Black Duck, Newfoundland and Labrador

Black Duck

Location of Black Duck in Newfoundland and Labrador

Black Duck is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Coordinates: 48°34′19″N 58°22′52″W / 48.572°N 58.381°W / 48.572; -58.381

Originally known as Black Duck Brook, Black Duck (or Black Duck Siding) is a small farming and forestry community 15 km east of the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is characterized by Harry's River, which runs past the town and is a great Atlantic Salmon fishing river. The community is located within the local service district of the town of Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Black Duck is known as the retirement place of Captain Victor Campbell RN, the Antarctic explorer who established a community of expats there in the 1920s.

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