Marquise Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Marquise, Newfoundland and Labrador

Marquise is a neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Marquise is located at 47.2844°N, 53.9967°W.

Marquise clings to a rugged stretch of Newfoundland's coastline, a place where the land surrenders with a sigh to the restless Atlantic. It lies 7.1 km west-north-west of Placentia, NL (from Placentia, NL: bearing 283°T), and is situated 7.7 km west-north-west of Dunville. Here, the terrain rises in a series of weathered hills, their slopes carpeted in a hardy, wind-swept scrub and punctuated by outcrops of dark, ancient rock. Between these undulations, narrow valleys cradle pockets of bog and moss, occasionally giving way to the glint of a small, dark lake, its surface mirroring the vast, often brooding sky. The air carries a persistent, briny tang, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, and when the fog rolls in, as it often does, it softens the sharp edges of the landscape into a dreamlike haze, muting the world to shades of grey and pearl. The story of Marquise is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring rhythm of the sea. For generations, the economy here has been inextricably tied to the bounty of the ocean, with fishing boats still venturing out from the small, sheltered harbour, their catches forming the backbone of local sustenance and trade. Though the boom-and-bust cycles of the fishing industry have shaped its fortunes, a resilient spirit pervades Marquise, a deep-seated connection to the land and its traditions. You can feel the weight of history in the weathered clapboard houses, each one a silent testament to lives lived against the elements, and in the way the community gathers, its conversations punctuated by the distant cry of gulls and the ceaseless murmur of the waves.

About This Marquise Map Page

Explore Marquise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.284444, -53.996667. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Marquise includes the postal code (A0B), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Marquise is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.