Bar Haven, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Bar Haven, formerly called Barren Island, is a former settlement in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was located on Bar Haven Island.

The community was depopulated by the government in 1966. In 1956 it had a population of 248.

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