The provincial capital of St. John's is less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Bell Island.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Wikipedia and an independent museum-affiliated source, both agreeing on distance and direction.
Sources
- Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador) (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bell-island (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
- https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/featured-article/the-mines-across-the-tickle-newfoundlands-bell-island/ (canadianminingjournal.com)
- https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/wwii-came-to-bell-island_seconde-guerre-mondiale/gallery/map-of-bell-island-newfoundland-in-1942/ (communitystories.ca)
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Bell-Island (britannica.com)
- https://www.tourismbellisland.com/getting-here (tourismbellisland.com)