Conception Bay is a Canadian bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. The bay indents the Avalon Peninsula with the opening of the bay to the Atlantic Ocean at the northeast. It is bounded by Cape St. Francis 47°48.63′N 52°47.15′W / 47.8105°N 52.78583°W / 47.8105; -52.78583 in the south and Split Point 48°05.99′N 52°50.94′W / 48.09983°N 52.849°W / 48.09983; -52.849 near Bay de Verde in the north. It has a maximum depth of 300 metres (980 ft).
Conception Bay covers an area of 1295 square kilometres and contains several islands, the three major ones being Bell Island, Little Bell Island and Kelly's Island. The Bay is fed into by rivers from both the east and west side of the bay, which are then fed into the Atlantic Ocean.
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