless Bay Ecological Reserve

47.2146° N, 52.7944° W

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador. 47.2146° N, 52.7944° W

Ecological reserve, 31 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/nl/witless-bay-ecological-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve is a 31 km² ecological reserve beside St. Michaels, in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Area
31 km²

Conditions today

11.3 °C

Mostly CloudyWind SSW 33 km/h

Observed at St. John's, as of 1:18 a.m. NDT

Tonight: Clear this evening then partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50. Low 11.

Weather: St. John's (local forecast), as of 1:21 a.m. NDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:40 a.m.
Sunrise
7:11 a.m.
Sunset
6:24 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:55 p.m.
Moonrise
5:57 a.m.
Moonset
5:42 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

St. John's, as of 3:30 a.m. NDT

In the park

Beaches

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Ecological reserve
IUCN category
VI, Protected area with sustainable use of natural resourcesInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Policy, Planning and Natural Areas Division